MEDIA ROOM
Welcome to the Shawn Burgess Media Room featuring articles, videos and sound clips from the author. He talks about his books, his life, and shares special messages and content for his fans. Check back regularly and subscribe to the mailing list.

Download The Tear Collector on Audible
September 4, 2020
We are excited to announce that The Tear Collector is now available on Audible. Narrated by Lou Petrella, The Tear Collector hooks readers from the very start. You can see, touch, and feel every moment as if you are actually…
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The Tear Collector Featured on Fandom Forum
March 3, 2020
The Tear Collector was featured in the first episode of the second season of Fandom Forum. The interview included a few great fans of Shawn Burgess’ impressive debut novel The Tear Collector as they discussed why they enjoyed this read.…
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The Tear Collector Ranks 27 for Most Popular Books This December
November 20, 2019
We are excited to announce The Tear Collector has just appeared at #27 on Goodreads Most Popular Books published this December 2019. Here are just a few of the reviews from Speculative Fiction and Indie enthusiasts: Jill Squire I was…
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Book Giveaway For The Tear Collector Has Ended
October 16, 2019
THE TEAR COLLECTOR BOOK GIVEAWAY ENDED NOVEMBER 12, 2019. The giveaway included a signed ARC of THE TEAR COLLECTOR, a fast-paced paranormal thriller being compared to Stranger Things and Stephen King's IT. Read below for an excerpt from The Tear…
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Blogger Shauna Asks Shawn About The Tear Collector, Past Works, and Life
August 17, 2019
In this interview with Blogger Shauna from Sunnyvale, CA, Shawn Burgess talks about his upcoming book, The Tear Collector, his past works, and his life. "My debut novel, The Tear Collector, will be my first publication. I’ve written for years,…
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DM Shepard Reviews The Tear Collector
August 10, 2019
DM Shepard gives a thought-provoking review of Shawn Burgess' upcoming Adult Fiction, Paranormal Thriller-Horror Novel, The Tear Collector. "The parallels we find between fiction and real-life at times can be ironic and unsettling at the same time. Shawn Burgess’s The…
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Writing in the Age of Diminished Attention Spans
July 5, 2019
Think an average reader has less patience than they did in 1850, 1950, or 1990? I’d argue the answer is an overwhelming yes and that that delta grows wider by the day. We live in an age of sound bites…
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Dialogue: Make or Break
March 6, 2019
Writing dialogue can be one of the most challenging aspects of crafting a story, but it’s essential to get it right. And if you struggle with this, you’re not alone. Many writers do, and some will even avoid it at…
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