Read The Year I Almost Drowned Online
Authors: Shannon McCrimmon
The Year I Almost Drowned (42 page)
I’ve been there, and I know that I never, ever want to go!
Hunter (Dancy Pants) Conley and Holly Horton, thanks for being my models for
the book cover. You gave up most of your Saturday, and all you got out of it was
a
meal
to
Arbys.
You
guys
were
great
to
work
with!
Kristin Jordan, you are a talented, fantastic photographer! Thank you for an
incredible
photo
shoot.
Sarah Mandell (onceagainsam.com), you kept me on-track. Thanks for helping
me
write
the
blurb.
Teresa Roche, thank you for hosting my
book signing events!
Victoria and Ashleigh Simmerson, my cousins, thank you for all your support and
for making The Summer I Learned to Dive a part of your book club’s reading
choice.
Annie Koelle, once again, your art inspired me while I wrote this book.
To the all of the members of the BA: you are such a supportive, awesome group
of
people.
I’m
thrilled
to
be
a
of
this
group!
Authors J. Sterling and Michelle Warren, thank you for being so giving and for
offering
me
advice.
To my friends and family: thank you so much for your support.
To the readers: thank you for encouraging me to write a sequel to The Summer I
Learned
to
Dive
About
The
Author
Shannon McCrimmon was born and raised in Central Florida. She earned a
Master’s Degree in Counseling from Rollins College. In 2008, she moved to the
upstate of South Carolina. It was the move to the upstate that inspired her to write
The Summer I Learned to Dive. Shannon lives in Greenville, South Carolina with
her husband and toy poodle.