"If reality television hadn't been invented, Shannon Nering wouldn't know what to do for a living! Shannon's a much-in-demand docu-reality producer and director, whose savant-like understanding of the genre, combined with her ability to create intimate bonds with her subjects, pays off in riveting television . . . and now riveting novels like Reality Jane. Recent producer and director credits include Peak Season for MTV (supervising) and the CBC ratings winner The Week the Women Went. She cut her reality chops in Los Angeles, producing on numerous shows from Bachelorettes in Alaska, to Blow Out, to The Dr. Phil Show. Shannon began her broadcast career as an on-air host and reporter for the CBC. She currently lives in Vancouver, BC with her cameraman husband and two young sons."