Today I'm back to Texas after a fast paced few days at the San Francisco Writer's Conference. It was a wonderful experience and very informative. One of the sessions I attended was presented by Constance Hall (I will link to her information in a moment). The session was titled "Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch: How to [...]
This weekend I'm attending the San Francisco Writer's Conference. Why? Well, it's SAN FRANCISCO, one of the most romantic cities in the country and it started on VALENTINE"S DAY. My brain said take the hubby, go to the conference and have a romantic weekend for two. Unfortunately, the daughter ended up with a sporting event [...]
I posted this once before as part of a multi-segmented blog. I liked it so much, I thought I'd share again. Hope you enjoy! This excerpt is from a local High School coach to his freshmen athletes. I thought it so inspiring, I wanted you to read it. Why? Because I feel pretty strongly about [...]
Well, as a relative newbie to the publishing world, I was elated when my debut novel, Numbers Never Lie, was chose as Amazon's Daily Deal yesterday. I have no idea what led up to that but it was quite a gift. Since writing Numbers, I have written four other novels. Three of them are out, [...]
I am elated. Nothing like starting off the day with a great review. Here's the detail: http://harlequinjunkie.com/review-bring-it-on-by-shelley-k-wall/ Oh, and keep your eyes out for my next Crimson novel, The Designated Driver's Club. It comes out the first of March. That should keep my blood pumping for a while! Have a great day. Shelley
Decided to do a one day promo on Disgruntled today in celebration of the new cover. Take a look. Here's a link to it on Amazon if you'd like to download it: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AUQWSYA/ref=s9_simh_bw_p351_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1D7WXS0JMHFERE5RQ023&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1345685042&pf_rd_i=1286228011 Happy New Year!
Lazy Friday...my day to SHARE what great people have said, done, and talked about. From their brain to yours, here are 30 writing tips from great authors that you will recognize. But don't stop there, I have a second glint of inspiration below that. I'll warn you, this link is laden with graphics but well worth [...]
When I come up with the idea for a new manuscript, I vividly imagine how it begins. I normally can also nail down the ending and several scenes down the road. But the part that comes right before is tough. How do I give the reader enough information about the characters to draw them in [...]
Doing the Work of Lazy Words by Robyn Corum More and more you hear people preach against using adjectives and adverbs. Why? Because, typically, they are the lazy man’s way to decorate a page of prose. Certainly, precise and colorful adjectives and adverbs exist, but one must search far and wide to find them. For [...]
From 2012 Denver Molly Award Finalist, Shelley K Wall: Kathryn Delroy thinks the management training session she's been asked to attend will be a dream come true. The excitement hits a new level when an old family friend, Thomas Ryan, shows up as well. When the training ends, their passion for each other finds them [...]
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