“Oh, no!” I hear you say. “Not another form of social media to soak up my writing time.” To be honest that’s what I thought when I first heard about Pinterest, and I turned my back and walked away. Then, I started to see posts about Pinterest in my blog feeds. I read...
During our recent cruise I took the opportunity to get some nice portrait shots to use as author photos. I was really pleased with the final result. To see all four portraits go to my About Shelley page and scroll down. Feel free to let me know what you think and...
I've just sold book number nine in my Middlemarch Mates series. That's right. Another story about the black leopards who live in Middlemarch, but as the title suggests, this particular book is about tigers. Tiger By The Tail is Ambar's story and it's a menage a trois...
Wild Child has hit the top ten seller list at All Romance Ebooks! I'm so excited and glad that my contribution to the 28 Days of Heart series has sold so well. Wild Child is currently at number 8 (I hope I don't jinx this and wake to find my book has slid out of the...
I always enjoy the Novelist Inc. blog, and the most recent post is one by Pati Nagle about Five Should Haves on a Website. It's a great post and well worth reading. One of the things Pati mentions is an author photo on the home page of a website. She says readers feel...
One of the most difficult things for a writer is the promotion side of the business. There's so many variables with promotion, and it's hard to gauge what works and what doesn't because royalties are often received months after the event. Sometimes it's hard for a...
