Shelly PowellDec 29, 20192 minNaNoWriMo ConclusionsI didn't finish my novel, but it was a conscious decision. I ended up with 29,000 words by mid- November. I was a little behind in my dai...
Shelly PowellNov 16, 20192 minNaNoWriMo UpdateHere we are half way through the month! Am I half way through my book? Ahem. Not exactly. Remember how I mentioned in my last post to ant...
Shelly PowellNov 7, 20192 minNaNoWriMo Time! I'm Totally In!Last year, I thought about participating in NaNoWriMo but felt I had too much going on and didn't do it. This year, I still have a lot go...
Shelly PowellSep 24, 20191 minAutumn Poem by meI have mixed feelings about autumn. In some ways, I love it. The weather is beautiful, and I love fall colors and foods, but knowing it's...
Shelly PowellSep 6, 20191 minKeep Me in Your Heart (a love poem by me)Catch me with your smile. Tempt me with your eyes. Walk with me a while. Listen to my sighs. Ponder on my words. Understand my pleas. Let...
Shelly PowellAug 28, 20191 minTo Write (a poem by me)I ache, I feel, I crave to create, To pull from my soul A truth to share. But the paper is blank. And I stare, I stare. I have things to ...
Shelly PowellAug 21, 20194 minSwimming for Non-Swimmers (Short Story)Melanie hugged her pool noodle and desperately thought, Please don’t see me. Please don’t see me. Please don’t see me. After a day full o...
Shelly PowellAug 18, 20191 minBeast and BeautyHere is a poem I have been working on for a Beauty and the Beast fairy tale retelling I am writing. It is rough (haven't worked out meter...
Shelly PowellAug 8, 20198 minAll's Fair in Love and Prank War (a short story)As of two weeks ago, Angie was forced to accept the fact that Benjamin did not care about toilet paper as much as she did. To be thus dis...
Shelly PowellJun 27, 20192 minThe OCD Train (200 word flash-fiction story)So I just entered a writing contest on Booksie.com! The challenge is to write a short and sweet, 200 word story about a picture they post...
Shelly PowellApr 20, 20192 minThe First Two Miles are the HardestReady for another running analogy? Yay! I probably love running as much as I love writing. So this past Saturday, I ran eight miles. Eigh...
Shelly PowellNov 17, 20183 minSo it's NaNoWriMo ...and I'm not doing it this month. Nope. I know all about it. I've read the story behind how it got started. I've seen writing sprints a...
Shelly PowellOct 2, 20182 minLessons Learned from a Writers' ConferenceI just attended a wonderful writers' conference at a local university. In some ways, it was like going to my first job interview. In othe...
Shelly PowellSep 13, 20182 minNew Book Coming Soon! When I decided I wanted to start writing in earnest, the first thing I started working on was a Regency romance novel. There is something...