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 PowellAug 1, 20192 minWhat I've been up to latelyThis summer is going by too fast! The good news? I've just wrapped up some work responsibilities that will free up my time until school s...
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 PowellJun 13, 20191 minFind me on PinterestSo I just created an author pinterest account where I will be creating boards featuring images that remind me of scenes from the books I w...
Shelly PowellJun 4, 20192 minWhat I've Learned About Editing1. Your first draft is an unpolished gem. That’s how I like to think of it. I can’t tell you how many blogs and vlogs say “Your first dra...
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 PowellApr 12, 20191 minAnother Free Offer (No strings attached)Hi all! I just wanted to let you know that Amazon is letting me give my book away for free again on Kindle. So check it out this Friday o...
Shelly PowellMar 4, 20192 minEvery Step a Victory!Do you ever set a goal only to find that forces in the universe conspire to thwart your every effort? The other day, I went to the gym (t...
Shelly PowellJan 2, 20192 minHappy 2019!Another year come and gone and a new year full of potential and opportunity! I just put up my January calendar in the kitchen, and alread...
Shelly PowellNov 30, 20183 minBook Review: The Blue Castle by LM MontgomeryLately, my son has really been into all the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books. We have checked out every single one from the library. My son kee...
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 26, 20181 minFree Kindle Copy on Halloween!To celebrate Halloween, I am running a free book promotion on Amazon. My book Gloria the Dancing Witch will be free on kindle on Hallowee...
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 25, 20181 minFree Kindle Copy of Children's Book!This Monday, Oct 1, the kindle version of my book All the Places There are Faces will be free on Amazon. " Written in playful rhyme and i...
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...
Shelly PowellAug 31, 20181 minWelcome to my blog! I am a self-published author who is learning what being an author is all about. I have always loved to write, even before I loved to read...