From the safety of the trees I tried to figure out the best way to approach the two men wrestling under the waterfall. I knew from experience things would go sideways if I simply walked into the open and waved hello. Since the beginning of time, all men react the …
This month I stuck with Lara and her dating issues. Read on to see what happened after that first cup of tea. I chewed on my thumbnail with my phone pressed to my ear as I waited for Cila to pick up. “What’s up, Buttercup?” “What exactly was in the …
This is my first shot at writing flash fiction and I have to say after I got over the trauma of cutting this little baby down to 1000 words. Well, I got to 1005 and declared every one of them necessary. Let me introduce you to Lara, a woman who …
I have a friend on my beta team – Sharkey. Besides reading my books, going to school for her college degree, and slinging specialty drinks at my favorite coffee shop she draws some amazing pictures and has opened her own Etsy Store – Fintastic Art. She started by drawing me …
This morning I packed up my bag and headed to my favorite coffee shop to get some words on the page for Gretchen. I thought about doing it at the house until the couch started talking to me. “Look at me! I’m soft and cushy and ready for you to …
One of the easiest ways new authors can learn about indie publishing in my opinion are podcasts. You can find general information, marketing, …
Do you love Shelly Ferguson novels? Want to know ten fun facts about her and how she comes up with those stories? Read for a quick interview …
A sampling of the creative cussing you can find in Scarlett by Shelly Ferguson
I am about to get real. I know all of the experts say ‘don’t get real, your blog isn’t really about you.’ You know what? This time I am going to throw that right out the window. For the last two years I have been working on developing a fictional …
This post has Amazon Affiliate links so you can find these goodies quick. One of my New Year’s Resolutions this year is to create a reading nook for myself. I know it sounds crazy that a woman who reads over 300 books a year doesn’t have a reading nook. I …