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Shelly Powell
Aug 10, 20211 min read
Writing is like Planting Seeds...
I love this quote. LOVE IT. Besides writing, I have been doing a lot of gardening, and let me tell you, tons of gardening metaphors have...
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Shelly Powell
Dec 29, 20192 min read
NaNoWriMo Conclusions
I 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...
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Shelly Powell
Nov 16, 20192 min read
NaNoWriMo Update
Here 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...
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Shelly Powell
Nov 6, 20192 min read
NaNoWriMo 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...
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Shelly Powell
Sep 24, 20191 min read
Autumn Poem by me
I 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...
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Shelly Powell
Sep 5, 20191 min read
Keep 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...
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Shelly Powell
Aug 28, 20191 min read
To 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 Powell
Jun 26, 20192 min read
The 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...
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Shelly Powell
Apr 19, 20192 min read
The First Two Miles are the Hardest
Ready for another running analogy? Yay! I probably love running as much as I love writing. So this past Saturday, I ran eight miles....
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Shelly Powell
Nov 17, 20183 min read
So 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...
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Shelly Powell
Oct 1, 20182 min read
Lessons Learned from a Writers' Conference
I just attended a wonderful writers' conference at a local university. In some ways, it was like going to my first job interview. In...
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Shelly Powell
Sep 12, 20182 min read
New 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...
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