Vizard: An Ember Files Side Story Award-winning novel! Fantasy | UrbanFantasy | DarkFiction | Contemporary196 Pages, print editionISBN 978-1-7782531-4-0 (Paperback)ISBN 978-1-7782531-5-7 (eBook)On-sale Date: December 14, 2023 A brutal deed forever alters the rules of survival.Few Spellbinders know of the kill list’s existence; a list that marks multiple families for death. In the wake of one savage… Continue reading Vizard—An award-winning prequel.
Honorable Mention—Wild Card category—2024 San Francisco Book Festival Fantasy | Elves & FaeriesFantasy | HumorousFantasy | Dragons & Mythical Creatures255 Pages, print editionISBN 978-1-7782531-0-2 (Paperback) | $15.99 CADISBN 978-1-7782531-1-9 (eBook) | $2.99 CADOn-sale Date: March 29, 2023 The fate of the world is in Kori Ember’s hands again. She is about to embark on the… Continue reading Chimera and Curses (Book Two)
Google defines a milestone as “an action or event marking a significant change or stage in development.” (sourced March 20, 2025) Some writing milestones: For me, I remember writing a story in grade school. I can’t remember the story itself, but I remember it involved a rose, blood, love, and murder. I remember illustrating the… Continue reading Writing Milestones
My newest book will be released on May 8, 2025. It’s my first nonfiction title, and I’m looking forward to sharing it with you. In light of that, I’m sharing a short chunk of text from The Funny Side. This section is from Chapter 1: Brain loss. In terms of my intellectual capacity before children,… Continue reading Excerpts
From the back cover:Remember to laugh. Start with a smile and let it grow. Parenting is a full-time career with a boss who is a mini-version of you but who has an unstable mood and zero conformity to social and societal norms. It’s priceless, all of it. From heartwarming to smiles and laughter, The Funny… Continue reading This is not just a cover reveal.
The Ember Files is ending. I am releasing the last book in the series this summer. Today I want to share with you the cover for that book. By Shari Marshall – 2024 Cover image: http://www.bookbrush.comdarksouls1 from Pixabay and susan-lu4esm
At one point, early in my parenting career, I thought that my youngest son would never learn how to speak. There’s no reason to learn if someone is going to do it for you. I can’t hazard a guess how many times I had to stop my older son from answering for his brother. What… Continue reading Tongue Box – A Teaser Post for Chimera and Curses
Chimera and Curses is Book 2 of The Ember Files. I have a project release date of March 2023. Shattered Secrets ▪ Malevolent Life Forms ▪ Perilous Missions With Kori’s growing confidence she accepts her first high-risk mission to find a magical creature whose power, in the wrong hands, can dominate the world. Chimera and… Continue reading Cover Reveal – Chimera and Curses
The question of a writing voice sparked today’s About the Author post. I found myself thinking about where my writing voice came from. I credit my writing voice to my boys because writing about them was where my blog started and I loved every second of writing about them so I continued to write. That… Continue reading About the Author of The Ember Stone: Shari Marshall
I am trying something new with this post today. I would like to share a reading of The Ember Stone. It’s just over three minutes long. Hope you will take a few minutes to listen. By Shari Marshall – 2022The Ember Stone, a Twin Horseshoes publication
Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils 