Miscellaneous

The Funny Side: A Relatable Parentingย Book Filled withย Humor and Heart

Discover The Funny Side: Relatable Anecdotes from a Once-Frazzled Parent, a humorous parenting book filled with funny, relatable stories about raising children. Shari Marshall shares personal parenting anecdotes that celebrate the chaos, surprises, and laughter of family life.

Miscellaneous

Dug Up by Shari Marshall | Synopsis, Genre & Book Details

Dug Up by Shari Marshall is a standalone urban fantasy mystery featuring Emaline Bo Vesper, a gemphagist hiding her magical abilities in the small town of Gwenwick Creek. When murder strikes, Emaline must embrace her powers to uncover the killer before she becomes the next target.

Coffee Blog

Coffee and chapters

Welcome to the twenty-fifth book review of fifty-three. As you know, I used to provide freelance book reviews to several review companies. It was a great experience that introduced me to new authors and their wonderful books. Each week this year, Iโ€™m opening my Weekend Coffee shares with a link to a review Iโ€™ve provided.… Continue reading Coffee and chapters

The Ember Files

Vizard by Shari Marshall | Award-Winning Urban Fantasy

Vizard by Shari Marshall is an award-winning urban fantasy prequel to The Ember Files. Follow thirteen-year-old Juniper Berry as magic, danger, and a brutal attack force her into a world she never knew existed.

The Ember Files

Chimera and Curses: Book Two of The Ember Files

Discover Chimera and Curses, Book Two of The Ember Files by Shari Marshall. Explore this fantasy adventure filled with dark magic, mythical creatures, danger, friendship, and romance.

A to Z Blogging

Writing Milestones

Google defines a milestone as โ€œan action or event marking a significant change or stage in development.โ€ (sourced March 20, 2025) Some writing milestones: The first completed piece of writing. Sharing a piece or pieces of writing. The first feedback. The first public sharing like an online publication. The first lengthy piece of writing is… Continue reading Writing Milestones

A to Z Blogging

Excerpts

My newest book will be released on May 8, 2025. Itโ€™s my first nonfiction title, and Iโ€™m looking forward to sharing it with you. In light of that, Iโ€™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

Miscellaneous

This is not just a cover reveal.

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. Itโ€™s priceless, all of it. From heartwarming to smiles and laughter, The Funny… Continue reading This is not just a cover reveal.

Miscellaneous

Intentional Disclosure

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

Writing

Tongue Box โ€“ A Teaser Post for Chimera and Curses

At one point, early in my parenting career, I thought that my youngest son would never learn how to speak. Thereโ€™s no reason to learn if someone is going to do it for you. I canโ€™t hazard a guess how many times I had to stop my older son from answering for his brother. What… Continue reading Tongue Box โ€“ A Teaser Post for Chimera and Curses