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 – 2022
2022 A to Z posts have been reserved for descriptive 100 word posts. However, today’s post is a modified excerpt from Chapter 18 of “The Ember Files.” “…His soft skinned hands are pushing and pulling a gummy thread of magic. I goggle at him when he bobs his head down and takes a bite of… Continue reading Marshmallow – This post offers a teaser for my upcoming novel.
In January 2021, I set myself a goal: here. I was going to write a novel. For the rest of 2021, I share posts about my progress writing. I came to the end of the year with a full length manuscript for my first urban fantasy novel. Since then, there has been editing, sharing, and… Continue reading Cover Reveal – The Ember Stone
Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils 