Shelly Nicholson
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  • Hidden Valley, PA
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August 31
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Hi all, I am on a blog tour this week to promote my upcoming release "A Stinky Surprise for Jake the Snake.." Follow along on my tour and read my guest posts and learn about giveaways... August 30- http://kennedyandzach.blogspot.com Aug 31- http:/...
August 31
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I'd like to tell everybody about a poetry book I stumbled upon yesterday that I think is absolutely wonderful. It is titled "Broken Places" by Natalina Russo. Natalina, a native of Italy, began writing poetry at the young age of 12 and her first p...
August 2
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July 31
A place to discuss virtual book tours with Pump Up Your Book Promotion.
July 31
Shelly Nicholson added a discussion to the group Children's Books
Hi all, I am currently looking for bloggers who will host me on a stop for my book blog tour. My book A Stinky Surprise for Jake the Snake will be released later this year and I am looking at a blog tour for the week of August 31st. If you are int...
July 22
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Hi All, I have recently opened up a sponsor page for First Book. First Book is a charitable organization to help promote literacy for underprivileged children. Just a simple $2 will buy a book for an underprivileged child. And $10 will buy a stack...
June 9
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May 5, 2009 from 6pm to 7pm
Visit my website for a full list of upcoming events, book signings and tour dates :)
May 5
A group for people who love Children's books!
May 4
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May 4

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Favorite Book
Jake the Snake and the Stupid Time-Out Chair
About Me:
I am the author of Jake the Snake and the Stupid Time-Out Chair, so of course it's my favorite :) Besides writing, I love to cook, read, run, ski, spend time with my kids, hang out in the sunshine, shop for shoes and write some more! My debut children's book "Jake the Snake" is released May 9, 2009. I also have a picture book in the works, another Jake the Snake book that I am diligently working on, and a middle grade novel that I recently submitted to Scholastic with the hopes of hearing good news :) Besides writing children's books, I am also a freelance writer for magazines and my works have been published in Fandangle, Fun For Kidz, Kid Zone, Stories For Children, Stories that Lift and Story Station. I am currently revising a story for Children's Digest. Please check out my website www.booksbyshelly.com to learn even more about me and to read excerpts from my book!
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Marketing and Networking

Every freelance writer should add this to his resume...freelance marketer

On Saturday, I was invited to attend a Writer's Group mini book fair in which there were several authors besides myself present to introduce their book to a group of interested readers. During the book fair, the guests were served refreshments and were given a Q&A discussion period with the authors about the publishing business, about their books, and about the ins and outs of writing and submitting. Afterwards there… Continue

Posted on August 2, 2009 at 11:00pm —

Shelly Nicholson

My New Book Soon To Be Released

Currently I am busy working on a deadline for my complete manuscript "A Stinky Surprise for Jake the Snake." I have signed another contract with Publish America for this second release and my current deadline is August 13 :) This week, I'm busy busy busy with revisions, punctuation checks, proofreading, and meeting with my illustrator and creative inspiration Collen Konieczny :)

Colleen Konieczny, a very talented illustrator from southwestern PA, will be illustrating this second book. She also… Continue

Posted on July 31, 2009 at 8:00am —

Shelly Nicholson

Children's Author Donna Thomas

On Saturday July 25th, I had the great pleasure of doing a book signing along with children's author Donna Thomas. Donna wrote the book "Kevin's Sleepytime Adventure." It is published by Mirror and is a great bedtime story for parents to read to their children!

If you haven't checked out this book, please do so. It is a really cute story and the illustrations are brilliantly done. Speaking as an experienced mom of 4 book-loving kids, "Kevin's Sleepytime Adventure" is a story that your children… Continue

Posted on July 26, 2009 at 7:18pm —

Shelly Nicholson

On The Road Again...

Summer weather here in the Laurel Highlands of PA has been one gigantic piece of dog doo doo. I'd much rather describe it as mid October weather. Usually by this time of year, I have a nice golden tan from sunbathing by the pool everyday while my kids splash me with water and my electric bill is through the roof from having the A/C pumped up to maximum cooling level. This year, however, I think I can only count the number of times I've been to the pool on one hand; my skin is pale--not pastey pa… Continue

Posted on July 24, 2009 at 6:52pm —

Shelly Nicholson

Jake the Snake on a little Borders tour...

Sorry, I have to do it! It's a Brag Blog! :)

I think I'm on an unofficial Borders tour with my Jake the Snake book. It all began about two weeks ago with the Borders Express at my (as Jake the Snake would say) "favoritest" mall in Greensburg, PA. 9 books were sold. One lady even came back at the end of the book signing to buy a second copy for a gift because she took it home, read it, and thought it was so fun she had to get another copy!!! That's always very reassuring! This week, at my Border… Continue

Posted on June 29, 2009 at 3:16pm —

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At 7:46pm on November 12, 2009, Kristinia said…
Sounds great, what review are you wanting me to do? My e-mail is kristinia (AT) lovingheartmommy (DOT) com
At 9:44pm on September 2, 2009, Jennifer Ochs said…
Please see my submission guidelines at my website www.nybookcafe.com and indicate the type of review you would like and the accompanying information, ISBN, Title, etc.
At 6:52am on September 1, 2009, Joe Huffman said…
You're welcome, and thank you.
At 11:53am on August 7, 2009, Jennifer Ochs said…
Hi Shelly... I do book reviews and author interviews. If you are interested let me know. I am at www.nybookcafe.com
At 12:25pm on August 6, 2009, Barbara Hart said…
Hi Shelby, you are very welcome.
Barbara Hart
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At 10:31am on July 23, 2009, Nancy Werking Poling said…
Marketing takes us away from our passion of writing, doesn't it? But if we don't sell, no one will want to buy the next one. I joined Book Blog mainly to network in marketing my novel, OUT OF THE PUMPKIN SHELL. It takes time just to get someone to sell it locally.

Good luck in getting the word out about your children's book.
Nancy
At 9:13am on July 22, 2009, Joe Huffman said…
Thanks for the add.
At 11:56pm on July 11, 2009, Sherry Jones Mayo said…
It sounds wonderful, and I have a grandson turning five in October. I'll have to keep an eye out for it next time I'm in Borders. thanks!
At 12:46pm on July 7, 2009, Alison Rotich said…
shelly I would love to review your books. my children are 5, 7, 11, and 14 so they could help me out. email me at alipet813@yahoo.com if you would like me to do a review and I will give you my address.
At 12:16pm on July 7, 2009, Becky M Holmes said…
Thanks for the note. I'm new on this site and am meeting lots of new authors. It's great. I'll make sure to check out your book!
 
 

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