My fiction and nonfiction have appeared in the Cream City Review, Oatmeal Magazine, Literary Juice, Bartleby Snopes (Winner, story of the month), and The Chaffey Review (creative nonfiction), among others. My poetry has appeared in several journals including The 2012 Best of Anthology: Storm Cycle. I have completed 2 novels. Murmurs (YA paranormal) was completed in 2016 and The November Molecule (Thriller) was completed in 2018. I am currently seeking representation.
ABOUT SHELLIE
My fiction and non-fiction work has been published in The Chaffey Review, The Cream City Review and Bartleby Snopes (winner, story of the month) among others. I hold an MA in English (Writing) and have edited 150+ manuscripts for publication in science journals, 2 textbooks and 427 grant submissions. I am currently developing writing courses for STEM majors at Vanderbilt University and will begin teaching in spring 2019. Presently I work as a Science Editor & Research Program Manager at the university and live with my husband and 3 children in Nashville, TN.
Welcome to my site!
— Shellie
MY WRITING
Fiction
Quick and Painless, Bartleby Snopes (Winner, Story of the month)
The Price of Doubt, The Belmont Literary Journal
World Without End, Literary Juice
Lunatic Fringe, The Oatmeal Magazine
Nonfiction
Poetry
Errands, The 2012 Best of Anthology: Storm Cycle
South Carolina in July, The Belmont Literary Journal
On the Way to Gautreau’s, Pyrokinection
One Horse Town Life, Errands, Academia Unraveled, Mindless Muse
Dusk, The Hundred Year Flood, Jellyfish Whispers
Pass the Abuse, The Belmont Literary Journal
SHELLIE’S BLOG
The End [4-minute read]
The End. [749 words, 4-minute read] We’ve all said it. Maybe we threw the book or shouted at the television screen. What? Why? That’s it? Noooo! When it comes to storytelling, the ending gets the shaft. If it’s not perfect, if it doesn’t take all of our questions and...
read moreWriter’s Block Prescription: Lift 2 dumbbells and call me in the morning [3 minute read]
I see a lot of posts on social media about writer’s block {audible groan}. If you google “what to do about writer’s block” you get a hearty list of blog posts, charts, Pinterest ideas, memes and articles—some boasting as many as 25 ways to snap out of it and another...
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