Shelly Hickman

My brief post of thankfulness. Even though I may complain about occasional aches and pains, I’m thankful for my health and the health of my family; for my most awesome and wonderful husband; for my kind, amazing, and smart kids who I’m blessed to call mine; for my oldest daughter who left too soon, but Continue reading

Today I’m on the Archaeolibrarian blog, sharing a typical day in my fascinating life. And yes, that is said with a hefty dose of sarcasm. Continue reading

Today I’m on the Unabridged Andra blog talking about my vacillating outlook on aging. Come see us! Continue reading

Come join me on BooksChatter today where I share my playlist for Vegas to Varanasi and we do a Q&A. I love the way they put it together! 😀 Continue reading

This week’s stop on my Fortytude tour is The Reading Addict, where I share a little poem I wrote a few years back for my fifth graders about bullying. Why the topic of bullying, you ask? Well, poor Kiran was a habitual victim of bullying growing up and still bears the scars. Hope you’ll stop Continue reading

Author Jacey Holbrand hosts me on her blog today, where she asks what’s the best and most rewarding thing about being a writer. Stop by and see us! 🙂 Continue reading

Greetings! Through January, the Fortytude series will be on tour with Goddess Fish Promotions, so I will be sharing links to various blogs who have been gracious enough to host me. Today I’m featured on author Christine Young’s site with a brief interview. I’d love it if you came by and said hello on her Continue reading

Everyone has varying comfort levels when it comes to sex scenes in novels. There are two main reasons I steer clear of explicit sex in my stories. One, I’m a middle school teacher who uses her real name on her books, so writing descriptive sex would likely be problematic. Even without the graphic sex, I Continue reading

I apologize in advance for having no clear focus to this post. I guess I just want this to be kind of a fun/tribute/reflection kind of rambling. How’s that sound for a heads up? I’m currently working on the third book in the Fortytude series. What is the Fortytude series, you ask? Good question, because Continue reading

How do we deal with a difficult personality? Specifically, a passive aggressive personality? You know the type—the one who comes off as friendly and easy-going, while simultaneously saying things or acting in ways which are hurtful or make you feel inferior. Normally, I just do my best to steer clear of this type of person, Continue reading