Shelly Hickman

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

Aside from letting you in on book promotions, I don’t often use my blog to talk specifically about the writing or marketing process. In general, I usually just ramble on about life stuff. However, today I’m going to talk about writing. Actually, I’m going to talk about emotional attachment to your writing. I have written… Continue reading

We all have dreams for our children, don’t we? Many of them we take for granted, until they sometimes dissolve.These past several months have prompted some huge adjustments for me. You see, my son finished high school in June, ending a very successful run in which he completed four years of NJROTC and graduated with… Continue reading

Well, it’s release day for my latest novel, Menopause to Matrimony, and I have no idea what to talk about. Isn’t that sad? So pardon me while I simply ramble. When I finished Vegas to Varanasi, I had no plans to write a sequel. However, I did miss the characters quite a bit. Not long… Continue reading

I love to mention songs in my stories, and would love it even more if I could actually quote lyrics, more than just a couple of words, without getting into deep doo doo. There are so many amazing songs out there, but I understand the restrictions. Anyway, I did this for Vegas to Varanasi when… Continue reading

Recently, I was invited by Debdatta Dasgupta Sahay to participate in a blog hop which focuses on our appreciation of authors, otherwise known as International Authors’ Day. Thank you, Debdatta!  I started thinking back to the first author who had an impact on me as a child, and that was Judy Blume. If you were… Continue reading

It’s often said, if you want to be a writer, you must have thick skin. I suppose that applies to many professions, especially if you’re in a creative field, but I read an article recently that made the same statement about teaching, which is my “bread and butter” profession. I have never had thick skin,… Continue reading

I recently came back from a Spring Break trip to California with my family. The first photo you see above is a picture my husband took of our kids nine years ago at the same hotel we visited this time. It’s one of our faves, so we thought it would be fun to recreate the… Continue reading

Years after leaving Cayman because of her notorious serial killer mother, Angel Mason returns as an inspector on the police force. On the twentieth anniversary of her mother’s capture, someone is murdered in the same manner as her mother’s victims. To complicate matters more, Angel’s old flame, Bren McDougal, is assigned to help her with… Continue reading

Come stop by Laura Chapman’s blog, Change the Word, where I share my chosen soundtrack for Vegas to Varanasi. Continue reading