AUTHOR Archives - Shelley Blanton-Stroud

August 26–Stories on Stage Sacramento

Shelley Admin2022-08-09T17:14:26+00:00audience, AUTHOR, Book Event, Catriona McPherson, Craft, creativity, feminist noir, historical thriller, Stories on Stage Sacramento, Tomboy|

Words come to life on stage this month. It's a thrill to see your work interpreted by a gifted actor, [...]

Libraries from Auckland to Yolo County

Shelley Admin2022-08-06T21:31:30+00:00#amwriting, AUTHOR, library|

I knew I should be working on book three, but I didn't have the attention span for it. So I obsessed [...]

For Writers: Janna Marlies Maron’s curly hair and super-smart writing tips

Shelley Admin2022-08-02T17:30:12+00:00#amwriting, advice, AUTHOR, creativity, editor, ideas, Process, publisher, Publishing, subconscious|

When I read author, editor and publisher Janna Maron's most-recent newsletter, which I highly recommend you subscribe to at the previous link, [...]

Stories on Stage with Catriona McPherson

Shelley Admin2022-08-01T19:01:58+00:00audience, AUTHOR, Book Event, historical fiction, historical thriller, Stories on Stage Sacramento, Tomboy|

Thank you to Inside Sacramento for spreading the word about Tomboy being performed by Gabby Battista at Stories on Stage Sacramento, [...]

Inspired by Herb Caen

Shelley Admin2022-06-26T17:01:01+00:00AUTHOR, COLUMNIST, Copy Boy, Fact and fiction, Gossip, Herb Caen, historical fiction, origin story, Research, San Francisco, Tomboy|

I love this Jerald Silva painting of Sacramento literary luminaries featuring authors Cornel West, Joan Didion, Ann Bannon, Ernesto Galarza, [...]

Stories on Stage Sacramento–with Catriona McPherson

Shelley Admin2022-06-23T02:59:38+00:00audience, AUTHOR, Book Event, Book signing, Interview, Launch, Noir|

Stories on Stage Sacramento owns a huge chunk of my heart--what a mighty little performance non-profit it is! That's why [...]

Talking about voice, with Katie McCleary TO BE RESCHEDULED

Shelley Admin2022-07-24T16:46:10+00:00916 Ink, AUTHOR, Book Event, Book signing, Tomboy|

I AM SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS EVENT, WHICH I HAD TO POSTPONE FOR A FAMILY EMERGENCY. This amazing thinker, [...]

Virtual cocktail class–The Tomboy

Shelley Admin2022-06-23T02:50:32+00:00AUTHOR, cocktail class, historical fiction, Tomboy, virtual|

This master literary cocktail guru, Chantal Tseng, read Tomboy and created a cocktail for her. She sent me the recipe [...]

TO BE RESCHEDULED: Book chat, signing, reading–RUBY’S BOOKS

Shelley Admin2022-07-25T14:48:24+00:00AUTHOR, Book Event, Book signing, historical fiction, Indie Bookstores, Launch|

DUE TO FAMILY EMERGENCY, THIS EVENT WILL BE RESCHEDULED. Ruby's is another great Northern California indie bookstore, located in Folsom. [...]

Reading and signing at Capital Books

Shelley Admin2022-06-03T22:18:42+00:00audience, AUTHOR, Book Event, Book signing, Giveaway, historical fiction, historical thriller, Indie Bookstores, Launch, Tomboy, Uncategorized|

Thursday, June 30, 2022, 4:30-6:00 Pacific. Reading and Book Signing at Capital Books–In Person. Chat, thanks, free wine and snacks. Giveaway [...]