Shelley Dark
Summer's Desire—a modern fairy tale by Shelley Dark
*Highly Commended in the 2023 Southern Cross Short Story Competition, judged by Graeme Simsion, author of The Rosie Project, and written...
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Shelley Dark
- Nov 5
- 6 min
#10 from Sydney skies to publishers' eyes...
Right. Flowers on the desk. Pen and paper. Yep. It's 12.04 pm and it's taken me all day to get ready to start writing. First I lolled...
Shelley Dark
- Mar 24
- 7 min
#9 Son of Hydra's author gets an editor
Holy schemoly where did 2022 go? And now 2023 is almost gone??? And does it matter? Good health is the only thing that matters a toss,...
Shelley Dark
- Oct 30, 2022
- 5 min
#8 Shelley Dark author hopes her tarot cards don't lie
I'm sorry I haven't updated you about the novel lately. I thought you'd think, Oh for goodness sake, aren't you published yet? And now...
Shelley Dark
- Apr 10, 2022
- 2 min
#7 the case of the disappearing finish line
Where Shelley goes back to the drawing board and a dual narrative...
Shelley Dark
- Feb 9, 2022
- 2 min
#6 past the post
I hope nice things have been happening in your life since I wrote to you last. Anything could have happened! Tell me, tell me, in the...
Shelley Dark
- Sep 21, 2021
- 2 min
#5 a teeny milestone
It's been a while. The journey continues...
Shelley Dark
- Mar 2, 2021
- 2 min
#4 a quick update....
Just a quick update on my novel..... Last September when I wrote my last blog post, I'd finished the first draft, about the lives of two...
Shelley Dark
- Sep 19, 2020
- 4 min
#3 How long does it take to write a novel?
A few of you have asked me when my novel will be finished. Good question. Poor answer: I don't know! Let me explain by sharing my...
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