{"id":253,"date":"2020-11-20T13:03:14","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T13:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/?p=253"},"modified":"2020-10-13T12:57:22","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T11:57:22","slug":"author-qa-with-shellie-palmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/?p=253","title":{"rendered":"Author Q&#038;A with Shellie Palmer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Author Q&amp;A with Shellie Palmer<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*This post contains affiliate links*<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-254\" src=\"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/unnamed-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/unnamed-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/unnamed-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/unnamed-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/unnamed-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/unnamed-1140x1520.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/unnamed.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p id=\"m_2097327653766552755yMail_cursorElementTracker_1600534245407\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">I was born in Canton, Ohio. Raised in the small town of Hartville. Hartville is most known for it&#8217;s flea market and farming community. I&#8217;m merely a small town girl regardless where I end up. Came from a blue collar family and know the value of work ethic. I may be sweet at heart but provoked you&#8217;ll see a completely different side. I&#8217;m a complete introvert though have learned to be extroverted. Always expect the unexpected from me and my writings.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\">\n<h3 id=\"m_2097327653766552755yMail_cursorElementTracker_1600534232910\" dir=\"ltr\">1. Tells us about your writing\/ published book(s)<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"m_2097327653766552755yMail_cursorElementTracker_1600534047690\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">I began publishing in 2013 with The Poetry Diaries. It was only intended to be one book until it took on a completely different level creating it out to be an 8 part series. The following books came in suite with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3cgRGqk\">Taking The Journey Life In Color<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2RIFkOj\">The Journey Ahead<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/33J7FtA\">Beyond The Silence of Love &amp; Faith<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3j02pYE\">An Unexpected Journey<\/a>. All published between 2013 up to 2016. I have yet to complete the series. The collection are solely poetry, testimonial life experiences of my journey,\u00a0 with a way to connect with readers, people of all ages. \u00a0Re releases of them will come available with additional content, a whole new look to the originals. I&#8217;d like to know I&#8217;m able to make an impact on someone&#8217;s life one book, one day at a time.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=GB&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=qf_sp_asin_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=elizabethholl-21&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=GB&amp;placement=B00F3ZWVKE&amp;asins=B00F3ZWVKE&amp;linkId=3dbde2fe8179218c0299ce2665a116be&amp;show_border=false&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=qf_sp_asin_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=ehollandautho-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B00BVTFGO4&amp;asins=B00BVTFGO4&amp;linkId=a3c37d9e6ca46bbfad5b47454c88c9e7&amp;show_border=false&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=false&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\">\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">2. How do you approach starting a new book?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"m_2097327653766552755yMail_cursorElementTracker_1600534040928\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Each book follows to the next. Fluidity is important in a series yet different at the same time. Complacency isn&#8217;t me. I have a way to challenge myself throughout the writing process. It comes organically, authentic.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\">\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">3.Have you always wanted to write?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"m_2097327653766552755yMail_cursorElementTracker_1600534032087\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">I began writing at the age of 15. It didn&#8217;t come seriously until at the age of 18. I turned 43 this year. I have to say it runs through my blood. There are days I&#8217;ll sit with my journal or poetry notebook and write. On many ocassion&#8217;s write up to 2 journal entries and 4 poems in a day&#8217;s time.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\">\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">4. What do you do when you have writer\u2019s block?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I go to puzzle games for about 15 minutes then switch it up to pulling up music on certain spotify playlists. Usually go to more of the recovery songs, spiritual uplifting genre&#8217;s. It gives me the mental, spiritual boost I need to get back to where I left off.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\">\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">4. What advice would you give to someone wanting to write their first book?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Write because you want to. Tell you&#8217;re story how you want it to be. Take constructive criticism. Not everyone will approve or like what you&#8217;re writing about. It isn&#8217;t about money. Writing a book to make millions is a greedy way of looking at it. Get to know other writers and ask for feedback. Do research how to get published. There is a great deal of work involved.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\">\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">5. How do you fit writing into your everyday life?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"m_2097327653766552755yMail_cursorElementTracker_1600534018348\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Right now I&#8217;m merely doing life more so than writing. I&#8217;m writing just not merely enough as I&#8217;d like to. I don&#8217;t force my writing. It comes in an organic way.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\">\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">6. How many books do you own?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"m_2097327653766552755yMail_cursorElementTracker_1600534012432\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Several actually. I have books I haven&#8217;t even read yet. There collecting dust. Hahaha&#8230; And there books I want to read.<\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Right now I haven&#8217;t been able to really set aside time to return to working on revisions of the previous books in the series. It is all up in the air. My goal is to finalize the complete series in 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=qf_sp_asin_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=ehollandautho-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B00D69AVGA&amp;asins=B00D69AVGA&amp;linkId=0fe15f25e49c64c1f9f35656150f18fa&amp;show_border=false&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=false&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=qf_sp_asin_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=ehollandautho-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B00Q43RCC6&amp;asins=B00Q43RCC6&amp;linkId=e434f5e794b04f8b3eec8e18d711c0a4&amp;show_border=false&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=false&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=qf_sp_asin_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=ehollandautho-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B01ISMUFCO&amp;asins=B01ISMUFCO&amp;linkId=952b42b315713d270452f1adc31f294b&amp;show_border=false&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=false&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShellieOfficial\">You can find Shellie on Twitter.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author Q&amp;A with Shellie Palmer *This post contains affiliate links* I was born in Canton, Ohio. Raised in the small town of Hartville. Hartville is most known for it&#8217;s flea market and farming community. I&#8217;m merely a small town girl regardless where I end up. Came from a blue collar family and know the value of work ethic. I may be sweet at heart but provoked you&#8217;ll see a completely different side. I&#8217;m a complete introvert though have learned to be extroverted. 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