All About sberkley

Shea Berkley has seduced men, fought vampires, boxed Irish mobsters, invaded siren waters, ran a covert military mission in the jungles of South America, killed evil Fae and far more on her journey as a storyteller. The world of make-believe is her preferred hang out, but when she's forced to associate with reality, she has been known to speak to writers' groups and mentor those interested in honing their writing craft. As a reward for her hours and hours of fun, she has finaled in RWA's prestigious Golden Heart contest (2006, 2009 and 2010) and several other contests. She writes primarily women's fiction and young adult fiction as her large and noisy family runs wild, terrorizing the neighbors.

Her book, Torrein: Age of Fear, will be coming out Nov. 2011 from Variance Publishing.

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Shea's Fun Facts
Ruby Nickname:
Blood Red Berkley

Hometown:
People live in one place long enough to call it home? Huh.

Age:
old enough

GH Year(s)
2006, 2009, 2010

Completed Manuscript(s)
8

Genre(s):
Women’s Fiction and Young Adult Fiction

Started Writing:
I learned my ABC’s in Kindergarten, but I had trouble with my d’s and b’s until high school. Finished my first manuscript in 1999.

Day Job:
embarassing my family

For Fun:
Singing in my car, Kickboxing, riding horses, going to amusement parks, dancing in my PJ’s, hanging with my family

Blog Posts from Shea

Darynda Jones: First Grave on the Right

Today is release day for Darynda Jones’s debut novel, First Grave on the Right!! We’re here to celebrate with virtual applause and confetti, and find out all about Darynda and what makes her tick.

Darynda and I have known each other for years. We belong to the same RWA chapter and have exchanged stories a few times. Nothing earth shattering, just the random, “Does this suck?”

Mine? “Yes.”

Hers? “Heck no!”

*Shea seems to be “projecting” here, as she can write me under the table on her worst day. Blindfolded. With her hands tied behind her back.

Oh, if that were only the case. (sigh) Darynda’s awesomeness surpasses mine by leaps and bounds. Her witty dialogue and paranormal hijinks will have you begging for more.

I’ve been lucky enough to read First Grave on the Right and loved it. I’m cross-my-heart-hope-to-die excited about Darynda’s book – I shall love it and pet it and call it my own, the cover is that pretty – and I’m equally excited about this interview, so let’s not waste any more time!

[If you're on the Festival site, click the blue title line, above, to read the rest of the interview]

Ruby Release Spotlight: BUTTERFLY SWORDS by Jeannie Lin

Celebrate with us as we feature one of our own Ruby sisters, Jeannie Lin. Her debut, full length novel, BUTTERFLY SWORDS hits the bookshelves today! We’re thrilled she has the time to talk with us about her book and the process of writing. Here’s a brief overview of Jeannie’s debut novel. Butterfly Swords is set [...]

Free-For-All Friday

I’m back! Yep, if anyone has noticed, I’ve been absent from the sisterhood blog. (Did anyone notice? Anyone? Okay, I’m going to pretend you all did ‘cause I’m into deluding myself like that.) I had the honor of teaching a writing class for Writers Online Classes for the month of April. I had a great [...]

You Complete Me: A Guide for Agent Hunting

About 10% of you got the Call! You’re a Golden Heart Finalist! Congratulations! But even if you didn’t get the call and you think your baby is ready to enter the big, wide world of publication, you may be asking yourself … What’s next?

Free-For-All Friday

It’s Friday.  The day we sit back, scratch our heads and wonder if our story is on track. Okay.  Maybe I’m the only one who does that.  I don’t write on weekends so Friday is my grumble day.  It’s the day after critique group where a trio of harpies … ahem, I mean my gracious [...]

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