Shea Berkley

Ruby Nickname:Blood Red Berkley
Biography:

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 and 2009) 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.

Hometown:People live in one place long enough to call it home? Huh.
Age:old enough
GH Year(s)2006, 2009
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
Favorite Ruby Slipper:Delicious Red pumps
Free-For-All Friday

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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 friends [...]

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Ten Dollars Will Buy You A Really Cool Word That’ll Change The Way You Write

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Warning: Strap yourself down.  This is a long blog.  My bad.
I’m totally up for another round of blogging that isn’t really blogging, but more like a writing lesson … again.  I guess the question is, are you?

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Fighting With Your Characters

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I’m not much of a blogger.  I’m really more of a teacher so forgive me if I take you on a little side trip to what I’ve noticed is a problem in many manuscripts I’ve seen lately.  I promise I’ll try to entertain you as much as educate you in the process.  So let’s give [...]

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A Heroine’s Golden Heart Journey

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Once upon a time, there was a girl who wanted to be a writer.  She went to college, impressed her English professor during her first year of creative writing, and then a little over a year later, promptly got married to a military man and adopted the life of a nomad.  Years passed with nary [...]

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