Shelly Faith Nicholson lives in the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania with her husband, their four children and two dogs. Besides writing, Shelly enjoys running, skiing, cooking, reading, shopping and spending time in the sunshine. Shelly is the author of Jake the Snake and the Stupid Time-Out Chair and A Stinky Surprise for Jake the Snake (to be released Jan 19, 2010) and is a freelance writer for children's magazines. Besides her Jake the Snake books, she is currently working on three other books including a 3rd in the series of Jake the Snake. |
Favorite Writers and Artists:
I have to mention my friends J.S. Buckingham and L. Michael Hellums and Helena Harper who've helped me in my book writing networking endeavors. My writer's group, Ligonier Valley Writers Group, and Dave Hurst, a historical writer from Johnstown, PA, Natalina Russo, a great poet and author of Broken Places, and Christina Sumner a fellow children's author
My favorite children's authors include: Kevin Henkes, Barbara Park, J.K. Rowling, and Laura Ingalls Wilder (to name a few)
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Current Projects:
To be released 1/19/10: A Stinky Surprise for Jake the Snake...
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