Shelley Hrdlitschka's Blog

It’s always so exciting the first time you see the cover art for your soon-to-be published novel. Thank you Orca Book Publishers for this sneak preview! (Available October, 2018) Advertisements Filed under: Writing Tagged: books, Cover Art, literature, Lost Boys … Continue reading →

Sometimes a book comes along and you simply need to reach out to the author and tell them what their story meant to you. I did that today. I’ve been doing a lot of research on transgender issues for a … Continue reading →

Last week I received a Facebook message from a woman who asked if I’d taught at a particular school close to 30 years ago.  I had. She said she’d been a student in my class when she was in Grade … Continue reading →

Last week I received a Facebook message from a woman who asked if I’d taught at a particular school close to 30 years ago.  I had. She said she’d been a student in my class when she was in Grade … Continue reading →

I’ve very excited that I will soon get to see these women perform in their new theatre production, Mom’s the Word 3: Nest 1/2 Empty. I’ve been following their careers since they staged the first version of Mom’s the Word where they had us in … Continue reading →[image error]

I’m writing a new novel. This one is for an adult audience, not my usual genre which is young adult. These is new territory for me. I spent months doing the research, and now I’m well into the story.  I’ll … Continue reading →

In my book, Dancing in the Rain, the character of Brenna entertains the tourists on Grouse Mountain by hand feeding the whisky jacks, a bird commonly found on the mountain. I liked the idea, but had never actually done it myself. Yesterday … Continue reading →

… for what I believe. These are the 2 facts that led me to a plant-based diet over twenty-five years ago. 1. More than half of the grain grown in the US is being fed to livestock rather than consumed by … Continue reading →

I’ve signed a book contract for book #11! The  working title is Lost Boy and I believe it is due out in 2018. Thank you Orca Book Publishers! Lost Boy is a follow-up to my earlier book, Sister Wife, which … Continue reading →

He’s deaf, mostly blind and, (I hate to say it) he smells bad. Goopy-eyed and senile, he often barks incessantly for no apparent reason. He’s developed disgusting habits, like sniffing out cat poop for consumption, and he’s prone to accidents in the … Continue reading →