Shelly Betts

Shelly Betts’s Followers (9)

member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
Jane Hunt
3,881 books | 1,359 friends

Rebecca...
1,555 books | 1,122 friends

Summeri...
433 books | 562 friends

Andrea
2,433 books | 4,745 friends

Pauline
120 books | 471 friends

Toni Allen
117 books | 575 friends

John
748 books | 4,755 friends

Serina ...
118 books | 2,151 friends

More friends…

Shelly Betts

Goodreads Author


Twitter

Influences
Maureen Lee 502

Member Since
June 2014


I live in Warwickshire with my husband and gorgeous dogs. I have a son who has left home and a step-son. I enjoy writing short stories and have written three novels. I have received plenty of motivation and inspiration from my tutor Sue Johnson (author of Fables Fortune) and my co-writers at our writing group in Pershore. I have a great passion for music (especially the eighties) and listen to it whilst writing.

My three novels are available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle.

My blog page is shellybettsauthor.blogspot.com.

If you read my novels and enjoy them, please be kind enough to leave reviews wherever possible. Thanks so much.

To ask Shelly Betts questions, please sign up.

Popular Answered Questions

Shelly Betts Believe in yourself. Find time to write if it's something you are passionate about. The housework will be here long after you've gone, unlike your boo…moreBelieve in yourself. Find time to write if it's something you are passionate about. The housework will be here long after you've gone, unlike your books if you never find time to write them! Just a little each day is enough to spur you on and fire up ideas. Keep a note book with you at all times so if something springs to mind you can jot it down. This could be an overheard conversation, a smell or colour, an incident in the supermarket. They are all ideas for a story. Finally, don't worry if others mock you for writing. It's your life and your choice. Ignore them.(less)
Shelly Betts I don't suffer with writer's block that often. I just get something down even if it's not that good and that usually takes me to where I need to get t…moreI don't suffer with writer's block that often. I just get something down even if it's not that good and that usually takes me to where I need to get to. I tend not to edit until I've written at least five chapters and that's only to edit grammar and spelling. Leave the big edit until the end allowing your thoughts and ideas to flow freely. I also leave my writing with the first line of the next chapter written so that I don't open up my laptop and have to decide what happens next. It's also a good idea to plot a chapter with a couple of ideas before you write it. You'll be surprised how those little acorns grow.(less)
Average rating: 4.05 · 19 ratings · 3 reviews · 10 distinct works
The Power of Goodbye

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Let it Go

4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014
Rate this book
Clear rating
Let it Go

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014
Rate this book
Clear rating
Don't You Want Me:

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
Rate this book
Clear rating
Don't You Want Me

liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
Rate this book
Clear rating
Mr Blue Sky at Indigo Cotta...

0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
Because of You: A story of ...

0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
Echo Beach

0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Lost Without You

0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
Mr Blue Sky: At Indigo Cottage

0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
More books by Shelly Betts…

The Power of Goodbye give away

Thanks to everyone who requested to win a free copy of my debut novel. It is wonderful to have such interest shown in my book. Congratulations to the two winners. I truly hope you enjoy reading it.
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on June 17, 2014 01:07
Fried Green Tomat...
Rate this book
Clear rating

 

Shelly’s Recent Updates

Shelly Betts rated a book liked it
House of Correction by Nicci French
Rate this book
Clear rating
not their best

I found it a bit repetitive at times. I didn’t understand why Tabitha would be so unprepared for court when her life depended on it. The judge’s dialogue and interrupting becomes annoying. I did enjoy the story however. I really like th
...more
More of Shelly's books…
No comments have been added yet.