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Shelby Kisgen is a book publicist by day and writer by night.
Her Middle Grade fantasy was selected for Author Mentor Match Round 8.

She lives near the mountains with her husband and rescue mutt. Shelby loves Jesus, outdoor adventures, horses, reading, and baking.

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#writetip - Whether plotting a new story, scribbling a draft, or revising, sometimes you just get stuck. I like to get unstuck by writing a list of 10 "What If" questions. My first five ideas are usually obvious fixes, and the last three totally outlandish because I just want to be done with the stupid exercise. But ideas 6 and 7 are (usually/hopefully) the magic that lies between the mundane and the illogical. After a season of under-employment and straight unemployment, I had a marvelous first day at my new remote job. I couldn't be more thrilled to be back as a full-time book publicist! Today I found a portal to Narnia, practiced my emergency fire-starting skills with flint and twigs, and hung out with two of my favorite dudes ever. What a life ❤️ One more sleep until another snowshoe adventure. I'm grateful for nature time before my first call with my mentor @katsawriter 🎉 and starting my new job Monday! My goal for the upcoming season is to focus on gratitude over stress 😃💜 Hope you all have lovely weekends! Drop any tips for prioritizing gratitude below 💜 My delightful mentor, @katsawriter made me this aesthetic. And now the shock has transformed into giddy gratitude. I'm in shock 😲 Thank you, @authormentormatch for creating this program. Thank you, @katsawriter for picking me!!! I'm so excited to make #theheartbloompath the best novel I can with your help! @authormentormatch results come in this week! 😱😬 As much as I want to be chosen, weekends like this make me grateful my life is full of other joys. Writing is a complement to my life but it isn't my whole life. That makes waiting on AMM results easier. I hope all the other AMM hopefuls feel the same. I built a desk!!! #AMMParty - What I'm currently reading ✨ WINTERFROST is an adorable, magical fantasy and I think it makes a good comp title to my @authormentormatch submission.