Welcome. My name is Kristen Sheley, and you have landed upon my website. It doesn't look like much, now, but this site will be under almost constant construction when time permits. I'm a big fan of the idea that content is more important than bells and whistles, so the design of this site will likely remain fairly simplistic. However, what time I do not devote to web page design I spend creating the things you will find within these pages. Enjoy!
Thursday, May 7, 2009:
- Still cranking along on Draft 1 of PIT5, which is...eh, I'd guess about 3/4ths done. I am hoping to get the first draft wrapped in the summer so my Betas can then take the wheel for a bit. I've discovered that I really, truly must write a bit every day or I tend to feel cranky and disconnected from the whole story. This is lame.
- I've had a busy spring -- I went to L.A. two weeks ago for fannish bonding, and I was in San Francisco last Friday to see my longtime favorite actor Michael J. Fox be interviewed (!!!!!) -- and the fun will continue in the summer. I'll be making my first trip out of the U.S. in July to spend two weeks in England visiting my brother and his wife. I'm way excited -- the history geek in me is already making a list of places I want to check out! Also, this is a great excuse to do some scouting research for a forthcoming PIT book that involves Elizabethean England. I'm not sure how much that will curtail writing, however. To make things more interesting, my summer vacation this year is extra short (7 weeks) as my district is going to begin earlier in August so we will finish next year in late May.
- My first novel, Partners in Time #1: No Time Like the Present is now out and available to order, through my publisher's website or through the websites of Barnes and Noble, Amazon.com, BooksAMillion.com, WalMart.com, Borders.com, Waterstone's, Tesco, and Buy.com. One can also order it online OR go in the store and pick up an actual physical copy at Powell's Books, in Portland, Oregon. If you've read the story, I encourage you to leave feedback in the form of a review at one of the above websites!
- My second novel, Partners in Time #2: Going Medieval is available through my publisher's website and other's, including Amazon.com, B&N.com, BooksAMillion.com, Borders.com, Waterstone's, Tesco and Powell's Books. It can also be ordered from your neighborhood bookstore. If you've read the story, I encourage you to leave feedback in the form of a review at one of the above websites!
- My third novel, Partners in Time #3: Future Shock, is available to order through my publisher's website. It is also at Amazon.com, Barnes&Noble.com, BooksAMillion.com, Buy.com, Waterstone's, Tesco, Powell's Books, and Borders.com. If you've read the story, I encourage you to leave feedback in the form of a review at one of the above websites!
- My fourth novel, Partners in Time #4: Family Matters is out now, and available for purchase at: my publisher's website, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Borders.com, Powell's Books, Waterstone's, and Tesco! One can probably order it from a few other places, too, as well as the local bookstore! If you've read the story, I encourage you to leave feedback in the form of a review at one of the above websites!
About Me: The obligatory profile page....
"Welcome to the Future": The Back to the Future Fanpage: This is where I first began on the web in 1996, and it is probably the most extensive aspect of my site. Here you can find photos, essays, tours, informational tidbits, and my vast library of fan fiction -- more than twenty stories, now -- on the world of Marty McFly, Doc Brown, and flying DeLoreans.
The "Partners in Time" Series: This is the official website devoted to my first published series and includes information on the books, the characters, a blog on the writing process, and any media relating to it. It will be expanding in content over time.
Published Articles: Links to articles I wrote, or was the subject of, that have an existence out in cyberspace.
Photographs: I dabble in photography as a rather frivolous hobby. Here are some of my better ones. This area of my site is fairly small now but maybe it will grow over time.
The World of Miscellany: Stuff here is sort of random and varied. Maybe the odd piece of writing, lists of recommendations with websites, books, CDs, or whatever else I feel a need to share with the world at large.
My E-mail: kristensheley@aol.com
Established: Thursday, September 26, 2002 / Last Updated: Thursday, May 7, 2009