In this guest post, I shared a bit about why estate sales inspired me while writing Dying to Live Here. Many thanks to Salty Inspirations for sharing my guest post! saltyinspirations.com/dying-to-liv...

Dying to Live Here (Estate Sales Mysteries) by Shelley Marsh #AuthorInterview #Giveaway #GreatEscapesBookTour @a1abeachwriter www.escapewithdollycas.com/2026/02/20/d...

My book is officially out in the world now! Still wrapping my head around that.

It's National Escape Day! Books are the best escape, don't you think? #nationalescapeday #books #writing #writer #mystery #author

Today is National LEGO Day. Even though I'm all grown up, I still love constructing LEGO sets. #nationallegoday #lego #author #hobby Photo by Ben Griffiths on Unsplash

Cover reveal ✨ Dying to Live Here, the first book in my Estate Sale Mysteries series. Florida setting, quirky neighbors, secrets, and humor. Out Feb 10.

Laura swiped the photo off the screen, dismissing both it and my idea. I grabbed her phone. “You know what I think?” “Billionaires are evil?” “Well, besides that.” “What?” "I think they're in on this together." #WIP #billionaires #instamood #swipe Photo by Flure Bunny on Unsplash

A sample of my corrections to the galley proof of Dying to Live Here: "What do you do if you hook a shark?" "Cut the line and throw 'em back"—>"Cut the line!"* *Author error: Don't throw sharks.

Today's the day! 🎁On the 12th day of Christmas, my newsletter subscribers get a bundle of 7 free e-books+goodies from @carolynridderaspenson @gretboris @karensuewalker_author @moirabatesmysteries @patymjager @beckiwillisauthor + my holiday novella BETTER WATCH OUT Link in bio 🔗

Join the 12 Days of Christmas Story Giveaway! Today's free holiday e-book is Murder on 34th Street by @authorramuth My newsletter subscribers are getting a free e-book every day from Dec 1-12. It's not too late to join! See link in bio or visit my website ShelleyMarsh dot com

Join the 12 Days of Christmas Story Giveaway! Today's free holiday e-book is a humorous novella by @martinadaltonauthor My newsletter subscribers are getting a free e-book every day from Dec 1-12. It's not too late to join! See link in bio or visit my website ShelleyMarsh dot com

Join the 12 Days of Christmas Story Giveaway! Today's free holiday e-book is by cozy mystery author @Anne_Seidel My newsletter subscribers are getting a free e-book every day from Dec 1-12. It's not too late to join! See link in bio or visit my website ShelleyMarsh dot com

Join the 12 Days of Christmas Story Giveaway! Today's free holiday e-book is by Carolyn Aspenson @carolynridderaspenson My newsletter subscribers are getting a free e-book every day from Dec 1-12. It's not too late to join! See link in bio or visit my website ShelleyMarsh dot com

I’m joining 11 other mystery authors for a 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS STORY GIVEAWAY. From Dec 1-11, my newsletter subscribers receive a link to a completely free holiday story each day. On the 12th day, get a bundle of extra goodies to celebrate the season! See link in my bio to join

What had the thief been looking for? Nobody would try to lift a collection of Precious Moments figurines to sell on the black market. _Is there_ a Precious Moments black market? My insane speculation was cut short by the sound of another door opening down the hallway. #WIP

Nordic Literature Week (originally the Nordic Library Week) has been a cultural project for over 20 years, aimed at spreading the joy of reading, literature, and the Nordic tradition of storytelling, across borders. It's become a yearly event with approximately 160,000 young and adult participants.

Scrivener doesn't know how to spell "gauge." That's one of those words (like "sleuth") that I often have to type twice before I get it right, but Scrivener puts a red line under it, regardless. Is it just me, or is Scrivener's spell-check function useless? I have to export to a Word doc to check it.

It's #nationalauthorsday Tag your favorite author! #writing #writer #mystery #author #books

Happy Halloween! What will you be doing tonight? 🥳Partying!👯‍♀️ 🍬Handing out candy~🧙🏽🦹🏻‍♀️🧛🏻‍♀️🎃 📺Staying in and watching TV?🥱 #halloween #trickortreat #party or #pajamas?

It's starting to feel like fall, even in Florida! Feeling cozy this morning in my fuzzy socks with coffee in hand

In case you wonder where I've been lately… Everything came due at once: Galley corrections Reader magnet novella Second book revisions Third book first draft But the good news is that things are happening! (Now, back to work!)

What are you reading? 📖 Post the book you're currently reading ✅ Then go back and like the books you've read My #TBR pile needs to be taller!

“He’s right behind me, isn’t he?” #Florida #nature #gators

#WIP Nick embraced her, saying, "Did I mention how lovely you look today?" Laura seemed to enjoy the compliment, but I noticed that she didn’t counter with one of her own. What was she supposed to say? That Hawaiian shirt looks like it would hide stains well? #loudshirtday

Today is the birthday of Angela Lansbury. Murder She Wrote helped popularize the cozy mystery genre and made us all wonder, "Why would anyone show up to an event where Jessica Fletcher is a guest? Someone always gets murdered #murdershewrote #cozy #mystery #writer #angelalansbury

Spotted this little guy on my morning beach walk. #beach #ocean #morning #crab #mrcrab #nature

I’ve signed with Sibylline Press to publish UP THE CREEK, my eco-mystery set in the Florida wetlands Pitched as Erin Brockovich meets "Where the Crawdads Sing" out AUGUST 2026 Murder, marshes, & a research scientist who refuses to stay silent 🧪 #Ecothriller #MysteryBooks

In honor of #mysteryseriesweek, tell me: What was your favorite mystery series as a child? Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, Trixie Belden, Encyclopedia Brown? 📸 Stephen Andrews on Unsplash

From "Dying to Live Here," out Feb 2026: "Conveniently positioned in proximity to the bar stood three women with perfectly coiffed blond hair and pastel sundresses, each holding a glass of chardonnay. I wondered if they wore pink on Wednesdays." #meangirlsday #october3 #MeanGirls

For me #nationalcoffeeday is any day that ends with a Y #coffee #writer

"Guess nobody pays off a blackmailer with a personal check and writes ‘blackmail’ in the memo line." —Dying to Live Here by Shelley Marsh Coming February 2026 #nationallipstickday #lipstick

Lately, almost all the books I read are audiobooks. Which of these statements sounds like you? 📖Paper: "I like the feel of a book in my hands!" 💻Digital: "I have 40000 books on my e-reader!" 🎧Audiobooks: "I listen while I drive/clean/walk."

Why do so many people want to be writers? #writing #writer #author #books

It feels like Friday. Am I right? #Friday #FourthofJuly #weekend

That feeling when you see a car just like the one you drove in college and it’s got an antique tag on it…

“To survive, you must tell stories.” — Umberto Eco #writing #writer #mystery #author #books Photo by Brandi Redd

“To write something you have to risk making a fool of yourself.” — Anne Rice #writing #writer #mystery #author #books Photo by Nick Morrison

“Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you.” — Barbara Kingsolver #writing #writer #mystery #author #books Photo by Danny Lines on Unsplash

Just ran the “repeated phrases” check on my revision, and I’m shaking my head…as I did 39 times in the manuscript #writer #writing #editing @prowritingaid

“The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.” — Albert Camus #writing #writer #mystery #author #books #inspiration

💯 #nokings

To be a writer is to constantly feel like you are working or should be working, while at the same time, all the people in your life think you are available and doing nothing. #writer

I have an idea for a cleaning motivational technique. Participants would agree to randomly threaten to drop by another participant’s house, sending them into a cleaning frenzy, only to cancel. The end result would be a clean house with no need to entertain actual visitors. #lifehack #motivation

Why is it that I often return from a vacation less rested than I was before I left? #coffee #currentmood

Good thing I watched #thelastofus as soon as it aired last night. The spoiler potential is massive (I haven’t played the game, so I didn’t see it coming)

That feeling when you realize you’ve been working on a book for six months, yet you never gave your main character’s love interest a last name…

Enjoying the Guy Harvey Foundation Conservation Summit today at SeaWorld Orlando. Here I am with Guy’s daughter, Jess Harvey. #conservation #marinelife #education

You made it!

Day 106 ✅

Sometimes I need a pen in my hand in order to figure things out. #journaling #writing