Who’s writing this stuff, anyway?
Nick Shell is a native of Fort Payne, AL. He graduated from Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA in 2005 with a B.A. in English and taught English in Bangkok, Thailand in 2003 and 2004. He met his wife, Jill, at a taping of “CMT Crossroads” while living in Nashville, TN. Their son, Jack, was born in November 2010. Together, the three of them currently live in Alabama, across the street from a sheep farm.
Aside from writing, Nick enjoys hiking, mountain biking, and traveling to bed and breakfasts with his wife. He can solve a Rubik’s Cube in less than three minutes and abides by a strict kosher diet. Nick is mainly of German, Italian, and Mexican descent.
Nick and his wife financially support a child in Guatemala through World Vision International and are members of Brentwood Baptist Church in Tennessee.
You may contact Nick at nickshell1983@hotmail.
Publishing Trophies:
Nick was featured in the November 2010 issue of American Baby magazine and three times on WordPress’s “Freshly Pressed” home page.
After a first year of writing his weekly daddy blog “dad from day one,” Parents.com chose to pick up and reboot the series for their website, making Nick Shell their officially daddy blogger. Click on the link below to read the new rebooted daddy blog on Parents.com:
The Dadabase
Below are the media outlets that Nick Shell has been featured in so far. Click on the link below each logo to see which post or series was selected.
The Entire “Dad from Day One” Series
The Fear of Messing This Thing Up
Boom Days Rekindles Hometown Feelings (a shorter version of The Return of the Small Town)
The Korean Sauna Experience: Friendship, Friendship
how do you become a freelance writer? and don’t say just by writing copious amounts of insightful, entertaining things. give me an easier answer
Ha ha. A lot of it involves submitting countless “queries” to potential publishers like magazines and websites. The way I got started was to read “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Publishing Magazine Articles”. True story.
Naughty Nick, Naughty Naughty Nick, (pulling underwear out of my shorts)
I am originally from Malaysia, am currently a postdoctoral research fellow in one of the public universities in U.S. Your post about facebook friendship is very insightful . ..
Thank you, that’s very interesting. Please feel free to ask any questions you have along the way about our strange American cultures
I came to the States in 1999 to pursue graduate school . .. thanks.
Hi Nick. I am now following you on Twitter and invited you to join me on Facebook. I look forward to browsing through your blog! Congrats on 50,000+ hits; very encouraging!
Thanks, friend
How the hell can you get a B.S. degree in ENGLISH? Ohhh, by b. s-ing. I get it. (I so hope it wasn’t a typo.) Anyway, I am enjoying reading your articles.
Found your blog through a Ron Paul 2012 search. We have a lot in common. I will be adding you to my blog roll. Happy trails and Let Liberty Ring in 2012!! God Bless!!
Good deal. I appreciate that. I’ll be here, promoting our man Ron Paul.
Hi Nick,
I’m a freshman at Temple University, and for a research paper, I’ve decided to write about pot-heads, and the stigmas and stereotypes about them.
I was wondering if it’d be alright if I quoted you in my paper.
Also, I was wondering if you could point me in the direction of some of your sources. It would be a tremendous help in writing my paper.
Thanks so much!