Sharon Marchisello of Peachtree City on Life, Lessons & Legacy

We recently had the chance to connect with Sharon Marchisello and have shared our conversation below.

Sharon, we’re thrilled to have you with us today. Before we jump into your intro and the heart of the interview, let’s start with a bit of an ice breaker: What do the first 90 minutes of your day look like?
Since November 2020, I’ve joined fellow Sisters in Crime authors on Zoom at eight-thirty each morning for a write-in. While drinking our coffee, we chat for five or ten minutes, then mute our mics and work on our current writing projects. At the end of an hour, we reconvene and chat some more, perhaps discussing plot problems, writing questions, or just socializing. Then we adjourn to go about our day.
This routine has helped me make steady progress on my novels.

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
My name is Sharon Marchisello, and I’m the author of the DeeLo Myer cat rescue cozy mystery series from Level Best Books, starting with Trap, Neuter, Die (2024). The second one, Trapped and Tested, is scheduled for September 2025. My other mysteries were published by Sunbury Press: Going Home (2014), Secrets of the Galapagos (2019), and Murder at Leisure Dreams – Galapagos was just released in July 2025. I’ve also written a nonfiction book about personal finance (Live Well, Grow Wealth – 2018), travel articles, a blog, book reviews, and short stories. I earned a Master’s in Professional Writing from the University of Southern California and am active in Sisters in Crime, the Atlanta Writers Club, and several critique groups. Retired from a 27-year career with Delta Air Lines, I now live in Peachtree City, GA, and serve on the boards of the Fayette Humane Society, Hometown Novel Writers Association, and the Friends of the Peachtree City Library.

Great, so let’s dive into your journey a bit more. What breaks the bonds between people—and what restores them?
I think trust forms an important bond between people. Lying and betrayal will break it. It can be restored, but it’s much harder and takes longer after trust has been broken.

When you were sad or scared as a child, what helped?
Telling stories to myself. I would create a world where I was in control. Bad things happened to bad people. Justice was served. The heroine was prettier, smarter, and wittier than me, and she always knew what to say at exactly the right time. Always did the right thing, came up with the most clever solutions. And she was ultimately successful.
I think that’s why I became a writer. I enjoy creating that world where I’m in control.
It also helped to talk to my cat. Pets give unconditional love.

Sure, so let’s go deeper into your values and how you think. Is the public version of you the real you?
I doubt very many people are the same inside as in public. One thing I learned in Toastmasters is that, if you forget what you were going to say, the audience doesn’t know unless you tell them. And if you pretend you’re not nervous and shy and afraid, people won’t know.
I don’t try to hide who I am from the public, but there’s no point in showing the parts no one wants to see.

Thank you so much for all of your openness so far. Maybe we can close with a future oriented question. Are you doing what you were born to do—or what you were told to do?
Yes, I believe I was born to be a writer, and I’m writing. Even though I’ve always written, I was told it could only be a hobby and not my profession. So, I did many other jobs to earn money. Fortunately, I am now retired and don’t have to worry about whether my writing pays enough to live on.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://sharonmarchisello.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slmarchisello/
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonmarchisello
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/slmarchisello
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SLMarchisello
• Other: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/sharon-marchisello
  https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4297807.Sharon_Marchisello