Sheila Deeth's Blog, page 17

Saving... but who saved the book?

Today I'm delighted to welcome author Stacy Mitchell to my blog. We're going to drink some virtual coffee while she answers real questions, so find a mug, read on and enjoy. After coffee you might even get the chance to read an excerpt from her novel, Saving Each Other.




Where did you grow up, and where do you live now? I was born and raised in Los Angeles, moved to the South Bay when I met my husband, and then relocated to the Conejo Valley when my oldest son, Jason, started middle school.
Ah,...

It's been a long week - time for a short read perhaps?

It's been a really long week. Now, not only am I losing one publisher to illness, but I may well lose another to market forces. I feel somewhat "Earnest" with lines like "to lose one [publisher] might be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness" echoing in my brain. But am I really careless or just careworn?

Either way, reading children's picture books is a great prescription. Even without kids to share them with, picture books still lift the spirits, inspire a smile, and...

What did you want to be when you grew up? ... Finding the Spirit of the Trail

Today I'm delighted to welcome author Carrie Morgridge to my blog. She's touring the internet with her book, Spirit of the Trail. And she's toured the trails with her bike. So, welcome Carrie. I have virtual tea, coffee, juice and even water...


I guess I should start by asking where you live and where you grew up.

Born in Santa Barbara, California.  Moved to Aspen CO from CA, and then split time between CO and FL.  Warm cold thing.  Now live in Stuart FL on Hutchinson Island and...

What Imperfection? What Promise?

Today I'm delighted to feature an introduction to author Kari Trumbo's new book, An Imperfect Promise. Here's a brief excerpt to entice you...


Esther’s harsh words cut right to the heart of her own fears. Hearing them from someone else magnified them. “What are you saying, Esther Greening?” Gini stepped closer, her shoulders shuddering under the weight of Esther’s words, hurt from a thousand rejections stabbing at her heart. A sob caught in her throat. How could Esther always read her fears an...

What dark corners are you scanning?

When I was offered the loan of a copy of Philip Dick's A Scanner Darkly I couldn't resist. I love the movies based on Dick's stories. And I've loved every one of his stories I've had the chance to read. It kind of annoyed me that I'd not read this one yet. But what I didn't expect was to find myself in doctor's and dentist's waiting rooms, glued to my phone, frantically reading the next chapter. One my phone! I suppose it's appropriate. After all, Dick was writing of a future world with futur...

Where were you when?

In the 60s I was a kid in school. In the 70s I went to college. In the 80s I started a family. In the 90s I changed countries. In the 00s I gained a new citizenship. In the 10s I tried to be an author. And I sometimes feel old. But it's fun to read novels set in my younger days, to remember how things were, and to learn how different they might have been somewhere else. It's fun to read of earlier times too, my parents' days, my parents' world. And it's intriguing to read my way into differen...

What it Interiority?

Today I welcome Evy Journey back to my blog with another novel, Sugar and Spice and All Those Lies. She visited recently with Welcome Reluctant Stranger, and I'm happy to welcome her return today. She's going to talk about...



The Importance of Being Inner-DirectedBy Evy Journey
I once did research to expand and improve the Wikipedia entry on the novel North and South by Victorian writer Elizabeth Gaskell.

Why am I telling you this? Because in my research, I learned from Jill Matus in The Cambrid...

What might Victorian England have to tell us about the present day?

Today I get to welcome author Donna Fletcher Crow to my blog. I'm thrilled to be able to announce the release of her most recent novel, A Lethal Spectre. It's the latest in a series of mysteries set in Victorian times, all centering on Lord Danvers and his wife Antonia. Think Lord Peter Wimsey in an earlier generation perhaps. The stories evoke Victorian England in its complicated dust and glory, portraying all sides of fascinating stories, and always including real history and real events. A...

Have you met the White Witch of Jamaica?

Today I'm delighted to welcome author Larry D Thompson to my blog. He's touring the internet with his latest book, Researching the White Witch, and he's here to tell us about the research that led to the novel. So, thank you for stopping by Larry, and over to you.


Researching The White Witch
My son, Kel, who lives in South Florida, returned from a business trip to Montego Bay, Jamaica, talking about the legend of the WHITE WITCH. His story interested me enough that a few months l...

Where are the Myths and Monsters?

Today I'm delighted to welcome author A.F. Stewart to my blog, celebrating her novel, Ghosts of the Sea Moon, book 1 in the saga of the outer islands. It's such an enticing, mythical title--kind of a surprise since the first books I read by A.F. Stewart were the much more starkly (and scarily) named Chronicles of the Undead, and Killer and Demons. I have read lots of her amazing short stories and poems too, and I was intrigued to learn that Ghosts of the Sea Moon is based on one of those...