Sheila Deeth's Blog, page 46

Where would you sell books?

Last year we wrote down goals in our writers' group and hid the bits of paper in a box. Soon we'll open the box. But will we have achieved our goals?

The trick, of course, is to recognize we've all reached some goals, even if they weren't ours. I didn't get my books onto the shelves of Powells, but I got some into Jacobsens. Did I sell any? Probably not. But then, where would you expect to sell books in these modern, hitech days?

On the internet?

Amazon has this nice "look inside" feature, so yo...

Hilltops, Sunsets and Mystery

Today I get to welcome a Facebook friend, Joyce Strand, to my blog. Joyce's new mystery, ... has just come out, and she's touring the internet to celebrate. So come and join us as we sit on the sofa this morning. There's virtual coffee and tea, milk and sugar, water and juice, and even some lemon.


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Hot and wired in YA romantic suspense

Today I'm delighted to offer an excerpt from Cindy M Hogan's new novel Hotwire, as part of her blog tour. Click on the image above to find more tour stops, and don't forget to scroll down this page for a great giveaway too!

Hotwire is a tense young-adult romantic suspense, and you'll certainly feel the suspense in this short excerpt. It's got me intrigued and eager to read...

"It took me a second to realize it, but Kozlov was speaking in Russian. I flipped my head to Jericho. He clenched his j...

Getting to know all his secrets Under a Geogia Moon

Today I'm welcoming Cindy Roland Anderson, author of Under A Georgia Moon, to my blog with a great excerpt from her contemporary romance novel. Here Addie, recently dumped, is helping out a neighbor by pretending to be his girlfriend at a party. The scene is surely set for love!

“Chase,” the pretty girl said, moving next to him. “Aren’t you going to introduce me?” Her alto voice, combined with the genteel southern accent, came across as provocative and sultry. The surly look Chase shot th...

Playing Back the Genre with Karen Wyle

Today I'm welcoming author Karen Wyle to my blog. I've really enjoyed her science fiction novels, Division, Twin Bred and Reach. But today she's here to tell us about her newest edition, Playback Effect. Knowing she's written in more than one genre, I asked about that vexed topic... What genre is this book. And her answer describes precisely why I love her writing so much! So, over to you Karen...




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Catching the Sixties if you can

Today I'm delighted to welcome author Marc Feinstein to my blog with his new book, Catch Us If You Can. The novel is set in the 60s and advertized as:


A small town, a family, a tragedy and the saving power of Rock & Roll…
It's an intriguing mix, so, my 60s having been experienced a world away in England, I asked the author why he'd set his story then.


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When the future changes the past

A little while ago I reviewing a futuristic novel, the Amazing Crystal, with implications that reach far into the past. You can read my review of the Amazing Crystal here. And today I'm delighted to welcome the author and translator to my blog with some more information about why they wrote the book. But first, I'll include their take on what the book's about, just to give you some context.


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So many formats, so many stores

So there I was, feeling frustrated that I only had an epub version of a book - and why's that a problem since I can read it quite well on my kobo? - and complaining about big businesses plotting to tie us to their own devices (says she, so thoroughly untied that she uses a kindle, a kobo and a tablet, depending on book and the lighting, or the location). Then I got an email from a small local bookstore and thought how those small retailers tie us to buying the books they choose for us - um -...

Paper paper (backs) everywhere

I'm just waiting for one more box of paperback books, then I'll have them all ready and stacked by the wall to be taken to the Christmas sales. Of course, I'm beginning to panic now - will I make back anything close to what I've spent from all this effort? The answer's probably no, and it's just as well I read something this week that reminds us garret artists:
as hobbies go, writing's relatively cheapas businesses go, writing's pretty unlikely to be successfulbut as vocations go, you're doing...

Burnt Edges and the message of the 60s

Today I'm welcoming Dana Leipold to my blog. She's the author of Burnt Edges, a novel set in Southern California in the late 60s, where an 18-year-old girl tries to break the cycle of abuse. I asked the author, what message does she think the 60s still have for today, and here is her answer. Thank you for visiting my blog Dana.


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