Sheila Deeth's Blog, page 56

What's that reflection in the coffee machine?

Our Texas son might be moving to Colorado soon, and our Utah son might move to Portland. In between, we'll offer help choosing apartments, assessing the beauty of views, and searching for furniture. We may even travel to see them too, put bookshelves together and books onto shelves, or offer food and drink. But for now most of our help is offered by internet and telephone, our conversations sprinkled with such strange questions as "Do you think that's a bathroom cabinet behind the next-pictur...

Reservation Mystery, with Respect

Today I'm delighted to welcome author Gary Eddings to my blog. He's the authorof Hollow Point, a  mystery suspense for age 13 and up, where everyone on and off the Reservation might be suspect, and a dangerous drug is could claim more innocent victims while a killer goes free. Gary Eddings is one of four mystery authors touring the net with Juniper Grove this week, so don't forget to read the rest of this post and learn about more books, as well as entering a wonderful giveaway!

Having lo...

Obsidian Towers and Groves and Giveaways

 There's a four-author fantasy tour going on over at Juniper Grove,with a great giveaway (see end of this post), and some wonderful excerpts. I'm offering an excerpt from Tower of Obsidian by L. T. Getty. But don't forget to read to the end of the post where there's information on all four books, plus the giveaway!

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Forget me not blues

I'm delighted to host author Aaron Paul Lazar's latest book, Lady Blues, as it tours with Innovative Online Book Tours today. Forget me not, says the subtitle, and forget me not say the wonderful characters too.

I've enjoyed reading lots of books from Mr. Lazar's novel series, not least because he writes from the point of view of very real characters, frequently ones who've already experienced enough of life to have something worthwhile to say. Gus LeGarde, the protagonist of Lady Blues, is no...

Coming out of Hibernation

Spring is springing--it's time to come out of hibernation. And Elizabeth Eslami has a new book out that should definitely do the trick. It's called Hibernate.


About Hibernate
Elizabeth Eslami follows ordinary men and women who slowly bump heads with hard choices.  A fishing trip forces two Montana brothers to grow up in ways they could have never expected.  A Sudanese immigrant begins a new life with his girlfriend in America, only to find himself sucked in to his mother’s past transgressions. ...

Slow can mean so many different things

I read a lovely book at the weekend. Fastflowing language with hauntingly evocative descriptions, a curious blend of multiple first-person viewpoints, a wonderfully strange storyline as the tale evolved, and a great mix of showing and telling. It was called "Slow." I read another novel where characters fell in love in the space between paragraphs, but could take pages to open a door. There's was lots of action, and plenty to think about, but it was a really slow read. Then I read a novel abou...

Do you taste words?

I'm reading one book in Word, one on Kindle, one on Kobo, one pdf file, and one real physical book at the moment. They're all enjoyable, but I must admit, physical books have something the others lack, and it's not just paper and ink. Maybe it's something to do with using more than one sense at a time--not just the eyes engaged. Epages turn at the click of a button or mouse, or flick of a finger. But real paper requires that essential moment longer, flesh touching the slightly roughened surfa...

When in Rome... Write

I've never been to Rome. I'd love to go there some day. But today's guest on my blog has enjoyed a visit and written a book. So I'm delighted to welcome award-winning screenwriter, actor, director and produce Paul Cross to my blog . With many feature films and TV movies to his credit,including OPERATION TERROR, SEVERE VISIBILITY, STUDS LONIGAN and AMAZONS, he's also the writer/director/producer of the award-winning documentaries, FOLLOW THE LEADER and WEST END STORY, and now the author of the...

Literary science fiction and historical romance, in Autumn, in Carthage

Today I'm delighted to welcome author Christopher Zenos to my blog. His novel, Autumn in Carthage, blends serious literary fiction with science fiction and historical romance. Add a tagline - "The nether side of passion is madness" - and you'll know why I'm thoroughly intrigued. But, in a world of well-defined genres, round stories and square boxes, how does an author "decide" to write such a blend, and what kind of research goes into making it "real?" Over to you Christopher, and thank you f...

School psychologist writes sinister thriller

I'm delighted to welcome author and school psychologist S. B. Redstone to my blog today with a guest post and sample  from his new book, A Sinister Obsession. The author is offering a generous giveaway, so don't forget to read to the end of the post and visit the rafflecopter and other exciting Sinister Obsession tour stops.

And don't forget to look at the book cover too. One glance has me haunted and wanting to know more, especially given the author's background, so...

Please tell us, Mr...