Sheila Deeth's Blog, page 59

The Art of Sinking Down

Have you ever wondered how cover artists (or interior artists) create those amazing images to go with the novels you read. One of the great things about novels from Seventh Star Press is they have real images crafted by real artists, both outside and in, and they fit the stories so perfectly. So, when I learned that Eric Garrison, author of one of my favorite horror novels Four 'Til Late, was touring the internet with book two of his Road Ghosts series, I jumped at the chance to learn more ab...

Speaking in Scales

Today I'm delighted to welcome author Jackie Gamer to my blog for a wonderful interview. No, I'm not interviewing Jackie, but Jackie is interviewing the redoubtable Ela Greenscale. Don't know who Ela Greenscale is? Then you mustn't have read Jackie's new book Reclamation yet. Reclamation is the long-awaited conclusion to Jackie's excellent Leland Dragon series--I know it's long-awaited because I've been long awaiting it. And I'm delighted to get this chance to meet the wonderful Ela. Over to...

Everyone Prays, and other book reviews

As I worked on more stories for Galilee's Gift, tidying up characters, arranging events to make a continuous plot, and adding suitable prayers to the ends of each story, it seemed appropriate that I'd been asked to review a lovely picture book called "Everyone Prays." So that's where I'll start today's list of book reviews. So many books... so little time... and so many more stories to write (Jerusalem Journey, coming soon!)

Everyone Prays: Celebrating Faith Around the World, by Alexis York Lu...

Eternal curse might hide a blessing too.

Today is the official launch day for Toi Thomas's paranormal romance, Eternal Curse, and I was lucky enough to be offered a free preview copy some while ago. The novel creates an intriguing mythology of angelic beings and the Fall, binding it nicely to modern day characters in search of meaning for their lives. There's an interesting blend of the paranormal, faith and science, and the story has a nicely old-fashioned feel with separate underlying tales taking center stage on the way to resolu...

A Time to Read

My Mum's gone back to England. My husband's playing chess. The snow's retreating, the rain is falling, and the gray gray skies are pressing down on me. I guess it must be time to read. In case you feel like it's time to read too, here are some brief book reviews of novels I've read recently, and recommended coffee ratings--I always recommend coffee. Once I've got them posted, I'll return to Jane Gardam's Old Filth, recently read by our book group and highly recommended, but I missed the meeti...

A Weightless Valentine's Gift

To celebrate the launch of Michele Gorman’s Valentine’s week short story, Weightless, on February 11th, the publishers are offering the book for free in any eBook format to Smashwords readers. It's a short, fun, intelligent romantic comedy, so read on to find your coupon at the end of this post!

My Review of Weightless:


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Sea-Turtles and Life move forward in the Sand

Environmental intelligence, literary fiction, and the eternal search for balance--in nature and in families--you'll find all this and more in P.C. Zick's novel for teens, Trails in the Sand... Plus there are turtles! I'm delighted to be part of Juniper Grove's book blitz celebration today, and I hope you'll be delighted to learn about this book too... Plus there's a giveaway. Don't miss it, at the end of this post!





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Time and Place, and Finding Billy Battles

Today I'm delighted to welcome author Ronald E. Yates to my blog. His novel, Finding Billy Battles, is touring the internet with a tour-wide giveaway, so don't miss the rafflecopter at the end of this post.

Finding Billy Battles is a historical action tale for age 17+, built around secret diaries. With its setting in multiple locations and different times, I wondered what particular challenges the author had to overcome in writing it. So, over to you Mr. Yates, and thank you for visiting my bl...

Short stories and more, with dark coffee and light to heavy snow

I've always enjoyed short stories and I've read quite a few this long weekend while trapped indoors by the snow. (I've read some r-e-a-l-l-y long ones too...) So here are some more book reviews to warm your kindles, nooks and kobos while you drink hot coffee (or cocoa, or tea) and wait for the snow to melt.

Giant Tales from the Misty Swamp, by Heather Marie Schuldt and others offers a fine collection of three-minute stories, all short, all different, nicely collected, intriguing connected with...

Best Friends Forever write book reviews

Three new anthologies were released today, and I have a story in one of them. My Hemlock friends will soon be in print for the first time ever with a short story, Passage, in Seventh Star Press's A Hero's Best Friend. You can find it on kindle or nook at:



http://www.amazon.com/Heros-Best-Friend-Anthology-Companions-ebook/dp/B00IAHEI1W

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/heros-best-friend-scott-m-sandridge/1118591414?ean=2940148285502

Or look for it in print next week!

Meanwhile the Seelie and Unseeli...