Sheila Deeth's Blog, page 88
June 25, 2012
Chess Today!
Help! Today's the day I get to help out at the church daycamp and teach some kids to play chess. Please wish me luck! The thought has inspired me to think of another book I'd like to write, but first I'd like some time to write it in--a Bible book of chess where creation leads to the board, with the center like the mountain where Noah landed; pawns are Abraham and Lot's tribespeople fighting over water rights: rooks are born of those battles on the return to the Promised Land where cities, to...
June 21, 2012
Smashing those words: a guide to help me remember
The first book took two hours. The next one took one and a half. And I've just finished getting the third book ready in one hour. I suspect converting books with pictures might take an awful lot longer, but I have three ebooks available on Smashwords now so I've finally joined the world of Smashwords authors!
If you want to review one of them, please let me know--the pictures should be linked to the smashwords page so you can view samples online, and I might even learn how to offer Smas...
June 19, 2012
Writing on Createspace and Lulu. Reading on the sofa
I'm considering republishing some of my childrens' Bible stories on Createspace so they'll be available on Amazon. I'm still not sure how it will work, but it's going well so far. The cover creator's not as nice or as flexible as Lulu's, and they won't write on the spine if you've got less than 135 pages, which is a bit of a shame. There's lots of information about distribution that I've not read yet--will I ever get these books in bookstores or libraries? I'm hoping maybe an ISBN will at lea...
June 16, 2012
Reviews that inform and encourage
My second Bible story book has just been reviewed at the Dubious Disciple, and it's a lovely informative review, for me as the author as well as for potential readers. It tells me what's right, what's wrong, how the reviewer views it, and why it's not as good as the first book (also reviewed at the Dubious Disciple). Plus the reviewer gives me ideas how to market the book--WOW! Now I'm feeling really inspired, and eager to start work on the next one--perfect timing I suppose since my novel's...
June 15, 2012
Ethos, Morning Star, and the Importance of Writing Book Reviews
I love YA novels, and paranormal, urban fantasy, action adventure... so I was delighted to add Desiree Finkbeiner's Ethos series to my reading list. Morning Star (book 1) was released on March 28th and already has lots of great reviews. It's even been a bestseller in recent weeks with over 21,000 downloads last month! If only I could dream that kind of readership for my novels... Ah, but dreaming is fun, as are reading and writing too.Desiree's asked me to review Morning Star, which I most ce...
June 14, 2012
I did it !!!
I did it, and this time I mean it too! I retyped the last sentence (ah, those final sentences--almost as important as the first), re-edited the whole manuscript, didn't rewrite any scenes (which means I really think I'm finished), edited for the dreaded and, but, still, till, however, then and was (etc), made sure my characters' eye-colors didn't change and the backpack left in one room wasn't suddenly found in another, renamed the file, re-saved it, and sent it off.
Love on a Transfer
is bus...
June 13, 2012
A wild ride through my reading list
It's time for football (soccer) and the guys are glued to the European matches on TV. I'm even learning to recognize names, and I have to admit a shared delight in those goals where skill takes precedence over failure to defend. Yes, there really is something about football--it even distracts me from reading books sometimes.
But here are last week's book reviews, just to prove football can't distract me all the time. One of them's even a translation from the German, which proves I might try to...
But here are last week's book reviews, just to prove football can't distract me all the time. One of them's even a translation from the German, which proves I might try to...
June 10, 2012
History, travel and research
I'm so lucky to have another great guest author on my blog today with another fascinating historical post about the joys of England--specifically the joys of researching English history to create an authentic historical novel. Meet Anne Brear, author of The Gentle Wind's Caress, just released by Knox Robinson. And thank you Anne for visiting my blog! Over to you...
For any historical author, and most contemporary set writers, too, researching has to be done to make the book r...
June 7, 2012
Seeds of Discovery
[image error] One of the best things about reading quickly is I get to be part of so many fun blog tours. Today I'm celebrating the release of Breeana Puttroff's Seeds of Discovery as part of her Lightning Book Promotions tour. Read my review of Seeds of Discovery here, and read on to find out more about the book.
Nobody at Bristlecone High School has ever paid attention to William Rose. Since the day he arrived in the small, mountain town years ago, he's blended into the background.
Quinn Robbins never not...
June 6, 2012
Uninvited Characters and The Chosen Man
J. G. Harlond's historical novel The Chosen Man is scheduled for release tomorrow by Knox Robinson Publishing. But the author's been reading my blog while I read about her book. She's sent me this wonderful guests post with her tale of Uninvited Characters, so, over to you Jane...
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