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Out now: THE FOURTH CORONA BOOK OF HORROR STORIES

Corona Books UK is an independent publishing company based in the UK, which specialises in publishing the best short stories in genre fiction.

The Fourth Corona Book of Horror Stories is out now. This anthology includes my story "Angel Hair".

https://www.amazon.com.au/Fourth-Coro...

Author interview for Corona Books UK

On 1 October 2022, Corona Books UK will release their anthology, The Fourth Corona Book of Horror Stories, which includes my story "Angel Hair".

The publisher has interviewed most of the contributors, and here's a link to my interview:

https://www.coronabooks.com/deborah-s...

The Fourth Corona Book of Horror Stories is available to pre-order from all the Amazons:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fourth-Coron...

Horror Tree review of THE AGAIN-WALKERS

The Horror Tree has posted a great review of my Viking-supernatural novelette, The Again-Walkers.

In part, reviewer Stephanie Ellis writes, "The historical research that went into this short work is obvious, the descriptions of village life, the burial rites which included the items buried with the dead in their barrow, the clothes, all added to a richness of description which supports the ill-fated love affair perfectly."

You can read the full review here:
https://horrortree.com/epeolatry-book...

The Night's End Podcast - "Flight Path"

The Night's End is a short story podcast. With a focus on dark speculative fiction, it hopes to leave you wishing for the night's end before each story is through.

https://www.nightsendpodcast.com/

Episode 14 of Season Three is my radio play, "Flight Path". Margaret and Jack appear to be the only survivors of a plane crash. But how come they are without a single scratch? And where are the crew and the rest of the passengers?...

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/p...

"Flight Path" was first produced as a radio play by SouthernFM 88.3 in March 2013.

https://deborahsheldon.wordpress.com/...

Pre-orders: THE FOURTH CORONA BOOK OF HORROR STORIES

Corona Books UK is an independent publishing company based in the UK, which specialises in publishing the best short stories in genre fiction.

The Fourth Corona Book of Horror Stories is available for pre-order via Amazon UK for both digital and paperback, with a launch date of 1 October 2022. You can pre-order here:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fourth-Coron...

This anthology includes my story “Angel Hair”, first published in my award-winning and multi-award-nominated collection, Perfect Little Stitches and Other Stories:
https://deborahsheldon.wordpress.com/...

Poem in MIDNIGHT ECHO #17

Midnight Echo is the flagship magazine of the Australasian Horror Writers Association. Issue 17, edited by Greg Chapman, is out now.

It includes my poem, "Smothered, Still and Silent", which is in the form of the French ballade.

Midnight Echo #17 is currently available to buy as an ebook:
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/...

The paperback edition is coming soon.

THE AGAIN-WALKERS is out now in paperback

My supernatural-Viking novelette, The Again-Walkers, is now available in paperback.

https://www.amazon.com/Again-Walkers-...

The Again-Walkers was inspired by ninth-century Danish mythology and superstition.

Back-cover blurb: To end a blood feud between two Viking families, Svana Norup is offered as a peace-pledge bride to blacksmith, Hallkell Jenson. Within weeks of moving to Hallkell's village, however, Svana meets and falls for the shepherd, Agmundr Rask. If Svana and Agmundr want to make a life together, they must first get rid of Hallkell. But can the lovers risk murder when Hallkell might return from the dead to take revenge?

This 2022 edition is published by Demain Publishing UK. The Again-Walkerswas first published in my award-winning and multi-award-nominated collection Perfect Little Stitches and Other Stories (IFWG Publishing Australia, 2017).

My drabble "The Unfriendly Ghost" published in Trembling With Fear

Trembling With Fear is the weekly fiction section published by the Horror Tree, offering drabbles, flash fiction and dark poetry. This week's selection includes my 100-word drabble "The Unfriendly Ghost".

The TWF fiction is free to read here:
https://horrortree.com/trembling-with...

Poem "408 Kilometres Up" published in AntipodeanSF #287

AntipodeanSF is the online magazine that's devoted to the regular monthly publication of fabulous and original science-fiction, fantasy, or horror mini-stories of about 500 words each. Every issue is free to read.

The current issue, AntipodeanSF #287, includes my poem, "408 Kilometres Up", which was written in the terzanelle form.

You can read the poem here:
https://www.antisf.com/the-stories/40...

Guest blog post: "Quick Tips on Writing a Novelette"

The Horror Tree is a resource for horror authors, offering information on submission callouts, plus book reviews, author interviews and articles pertinent to the industry.

The Horror Tree has published my guest blog post, "Quick Tips on Writing a Novelette". In part, the article states, "The novelette offers the satisfaction of writing a complex long-form piece requiring a similar kind of devotion to plot and character as the novella or novel, but in a more manageable size... Fancy trying your hand at a novelette? Or, if you’re writing a piece that’s already hit the 5,000-word mark, do you want to dig a little deeper into the narrative and develop your short story into a novelette? Here are my tips..."

You can read the full article here:
https://horrortree.com/quick-tips-on-...