Deborah Sheldon's Blog, page 12

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-...

Short story published in SCIENCE WRITE NOW magazine

The magazine Science Write Now is a network of people and resources that supports creative writing about science. The editors believe that truth comes in many forms, some of which—like fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and memoir—help us translate complex or remote ideas into everyday lives, build spaces for empathy and change.

My sci-fi short story, "Carbon Copy Consumables", is in Edition #7: Science, Humour and the Absurd. You can read the story here:
https://www.sciencewritenow.com/ficti...

"Carbon Copy Consumables" was first published in Midnight Echo #15 in November 2020:
https://www.amazon.com/Midnight-Echo-...

KILLER CREATURES DOWN UNDER anthology - Table of Contents

My new anthology, Killer Creatures Down Under: Horror Stories with Bite, will be released by IFWG Publishing Australia in June 2023. I'm proud and pleased to announce the Table of Contents:-

Corvus - Keith Williams
Ixodes Holocyclus - Ben Matthews
Bait - Anthony Ferguson
Species Endangered (reprint) - Deborah Sheldon
The Warrigals - Steven Paulsen
Quoll Season - Helena O'Connor
Every Part of Her - Antoinette Rydyr
The Best Omelette in Australia - Fox Claret Hill
Twisted - Renee De Visser
A Park Apart - Charles Spiteri
The Seaside - Robert Mammone
Hell Gully - Pauline Yates
Myiasis - J.M. Merryt
No Frills Holiday - Geraldine Borella
Milk and Honey (reprint) - Jason Fischer
Nineteen Hours on Deep Creek Station - Tim Borella
Boyfriend Material - H.K. Stubbs
There Are Things on Me - Matt Tighe

The Night's End Podcast - "Hair and Teeth"

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.

Episode six of Season 3 is my horror story, "Hair and Teeth", narrated by Georgia Cook.

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

"Hair and Teeth" was first published in Aurealis magazine, and subsequently included in my collection Liminal Spaces: Horror Stories (IFWG Publishing Australia, March 2022).

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Unsettling Reads review of my novelette THE AGAIN-WALKERS

Authors and publishers H. Dair Brown & Robin Knabel of Unsettling Reads review and recommend books that make you shudder.

Unsettling Reads has posted a great review of my Viking-supernatural-horror novelette, The Again-Walkers.

In part, Robin Knabel writes, "[Sheldon] has a way of creating characters and scenes that will keep you engaged throughout the story, giving the reader a chance to watch a character’s growth and form opinions yet still get those marvelous aha moments in the end. Reading her work is a satisfying and thought-provoking experience."

You can read the full review here:
https://unsettlingreads.squarespace.c...

Kendall Reviews on my novelette THE AGAIN-WALKERS

Kendall Reviews has posted a wonderful review of my Viking-supernatural-horror novelette, The Again-Walkers.

In part, reviewer Priscilla Bettis writes, "There is much to fear in this story... Sheldon’s prose is polished. Her storytelling comes from an experienced pen..."

You can read the full review here:
http://kendallreviews.com/book-review...