Deborah Sheldon's Blog, page 19
March 28, 2021
Horror Tree review of Spawn: Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy, Birth and Babies
The Horror Tree has posted a great review of my anthology, Spawn: Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy Birth and Babies. In part, reviewer Mario Guslandi writes, "...an interesting anthology of horror fiction, graced by some little gems apt to effectively entertain and disquiet the reader."
You can read the full review here: https://horrortree.com/epeolatry-book...
IFWG Publishing Australia will release Spawn on 3 May 2021.
You can read the full review here: https://horrortree.com/epeolatry-book...
IFWG Publishing Australia will release Spawn on 3 May 2021.
March 22, 2021
"Shedding" on the AntipodeanSF Radio Show
The weekly AntipodeanSF Radio Show selects the best in speculative flash fiction published by the AntipodeanSF Magazine. Stories are often narrated by the authors themselves.
Episode "Angelica" includes my flash fiction piece, "Shedding", narrated by Mark English.
https://antisf.libsyn.com/angelica?td...
Episode "Angelica" includes my flash fiction piece, "Shedding", narrated by Mark English.
https://antisf.libsyn.com/angelica?td...
March 8, 2021
Ebook giveaway of The Long Shot
The Horror Tree is giving away TEN ebook copies of my crime novella, The Long Shot (Twelfth Planet Press). Entries close 22 March.
The back-cover blurb:
Simone Parker visits her home town of Brownbeck after six long years away. When she witnesses a brutal bashing, police officer Mitchell Ross needs her testimony. Simone is keen to help until she discovers her estranged sister, Claire, might be involved.
https://horrortree.com/march-2021-giv...
The back-cover blurb:
Simone Parker visits her home town of Brownbeck after six long years away. When she witnesses a brutal bashing, police officer Mitchell Ross needs her testimony. Simone is keen to help until she discovers her estranged sister, Claire, might be involved.
https://horrortree.com/march-2021-giv...
March 6, 2021
Pre-orders now available for Year's Best Hardcore Horror #6
The Year’s Best Hardcore Horror anthology series, published by Red Room Press, showcases the extreme, harder side of horror, featuring stories that break boundaries and trash taboos.
For the third year running, I have a story included! This year, it's "All the Stars in Her Eyes", first published by Andromeda Spaceways #80.
Year's Best Hardcore Horror #6 is now available for pre-orders. Publication date is 25 May 2021.
The cover is so eye-catching!
https://www.amazon.com/Years-Best-Har...
For the third year running, I have a story included! This year, it's "All the Stars in Her Eyes", first published by Andromeda Spaceways #80.
Year's Best Hardcore Horror #6 is now available for pre-orders. Publication date is 25 May 2021.
The cover is so eye-catching!
https://www.amazon.com/Years-Best-Har...
March 4, 2021
Guest blog post on Kendall Reviews
UK-based Kendall Reviews promotes horror and the darker genres with reviews, interviews, guest posts and more.
My guest blog post "10 Tips for Getting Published in Anthologies" includes a teaser for my upcoming anthology, Spawn: Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy, Birth and Babies.
http://kendallreviews.com/feature-aus...
IFWG Publishing Australia will release Spawn worldwide on 3 May 2021 in both paperback and ebook formats.
https://ifwgaustralia.com/2020/09/26/...
My guest blog post "10 Tips for Getting Published in Anthologies" includes a teaser for my upcoming anthology, Spawn: Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy, Birth and Babies.
http://kendallreviews.com/feature-aus...
IFWG Publishing Australia will release Spawn worldwide on 3 May 2021 in both paperback and ebook formats.
https://ifwgaustralia.com/2020/09/26/...
February 12, 2021
TOC for Year's Best Hardcore Horror #6
The Year’s Best Hardcore Horror anthology series, published by Red Room Press, showcases the extreme, harder side of horror, featuring stories that break boundaries and trash taboos.
For the third year running, I have a story included! This year, it's "All the Stars in Her Eyes", first published by Andromeda Spaceways #80.
Here is the full Table of Contents for Year's Best Hardcore Horror volume 6. What a line-up! I'm absolutely thrilled to be included.
https://www.facebook.com/RedRoomPress...
For the third year running, I have a story included! This year, it's "All the Stars in Her Eyes", first published by Andromeda Spaceways #80.
Here is the full Table of Contents for Year's Best Hardcore Horror volume 6. What a line-up! I'm absolutely thrilled to be included.
https://www.facebook.com/RedRoomPress...
February 2, 2021
"The Horror of Spawning" posted by the Horror Tree
The Horror Tree is a resource for horror authors, offering information on open submissions plus articles on every aspect of the writing process, fiction, guest posts, blog tours, and more.
Throughout February, they will feature guest blog posts to mark Women In Horror Month. My contribution is "The Horror of Spawning", a contemplation of pregnancy and birth with a nod to the contributors of my upcoming anthology, Spawn: Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy, Birth and Babies (IFWG Publishing Australia).
https://horrortree.com/wihm-12-the-ho...
Throughout February, they will feature guest blog posts to mark Women In Horror Month. My contribution is "The Horror of Spawning", a contemplation of pregnancy and birth with a nod to the contributors of my upcoming anthology, Spawn: Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy, Birth and Babies (IFWG Publishing Australia).
https://horrortree.com/wihm-12-the-ho...
January 3, 2021
Story in Year's Best Hardcore Horror #6
Hat trick! For the third year in a row, editors of Year’s Best Hardcore Horror (Red Room Press) have selected one of my stories for inclusion. This time, it’s “All the Stars in Her Eyes", first published in Andromeda Spaceways #80.
https://andromedaspaceways.com/produc...
The Year’s Best Hardcore Horror anthology series showcases the extreme, harder side of horror, featuring stories that break boundaries and trash taboos.
http://www.redroompress.com/years-bes...
My previous works chosen for YBHH include "Hair and Teeth" (2018 edition) and "The Tea and Sugar Train" (2019 edition).
https://andromedaspaceways.com/produc...
The Year’s Best Hardcore Horror anthology series showcases the extreme, harder side of horror, featuring stories that break boundaries and trash taboos.
http://www.redroompress.com/years-bes...
My previous works chosen for YBHH include "Hair and Teeth" (2018 edition) and "The Tea and Sugar Train" (2019 edition).
December 30, 2020
Author interview with Lisa Haselton
Lisa Haselton writes mystery, horror, romance and poetry, and interviews authors. She's posted an interview with me on her blog.
https://lisahaselton.com/2020/12/31/i...
I chat about my crime novella, The Long Shot, published by Twelfth Planet Press.
https://lisahaselton.com/2020/12/31/i...
I chat about my crime novella, The Long Shot, published by Twelfth Planet Press.
December 10, 2020
Ebook giveaway of Dark Waters / Ronnie and Rita
The Horror Tree is giving away TEN ebook copies of my crime-noir novellas, Dark Waters / Ronnie and Rita (IFWG Publishing Australia). Entries close 21 December.
https://horrortree.com/enter-to-win-a...
The back-cover blurb reads:
Each story a mirror-image of the other...
A bad man trying to become good.
A good man turning bad.
Both men motivated by love.
DARK WATERS
Brendan Reilly, a.k.a. Danny Boy, is a veteran of the Overlords, an outlaw motorcycle club. A near-fatal accident leads him to an epiphany: he is determined to quit the life and reconnect with his ex-wife and son. At the same time, the Overlords are preparing for war against a rival gang, the Golden Jackals, and with Brendan's loyalty in question, he is pushed further into the war when all he wants is a way out.
RONNIE AND RITA
Ron Spooner is middle-aged, alone and lonely, a nobody who has mowed lawns for a living ever since he was a boy. When he meets a young drifter, Rita, they fall in love, and want nothing more than a family of their own. Too bad it isn't possible. Or is it? What Rita asks him to do is wrong. Terribly wrong. But Ron is willing to sacrifice everything for this twisted love affair.
https://deborahsheldon.wordpress.com/...
https://deborahsheldon.wordpress.com/...
https://horrortree.com/enter-to-win-a...
The back-cover blurb reads:
Each story a mirror-image of the other...
A bad man trying to become good.
A good man turning bad.
Both men motivated by love.
DARK WATERS
Brendan Reilly, a.k.a. Danny Boy, is a veteran of the Overlords, an outlaw motorcycle club. A near-fatal accident leads him to an epiphany: he is determined to quit the life and reconnect with his ex-wife and son. At the same time, the Overlords are preparing for war against a rival gang, the Golden Jackals, and with Brendan's loyalty in question, he is pushed further into the war when all he wants is a way out.
RONNIE AND RITA
Ron Spooner is middle-aged, alone and lonely, a nobody who has mowed lawns for a living ever since he was a boy. When he meets a young drifter, Rita, they fall in love, and want nothing more than a family of their own. Too bad it isn't possible. Or is it? What Rita asks him to do is wrong. Terribly wrong. But Ron is willing to sacrifice everything for this twisted love affair.
https://deborahsheldon.wordpress.com/...
https://deborahsheldon.wordpress.com/...
