Deborah Sheldon's Blog, page 39
December 27, 2016
Dozen: The Best of Breath and Shadow
'Breath and Shadow' is a literary journal of disability culture, written and edited exclusively by people with disabilities. In this collection of essays, poems and short stories, editor Chris Kuell presents the best writing from the magazine’s first 12 years. Included is my story, 'Bull rider'.
For more information on 'Dozen: The Best of Breath and Shadow':
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1541266404/...
For more information on 'Dozen: The Best of Breath and Shadow':
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1541266404/...
December 25, 2016
"Hell's Bells" available now in print format
Merry Christmas!
"Hell's Bells: stories of festive fear by members of the Australian Horror Writers Association" is now available in print format.
More information here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1520168462
"Hell's Bells: stories of festive fear by members of the Australian Horror Writers Association" is now available in print format.
More information here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1520168462
December 18, 2016
Goodreads giveaway of 'Devil Dragon'
Be in the running to win a paperback copy of my monster-horror novel, ‘Devil Dragon’. The Goodreads giveaway is open to entries from Australia, US, Canada, and UK.
Entries close January 18th, 2017.
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...
Entries close January 18th, 2017.
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...
December 17, 2016
Hell's Bells: Stories of Festive Fear by members of the Australian Horror Writers Association
From the Australian Horror Writers Association: Christmas news!
It's alive! Hell's Bells, short Christmas ghost stories from members of the Australian Horror Writers Association - only $1.35 for a limited period.
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B01MRYJM3F
It's alive! Hell's Bells, short Christmas ghost stories from members of the Australian Horror Writers Association - only $1.35 for a limited period.
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B01MRYJM3F
'Dark Waters' & 'Ronnie and Rita' are now available
From the IFWG Publishing Australia website:
"It is with pleasure that we announce the release of Deborah Sheldon’s two crime-noir novellas in a single volume, ‘Dark Waters’ and ‘Ronnie and Rita’. This is a wonderful addition to our catalogue and is a good prelude to her collection of dark short stories early next year, Perfect Little Stitches and Other Stories."
https://ifwgaustralia.com/2016/12/16/...
"It is with pleasure that we announce the release of Deborah Sheldon’s two crime-noir novellas in a single volume, ‘Dark Waters’ and ‘Ronnie and Rita’. This is a wonderful addition to our catalogue and is a good prelude to her collection of dark short stories early next year, Perfect Little Stitches and Other Stories."
https://ifwgaustralia.com/2016/12/16/...
December 15, 2016
'Dead of Night: The Best of Midnight Echo'
I'm proud to have a story in this anthology...
It is with immense pleasure that the Australian Horror Writers Association announces the release of "Dead of Night: The Best of Midnight Echo". This epic anthology features the scariest and most spellbinding stories from issues one to eleven of Midnight Echo magazine, as selected by Shane Jiraiya Cummings, former AHWA vice-president and Midnight Echo editor. These twenty-five stories are a showcase of Australia and New Zealand's darkest imaginations.
Print: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1541086236/
Ebook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N7HEXIG/
Goodreads page: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
It is with immense pleasure that the Australian Horror Writers Association announces the release of "Dead of Night: The Best of Midnight Echo". This epic anthology features the scariest and most spellbinding stories from issues one to eleven of Midnight Echo magazine, as selected by Shane Jiraiya Cummings, former AHWA vice-president and Midnight Echo editor. These twenty-five stories are a showcase of Australia and New Zealand's darkest imaginations.
Print: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1541086236/
Ebook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N7HEXIG/
Goodreads page: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
December 2, 2016
Crime-noir novellas: 'Dark Waters' & 'Ronnie and Rita'
IFWG Publishing Australia is releasing my crime-noir novellas, 'Dark Waters' & 'Ronnie and Rita', in mid-December. The ebook formats are available for pre-order NOW.
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.
Click here for the pre-order from Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/...
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.
Click here for the pre-order from Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/...
December 1, 2016
Guest blog post: World building for 'Devil Dragon'
Helen Lowe, award-winning NZ poet and author of fantasy fiction, invited me to write a guest blog post on my monster-horror novel, 'Devil Dragon'. You can read my post on world building here: http://helenlowe.info/blog/2016/12/02...
November 28, 2016
Cover reveal: my crime-noir novellas, 'Dark Waters' & 'Ronnie and Rita'
Leading up to the 2017 release of my collection of horror short stories, ‘Perfect Little Stitches and Other Stories’, IFWG Publishing Australia is releasing on December 15th my two crime-noir novellas in a single volume, ‘Dark Waters’ and ‘Ronnie and Rita’.
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.
Have a look at the terrific cover here: https://ifwgaustralia.com/2016/11/28/...
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.
Have a look at the terrific cover here: https://ifwgaustralia.com/2016/11/28/...
November 17, 2016
'Devil Dragon' is now available
My monster horror novel, published by Severed Press, is available now on Amazon.
Dr Erin Harris may be a scientist, but she has an unscientific obsession: to find a living Varanus priscus. Cryptozoologists call it the Devil Dragon. This giant Australian reptile went extinct some 12,000 years ago but like Bigfoot or Nessie, there are occasional sightings...
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N0F32TI/...
Dr Erin Harris may be a scientist, but she has an unscientific obsession: to find a living Varanus priscus. Cryptozoologists call it the Devil Dragon. This giant Australian reptile went extinct some 12,000 years ago but like Bigfoot or Nessie, there are occasional sightings...
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N0F32TI/...
