Sheila's Guests and Reviews

The Flower Child Blog tour stops at another wonderful blog today, where fantasy author A. F. Stewart (in her own words) rants, writes and reviews books: http://afstewartblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/storyteller-guest-author-sheila-deeth.html . You can even read an excerpt from the first A. F. Stewart book that I ever read--Chronicles of the Undead--at the top of her page. Or, if you prefer shorter stories, click on Passing Fancies halfway down the page and enjoy some wonderful samples of short scary tales--perfect for the time of year. A Nova Scotia writer who likes fantasy, mysteries and history, A. F. Stewart is also a great friend and supporter of other writers. She creates and responds to writing prompts, always leaves encouraging comments, and even runs groups for writers on Goodreads where she hosted my Q&A last weekend. So enjoy my post on the stories I tell, and why Spiritual Speculative Fiction, when you follow the link . Then enjoy the many other things on offer. And t...

Last week was a bad week. My Mum went back to England after two months here with us. The house feels empty and quiet. Even the washing machine's finally finished its job. Meanwhile my husband reminded me that I need to go back to work if we're ever to earn enough to retire. I'd rather write, but it doesn't pay the bills. Last week did have its good points though. A.F. Stewart wrote a lovely review of Refracted on her blog, and it's a really cool blog too--well worth a visit. Erin O'Riordan posted another lovely review of Refracted on David Weisman's blog (he's got a fascinating post on "leveraging Facebook" there today). It's definitely cool to see Refracted included in a list or Favorite Weird Indie Fiction of 2010, and to be mentioned in the same post as Peter Joseph Swanson ... Wow! He's one of the first indie authors I ever met when I joined Gather all those moons ago. So now it's on to this week, catching up on a gazillio...

I'm still Taking that Reading Journey , and I found a way to work out how many points I've made each month. Current totals... Jan 168, Feb 208, March 17. I've just posted some more book reviews too Incendiary by Chris Cleave - an amazing tale of large events writ small in the life of a London woman. (I wrote a review of Chris Cleave's Little Bee last week. I'm hooked. He's a really great writer!) Passing Fancies by A. F. Stewart, a very enjoyable collection of short stories and drabbles, perfect for keeping on the desktop of your computer (or by your coffee mug, though you may prefer not to eat jammy dodgers while reading some of them). Thunder and Blood , by Stacey Voss, who hopes to give birth to both the sequel and a new baby sometime soon. a theory of all things , by Peggy Leon: Okay, I posted this review earlier, but the book's just come out, so you might want to give it a look. Seriously, it's one of the best books I've read recently, by an ...