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Appearance – Writing about Bumps in the Night and Other Frights

Sheri L. McGathy — Tue, 03 May 2011 15:56:04 +0000

Writing about Bumps in the Night and Other Frights

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011 at 1:30pm

Gardner Neighborhood Library

137 E Shawnee Street

Gardner, KS 66030

In the spirit of Halloween fun, Kansas authors Lee Killough, Linda Madl, and Sheri L. McGathy discuss their fascination with the supernatural creatures, fantasy beings, and ghosts that inspired their writing. The authors will read from their works and answer questions about their writing and the things that give us all goose bumps.

Lee Killough is published in sci-fi and is known for her supernatural and urban fantasy mysteries. Linda Madl is published in historical romance and short stories, including several ghost stories. Sheri L. McGathy is published mainly in fantasy and has earned several awards for her work.

New Interview For Sheri L. McGathy

Sheri L. McGathy — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:15:12 +0000

Sheri has a new interview up here. Hope you have time to surf on over!

May the magic always brighten your world
Author and Freelance Cover Artist
http://www.sherimcgathy.com

Film news from Lee Killough

Lee Killough — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:48:29 +0000

An Australian indie film maker Joel Rembach has made a short film based on Lee’s short short story A Cup of Hemlock and is entering it in film festivals in Australia and around the world. In a few weeks the film should be posted on-line where everyone can view it. Try http://www.vimeo/19117628 or Google Joel Rembach films.

Lee Killough’s convention appearances

Lee Killough — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 23:03:01 +0000

Lee has schedules appearances at several mystery and SF conventions.

ConQuest, Kansas City, May 27-29

SoonerCon, Oklahoma City, June 3 – 5

New publications from Lee Killough

Lee Killough — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 23:00:03 +0000

A number of Lee’s books are now available as e-books…through Smashwords, All Romance eBooks (though her books aren’t really romances except in the sense that all fiction is romance), for Kindle, Nook, and others. The e-books so far are Blood Games, Wilding Nights, Killer Karma, The Leopard’s Daughter, and this month, Blood Hunt. Blood Hunt has new scenes, material that didn’t occur to me until after the print versions came out. Others of my Out of Print books are still in the re-editing process. Bloodlinks, the sequel to Blood Hunt. The three Brill/Maxwell SF myteries

Now available: Hide and Seek by Jamie Hill

Jamie Hill — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:55:51 +0000

Wild Thing Series, Book One. Life can’t be all fun and games, or can it? Madison Stewart spends her days taking care of children at the Sunny Days Childcare Center, and her nights wondering what’s missing from her life. When Robert Cooper brings his three year old daughter, Sophie, to the center, he not only fills the vacancy in Maddie’s classroom, but also the empty spot in her heart.
Sophie’s mother returns with her own agenda, and Rob is forced to choose between an old, familiar existence and his new, more complicated relationship. Shocked and hurt at his indecision, Maddie, with secrets of her own, feels the need to run and hide. When Rob seeks her out, what he finds stuns him and changes their lives forever.

Find the ebook here: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/35654

E-book release

Linda Madl — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:24:29 +0000

Fall is a wonderful time of year with fresh blue skies, brisk breezes, and early darkness. It’s the perfect time for ghost stories and tales of the weird and strange—favorite reading for me. It’s also fun to write uncanny tales. Recently I’ve released through BooksWeLove Publishing Partners (BWLPP) my original short story for e-readers, “Serafina.” In this old-fashioned ghost story, an artist and his friend learn the truth about the power of love over death.

I’m a collector of true ghost stories and love reading about other peoples’ experiences with the paranormal. My collection of true ghost story books numbers over 200. It includes volumes from England, Scotland, Norway, Canada, and across the US. To be honest, I’m a coward. I prefer experiencing the paranormal vicariously through stories. But that hasn’t kept me from expressing what is creepy and spine-chilling about the supernatural. Go to the BWLPP website or Kindle or Smashword for your copy of “Serafina.”

http://www.bookswelove.net/publisher.php

http://www.amazon.com/Linda-Madl/e/B001KI5M18/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_9?qid=1286980728&sr=1-9

Now available: On The Edge by Jamie Hill

Jamie Hill — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 19:32:09 +0000

Detective Jake Gilford is skeptical when he hears Joss Wheeler say she believes her newly inherited house is haunted. He’s a man of facts and hard evidence, and ghosts aren’t on his radar screen. He’s also a man, and Joss is a beautiful, if somewhat nutty, woman. Won over by her charms, he promises to stay and help her unravel the mystery of the house–or whatever else she has that might need unraveling . . .

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Author Jamie Hill has a knack for pulling a reader deeper and deeper into her stories as they try to figure out where she is leading them. Her characters are very realistic as they grow closer while working together to discover what or who is trying to scare Joss away. If you love a good captivating mystery then you’ll want to make sure Edge is on your list.” ~ Tammy, Fallen Angel Reviews

“Jamie Hill tells a wonderful story that sucks you in from the very first page.” ~ Alisha, Two Lips Reviews

“A sit on the edge of your seat page-turner.” ~ Deb, Sensual Reads and Reviews

“Had me glued to the pages… Yup, Jamie has her literary talons in, and I won’t be satisfied till I get all the answers!” ~ Rose, Romance at Heart Reviews

~ Read an excerpt or purchase here

New titles by Jamie Hill

Jamie Hill — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 22:35:56 +0000

I’m very pleased to announce that Books We Love Publishing Partners has released several of my novels and short stories. Family Secrets, Family Ties, All That Jazz, Playing With Destiny and High Maintenance are all available now! More books are on the way. Visit my BWLPP author page here:

http://www.bookswelove.net/jamiehill.php

and be sure to check out the wonderful cover art by Coffeeshop Writers’ own Sheri L. McGathy!

Jamie

Jerri has a new Facebook fan page

Jerri Garretson — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:04:42 +0000

Visit Jerri's new Facebook fan page at:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jerri-Garretson/41797309607