ShadowSpinners Press

22/06/2023

by Christina Lay Having recently* spent four ten-hour days glued to my chair, editing a manuscript I had already rewritten and proofread to within an inch of its life before submitting to my publisher, I thought I'd take this opportunity to share my personal experience with facing The External Editor; the editor you're not allowed to lock in a closet and ignore. ...

by Christina Lay Having recently* spent four ten-hour days glued to my chair, editing a manuscript I had already rewritten and proofread to within an inch of its life before submitting to my publis…

08/06/2023

All week I struggled with finding a suitable topic for this blog. I wrote and discarded several, but this morning I woke up with a complete blog about motivation in my mind. Hooray! However, In the process of research, I found that I had already written on this exact topic back in 2017. In fact, the blog had returned to me exactly as I had written it then....

All week I struggled with finding a suitable topic for this blog. I wrote and discarded several, but this morning I woke up with a complete blog about motivation in my mind. Hooray! However, In th…

18/05/2023

Characterization: Our oldest friends know our youngest heart....

Characterization: Our oldest friends know our youngest heart.

08/03/2023

Turn mistakes of avoidance into mistakes of progress.

Turn mistakes of avoidance into mistakes of progress.

11/01/2023

Cynthia Ray Many writers find that prompts help to get the creative juices flowing. Prompts tickle the imagination, acting like the proverbial grain of sand in the oyster that results in a pearl. Some writers have created their own system of prompts, and others use personality tools like the Enneagram or the Meyers Briggs to give depth to characters, or perhaps utilize an…...

Cynthia Ray Many writers find that prompts help to get the creative juices flowing.  Prompts tickle the imagination, acting like the proverbial grain of sand in the oyster that results in a pe…

29/12/2022

By Cheryl Owen-Wilson The captivating magic of Christmas has enveloped our home from sparkling lights in every corner, to Jerome, our holiday gnome. My joy and delight this year, is in our 2 yr. old granddaughter’s eyes as they light up when saying “Wow, cool!” at each decoration, in awe struck surprise. She is after all, the reason for the season to be sure....

By Cheryl Owen-Wilson The captivating magic of Christmas has enveloped our home from sparkling lights in every corner, to Jerome, our holiday gnome. My joy and delight this year, is in our 2 yr. ol…

23/11/2022

by Christina Lay I’m here to provide a little insight into the goings on at a professional writers’ conference and why you as a writer or publisher might want to attend. But naturally, as a writer, the first thing I feel compelled to do is look up the meaning of “fray”. fray1 | frā | verb [no object]...

by Christina Lay I’m here to provide a little insight into the goings on at a professional writers’ conference and why you as a writer or publisher might want to attend. But naturally, as a writer,…

10/11/2022

ShadowSpinners is honored and thrilled to present Stephen T. Vessels last work, Fall of the Messengers. I personally believe it is a phenomenal achievement and a truly great piece of fiction. I know that Stephen would be proud of this a hardcover edition. Alan M. Clark created the cover art and interior illustrations, and two of Stephen's own drawings are included inside....

ShadowSpinners is honored and thrilled to present Stephen T. Vessels last work, Fall of the Messengers. I personally believe it is a phenomenal achievement and a truly great piece of fiction. I kno…

09/11/2022

By Cynthia Ray Desire is the engine that drives our will. Do you know what you want, what you desire with all of your heart? When we truly want something, we take definite steps towards obtaining it. In fact, we are pulled towards our desire, like iron to a magnet. It's a powerful, fiery force. Our fiery desire is what keeps us going when we run into difficulties on the path to winning the object we yearn for. ...

By Cynthia Ray Desire is the engine that drives our will. Do you know what you want, what you desire with all of your heart? When we truly want something, we take definite steps towards obtainin…

04/11/2022

Representin' at Word Fantasy in New Orleans.

31/10/2022

What better way to celebrate Halloween than with a new book featuring Shadowcats and a menacing Octopus surgeon lurking in an underground lair? ShadowSpinners is happy to announce the release of the third and final book in the Celestial Fragments trilogy: The Otter's Wings by Mary E. Lowd. About the book: After returning from their visit to the All-Being, Witch-Hazel the squirrel tries to retire in Riverton with her friends Fish-Breath the otter and Twiggy the beaver....

What better way to celebrate Halloween than with a new book featuring Shadowcats and a menacing Octopus surgeon lurking in an underground lair? ShadowSpinners is happy to announce the release of th…

26/10/2022

The joy of ghost stories.

Ghost Story Weekend, by Eric Witchey I love Ghost Story Weekend! In fact, I love it so much that I hope to haunt it long after my passing has caused WordCrafters to pass it on to another writer-in-…

13/10/2022

by Cheryl Owen Wilson For as long as I can remember I’ve been fascinated by all mythology surrounding spiritual realms where the dead can, and do, communicate with the living. My childhood into young adult years were spent amongst my mother’s family in Southern Louisiana. It is the place where my first memory, at around two years old, is of a great aunt’s open coffin sitting in another aunt’s living room ready to receive visitors....

by Cheryl Owen Wilson For as long as I can remember I’ve been fascinated by all mythology surrounding spiritual realms where the dead can, and do, communicate with the living. My childhood into you…

18/08/2022

Strange, Charm, Truth, Beauty, and Useful… By Eric Witchey While this little essay is about writing, it starts with physics. My brother is a brilliant man—not kind of smart or sort of a genius. He’s cast iron solid brilliant. His Ph.D. dissertation was about particles and stuff and such and current decay rates of charm mesons. I won’t bore you with the long list of amazing things he’s done since that early success....

Strange, Charm, Truth, Beauty, and Useful… By Eric Witchey While this little essay is about writing, it starts with physics. My brother is a brilliant man—not kind of smart or sort of a genius. He’…

21/07/2022

The Day I Learned to Write by Eric Witchey I knew I could skate on chores and homework while my father concentrated on cutting, ruling, gluing, and cursing the newspaper ad layout for his small-town pharmacy. So, when he called to me as I tried to slip past the dining room and out the kitchen door to play on a warm September evening, it startled me....

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The Day I Learned to Write by Eric Witchey I knew I could skate on chores and homework while my father concentrated on cutting, ruling, gluing, and cursing the newspaper ad layout for his small-tow…

21/06/2022

The Solstice, a time of abundance and manifestation, seems like the perfect time for a book release. Aftermath, the latest Labyrinth of Souls novel, is now available. Aftermath is also the 13th book in the series–lucky 13! An appropriate number, since this book becoming a reality involved a dash of luck. Writing this book was a unique, compelling and magical journey....

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The Solstice, a time of abundance and manifestation, seems like the perfect time for a book release. Aftermath, the latest Labyrinth of Souls novel, is now available. Aftermath is also the 13th boo…

21/06/2022

Another Labyrinth of Souls novel is available today! Aftermath by Cynthia Ray is a gripping, inventive addition to the series, a near-future science fiction adventure that adds a new twist the concept of the labyrinth. ShadowSpinners Press is proud to present this impressive debut novel. About the book: Homes have gone missing. Carly and Michael track three of the runaway houses to a place in the backwoods, where unexpected events threaten their lives and their sanity....

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Another Labyrinth of Souls novel is available today! Aftermath by Cynthia Ray is a gripping, inventive addition to the series, a near-future science fiction adventure that adds a new twist the conc…

30/03/2022

Cynthia Ray The Persistence of Time by Salvador Dali Researchers continue to delve into the mysteries of time and space, challenging and expanding our current scientific thinking. Recently, I’ve read some fascinating theories about time that captured my imagination. In Einstein’s theory, what we call space also involves time — that’s why it’s called space time, whatever it is you do to space also happens to time....

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Cynthia Ray The Persistence of Time by Salvador Dali Researchers continue to delve into the mysteries of time and space, challenging and expanding our current scientific thinking. Recently, I’ve r…

03/03/2022

The Writer's Sacrifices? Eric Witchey Across the table sits a youngish woman of maybe 30. She's earnest, excited, and surprised I agreed to meet her for lunch. I ran into her husband, a random encounter in a store I frequent, and he offered to help me with a problem. After realizing he didn't work there, I still listened to what he had to say because the way he asked the question was specific enough to suggest he might have some knowledge....

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The Writer’s Sacrifices? Eric Witchey Across the table sits a youngish woman of maybe 30. She’s earnest, excited, and surprised I agreed to meet her for lunch. I ran into her husband, a…

18/02/2022

by Cheryl Owen-Wilson Hearts, hearts everywhere. Well, it is the month of February, when Valentine's Day is both hated, and loved in equal measure. So I've decided to share my series of heart paintings along with a very brief poem of my thoughts as I painted each. Frozen Heart Singing Hearts "Bleeding Heart" "Heart's Light" "Crawling Hearts" "Cosmic Heart"

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by Cheryl Owen-Wilson Hearts, hearts everywhere. Well, it is the month of February, when Valentine’s Day is both hated, and loved in equal measure. So I’ve decided to share my series of…

23/12/2021

The doing creates the doer. The doer does in order to create....

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The doing creates the doer. The doer does in order to create.

22/11/2021

While attempting to come up with an idea for my blog, Bayou Babe spoke up and asked if she could take over. What else could I say but ,“yes”. # How y’all doin’ today? This is my first ever blog so let me start by tellin’ ya a’ bit ‘bout myself. I’m a’ southern woman livin’ my best life here on an Island in the fingers of the swamps what snake along Louisiana’s gulf shores....

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While attempting to come up with an idea for my blog, Bayou Babe spoke up and asked if she could take over.  What else could I say but ,“yes”. # How y’all doin’ today?  This is my first e…

07/11/2021

ShadowSpinners Press is excited to announce the 12th book in the Labyrinth of Souls series: The Bee's Waltz by Mary E. Lowd. The Bee's Waltz is the sequel to The Snake's Song, and is Book 2 in The Celestial Fragments trilogy. Book 3, The Otter's Wings, will be coming out some time in 2022. Mary visited our sister website earlier this week to talk about the inspiration for the trilogy and how she came to be part of the Labyrinth of Souls merry band of adventurers....

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ShadowSpinners Press is excited to announce the 12th book in the Labyrinth of Souls series: The Bee’s Waltz by Mary E. Lowd. The Bee’s Waltz is the sequel to The Snake’s Song, and…

03/11/2021

Today Mary E. Lowd is with us to talk about her upcoming novel, The Bee's Waltz, Book 2 in the Celestial Fragments trilogy, and the latest offering in the Labyrinth of Souls project. Release date 11/7!~ Christina Lay Keeping the Door Cracked Open by Mary E. Lowd I got invited to write a Labyrinth of Souls novel because of a coincidence....

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Today Mary E. Lowd is with us to talk about her upcoming novel, The Bee’s Waltz, Book 2 in the Celestial Fragments trilogy, and the latest offering in the Labyrinth of Souls project. Release …

27/10/2021