Celebrations, Events, and Some Internet Radio

Today I’m here to talk about me. Yes, I have some updates and some events I’ll be participating in over the next few weeks.

Events

First up is the BlogTalk Radio Show, THE AUTHORS WORDS: Characters Gone Mad Addition. This happens on June 23^rd, hosted by JD Holiday and Agy Wilson. I'll be one of three guests (Dellani Oakes and J.P. Lane being the others) answering some questions about our book characters. On the hot seat so to speak will be my Detective Piper from Fairy Tale Fusion.

You can click on the blog post link for more details about the event and find out the where and when: http://theauthorswordswithjdholiday.blogspot.ca/2015/06/the-authors-words-characters-gone-mad.html

On July 8^th, I’m joining in the fun on Facebook with the Sunshine Book Show Celebration. It's one of those multi-author takeover events, and it should be quite the party. I'm up at 2:30 PM EST until 3:00 PM EST, and I’ll be offering up some ebook prizes, a contest game, excerpts, and a Rafflecopter giveaway. In fact, the whole event promises to be chalked full of prizes and games, so be sure to show up.

Here’s the author schedule and the event link:

Schedule
(All Times Are EST)

12:00 – 12:30 pm: Maria DeVivo
(Welcome and Roll Call) 12:30 – 1:00 pm: Karen Black
1:00 – 1:30 pm: Mysti Parker 1:30 – 2:00 pm: Cris Pasqueralle
2:00 – 2:30 pm: Viv Drewa 2:30 – 3:00 pm: A. F. Stewart
3:00 – 3:30 pm: Patty Wiseman 3:30 – 4:00 pm: Maria DeVivo
4:00 – 4:30 pm: Uvi Poznansky
4:30 – 5:00 pm: Janet Morris
5:00 – 5:30 pm: Linda Bonney Olin
5:30 – 6:00 pm: Chuck Lovatt
6:00 – 6:30 pm: Karen Vaughan
6:30 – 7:00 pm: Barbara Ehrentreu
7:00 – 8:00 pm: Eileen Register

Sunshine Book Show Celebration:  https://www.facebook.com/events/918042634900643/

And lastly, on the weekend of August 14^th to 16^th I’ll be gracing the hallowed virtual forums of the Heroes Versus Villains panel at the EFestival of Words. You can check out that event here: http://www.efestivalofwords.com/

Colours of Poetry Slam on Facebook

On April 7th, I'm releasing my new book of poetry, Colours of Poetry, and to celebrate that release and National Poetry Month I'm hosting a Facebook poetry party!

 

Check out the Facebook Event:

https://www.facebook.com/events/357548374428534/

The Party Rules are simple:

1 - Post a poem inspired by our theme: colour
2 - Post a poem inspired by or in honour of National Poetry Month
3 - Post any old poem
4 - Have fun

And as a treat for participants, I'll be picking three random poems for a feature here on the blog: http://afstewartblog.blogspot.ca/

And there's a Rafflecopter giveaway of my book:

a Rafflecopter giveaway

So, come over and post your poems and have some fun!

And feel free to invite your poet friends, the more the merrier.

Short Story Month of May

The month of May is Short Story Month, so I thought I would post a few random bits of short fiction this month in honour of the short story. First up is a a story I wrote for a prompt over on Facebook, I hope you enjoy it...

House of Wyndham

Would you like to know about Wyndham House on Sycamore Drive?

It imposes a presence over the neighbourhood, doesn't it? The house is old world architecture, with its stone façade and strong timbers, nestled at the far end of the street. It is tucked back from the asphalt, apart, but the house still looms in the minds of the area residents.

Why you ask? Because everyone knows its history, of course. Death seeps out of each pane, rafter and stone.

It started with the designer and builder of the house, Josiah Wyndham. He was the first to die, shot over his unfaithful wife in 1902. His murderer died next, apparently poisoned by Josiah’s wife, who confessed all in a letter before drowning herself in liquor and the bathtub.

Josiah’s oldest son inherited the house, but he died a year later at the hands of his youngest sibling, who stabbed him during a heated argument. After that, the house passed from relative to relative, all of whom died tragically. Eventually no Wyndham would go near the place and it sat abandoned for years, until it sold in 1922. And the legacy of the house continued for decades, bouncing between owners, deaths and realtors.

I've heard it said the house is cursed, that Josiah condemned it with his dying breath. Perhaps he did, but the real truth of the matter lies with the house itself. Somewhere, somehow the house is alive. Yes, alive. Not breathing, heart-beating alive, but aware nonetheless.

Don’t laugh, it’s true.

And worse, it collects people. All those poor souls that died within the walls of Wyndham House, well they never left. Their ghosts still roam the corridors and rooms, their phantom eyes still peer out the windows.

You may scoff, I wouldn't blame you. I scoffed too, before I bought the house, before I died here. I believe now, as the days turn to years and I keep wandering the house, as my spirit stays trapped and I welcome the newly dead to our ghostly ranks.

So welcome, you poor fool, to Wyndham House.

Fairy Tale Fusion Launches Today!

Today's the day for the official launch of my new book Fairy Tale Fusion, and there's a big celebration going on over at Facebook this afternoon at 4 PM Atlantic Time (that's 3 PM Eastern) until 7 PM Atlantic (6 PM Eastern). There will be trivia questions, chatting, and free swag, plus I may even bring some virtual chocolate, and peppermint daiquiris.

It all happens here: https://www.facebook.com/events/446300328811870/449328735175696/

And don't worry if you can't make it because the dark fairies are heading to this very blog tomorrow, Oct 24th, for the start of Coffin Hop 2013. Yes, that's right it's that time of year again, when Halloween starts early. So, please join me until Halloween for Dark Magic, Creepy Creatures, and the Seelie Court...

Oh, and did I mention there will be contests with lots of free stuff.

Fairy Tale Fusion

What if the characters in Fairy Tales were real? What if they lived in Fairyland, a place not too dissimilar to ours, next to Wonderland and down the street from Camelot?  

Come follow the exploits of Detective Piper of the Fairyland Metro Police, the Fairy Tale News updates and more cracked characters taken from the world of childhood.  

When you are done dancing with Cinderella and her cronies, open the lid of a very scary toy box to find where children’s nightmares begin... and end, badly.

Book Links: 

Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/356889

Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00G1RJUCA

Amazon.ca: http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00G1RJUCA

Kobo: http://store.kobobooks.com/en-CA/ebook/fairy-tale-fusion

B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fairy-tale-fusion-a-f-stewart/1116913271

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/book/fairy-tale-fusion/id706475602?mt=11

Mechanized Masterpieces Book Launch Party!

Today’s the day! The Book Launch Party for Mechanized Masterpieces: A Steampunk Anthology!

Come help me, and all the other talented authors celebrate the astonishing world of goggles and gears as we turn Facebook into a blustering, chugging wonderland of Victorian steam.

All the authors will be on the hotseat to answer your questions, each taking turns throughout the party, plus there will be trivia, an internet scavenger hunt, with lots of cool prizes to be won, such as posters, free books and jewelry.

So please join us on Facebook later this afternoon:

https://www.facebook.com/events/339286706194431/

And you can check out Mechanized Masterpieces: A Steampunk Anthology on Amazon or Barnes and Noble

You can also check out my interview and a review of the book here: http://dinaraeswritestuff.blogspot.ca/2013/04/steampunk-author-af-stewart-stops-by.html