Author page: Sam Sheldon

Blog posts come and blog posts go.

It’s been a whirlwind couple weeks. My book release went great. Two weeks ago I was attacked by dreaded tooth pain which took me out for about five days and resulted in getting a tooth removed(tooth #30 for those interested). If you’ve ever had...

Memories of the Process

So, after much anticipation, I released my first book, The Intergalactic Writer’s Guild, in both print and digital formats. This process was a wild ride of emotions. There are so many little points, pieces of the process, both amazing and...

On Reading

“If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” Stephen King   I think it’s fair to say that I love books. They are a passion, so much so that after years and years of reading...

Influences – Part 2

In Part 1, I discussed literary influences and asked the question, what about the other stuff? The other gigantic influence on me is music. I don’t ever write without it. Musical influences could go on and on forever, but I’d instead like to...

The delay.

I was unfortunately not able to release my book on Thursday. I really wanted to. I mean…really, really, REALLY wanted to. But, alas, it wasn’t meant to be. The process of self-publishing, of which I am a HUGE adherent in this modern...

Influences – Part 1

“The human being is a self-propelled automaton entirely under the control of external influences. Willful and predetermined though they appear, his actions are governed not from within, but from without. He is like a float tossed about by the...

Why hello there…

1/1/18 Welcome to the website! Thank you for stopping by! This is the first of what will be weekly blog posts and, well, I’m glad you’re here to check it out. I’ll be discussing things that are related to my writing career, but will occasionally...