I'm Shelagh (that's the Irish form of Sheila!) I was born in Lancashire, UK and graduated from the University of Leeds before I moved to Scotland, where I completed a course in Information Technology at the University of Glasgow. I have lots of interests, including artwork, computing, reading and all forms of writing, but I particularly enjoy writing for children. I wrote Mr. Planemaker's Flying Machine as a children's novel but there is more to the book than just a story, although readers are l
Susan Whitfield, author of three published novels, Genesis Beach, Just North of Luck and Hell Swamp, interviewed Shelagh Watkins on her blog on Monday 12th October:Shelagh Watkins is writer, editor and publisher at Mandinam Press, and author of two books: Mr. Planemaker’s Flying Machine and The Power of Persuasion. She set up the Children’s Fiction group on LibraryThing, the Published Authors group on Goodreads, and the Published Authors Network group on LinkedIn. Shelagh also created the Pub... Read Full Story
Abe F. March: Guest Author | Visual Arts Junctionhttp://www.visualartsjunction.com/?p=3321By Shelagh Watkins Today's guest, Abe March, has an interesting and varied background that led to the writing of his first book, To Beirut and Back. Read Full Story
Today, I received this review of Mr. Planemaker's Flying Machine:Fantasy is deftly combined with realism in this tale of two children, Emmelisa and Dell Planemaker. Science and metaphysics blend together as Dell and Emmelisa deal with troubles ranging from the tragic loss of their father to the agony of coping with school bullies. They begin to find solutions to these real problems when they happen upon their father’s old computer, and, with the help of their mysterious family cat, Cosmos, fi... Read Full Story
Today, I received this review of Mr. Planemaker's Flying Machine: Fantasy is deftly combined with realism in this tale of two children, Emmelisa and Dell Planemaker. Science and metaphysics blend together as Dell and Emmelisa deal with troubles ranging from the tragic loss of their father to the agony of coping with school bullies. They begin to find solutions to these real problems when they happen upon their father’s old computer, and, with the help of their mysterious family cat, Cosmos, ... Read Full Story
Preston FM is about to serialise Mr. Planemaker's Flying Machine for the daily morning programme, Chat City. The time: 8.20am every morning Monday to Friday The place: Chat City on Preston FMThe starting date: May 11th 20095-8 min daily episodes will be repeated in an omnibus edition at 5pm each Sunday.Listen live online on http://www.preston.fm/ Read Full Story
Preston FM is about to serialise Mr. Planemaker's Flying Machine for the daily morning programme, Chat City. The time: 8.20am every morning Monday to Friday The place: Chat City on Preston FM The starting date: May 11th 2009 5-8 min daily episodes will be repeated in an omnibus edition at 5pm each Sunday. Listen live online on www.preston.fm Read Full Story
Preston FM is about to serialise Mr. Planemaker's Flying Machine for the daily morning programme, Chat City. The time: 8.20am every morning Monday to Friday The place: Chat City on Preston FM The starting date: May 11th 2009 5-8 min daily episodes will be repeated in an omnibus edition at 5pm each Sunday. Listen live online on www.preston.fm Read Full Story
Many aspiring writers and authors set out to write a novel in the expectation that a publisher out there might be interested in their manuscript. Often, their drive and enthusiasm stems from the enjoyment they receive from writing their stories. We’ve all been on the receiving end of a request from a friend to listen to a new piece of music in the expectation that we’ll love it as much as our friend does. Often, those who gain a great deal of pleasure from any form of entertainment feel a de... Read Full Story
Many aspiring writers and authors set out to write a novel in the expectation that a publisher out there might be interested in their manuscript. Often, their drive and enthusiasm stems from the enjoyment they receive from writing their stories. We’ve all been on the receiving end of a request from a friend to listen to a new piece of music in the expectation that we’ll love it as much as our friend does. Often, those who gain a great deal of pleasure from any form of entertainment feel a de... Read Full Story
