By G. S. Norwood, abetted by Jan S. Gephardt Tomorrow is the first anniversary of Deep Ellum Blues’ publication, and some of our readers want to know. Will the Deep Ellum stories continue? To that, we’re happy to answer an emphatic yes. Ms. Eddy’s adventures aren’t nearly over yet. But when’s the next story coming? Well, that’s a little harder to say. Death in Deep Ellum, the working title for the third story, is a murder mystery. It’s required some…
Deep Ellum Blues: An Urban Fantasy Novelette Set in Texas is now available for presale from Weird Sisters Publishing on Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited. Release date: September 30, 2020. This story is the second in the series that starts with Deep Ellum Pawn. We previewed that story in a series of posts last November. SPOILER ALERT! If you haven’t read Deep Ellum Pawn yet, there are spoilers in this post. Author G.S. Norwood plans two more stories to come, in the…
By G. S. Norwood G. S . Norwood peels back several different layers of history and mentions several projects in this post. Watch for her projects-in-progress over the coming months and years. Her Route 66 research in 2007 was part of her development work on a novel project which she has recently revived. If you haven’t read Deep Ellum Pawn, the first of her ongoing urban fantasy series set in the Deep Ellum neighborhood of Dallas, TX, you’re missing a…
By G. S. Norwood If you read the excerpts from Deep Ellum Pawn, and especially if you went on to read the rest of the story, you may be curious about the legend of Robert Johnson, and of the bluesman’s mysterious life. After reading this you’ll know more, but you also may still be curious. A mysterious life I’m not sure any actual, documented person in American history has accumulated more myths, legends, and ghost stories than singer, songwriter, and…
Two weeks ago we published the opening scene of Deep Ellum Pawn, a novelette, © 2019 by G. S. Norwood. Last week we offered Scene Two. Here’s a third glimpse. Deep Ellum Pawn is now available for Kindle, if you’d like to read the whole thing! Seeking sustenance Of course the damned violin was still on the counter when I got back from feeding Tid. I stared at the scorched, peeling, sticky case for a few moments, hoping for inspiration,…
Last week we published the opening scene of Deep Ellum Pawn, a novelette, © 2019 by G. S. Norwood. This week we offer Scene Two. Next week we’ll post a third glimpse, and you may now order the Kindle edition any time. We hope you enjoy it! Deliberations in Deep Ellum A brisk wind kicked a shower of red-gold leaves down the street as he disappeared into the swirl of hipsters and hucksters who called Deep Ellum home. At two…