Words From Beyond

My name is Sandra Thompson and I have always loved to write. I decided to turn my hobby into a career and have published two short stories, the most succesful of which is ‘Girl on the Beach’. Over fifty thousand copies of this e-book were downloaded from Amazon last year.

Girl on the Beach/Amazon for $o.99. Give it a try.

I would like to share a couple of reviews with you.

A good story, told very well. Sort of a ghost story, without being macabre or creepy. As another reviewer mentioned, you can see early on what’s going to happen, but you don’t mind because it is so well-crafted and paints such a vivid picture of the author’s childhood. I highly recommend it.

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I really enjoyed this story, its supernatural feel, its sense of mood and foreboding, and I loved this special little girl who broke my heart. I really felt I got to know Sheila, everything about her, and I found her charming and endearing. The author completely put me into the mindset of this seven-year-old child. And several times, Sheila actually had me tearing up. I knew what she would soon be facing, and it’s always heartbreaking to see a small child face tragedy.

This story is written in such a gentle and natural way, every word smoothly and easily flowing to the next, never sounding forced or hurried. With well-chosen words, this author made me a picture of summer and sand and of a little girl so happy on her holiday. The author then breaks this idyll with feelings of dread, juxtaposing the brightness of summer with the dark foreboding of death. 

Told in first-person from Sheila’s point of view, this story is well-written and thoughtful, with the author showing and never telling the story, allowing the reader to experience all that Sheila feels. And you will feel many different emotions, from sadness to happiness, from dread to hope. Even suspecting the outcome of the story, I still felt the chilling beauty of it.

Not all of my reviews were this nice, but the critical reviews show me how I need to improve, and I have. 

I have almost finished my first full length novel ‘Dead of July’.  Preview Dead of July

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Cheers!

My other short story ‘Guy at the Bar’ will be back in 2013. Guy is currently in re-hab. Thanks for stopping by.