Sheena Cundy's guest appearances

Sheena Cundy

Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing

The Wheel

Mark Dawson

Tina Dietz

Ricardo Fayet

Honorée Corder

Jacob Hess

Katie Cross

Kevin J. Anderson

Lindsay Buroker

Michael Anderle

James Blatch

Sacha Black

Patrick O'Donnell

Jami Albright

Julie Broad

Scott King

OwlTail

This week we talk about the meanings and legends of merpeople and selkies. Our guest is Sheena Cundy who discusses her new book with usThe Ladies' Midnight Swimming Club by Faith Hoganhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08BV1M1QR/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 If Women Rose Rooted By Sharon Blackie https://www.amazon.co.uk/Women-Rose-Rooted-Life-changing-Authenticity/dp/1912836017/Sea Magic: Connecting with the Ocean's Energy by Sandra Kynes  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sandra-Kynes/e/B001IQUPW8?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1644659274&amp;sr=8-1Women Who Run With The Wolves By Clarissa Pinkola Esteshttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Women-Who-Run-Wolves-Archetype-ebook/dp/B01N7YOGAD/The Historical Mermaidhttp://rubens.anu.edu.au/raid1/student_projects/mermaids/folklores.htmlTypes of Mermaids - Blog of a lonely Jewish paganhttps://blackmoregarden.tumblr.com/Sheena CundyThe Witch Wavelength available fromhttps://books2read.com/TheWitchWavelengthSheena's author page https://www.facebook.com/SheenaCundyAuthorSheena's websitehttps://sheenacundy.com

This week we talk about the meanings and legends of merpeople and selkies. Our guest is Sheena Cundy who discusses her new book with us The Ladies' Midnight Swimming Club by Faith Hogan <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08BV1M1QR/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08BV1M1QR/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0</a> If Women Rose Rooted By Sharon Blackie <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Women-Rose-Rooted-Life-changing-Authenticity/dp/1912836017/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Women-Rose-Rooted-Life-changing-Authenticity/dp/1912836017/</a> Sea Magic: Connecting with the Ocean's Energy by Sandra Kynes  <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sandra-Kynes/e/B001IQUPW8?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1644659274&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sandra-Kynes/e/B001IQUPW8?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1644659274&amp;sr=8-1</a> Women Who Run With The Wolves By Clarissa Pinkola Estes <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Women-Who-Run-Wolves-Archetype-ebook/dp/B01N7YOGAD/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Women-Who-Run-Wolves-Archetype-ebook/dp/B01N7YOGAD/</a> The Historical Mermaid <a href="http://rubens.anu.edu.au/raid1/student_projects/mermaids/folklores.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://rubens.anu.edu.au/raid1/student_projects/mermaids/folklores.html</a> Types of Mermaids - Blog of a lonely Jewish pagan <a href="https://blackmoregarden.tumblr.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://blackmoregarden.tumblr.com/</a> Sheena Cundy The Witch Wavelength available from <a href="https://books2read.com/TheWitchWavelength?fbclid=IwAR1weuLmVbzLCB_tbCbv8XLOIeQBldOPzn7wL5gaeRq9J3OGOnLdql_-vTc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://books2read.com/TheWitchWavelength</a> Sheena's author page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SheenaCundyAuthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/SheenaCundyAuthor</a> Sheena's website <a href="https://sheenacundy.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://sheenacundy.com</a>

Spoke 82 Merfolk and Selkies with Sheena Cundy

This week we talk about  modern pagan fiction comedy and our special guest is Sheena Cundy who has written a series of non fiction bookHeadology https://wiki.lspace.org/mediawiki/HeadologySorcery David Eddings Fandom https://davideddings.fandom.com/wiki/SorcerySable Aradia 22 Novels that poularized and influenced pagan ideas https://www.patheos.com/blogs/betweentheshadows/2015/12/22-novels-that-popularized-and-influenced-pagan-ideas-part-1-of-2/Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddingshttps://www.waterstones.com/book/pawn-of-prophecy/david-eddings/9780552168335Practical Magic by Alice Hoffmanhttps://www.waterstones.com/book/practical-magic/alice-hoffman/9781471169199The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkienhttps://www.waterstones.com/book/the-lord-of-the-rings/j-r-r-tolkien/9780261103252The Sea Priestess by Dion Fortunehttps://www.waterstones.com/book/sea-priestess/dion-fortune/gareth-knight/9781578632909Lord of the Ringshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_RingsWay’s to connect with Sheena CundyWebsite https://sheenacundy.com/YouTubehttps://sheenacundy.com/the-witch-lit-podcast/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/sheena.cundywriterTwitterhttps://twitter.com/OrgSheenaSheena’s book recommendationsNatural Witchcraft by Marion Greenhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Natural-Witchcraft-Timeless-Crafts-Country/dp/0007120214Real Witches Books by Kate Westhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Kate-West/e/B001O83OZK?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1618050809&amp;sr=1-1The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Goddess: 20th Anniversary Edition by Starhawkhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005HG4WII/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0The Western Way John and Caitlin Matthewshttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Way-Practical-Mystery-Tradition/dp/0140190686Celtic Women’s Spirituality by Edith McCoyhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Celtic-Womens-Spirituality-Accessing-Cauldron/dp/0738747238/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=Highways of the Mind by Dolores Ashcroft-Nowickihttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Highways-Mind-art-history-pathworking/dp/1896238106/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1618051364&amp;sr=1-1

This week we talk about  modern pagan fiction comedy and our special guest is Sheena Cundy who has written a series of non fiction book Headology <a href="https://wiki.lspace.org/mediawiki/Headology" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://wiki.lspace.org/mediawiki/Headology</a> Sorcery David Eddings Fandom <a href="https://davideddings.fandom.com/wiki/Sorcery" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://davideddings.fandom.com/wiki/Sorcery</a> Sable Aradia 22 Novels that poularized and influenced pagan ideas <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/betweentheshadows/2015/12/22-novels-that-popularized-and-influenced-pagan-ideas-part-1-of-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patheos.com/blogs/betweentheshadows/2015/12/22-novels-that-popularized-and-influenced-pagan-ideas-part-1-of-2/</a> Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/pawn-of-prophecy/david-eddings/9780552168335" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.waterstones.com/book/pawn-of-prophecy/david-eddings/9780552168335</a> Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/practical-magic/alice-hoffman/9781471169199" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.waterstones.com/book/practical-magic/alice-hoffman/9781471169199</a> The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-lord-of-the-rings/j-r-r-tolkien/9780261103252" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-lord-of-the-rings/j-r-r-tolkien/9780261103252</a> The Sea Priestess by Dion Fortune <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/sea-priestess/dion-fortune/gareth-knight/9781578632909" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.waterstones.com/book/sea-priestess/dion-fortune/gareth-knight/9781578632909</a> Lord of the Rings <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings</a> Way’s to connect with Sheena Cundy Website <a href="https://sheenacundy.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://sheenacundy.com/</a> YouTube <a href="https://sheenacundy.com/the-witch-lit-podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://sheenacundy.com/the-witch-lit-podcast/</a> Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sheena.cundywriter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/sheena.cundywriter</a> Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/OrgSheena" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/OrgSheena</a> Sheena’s book recommendations Natural Witchcraft by Marion Green <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Natural-Witchcraft-Timeless-Crafts-Country/dp/0007120214" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Natural-Witchcraft-Timeless-Crafts-Country/dp/0007120214</a> Real Witches Books by Kate West <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kate-West/e/B001O83OZK?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1618050809&amp;sr=1-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kate-West/e/B001O83OZK?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1618050809&amp;sr=1-1</a> The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Goddess: 20th Anniversary Edition by Starhawk <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005HG4WII/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005HG4WII/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0</a> The Western Way John and Caitlin Matthews <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Way-Practical-Mystery-Tradition/dp/0140190686" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Way-Practical-Mystery-Tradition/dp/0140190686</a> Celtic Women’s Spirituality by Edith McCoy <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Celtic-Womens-Spirituality-Accessing-Cauldron/dp/0738747238/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Celtic-Womens-Spirituality-Accessing-Cauldron/dp/0738747238/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=</a> Highways of the Mind by Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Highways-Mind-art-history-pathworking/dp/1896238106/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1618051364&amp;sr=1-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Highways-Mind-art-history-pathworking/dp/1896238106/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1618051364&amp;sr=1-1</a>

Spoke 39 Modern Pagan Fiction (with Sheena Cundy)

Mark interviews Sheena Cundy, the author of the Witch Lit series of novels that include The Madness and the Magic and Bonkers and Broomsticks. Prior to the personal update, Mark shares a word from the episode's sponsor, Findaway Voices - specifically about the promotional opportunities available through Voices Plus as well as the fact that Findaway is opening their Authors Direct beta up even wider.You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway. In his personal update Mark talks about:  The 12 hour delay in publishing of this episode due to meetings, taxes and Avengers: Endgame No spoilers, just how much Mark enjoyed the new Avengers movie (and brief reflections on previous spoilers from The Empire Strikes Back and The Crying Game) Visiting Cleveland for Rock Apocalypse event run by The Career Author Podcast folks J. Thorn and Zach Bohannon    In their interview, Mark and Sheena talk about:  The origin of Sheena's treehouse and the different creative tasks she does in the treehouse Sheena's interest in promoting other creative people via her Treehouse TV YouTube video The band, Morrigan's Path, that Sheena has played in for five years Her origin getting into the band with her husband as a lyrisist and vocalist based on her poetry The "single release" strategy that the band has engaged in as a lead-in to the release of their third album How, even though they get paid to perform gigs, the band and the music has always been for the love of it Sheena's Witch Lit series (about a crazy witch having a mid-life crisis) which includes The Madness and the Magic and Bonkers and Broomsticks The initial serialization of Sheena's first book on a pagan blog after writing it during NaNoWriMo The role of Mark Dawson's Self-Publishing 101 course in helping Sheena evolve from traditional and into indie publishing How Sheena divides up her time and schedule with her various creative activities The DIY approach she has taken with her publishing tasks and schedule The timing of the release of Book 2 (Bonkers and Broomsticks) on May 1st with Beltane ("May Day") a Gaelic pagan seasonal festival Sheena's forthcoming visit to 20Books50K Edinburgh and her fascination with the ethos of that group How you can become like a sponge when you're thirsty for learning The importance of being with people who are already doing what you want to do The value of networking and connecting with people in the flesh as well as on a 1:1 basis Focusing on your target audience and readers How Witch Lit is defined as being Chick Lit with Witches The creativity that all of us have and the importance of trusting that it will find its own expression in its own format  After the interview, Mark reflects on what Sheena said about the importance of having good feedback and encouragement in your creative endeavors which helps provide the confidence to keep moving forward and to keep writing and to keep practicing. Mark shares one of his own experiences of a fantastic high school English teacher, Gary Furhman, whose comment on a short story he wrote in Grade 11 had a profound and lasting impact on him.   Links of Interest  Sheena Cundy's Website  Music: https://morriganspath.bandcamp.com/ Morrigan's Path Video: TreehouseTV (YouTube) The Witch Lit Facebook Group The Witch Lit YouTube Show Promo Video for lastest Morrigan's Path Album   Findaway Voices  Blog post about Authors Direct   CNET Article on when to take a pee break during Avengers: Endgame Public Lending Right (PLR) Program  Canada Australia New Zealand United Kingdom   StoryBundle "The Write Stuff" Bundle (limited time offer) Patreon for Stark Reflections Stark Reflections Survey    Sheena Cundy is a witch, wife, mother, and musician. She teaches the Tarot, spiritual development and horse riding, and sings and writes songs for her pagan band - Morrigans Path. She is also the author of a non-fiction book The Magic of Nature Oracle and the Witch Lit series of novels that include The Madness and the Magic and Bonkers and Broomsticks. Sheena says that she wrote this debut novel to keep out of prison, a straitjacket and the divorce courts while battling with dodgy hormones during a mid-life crisis.   The music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Mark interviews Sheena Cundy, the author of the Witch Lit series of novels that include The Madness and the Magic and Bonkers and Broomsticks. Prior to the personal update, Mark shares a word from the episode's sponsor, Findaway Voices - specifically about the promotional opportunities available through Voices Plus as well as the fact that Findaway is opening their Authors Direct beta up even wider.<a href="http://www.findawayvoices.com/stark" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"></a>You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at <a href="http://starkreflections.ca/findaway" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">starkreflections.ca/Findaway</a>. In his personal update Mark talks about: <ul> <li>The 12 hour delay in publishing of this episode due to meetings, taxes and Avengers: Endgame</li> <li>No spoilers, just how much Mark enjoyed the new Avengers movie (and brief reflections on previous spoilers from The Empire Strikes Back and The Crying Game)</li> <li>Visiting Cleveland for Rock Apocalypse event run by The Career Author Podcast folks J. Thorn and Zach Bohannon</li> </ul> In their interview, Mark and Sheena talk about: <ul> <li>The origin of Sheena's treehouse and the different creative tasks she does in the treehouse</li> <li>Sheena's interest in promoting other creative people via her Treehouse TV YouTube video</li> <li>The band, Morrigan's Path, that Sheena has played in for five years</li> <li>Her origin getting into the band with her husband as a lyrisist and vocalist based on her poetry</li> <li>The "single release" strategy that the band has engaged in as a lead-in to the release of their third album</li> <li>How, even though they get paid to perform gigs, the band and the music has always been for the love of it</li> <li>Sheena's Witch Lit series (about a crazy witch having a mid-life crisis) which includes The Madness and the Magic and Bonkers and Broomsticks</li> <li>The initial serialization of Sheena's first book on a pagan blog after writing it during NaNoWriMo</li> <li>The role of Mark Dawson's Self-Publishing 101 course in helping Sheena evolve from traditional and into indie publishing</li> <li>How Sheena divides up her time and schedule with her various creative activities</li> <li>The DIY approach she has taken with her publishing tasks and schedule</li> <li>The timing of the release of Book 2 (Bonkers and Broomsticks) on May 1st with Beltane ("May Day") a Gaelic pagan seasonal festival</li> <li>Sheena's forthcoming visit to 20Books50K Edinburgh and her fascination with the ethos of that group</li> <li>How you can become like a sponge when you're thirsty for learning</li> <li>The importance of being with people who are already doing what you want to do</li> <li>The value of networking and connecting with people in the flesh as well as on a 1:1 basis</li> <li>Focusing on your target audience and readers</li> <li>How Witch Lit is defined as being Chick Lit with Witches</li> <li>The creativity that all of us have and the importance of trusting that it will find its own expression in its own format</li> </ul> After the interview, Mark reflects on what Sheena said about the importance of having good feedback and encouragement in your creative endeavors which helps provide the confidence to keep moving forward and to keep writing and to keep practicing. Mark shares one of his own experiences of a fantastic high school English teacher, Gary Furhman, whose comment on a short story he wrote in Grade 11 had a profound and lasting impact on him. Links of Interest <ul> <li><a href="http://www.sheenacundy.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Sheena Cundy's Website</a> <ul> <li>Music: <a href="https://morriganspath.bandcamp.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://morriganspath.bandcamp.com/</a> Morrigan's Path</li> <li>Video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCprOkYsukZz2nXY3xSq_Q4A%20" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">TreehouseTV (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1055104057875422/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Witch Lit Facebook Group</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHtAJO5uh6c9TSai1lhwF7g" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Witch Lit YouTube Show</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t3-Yn6K-6A" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Promo Video for lastest Morrigan's Path Album</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="http://findawayvoices.com/stark" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Findaway Voices</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://blog.findawayvoices.com/authors-direct/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Blog post about Authors Direct</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://www.cnet.com/how-to/when-to-pee-during-avengers-endgame-bathroom-break-run-for-it/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">CNET Article on when to take a pee break during Avengers: Endgame</a></li> <li>Public Lending Right (PLR) Program <ul> <li><a href="https://publiclendingright.ca/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="https://lendingrights.arts.gov.au/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="https://natlib.govt.nz/publishers-and.../public-lending-right-for-new-zealand-authors" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bl.uk/plr" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://storybundle.com/writing" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">StoryBundle "The Write Stuff" Bundle</a> (limited time offer)</li> <li><a href="http://www.patreon.com/starkreflections" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon for Stark Reflections</a></li> <li><a href="http://markleslie.ca/starksurvey/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Stark Reflections Survey</a></li> </ul> Sheena Cundy is a witch, wife, mother, and musician. She teaches the Tarot, spiritual development and horse riding, and sings and writes songs for her pagan band - Morrigans Path. She is also the author of a non-fiction book The Magic of Nature Oracle and the Witch Lit series of novels that include The Madness and the Magic and Bonkers and Broomsticks. Sheena says that she wrote this debut novel to keep out of prison, a straitjacket and the divorce courts while battling with dodgy hormones during a mid-life crisis. The music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of <a href="https://incompetech.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.incompetech.com</a> and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Attribution 3.0</a>