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POINT OF VIEW: The Great Pause

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Every week I sit down and come up with a topic to share with you. Some weeks are easier than others. Sometimes an idea comes to me – something great that happened this last week, something new I am writing, or some connection my writer brain just made that I want to share. Some weeks, nothing comes. This is one of those times. Mark and I are entering the third week of our personal chapter of what I call “The Great Pause,” and I am sitting here in my writer cave, waiting for clarity. It’s been a hard year – … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: C.K. Page

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Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today, C.K. Page – Christopher wrangled a Creative Writing degree from an unsuspecting Californian university and authored & published numerous speculative fiction stories and a few novels, among other shenanigans. Thanks so much, C.K., for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: How would you describe your writing style/genre? CKP: People have said that I’m quirky, often “gritty,” and irreverent, “in a good way.” They’re probably not wrong. I know that as I write I’m … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: Writing in the Time of Covid19

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Another week in lockdown. Although California didn’t order a statewide “shelter in place” order until late last week and Sacramento’s was only a few days before, Mark have been staying home (with only trips out for walks and one trip to the Supermarket parking lot) for eleven days now. We are starting to settle into the new routine, which on the face of it isn’t really all that different than before: Work, eat, work, eat and play card games, work, eat, work and watch TV, sleep. Oh, and the occasional shave and shower in there somewhere. *grin* And yet, this … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Thicker Than Water, by Becca Seymour

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Becca Seymour has a new MM/FF paranormal/urban fantasy romance out: “Thicker Than Water.” Outcast operative in the Supernatural Investigation & Crime Bureau (SICB) Callen Blackheath finds himself doing what he does best: defying orders and giving his boss a headache in the thick of an operation he shouldn’t be in. And there’s no way he’s walking away, not when the investigation has become deadly personal. Needing to protect the only family member he has left, this wolf shifter will do whatever it takes to stop the blood farms and destroy the dangerous drugs the vampires will kill for. But he … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Tommy Ousslander

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Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today, Tommy Ousslander – Tommy Ousslander makes his writing debut with Feral Creatures, a gay paranormal erotic thriller.  The first of a possible series. He also plans on expanding his genres but always keeping the MCs part of the LGBT community. Thanks so much, Tommy, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: What are you working on now, and when can we expect it? Tommy Ousslander: Well, I am currently working on the sequel to … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Roman – Demon Rising, Hurri Cosmo

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Hurri Cosmo has a new MM paranormal/sci fi romance, book one of “Demon Rising Book One”: “Roman – Demon Rising.” I belong to a Demon Lord. His name is Roman. He’s tall, strong, has long dark hair, a deep sexy voice and, let me tell you, absolutely f-ing gorgeous. Yep. I even wear his ring. Third finger, left hand. Except – its’s not a wedding band. Far from it, actually. It simply means I’m his submissive. Well – it doesn’t really mean that either, although I wish it did. No. The ring’s function is only to give me “sight”. Being … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: Life Under Lockdown

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I’ve said it before. But damn. What a difference a week makes. Seven days ago at this time, I was still planning to attend the Tucson Book Festival this weekend. Seven days ago there still was a Tucson Book Festival to go to. We live in Sacramento. We had some of the earliest known corona virus cases in the US, but for weeks it seemed like it was under control. Now we know that the Federal government, and the executive branch in particular, fumbled the response badly. And we all know why. So here we are. Almost all public events … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: A.L. Williams

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Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today, A.L. Williams – My name is Alec Lee Williams, a transgender non-binary artist. My pronouns are He/him/his or They/Them/Their.  I have loved creating things ever since I can remember. My art is the visual and written expression of what is in my heart and mind. I have been diagnosed with Bipolar I and PTSD. Mental illness is the hardest thing a person can deal with and the journey to emotional stability is long … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: Into the Unknown

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We’re on the cusp of great change. You can feel it in your bones. The old world order is rattling around like a bunch of dry bones in a box, and the world itself is splitting at the seams. In my own little writing world, things are being remade anew too. And in both, no one knows what form the new thing that’s coming will take. Writing at its heart is an act of both destruction and creation. As writers, we take something we know – the world around us – and break it down into its component parts, rending … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Lisa Oliver

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Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today, Lisa Oliver – Lisa Oliver lives in the wilds of New Zealand, sharing her home with her two Rotty dogs, Zeus and Hades. They can often be found, sleeping around her office chair as she taps out the stories she loves. Thanks so much, Lisa, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: What was your first published work? Tell me a little about it.  Lisa Oliver: My first MM PNR story was The … Read more