November 2015 – J. Scott Coatsworth

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Point of View: The Last Day of NaNoWriMo

November 30, 2015 by scott

NaNoWriMo is almost over. It’s been 30 days of absolute writing madness, and I almost didn’t do it at all. I first heard about this epic writing event last year, and I knew absolutely nothing about what it was, or what it meant, other than the name. I thought you had to submit your work to a panel of judges somewhere who would chose the “winner”. I was nowhere near ready to face that kind of competition. Then I noticed that half of my writing friends were “winners”. And I finally figured out that “winning” NaNo was more about meeting … Read more

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A Rave Review for Travels Through the Scarlet Equinox

November 30, 2015 by scott

Hey all, Just got our first review for TTTSE from Diane at Hearts on Fire- and she liked my story! Woo Hoo! Travels Through the Scarlet Equinox is the 6th anthology released by Mischief Corner Books. This time around, autumn was the theme for the stories and they include A Bear’s Bear: Smoky Mountain Bears 3 – the third installment of the bear shifter series by Toni Griffin; The Autumn Lands by J. Scott Coatsworth which is a story about fae and humans; Beside a Black Tarn: Brimstone 4 by Angel Martinez – Shax is back, along with his crew … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Jamie Lynn Miller

November 29, 2015 by scott

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, Jamie Lynn Miller – I mett Jamie at Rainbow Con – there were so many great authors there – and had a great time with her. I am thrilled to be able to welcome her to my blog. Thanks so much, Jamie, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: How would you describe your writing style/genre? Jamie Lynn Miller: I’m definitely all about the romance and I’m the Queen of Happy Endings. I … Read more

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My Books Are On Sale!!!

November 27, 2015 by scott

Hey all, This being Black Friday and all, a number of my books are on sale! Let’s start of with my latest – Travels Through the Scarlet Equinox: The new Mischief Corner Books anthology is out, and it has a “fall” theme. I was lucky enough to be invited to participate, and turned in my longest published work to date – “The Autumn Lands”. An unexpected kiss sends Jerrith on the run from his village and everything he’s ever known with the elf who kissed him. Until everything they thought they knew gets turned on its head. Save 25%: ARe … Read more

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Review: King of the Storm, by BA Brock

November 27, 2015 by scott

I just finished reading an Advance Reading Copy of King of the Storm, the first novel from author BA Brock, which came out on Tuesday. Let me say first that I have known BA for about two years now – he is the reviewer for the Queer Sci Fi site, and I was privileged to read a bit of the novel in beta, when it was posted to our critique group. But reading pieces and reading the whole thing are two entirely different experiences. I now know how everything fits together! The book takes place in Greece, but just to … Read more

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More Stops on the Travels Through the Scarlet Equinox Blog Tour!

November 24, 2015 by scott

We’re moving right along! Yesterday, we appeared on the Prism Book Alliance blog with a blog post by me about how we chose the title: What’s in a book title? Plenty, especially when you are naming an anthology. The thing is, you want something unique that people will remember. Something that hasn’t already been used a million times. And something that clearly conveys what your book is about. And often, those things aren’t mutually compatible. That sure seemed to be the case when the four authors in Travels Through the Scarlet Equinox gathered on Facebook to start brainstorming the title … Read more

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Point of View: Juggling Three Writing Projects at Once

November 23, 2015 by scott

I’ve recently found myself in the enviable (or perhaps not) position of having to work on three writing projects almost simultaneously. So I thought I’d share a little of my trademarked sage advice with you’ll on how to juggle multiple projects. 1) Keep Good Notes: This one is very important, because after a while, the story you’re writing about the winged man starts to shade into the one you’re working on about the gay chef in Sacramento, and the short you promised to your podcast friend about the twelve days of Christmas. Before you know it, you look up from … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Skye Hegyes

November 22, 2015 by scott

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, Skye Hegyes – I met Skye early on when setting up QSF on Facebook, and we’ve since gone on to work on an anthology project together with two other authors. Love ya, Skye! Thanks so much, Skye, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: How would you describe your writing style/genre? Skye Hegyes: Hmmm… I’ve never considered what kind of style I have. I was never good at recognizing the different styles when … Read more

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Travels Through the Scarlet Equinox Blog Tour

November 20, 2015 by scott

We have our first stops on the Travels Through the Scarlet Equinox Blog Tour! First off, I’m interviewed on Anne Barwell’s “Drops of Ink” blog: If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things (or people) would you want there with you? Oh, that’s easy – my husband Mark, a bag of double stuff oreos, and a copy of the Silmarillion. I will finish that damned book before I die. Oh, and can I take another bag of Oreos? Who knows how long we’ll be out there. Thanks, Anne! Next up, I have a guest post over at … Read more

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Release Day: “The Autumn Lands” in “Travels Through the Scarlet Equinox”

November 18, 2015 by scott

Hey all, My latest work is out – the sci fi/fantasy story “The Autumn Lands” is now available in the new Mischief Corner Books fall-themed anthology “Travels Through the Scarlet Equinox”. Buy Links: Mischief Corner Books | Amazon | ARe | Bookstrand | Kobo To celebrate, I thought I would share an exclusive excerpt with y’all: Cas was momentarily at peace for the first time in as long as he could remember. He’d lost track of the time he’d spent with the caravan, days that had rolled into weeks, weeks into months and more. It was close-on two years since … Read more