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Point of View: Recognition

Vancy

We all want to make a little money in this business. Yes, most writers write because they can’t NOT write. Because there’s something inside each of us that drives us to express ourselves through the written word, putting out into the world the stories we see in our heads. But we also want to make a living at this grand creative act, so we can afford to keep doing it. And yet, there’s something else that most writers crave as much or more than financial compensation. We dream of that person at a con coming up to us and fangirling … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Matt Jakens

Matt Jakens

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, Matt Jakens – Matt Jakens is a freelance writer and independent music reviewer. With a fascination for science fiction whether in print, TV or the movies Matt lives and loves the sci-fi/fantasy genre. A big fan of roleplaying games like Dungeons & Dragons and Vampire the Masquerade he has written many adventures in this genre too. Now entering the world of sci-fi by releasing his debut novel The Last Guardian of Sedelta … Read more

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New Biweekly Serial: Marionettes in the Mist

Hey all, I’m going to be a part of a second free serial tale starting March 3rd – Marionettes in the Mist – from Mischief Corner Books: Where deals are made or broken. Places where people play with the lives of others whether we know it or not. Where people hide from their past or run from their future. Spaces where people do not tread lightly for they do know what lurks in the dark. In these spaces magic can happen, for good or for ill. Happiness. Pain. Love and loss. A life can change forever with a single step. … Read more

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Review: Untouchable, by LV Lloyd

Untouchable

I just finished a book I’d been planning to read for a long time – LV Lloyd’s “Untouchable”. It’s a space opera, and the fifth book in Lloyd’s Aurigan series. It’s also the first full-length book I have read by Lloyd. I really enjoyed the book. In a nutshell, it’s about several “oms” (Aurigan parlance for homosexual) on the patrol ship Qatar. The story opens with a bang – with one of them on trial for raping a minor, the son of his best friend. Then it spins back to the situation that resulted in the trial, and off we … Read more

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Campfire!!!!!

I just got some great news! My story The Autumn Lands was chosen by Vance Bastian to be his second book read for his daily Campfire Podcast: The Campfire Podcast features stories in a chapter-a-day format. Monday through Friday you’ll hear stories that delight, and tease, and thrill, and maybe even frighten you just a little. Because even adults need storytime, right? The show starts on March 14th – don’t worry, I’ll remind you then. And once it’s done, the story will be released in full in audio format. I am sooooo excited. 🙂

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Point of View: Dreaming of Making the Leap

Scott

I want to be a full-time writer. I mean, yeah, it absolutely scares the shit out of me. But right now, I barely have the time to shave once a week (as you can see), let alone write all the things I want to write. And yet, when I think about it, I realize that there are so many things that could go wrong: 1) I Could Run Out of Ideas: It’s true. There are a limited number of ideas in my writer brain. Last time I checked, it was hovering around 13,276. If I had enough time, I could … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Brandon Witt

Brandon Witt

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, Brandon Witt – Today I am excited to welcome Brandon to my Author Spotlight hotseat. I “met” Brandon early on via Facebook, and he is one of the three authors joining me in the Myths Untold project. Our first book in the series, Faery, is coming out this spring from Wilde City. Welcome, Brandon! Thanks so much, Brandon, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: When did you know you wanted to write, … Read more

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“The Autumn Lands” – Blog Tour Redux

GGR review

Hey all… I recently saw that the GGR Review had a free spot coming up, and jumped at the chance: What are your hobbies, what do you like to do in your spare time? LOL… I wish I had some. My husband and I run several directories for the LGBTIQ community, and I literally work from 5:30 in the morning to 9 PM at night, 6 days a week on that. So I had to carve out my writing time from that. But I do like to read, of course, when I can squeeze it in. And I also love … Read more

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Point of View: Getting Happily Sidetracked

Shiny Thing

OK, so I am knee-deep (or maybe neck-deep) in third drafts for Oberon, my NaNoWriMo sci fi project, prior to sending it out for submission. So what have I spent this last week doing? Writing an entirely new and unrelated project, of course. This is how writer brains work. You have to be at least a little ADD to be one – and often it’s the allure of the next shiny new thing which leads you on to the next story. So what is this new story I speak of? I found out that a friend of mine had submitted … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Cassie Sweet

Cassie Sweet

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, Cassie Sweet – Cassie Sweet lives and works from her along the St. John’s River in sunny Florida, where she shares space with her over-affectionate Golden Retriever, Lily and an artist husband, Dave. Her writing takes her to many destinations, both real and imagined. Thanks so much, Cassie, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: When did you know you wanted to write, and when did you discover that you were good at … Read more