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I Have Liked a Thing

Blackberry Winter

It’s the fourth Wednesday since my last turn at the Mischief Corner Books blog, so it must be time for me to like a new thing: My husband Mark and I live in Sacramento, the Capitol of California, and thought by many to still be a bit of  a cow town. When we moved here back in 2003, it kind of was. But we were part of an influx of residents from the liberal, cultured San Francisco Bay Area. The wave of immigration brought a hunger for great cuisine and good local theatre. ​We started exploring, and over the years we’ve come … Read more

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Guest Post: Tricia Owens, A:R Heaven Series

Author Tricia Owens is dropping by to announce her A:R Heaven series. Love these winged guys. 🙂 TERRITORY OF ANGELS (BOOK ONE)   TITLE: Territory of Angels SERIES: A:R Heaven #1 AUTHOR: Tricia Owens COVER ARTIST: Lou Harper LENGTH: 84000 words. RELEASE DATE: March 03, 2016 BLURB: Can Angels fall in love with a former shoe salesman? Ryan thought becoming an Angel would be easy. Well, besides the whole dying part. But it’s difficult when he’s hounded by bouts of insecurity and a secret, unrequited love. The only good thing to happen to him is his friendship with the lovable Angel … Read more

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Point of View: Facing Down a Deadline

Deadline - Scott

I’m an author. I know that comes with a certain amount of built-in idiosyncrasy: I carry a notebook to jot down ideas “on the fly” The radio has become a font of story ideas for me, and I am are often caught with a thoughtful expression on my face and my tongue between my teeth, contemplating the lyrics I have created a safe writers cave where I can retreat and shut the door on the outside world I may go for days without a shower I am writer – hear me roar. But there is one thing that has the … Read more

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Author Spotlight: A. Catherine Noon

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. Catherine Noon – For author and textile artist A. Catherine Noon, it’s all about the yarn, both metaphorical and literal – spinning a yarn, knitting with yarn, weaving, sewing, painting, sharing stories and good times over a cup of coffee with dark chocolate. She teaches creative writing, creative expression and textile arts. Thanks so much, Catherine, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: When did you know you wanted to write, and … Read more

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Repetition – Coming in April

Hey all, I have a new short story coming out in the MCB Quarterly next month: Davis plays with people’s lives, changing timelines like other men change clothes. But he always keeps his own timeline out of it by remembering his mantra: You’re not God. Never mess with your own past. Remember, you’re not God. But this time things are different – his new client is a man from Davis’s own past who wants to go back into the closet. Things are bound to get messy. Excerpt “Sure, it’s unorthodox. Past-pathing’s always a dicey proposition.” Davis twisted the phone cord … Read more

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Point of View: So We’re Going to Kansas City

GRL

“I’m going to Kansas City.” It’s something I never thought I would say. But here we are. Mark and I are heading to KC for GayRomLit in October – an MM romance conference that’s being held this year in the heart of the country. We got here through the back door. Late last year, we took a look at Angel’s wonderful LGBT friendly Cons list on the QSF site. Some of my writing friends cautioned against it. “It’s really hard to get in as an author. And you don’t want to go unless you get to be a named author … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Matthew Buscemi

Matt Buscemi

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 Buscemi – Matthew Buscemi is a speculative fiction author and founder of Fuzzy Hedgehog Press. He grew up in Illinois, but left to explore the world. He has taught English in Japan and Thailand, and has studied linguistics in Hawaii. Nowadays he lives with his partner in Seattle, Washington, where he types code by day and prose by night. He dreams of exploring the multiverse himself, but until humanity gets around … Read more