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Author Spotlight: Antonia Aquilante

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Antonia Aquilante

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, Antonia Aquilante – Antonia Aquilante has been making up stories for as long as she can remember, and at the age of twelve, decided she would be a writer when she grew up. After many years and a few career detours, she has returned to that original plan. Her stories have changed over the years, but one thing has remained consistent – they all end in happily ever after. Thanks so much, … Read more

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We’re On the WROTE Podcast Again!

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serial projects

Vance Bastian at WROTE is joined by Freddy MacKay, Toni Griffin, Angel Martinez, and myself in an awesome roundtable discussion about writing serial fiction. We define serial fiction, go over the aspects of planning, world building, and working collaboratively, and then Vance pokes at distribution possibilities. And we wrap it all up with the benefits of serial writing, and offer advice for content creators who want to work on serialized content. We also talk about our four (yes count ’em, four) ongoing serial projects by MCB members: Marionettes in the Mist Brimstone Journals On The Divide River City Chronicles So pop on … Read more

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Four Heart Review for “Myths Untold: Faery” from Love Bytes

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Love Bytes

Just in – a great four heart review from Love Bytes: – here’s what they said about the anthology, and my story, “Through the Veil”. Also, a guest post by me about researching the story: This anthology was very enjoyable… The last story, Through the Veil, was an action packed adventure with faeries, demons, and many other magical creatures. The main character, Tyler, was a transman who was in the processes of transitioning, but still had not received surgery. There was so much going on in this story that I was initially a bit lost. However, I loved the romantic … Read more

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Point of View: Crunch Time

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Crunch Time

Too many things to get done, and not enough time to do them. Every writer runs into this problem eventually, assuming that they stick with their craft long enough. You see, the average writer whose name is not Stephen King or Piers Anthony works at least one other job to support their habit – in my case it’s one and a half. Or maybe one and a half, and a half. My husband Mark and I run a web design and directory business, which consumes upwards of 70 hours a week. We’re also part of an Italian study group, of … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Toni Griffin

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Toni Griffin

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, Toni Griffin – Toni Griffin lives in Darwin, the smallest of Australia’s capital cities. Born and raised in the state she’s a Territorian through and through. Growing up Toni hated english with a passion (as her editors can probably attest to) and found her strength lies with numbers. Now, though, she loves escaping to the worlds she creates and hopes to continue to do so for many years to come. She’s a … Read more

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Two Great Reviews for Myths Untold: Faery

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Hearts on Fire

Just in – Two new reviews of “Myths Untold: Faery”. First, a four star review from Hearts on Fire: Very well written stories and as this is book one, the stories are left with cliff hangers – so for those who don’t like those types of endings, you may want to wait until book two comes out! I’d say The Pwcca and the Persian Boy and The Changeling are my favorite stories from this collection, they both had an element of mystery and new adventures to them that appealed to me and I really wanted to keep going with both … Read more

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Interview: Anyta Sunday, Author of Locked

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A curse threatens the Winter Kingdom. A brother is turned to ice.  A rebel uprising is on the horizon. Marble-maker Rye Cunnings is at the center of it all—and doesn’t know it. He doesn’t know he’s the lost summer prince. Doesn’t know his blood can unlock Winter’s curse. Doesn’t know why the marbles he makes flutter with magic. All he thinks is that he’s crazy. That he sees things others don’t, like dragons and strange markings on his skin. But when a dark dragon snatches away Rye’s only friend Milo, he is forced to face the crazy in his life and figure … Read more

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Point of View: Running a Successful Contest

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Scott

Hey all, We’re closing out the Queer Sci Fi Flash Fiction contest, and we’re about to get to the fun part – reading all the great entries that were submitted by y’all. We have 166 in all, from a great variety of writers and covering the LGBTIQA spectrum and the full gamut of speculative fiction themes. Well, I assume they do. You see, I haven’t actually read any of them yet. I am very careful not to do so before we start the judging, as I am compiling the file. We judge these stories blind – without knowing the author … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Silvia Violet

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Silvia Violet

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, Silvia Violet – Silvia Violet writes fun, sexy stories that will leave you smiling and satisfied. She has a thing for characters who are in need of comfort and enjoys helping them surrender to love even when they doubt it exists. Silvia’s stories include sizzling contemporaries, paranormals, and historicals. When she needs a break from listening to the voices in her head, she spends time baking, taking long walks, and curling up … Read more