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Point of View: This Has All Happened Before

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Q*ink!

Hey all, I was wandering down memory lane earlier this week when I remembered something that I wanted to share with y’all. One of the things Mark and I do is to build directories and communities – Queer Sci Fi, QueeRomance Ink, and a number of others that bring together various parts of the LGBTIQA community. For today’s column, I thought I’d take you back a couple decades, to the beginning of the world wide web, when America Online ruled the Earth. Yes, there was actually a time when the web didn’t exist. It was a strange era, when you … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Zakarrie Clarke

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Zakarrie Clarke

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, Zakarrie Clarke – After moving to London at eighteen and flitting about for far too long, I finally settled, as blissy as can be, by the sea. It was here that my castaway dreams resurfaced, and I began to write. Thanks so much, Zakarrie, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: What was your first published work? Tell me a little about it. Zakarrie Clarke: Hangover from Hell.  I don’t think I’d allowed myself … Read more

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INTERVIEW: Scott at Capital Public Radio

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Beth Rahuy and Scott

Hey all, I had a great interview at our local NPR station, Capital Public Radio: I’ll be doing a full-on reading and signing at Time Tested Books – let me know you plan to go here: https:/www.facebook.com/events/1180415018767294/ and order a copy! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DCFPCGZ/

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POINT OF VIEW: How Would a Civilization Evolve If…

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alien world - pixabay

Last week I shared insights from a great author panel at WorldCon76 in San Jose. This week I thought I’d share another. The full title of this one was “How Would a Civilization Evolve If…: How Human and Nonhuman Concepts of ‘Universe’ Is [sic] Shaped By Their Environment.” It was a fascinating chat between an astronomer, a biologist, and a — for lack of a better term – historian/philosopher. It reminded me of nothing so much as those classic sci fi  tales where aliens arrive on earth and a team of varied scientific disciplines (and one guy out of left … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT/GIVEAWAY: Morticia Knight

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Morticia Knight

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, Morticia Knight – Author Morticia Knight spends most of her nights writing about men loving men forever after. If there happens to be some friendly bondage or floggings involved, she doesn’t begrudge her characters whatever their filthy little hearts desire. Giveaway Morticia is giving away a backlist title to a lucky winner – for a chance to win, just comment on this post below. Thanks so much, Morticia, for joining me! J. … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Summer Fair Anthology

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Summer Fair

My friend R.L. Merrill is in a new queer romance anthology out that benefits RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) – Summer Fair. Summer festivals bring the aroma of popcorn, the excitement of rides, and the promise of real-life enchantment. Seven authors bring you original love stories, each set at a different summer celebration. You’ll experience the thrill of the Chicago World’s fair through the eyes of a plucky girl reporter and the quiet desperation of a teen working a summer job at a traveling carnival. Get whisked away on romantic journeys around the world from a sweet Texas … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: Writing Epic Fantasy

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Worldcon76

Hey all, Mark and I just spent a few says at WorldCon 76 in San Jose, and one of the best panels we attended was the one on how to write epic fantasy. It was a two author chat between Kate Elliott, a veteran author with thirty years of publications under her belt, and Rebecca Roanhorse, a hot new “own voices” author who infuses her Anasazi and black heritage into her work. I thought I’d share a few of the insights from the panel here. 🙂 Background Kate started out by saying that epics happen in every culture – they … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT/GIVEAWAY: Blaine D. Arden

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Blaine D. Arden

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, Blaine D. Arden – Blaine is a purple-haired, forty-something author of queer romance mixed with fantasy, magic, and suspense who sings her way through life in platform boots. Giveaway Blaine is giving away a great prize – an eBook set of The Forester, A Time Traveler’s Valentine, and Click Your Heels. For a chance to win, comment on the post below. Thanks so much, Blaine, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: What was … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: Writing Different

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I love you ASL

Hey all, As I continue to write, I like to find new ways to challenge myself as a writer. Yeah, I’m a glutton for punishment. 😛 Often this means working on my writing skills themselves. I love to watch really good films and TV shows and dissect how they put their stories together, and then apply that to my own work. It’s a great source of writing lessons and helps me keep advancing my skills. Sometimes it manifests in my characters themselves. In the last couple years, I have written a number of characters very different from myself that I’d … Read more