Features

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Kristine Cayne

by
Kristine Cayne

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, Kristine Cayne – Kristine Cayne is the author of romantic suspense, erotic romance, and lgbt romance. Her books have won numerous awards and acclaim. GIVEAWAY: Kristine is giving away an eBook copy of Lover on Top (it’s an M/M romance with one bisexual character). Comment on this post below for a chance to win. https://www.amazon.com/ Lover-Top-Firefighter- Romance-Six-Alarm- ebook/dp/B01EYXVZAM/ Thanks so much, Kristine, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: Do you have any … Read more

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

POINT OF VIEW: Things That Make Me Happy

by
Buddha Board

Hey all, January was a difficult month for me personally, as readers of this column will know. Life moves on, though, and carries us with it. So for today, I want to step back, take a deep breath, and share some of the things that make me happy. 1) Snuggling in Bed With My Honey: This and hot showers are two of my favorite things. Feeling Mark’s warmth next to me, once the triumphs and trials of the day are over, centers me and makes me happy. Until I get too warm and need my own space. LOL… I think … Read more

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT/GIVEAWAY: Amelia Faulkner

by
Amelia's Dog

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, Amelia Faulkner – Amelia Faulkner was born in Thame, Oxfordshire, and sprouted upward in short order. The ground around Thame is reasonably mucky, especially in the winter, and she can’t be blamed for wanting to get away from it. “Please provide author photo:” No such thing exists. Please enjoy this picture of my dog: Thanks so much, Amelia, for joining me! Giveaway Amelia is giving away a copy of the Jack of Thorns … Read more

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

POINT OF VIEW: The Holy Sh!t Moment

by
Scott - Holy Sh!t Moment

Every novelist works a little differently. Some write books by the seat of their pants, riding the crazy writing train to wherever it takes them. Others make meticulous outlines before ever putting a word on the page, and know exactly where they’re going and how they will get there. I suspect that most of us are somewhere in the middle. Icertainly am. I start with a loose outline. I know how the plot will lay out, generally, and the steps along the way. But I also allow for that rarest of beasts – the “Holy Sh!t Moment (HSM).” It’s the … Read more

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Kasia Bacon

by
The Mutt

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, Kasia Bacon – AUTHORDESC. Thanks so much, Kasia, for joining me! Giveaway Kasia is giving away three copies of her book “The Poison Within” with this blog post. Use the rafflecopter below to enter. 🙂 a Rafflecopter giveaway J. Scott Coatsworth: As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? Kasia Bacon: A dentist, at first. Then a spy. However, I came to the conclusion-reasonably quickly-that I preferred … Read more

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

POINT OF VIEW: After the Fall

by
hope - pixabay

Anyone who read my column last week knows how devastated I was to find out someone I used to be close to had been killed eight years ago, and I’d only just found out last week. I’ve spent the last week and a half processing this. I’m a writer – that’s what we do. Now I am starting to emerge on the far side. I want to thank my friends and family for rallying around me, and I want to acknowledge the pain of those who were much closer to Damon than I, and who lost so much more with … Read more

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Kelly Haworth

by
Kelly Haworth

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, Kelly Haworth – Kelly Haworth grew up in San Francisco and has been reading science fiction and fantasy classics since she was a kid. She has way too active an imagination, thus she channels it into writing. Kelly is genderfluid and pansexual, and loves to write LGBTQIA characters into her work. Thanks so much, Kelly, for joining me! GIVEAWAY: Kelly is giving away an eBook copy of “Y Negative” – comment on … Read more

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

REVIEW: The Stark Divide – Five Stars

by
The Stark Divide - Xtreme Delusins

Just got a fantastic review for “The Stark Divide” from Xtreme Delusions. “I was kept on the figurative edge of my seat much of the time while reading this and had to force myself to put it down at 5 a.m. at one point so that I could be at least partially functional when meeting with friends later that day.” Authors love this sort of praise. 😛 http://www.xtreme-delusions.com/2018/01/13/review-the-stark-divide-by-j-scott-coatsworth/ Get it now: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074G2NJP6/

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

BLOG TOUR: Foothills Pride V2, by Pat Henshaw

by
Foothills Pride V2

One of my favorite people, Pat Henshaw, is stopping by today! The second half of Pat Henshaw’s Foothills Pride series is finally coming out in print – four of her stories in one volume: During the recession at the beginning of the 21st century, many gays and lesbians moved from the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento to the Sierra Foothills. FLAG (Foothills Lesbians and Gays) was formed. This series was written for them. The influx of San Francisco Bay Area gays is now commonplace in Stone Acres, California. But that means big city problems—much to the dismay of long-time … Read more

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

POINT OF VIEW: He’s Gone

by
damon-blurry

WARNING: This is a bit raw and intense. Read at your own risk. He was the first boy I ever wanted. He was the first boy who wanted me. He was my first. On October 23rd, 2009, Damon Nicholson was brutally murdered by a man who had slept with him the night before. He was beaten with a baseball bat in his own home so the man and his accomplice could take his electronics and sell them for drug money. I didn’t know this. I had been thinking about him for the last few days, and last Saturday I decided … Read more