Thanks to Becky at Hometown Reads for interviewing me on Facebook Live – we chatted for about 20 minutes about marketing, writing and my work. Check it out!: Book Marketing Tips with J. Scott Coatsworth Join Becky Robinson as she talks with J. Scott Coatsworth about book marketing success. Posted by Weaving Influence on Thursday, August 2, 2018
Hey all, As I work to finish the final book in the Liminal Sky series, I’ve been giving some thought to the question in today’s title – what’s next for me as a writer? I’ve done far more than I ever thought possible in this whole writing and publishing thing: Sold more than 20 stories (shorts, novellas and novels). Written not one but two series, to critical acclaim (and am wrapping up the last book now) Had a few certified Amazon bestsellers (albeit in smaller categories) Published my own works In the four years since I published my first short … Read more
This week, I got a cool profile in “Inside Sacramento,” a local monthly newspaper, along with my book “The River City Chronicles.” If you haven’t gotten a copy yet, now’s your chance. 🙂 I also have my first author bookstore signing planned for 7 PM on October 4th at Time Tested Books in Midtown Sac – if you wanna come (please do!) you can let me know here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1180415018767294/ Hope to see you there – I will be reading from River City. 🙂 Get River City On Amazon Barnes & Noble | Kobo | iBooks
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, JM Wolf – JM Wolf never thought he would one day say that he’s a published M/M romance author. Having a poet for a mother and a sister to once ran a blog, it was only a matter of time before JM discovered his writing genes. In the beginning, his sole purpose in life was to be a singer/songwriter. Writing lyrics was the first step putting his thoughts onto paper. Even while … Read more
Hey all, This last month, I’ve hit the top of the Amazon charts not once, not twice, but three times. My friends and family have taken notice, and many have contacted me to express their congratulations. It’s an awesome thing to claim the title of Amazon Bestselling Author. But if you scratch the surface, it’s not quite as glamorous as it seems. Amazon books have thousands of categories. There are really big ones, like the overall Romance category, or other general genre ones like Paranormal, Fantasy, and Sci Fi. There are smaller ones, like Gay Romance. Then there are the … Read more
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, Sera Trevor – Sera Trevor is terminally curious and views the 35 book limit at her local library as a dare. She’s a little bit interested in just about everything, which is probably why she can’t pin herself to one subgenre. Her books are populated with dragons, vampire movie stars, shadow people, and internet trolls. Thanks so much, Sera, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever done … Read more
Hey all, As I was thinking about what to write this week, it struck me that I am living in two very different worlds simultaneously. Bizzaro World and Normalandia. In Normalandia, life proceeds as usual. I wake up each morning, get some writing done, and get to work. Mark and I have breakfast together, work some more, and play a card game at lunch. In the evening, we binge-watch some shows on our Roku box, and then get to bed around ten o’clock. In Normalandia, the sun shines brightly outside, the sprinklers come one at 5 AM, the mailman brings … Read more
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, M.D. Neu – M.D. Neu is a LGBTQA Fiction Writer with a love for writing and travel. Living in the heart of Silicon Valley (San Jose, California) and growing up around technology, he’s always been fascinated with what could be. Specifically drawn to Science Fiction and Paranormal television and novels, M.D. Neu was inspired by the great Gene Roddenberry, George Lucas, Stephen King, Alice Walker, Alfred Hitchcock, Harvey Fierstein, Anne Rice, and … Read more
My friend Natsuya Uesugi has a new book out in his dystopian sci fi series grydscaen: A clandestine meet occurs in the Echelons under cover of darkness where Top Secret intel on the stock market changes hands. The insider tip gets the gothic hacker Jester engaged in a high tech game. Parliament votes to lower harsh stock market regulations fueling the Corporation’s bottom line, a payoff from ministers who were propped up by illegal corporate campaign donations. Ordered by Jester, the teenage hacker Rom infiltrates the largest high volume brokerage house causing wild gyrations in trading. When Jester triggers an … Read more
Hey all, A fun one this week. I published my first story, “The Bear at the Bar,” in 2014. Since then, I’ve published more than twenty tales, and about half of them have come back to me as the journals and anthologies they were in have gone out of print. I self-published “Bear” a couple weeks ago, and it did pretty well. 🙂 So I am embarking on a campaign to republish each of my returned short stories, and a few that never saw the light of day. My next one out – Morgan – a short fantasy tale set … Read more