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Ithani is Almost Here! Save 35%

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Hey all… Ithani comes out tomorrow, and through midnight Eastern tonight it’s on sale (eBook AND paperback) for 35% off at the publisher. Buy links are at the end of the post. About the Book: Time is running out. After saving the world twice, Xander, Jameson and friends plunge headlong into a new crisis. The ithaniā€”the aliens who broke the worldā€”have reawakened from their hundred millennia-long slumber. When Xander and Jameson disappear in a flash, an already fractured world is thrown into chaos. The ithani plans, laid a hundred thousand years before, are finally coming to pass, and they threaten … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: Finding Beauty and Love in the Face of Chaos

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Ithani comes out tomorrow, the culmination of three years of work and the conclusion to the Oberon Cycle trilogy. I am so not ready. It should be a triumphant moment for me, and I should have been deep in pre promo and preparation these last three days. Instead, I have been on the phone to Apple Care for the last three days almost non-stop, trying to fix Mark’s email app, which has suddenly swirled down into chaos and stubborn non-functionality. Anyone who knows me knows that I am a driven person, one who fills his days with IMPORTANT things to … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT/GIVEAWAY: A.D. Ellis

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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.D.Ā Ellis – A.D. Ellis is an Indiana girl, born and raised. She spends much of her time in central Indiana teaching alternative education in the inner city of Indianapolis, being a mom to two amazing school-aged children, and wondering how she and her husband of almost two decades have managed to not drive each other insane. Giveaway A.D. is giving away an eBook of a box set or single title on her … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: When the Story Takes a Twist

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Every writer who has been doing this gig for a while has probably experienced something like this: A character suddenly reveals something about themselves that you’d never guessed when you first created them. Or maybe what was just a minor throw-away plot point or description suddenly blossoms and veers the story off onto a whole new course. Or that guy you mentioned waaaay back in book one suddenly wants his own plot arc in book three. As a writer, I live for those moments – when the writing feels alive, when it practically sings under my hands on the keyboard. … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT/GIVEAWAY: Selina Kray

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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. Giveaway: Selina is giving away one eBook copy of In Wild Lemon Groves with this post – comment below for a chance to win. Today, SelinaĀ Kray – Selina Kray is the nom de plume of an author and English editor. Professionally she has covered all theĀ artsy-fartsyĀ bases, having worked in a bookstore, at a cinema, in childrenā€™s television, and inĀ television distribution, up to her latest incarnation as a subtitle editor and grammar nerd (though … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: I Am My Mother’s Son

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My mother is one of the strongest people I know. She brought me up to be self sufficient, to stand on my own and to go after what I wanted. She made me my own man. There was a period in my childhood when she was single and supporting us both on a teacher’s salary. I never once felt like we were poor. I always had what I needed, and often enough I had the things I wanted. The shirt above was one of them – Quicksilver and Ocean Pacific shorts were all the rage when I was in Jr. … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT/GIVEAWAY: Ana Newfolk

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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, Ana Newfolk – Ana Newfolk was born in Portugal where she grew up surrounded by sunshine and countryside.  She has always had a deep love of reading, and ever since she can remember her favorite presents and treats have always been books. She would often be found in her not-so-secret spot reading her favorite adventure books (when she was younger) and romance novels (when she discovered boys). At 20 years old she moved … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Abaddon’s Locusts, by Don Travis

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DSP Publications author Don Travis has a new gay mystery book out: Abaddon’s Locusts. When B. J. Vinson, confidential investigator, learns his young friend, Jazz Penrod, has disappeared and has not been heard from in a month, he discovers some ominous emails. Jazz has been corresponding with a ā€œJuanā€ through a dating site, and that single clue draws BJ and his significant other, Paul Barton, into the brutal but lucrative world of human trafficking. Their trail leads to a mysterious Albuquerquean known only as Silver Wings, who protects the Bulgarian cartel that moves peopleā€”mostly the young and vulnerableā€”around the state … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: Writing Short vs. Writing Long

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Hey all… I am finally moving along on my latest novel, “The Long Redemption” – it’s set in the same universe as the “Liminal Sky” trilogy, but with a whole different setting and cast of characters. For the last three years, I have written two novels a year, and this year, I am giving myself a little break and just doing this one. It’s due by the start of October, so I have nine months to complete it instead of six. So what am I doing with the extra time, you ask? I hav set my sights on conquering SiffWah. … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: C.J. Baty

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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, C.J.Ā Baty – CJ Baty dreamed of writing her own stories from a very young age. Time and life got in the way, but with the encouragement of her two grownup children, she began to follow that dream. She loves a mystery and when you mix in romance and hot men, you can bet thereā€™s going to be a happily ever after.Ā  Thanks so much, C.J., for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: Have … Read more