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More Stops on the Travels Through the Scarlet Equinox Blog Tour!

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We’re moving right along! Yesterday, we appeared on the Prism Book Alliance blog with a blog post by me about how we chose the title: What’s in a book title? Plenty, especially when you are naming an anthology. The thing is, you want something unique that people will remember. Something that hasn’t already been used a million times. And something that clearly conveys what your book is about. And often, those things aren’t mutually compatible. That sure seemed to be the case when the four authors in Travels Through the Scarlet Equinox gathered on Facebook to start brainstorming the title … Read more

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Point of View: Juggling Three Writing Projects at Once

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Scott oranges juggle

I’ve recently found myself in the enviable (or perhaps not) position of having to work on three writing projects almost simultaneously. So I thought I’d share a little of my trademarked sage advice with you’ll on how to juggle multiple projects. 1) Keep Good Notes: This one is very important, because after a while, the story you’re writing about the winged man starts to shade into the one you’re working on about the gay chef in Sacramento, and the short you promised to your podcast friend about the twelve days of Christmas. Before you know it, you look up from … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Skye Hegyes

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Skye Hegyes

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, Skye Hegyes – I met Skye early on when setting up QSF on Facebook, and we’ve since gone on to work on an anthology project together with two other authors. Love ya, Skye! Thanks so much, Skye, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: How would you describe your writing style/genre? Skye Hegyes: Hmmm… I’ve never considered what kind of style I have. I was never good at recognizing the different styles when … Read more

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Travels Through the Scarlet Equinox Blog Tour

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Andrew Q. Gordon

We have our first stops on the Travels Through the Scarlet Equinox Blog Tour! First off, I’m interviewed on Anne Barwell’s “Drops of Ink” blog: If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things (or people) would you want there with you? Oh, that’s easy – my husband Mark, a bag of double stuff oreos, and a copy of the Silmarillion. I will finish that damned book before I die. Oh, and can I take another bag of Oreos? Who knows how long we’ll be out there. Thanks, Anne! Next up, I have a guest post over at … Read more

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Release Day: “The Autumn Lands” in “Travels Through the Scarlet Equinox”

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Hey all, My latest work is out – the sci fi/fantasy story “The Autumn Lands” is now available in the new Mischief Corner Books fall-themed anthology “Travels Through the Scarlet Equinox”. Buy Links: Mischief Corner Books | Amazon | ARe | Bookstrand | Kobo To celebrate, I thought I would share an exclusive excerpt with y’all: Cas was momentarily at peace for the first time in as long as he could remember. He’d lost track of the time he’d spent with the caravan, days that had rolled into weeks, weeks into months and more. It was close-on two years since … Read more

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Point of View: A Writer Responds to Paris

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Paris Flower

We all know about the terrible tragedy in Paris on Friday. It was more than a tragedy; it was an atrocity, because it was perpetrated intentionally by human hands. Jack McDevitt, one of my favorite sci fi authors, talks about how a man can come to do these things to another human being: These killers are equipped with brains, but obviously don’t use them. That’s not a trait that is limited to some branches of Islam. We’ve seen it in western culture, too. Not that it necessarily leads to homicide, but we have substantial numbers of people who have made … Read more

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Author Spotlight: BA Brock

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BA Brock

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, BA Brock – I am absolutely thrilled to be hosting BA Brock. I met BA shortly after starting up Queer Sci Fi and we hit it off instantly. When we met, he was Beth, but I have been privileged to be a part of his transition. He was working on this story back then – something called King of the Storm, and I got to read parts of it in early drafts. … Read more

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Stuff I Like

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I just posted my once-monthly entry in Mischief Corner Books’ Stuff We Like series. My choice today – the microlending service Kiva.org. Check it out here.

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Point of View: It’s Monday

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I’m having one of those days. One of those days where you know you need to write. Your NaNoWriMo chart is looking a bit anemic. And you need to get your ass in gear. And yet… Sometimes it seems like the world is against you. There are so many other things to do. Things that need to be washed. And sorted. And people who need to be called. And yeah, some of these things are just ways to put off writing. Writers are nothing if not stellar procrastinators. But sometimes the world really is against you when it comes to … Read more

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Travels Through the Scarlet Equinox Available for Preorder

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Travels Through the Scarlet Equinox is up for preorder! It’s the 6th anthology from the authors at Mischief Corner Books, Freddy MacKay, Angel Martinez, Toni Griffin and myself, is due for release on the 18th November: The Autumnal equinox—when the trees dress in their formal scarlet and gold and the crisp air whispers of chance and change, when bright days turn into sudden storms and the veil between reality and imagination thins. Join the Mischief Corner authors as they share stories evoking this often unpredictable time of year. My story, The Autumn Lands, is included. It’s an MM fantasy tale … Read more