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Author Spotlight: LJ Cohen

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LJ Cohen

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: LJ Cohen is a novelist, potter, fiber artist, homestead farmer, & relentless optimist. She writes science fiction & fantasy and was among the 1st wave of indie writers to qualify for SFWA membership. LITANY FOR A BROKEN WORLD, her 9th novel is available now. She lives on a farm in central MA and if you want to know how (and why you would even want) to knit a sweater for a cow, … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Sedonia Guillone

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Sedonia Guillone

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: Sedonia Guillone wanted to be an author since the age of six when she first volunteered in the school library and the librarian had to put a limit on how many times she checked out her favorite books. Then at sixteen, a short story she wrote won honorable mention in a contest by the National League of American Pen Women and there was no stopping her. Since then, her first M/M mystery/suspense, … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Dan Kopcow

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Dan Kopcow

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: Dan Kopcow’s rom-com novel, “Madcap Serenade,” published by Black Rose Writing, is the winner of the 2025 Independent Press Award for Best Romantic Comedy, Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in the Humor Category, FIRST PLACE WINNER of the Mark Twain Humor and Satire Award by Chanticleer International Book Awards, among several other awards.   Dan’s sci-fi noir detective novel, “Prior Futures,” published by Black Rose Writing, won a 2022 Independent Press Award for Science Fiction Distinguished … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Meg Macy

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Meg Macy

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: National bestselling author Meg Macy first dreamed of seeing a book with her name on it in the school library. She’s always found comfort, adventure, and connection in books—which might explain why she now writes stories that offer all three. Meg writes LGBTQIA+ romance with a touch of spice, intrigue, and plenty of emotional payoff. M/M romance and M/F polyamory, her stories are comfort reads with a twist. She’s also written cozy … Read more

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Author Spotlight: K.G. Anderson

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K.G. Anderson

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: K.G. Anderson is a technology writer, a frustrated guitarist, and a collector of easy recipes and difficult cats. She lives in Seattle in a house haunted by the bad remodeling decisions of the previous owners. She has reported on politics for metropolitan dailies, reviewed crime fiction for January Magazine, and written about Americana and roots music for the iTunes Music Store. Her short fiction appears in magazines and anthologies including Welcome to … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Edale Lane

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Edale Lane

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: History. Mystery. Heroines worth falling for.From windswept battlefields to candlelit conspiracies, Edale Lane crafts sapphic historical fiction, mysteries, and fantasy brimming with action, romance, and intrigue. An award-winning author with an MA in history, she brings every era to life with rich detail, unforgettable women, and stories where love and danger walk hand in hand. Edale Lane lives in beautiful British Columbia with her long-time partner and adorable dog, Piper. When she … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Alma Alexander

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Alma Alexander

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: Alma Alexander’s life so far has prepared her very well for her chosen career. She was born in a country which no longer exists on the maps, has lived and worked in seven countries on four continents (and in cyberspace!), has climbed mountains, dived in coral reefs, flown small planes, swum with dolphins, touched two-thousand-year-old tiles in a gate out of Babylon. She is a novelist, anthologist and short story writer who … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Michael Stephens

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Michael Stephens

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: Michael Stephens spent a career as an innovator, building new products for startups, small businesses and large corporations. He’s now turned his creative energies to writing sci-fi comedies, “because the world needs more funny!” Thanks so much, Michael, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: How would you describe your writing style/genre? Michael Stephens: I write sci-fi comedies, so speculative fiction that is tech-centric and includes healthy doses of humor and satire. I think … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Jaye C. Watts

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Jaye C. Watts

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: JAYE C. WATTS (he/they) is a queer and trans sci-fi author writing LGBTQ+ science fiction, living on Lək̓ʷəŋən territory in Victoria, BC, Canada. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology, with a minor in Technology and Society, as well as a diploma in Professional Recording Arts from the Art Institute of Vancouver. When he isn’t writing, Jaye can be found falling down rabbit holes of all kinds thanks to an unquenchable curiosity … Read more

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Author Spotlight: JT Fader

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JT Fader

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: JT Fader is the fantasy and paranormal pen name of queer, bigender author Leigh Jarrett (she/he). Writing MM+ romance with a speculative twist, JT Fader explores magical worlds, supernatural beings, and otherworldly love stories filled with emotion, grit, and passion. Their work blends the fantastical with deep character connection, featuring queer protagonists on transformative journeys. Based on Vancouver Island, JT Fader brings the same heart and authenticity found in Leigh Jarrett’s contemporary … Read more