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POINT OF VIEW: Trusting the Reader

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Does it Matter

I started in on my edits from the amazing Gus Li today for The Dragon Eater, book one of the Tharassas Cycle. Yeah, I know. Been working on this thing forever. More on that front soon. These books have a lot of mind-to-mind talk between humans and other creatures, and I signify it with italics and an en dash at the start and finish: -Are you sure that’s wise? It might be confusing for the reader.- Shut up. Can’t you see I’m writing here? -Let’s see… drooling, fingers sticky with chocolate, blank expression on your face… yeah, you’re writing.- *shoves … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Steve Pantazis

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Steve Pantazis

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: Steve Pantazis (pronounced PAHN-tuh-ZEECE) is an award-winning author of fantasy and science fiction. He won the prestigious Writers of the Future award in 2015, and has gone on to publish a number of short stories in leading SF&F magazines, including Nature, IGMS and Galaxy’s Edge, and on Amazon. He is the author of THE LIGHT OF DARKNESS epic fantasy series (slated for release in 2022) and the sci-fi novels, GODNET and BLACKOUT … Read more

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Repetition Gets Reviewed!

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Repetition Review - QSF

Just got a great review for Repetition over at Queer Sci Fi – thanks, Maryann! “Davis Redland has a program that can do “past-pathing.”… His new client John has an unusual request – he wants Davis to change his past to put him back into the closet. “Repetition” is a well-written tale, in a “Twilight Zone” sort of way. I’ve read several short stories by Scott Coatsworth and he always leaves me with things to think about. This one delves into the idea of changing what has already been resolved – why go back and have to fight for it … Read more

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REVIEW: Lord’s Dome – E.D.E. Bell

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REVIEW: Lord's Dome - E.D.E. Bell

Genre: Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Trans, Bi, Ace Get It On Amazon About The Book Gu Non couldn’t stop thinking about the magic. They’d lied to her about it. They’d lied to everyone. No one lied to Gu Non. Lord’s Dome is a slipstream fantasy about a girl who refuses to believe that the fate of her family is to suffer, the mining elder who must suddenly decide whether to trust this lone girl, and their search for the truth of an enigmatic god while the unyielding everstorm rages overhead. The Review I almost didn’t pick this up because the cover … Read more

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NEW RELEASE/GIVEAWAY: Flotsam – R J Theodore

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Flotsam - R J Theodore

R J Theodore has a new Science Fantasy Steampunk book out: Flotsam. And there’s a giveaway! Captain Talis just wants to keep her airship crew from starving, and maybe scrape up enough cash for some badly needed repairs. When an anonymous client offers a small fortune to root through a pile of atmospheric wreckage, it seems like an easy payday. The job yields an ancient ring, a forbidden secret, and a host of deadly enemies. Now on the run from cultists with powerful allies, Talis needs to unload the ring as quickly as possible. Her desperate search for a buyer and … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: Seven Things I Betcha Didn’t Know…

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Scott Band Uniform Flute

Another fun one today. Thought I’d share a few things about me you probably didn’t know (unless you’re my mother, who reads this regularly – she most likely knows all these things! *waves* Hey mom! Or Mark. Yeah, he knows all this stuff. *kiss* So here it goes. 1. I was a band geek.As you might have guessed from the photo above, I was in the marching band. Our sports teams were the Dorados, which was probably mildly appropriative (we didn’t talk about those kinds of things back in the mid 80’s) and we were once referred to by an … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Christa Tomlinson

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Christa Tomlinson

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: Christa Tomlinson is a pop culture loving, anime watching, nerdy fangirl who lives to read and write romance. She loves to create stories that are emotional and lovely with sex that is integral to the characters’ romantic arc. Christa currently resides in St. Louis, Missouri with her two dogs, and is a retired roller derby player. Thanks so much, Christa, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: When did you know you wanted … Read more

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NEW RELEASE/GIVEAWAY: Blood Bound – Courtney Maguire

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Blood Bound

Courtney Maguire has a new MM paranormal historical romance out, Youkai Bloodlines book 3: Blood Bound. And there’s a giveaway! Two hundred years can strain even the seemingly eternal love of the youkai. When Hideyoshi’s coldness drives them apart, Hiro finds comfort in his friendship with Takanori, a vociferous human man he met at a ramen shop and can’t seem to keep away from.. Everything Hiro had to fight for from Hideyoshi, Takanori gives freely, making it all too easy to turn away from his responsibilities–and Hideyoshi–in favor of something sweeter. But while Hiro is off playing human, danger is brewing among … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: Just Another Manic (Covid) Monday

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Monday - Deposit Photos

I’ve started to dread Mondays. After a quiet weekend, everyone wakes up Monday morning with one thing on their minds – fill Scott’s email box with inquiries, problems, announcements, and enough spam to make a Monty Python film. Add to that the unremitting dull, grinding sameness of life under lockdown – sleep, eat, rinse, repeat. And we do a LOT of rinsing, emptying the dishwasher seven times a day and wash enough clothes to string a line from here to Rome every week. Thank heaven I have a husband who does as much – and probably more – around the … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Jess Faraday

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Jess Faraday

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: Jess Faraday is an award-winning writer and editor of mystery and suspense. Her first novel, The Affair of the Porcelain Dog, was shortlisted for a Lambda Literary Award, and her third, Fool’s Gold, won the Rainbow Award for Best Gay Historical and was a runner up for Best Gay Novel overall. Thanks so much, Jess, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: If you could sit down with one other writer, living or dead, who … Read more