The River City Chronicles

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“The River City Chronicles” is Here!

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River City is finally here, and it’s getting some great reviews. 🙂 “OMG, I could not put this book down. I started after finishing another book yesterday at dinner time and finished this one at 5 A.M. with breaks for a shower and cooking dinner. The characters were diverse, complex, fun, quirky and romantic. The characters personal stories all intertwined and were mixed with a little magic to make this book unforgettable.” “This was amazing.. i loved everything about this.. it had paranormal aspects.. it had mystery and intrigue. it kept me curious what was next and wondering what was … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: It’s Almost Here, and Thanks to Everyone Who Helped

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Hey all, Regular readers of this space will know a) that “The River City Chronicles” finally releases in book form on Wednesday, and b) that GDPR took a big chunk out of my hide this month. So… I am kinda freaked out about the whole release thing. LOL… but it will get better. In two days, I will have released my first self published book, and it’s a beautiful thing. I set up a tour (thankfully before I got mired in GDPR) and so many friends came to my aid to help me get the word out on the first … Read more

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My Copies of River City are Here!

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"The River City Chronicles"

I am soooo excited. Kelley York did an amazing job on the cover, and Vellum made creating the final book so easy. The Blurb: Everyone in the River City has a secret, and sooner or later secrets always come out. A group of strangers meets at Ragazzi, an Italian restaurant, for a cooking lesson that will change them all. They quickly become intertwined in each other’s lives, and a bit of magic touches each of them. Meet Dave, the consultant who lost his partner; Matteo and Diego, the couple who run the restaurant; recently-widowed Carmelina; Marcos, a web designer getting … Read more

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The End of River City. For Now.

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River City Chronicles

Hey all… For the last two years, I’ve posted a new chapter of River City almost every single week. Haven’t read it yet? You can read the whole thing here: https://www.jscottcoatsworth.com/the-river-city-chronicles-english-version/ It started out as an experiment. Could I write a weekly serial and have a new chapter up for my readers every Thursday? I was inspired by Alex Woolfson and Adam DeKraker, who post a new page of “The Young Protectors” every week. But River City also started with secrets. Each character had one, and I intended to reveal them all by the end of the story. I expected … Read more

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Point of View: OMFG, It’s Finished

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River City

The day that I thought would NEVER come is finally here. One year and eleven months after I started it, the River City Chronicles is finally done. Well, the first arc, at least. I powered through the final four chapters last Wednesday, typing the last word just shy of 10:30 PM, which for me is like three in the morning. I’m old LOL… And because I’m such a tease, here are the last three lines for your enjoyment: There were two mugs sitting there, littered with bits of dried tea. He picked one up, savoring the lingering smell of vanilla. … Read more

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ADVANCE REVIEW: The Stark Divide – WROTE Podcast

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The Stark Divide - WROTE

Jayne Lockwood just posted a fricking AMAZING review of my forthcoming epic sci fi book, “The Stark Divide”: This is a potent tale in an era where the problems the characters are coming up against are very familiar. Namely, the refugee crisis, capitalism and politics, power play, and wars that escalate, causing mass devastation. The fate of the dying Earth is very dark indeed. In contrast, it is wonderful to see the birth and development of Forever, borne out of the asteroid Ariadne, where the seed was planted. And whilst this could easily be a bleak tale of a dystopian … Read more

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The River City Chronicles Featured in the Sac Bee!

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Our hometown newspaper, the Sacramento Bee, just featured my serial tale “The River City Chronicles”! Sacramento-based website designer J. Scott Coatsworth has been writing since he was in grade school. As an adult, one of his most recent projects is the LBGT-oriented “The River City Chronicles,” which he describes as “a magical realism tale set in my hometown.” Read it for free at www.jscottcoatsworth.com. The concept is evocative of novelist Armistead Maupin’s “Tales of the City,” the serial that ran weekdays in the San Francisco Chronicle beginning in 1976 and immortalized the fictitious address 28 Barbary Lane. Maupin appeared for … Read more

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We’re On the WROTE Podcast Again!

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Vance Bastian at WROTE is joined by Freddy MacKay, Toni Griffin, Angel Martinez, and myself in an awesome roundtable discussion about writing serial fiction. We define serial fiction, go over the aspects of planning, world building, and working collaboratively, and then Vance pokes at distribution possibilities. And we wrap it all up with the benefits of serial writing, and offer advice for content creators who want to work on serialized content. We also talk about our four (yes count ’em, four) ongoing serial projects by MCB members: Marionettes in the Mist Brimstone Journals On The Divide River City Chronicles So pop on … Read more