Author Spotlight

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Author Spotlight – David Viner

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David Viner

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. David’s Book Splinters will be free on Amazon from Sept 12-16. Today: Ex-punk rock guitarist David Viner’s working life started in electronics before migrating to computer programming in the mid-1980s and on to website design in the late 1990s, going self-employed in 2005. David has been a member of the Redwell Writers Group (www.redwellwriters.org) in Norwich, UK since 2006, which helped him find his feet in the connected worlds of writing, editing and … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Olivette Devaux

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Olivette Deveaux

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: Multiple award winner and Amazon best-seller under a different pen name, Olivette Devaux is the author behind the Disorderly Elements series. In her Olivette Devaux incarnation, she writes hot, adventure plot driven romance, both LGBT and “straight.” Her books are available mobi, ePub, paper, and audio. Her fictional fight scenes are informed by decades of martial arts training. Thanks so much, Olivette, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: What was your first … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Mat McCall

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Mat McCall

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: My name is Mat McCall, I’m an educationalist specialising in Adult Education, a History and Archaeology lecturer, award winning Steampunk artist and artificer, bulldog fancier, natural philosopher and Fortean. I am a fifty-something-year-old kid, who enjoys dressing up and doing silly things with silly people. Well, that’s essentially what Steampunk is. I have always had an abiding passion for Science Fiction and Fantasy, only equalled by my passion for Archaeology and History. … Read more

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Author Spotlight: O. E. Tearmann

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O.E. Tearmann

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: O.E. Tearmann is the author of the Aces High, Jokers Wild series. Their books include strong themes of diversity and found family, providing a surprisingly hopeful take on a dystopian future. Bringing their own experiences as a marginalized author together with flawed but genuine characters, Tearmann’s work has been described as “Firefly for the dystopian genre.” Publisher’s Weekly called it “a lovely paean to the healing power of respectful personal connections among … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Matthew S. Rotondo

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Author Spotlight: Matthew Rotondo

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: Matthew S. Rotundo is the author of the Prison World Revolt series–Petra, Petra Released, and Petra Rising. His short fiction has appeared in Alembical 3, Intergalactic Medicine Show, and Writers of the Future Volume XXV. He is a 1998 graduate of the Odyssey Writing Workshop. Matt lives in Nebraska. Visit Matt’s website at http://matthewsrotundo.com Thanks so much, Matthew, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: When did you know you wanted to write, and … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Rick Claypool

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Rick Claypool

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: Rick Claypool is the author of Tentacle Head (Bear Creek Press, 2022), The Mold Farmer (Six Gallery Press, 2020), Leech Girl Lives (Spaceboy Books, 2017), and short stories that can be found here and there online. He lives in Rhode Island. Thanks so much, Rick, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: What was your first published work? Tell me a little about it.  Rick Claypool: My first book was LEECH GIRL LIVES, … Read more

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Author Spotlight / Giveaway: Xan van Rooyen

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Xan van Rooyen

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. Xan is giving away an eBook copy of the book By the Blood of Rowans with this post. Comment below for a chance to win. Today: Xan van Rooyen is a non-binary storyteller from South Africa, currently living in Finland where the heavy metal is soothing and the cold, dark forests inspiring. Xan has a Master’s degree in music, and–when not teaching–enjoys conjuring strange worlds and creating quirky characters. You can find their … Read more

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Point of View: After the Surgery

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Twenty-six days ago I broke my arm. And not your garden-variety break, either. According to my doctor, the top of my humerus basically exploded. This is not what you want to hear from your orthopedic surgeon. Undaunted, Mark and I went to BayCon the very next day, me with my broken arm in a sling. It was probably a crazy thing to do, but I had invested so much time in energy into the con, and was running a book sales table there too, and so we decided we needed to go. Fast forward two weeks, and I was in … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Sonia Orin Lyris

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Sonia Orin Lyris

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: Sonia Orin Lyris’s stories have been published in various places, including Asimov’s SF Magazine, Wizards of the Coast anthologies, and Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader. Her stories have been called “immersive,” “ruthless,” and “unsparing.” She is the author of The Seer Saga, an epic high-fantasy series, and co-creator of Rochi, a divination and gambling game from Campaign Coins. Her hobbies include dance, martial arts, decoding reality, fine chocolate, humans, and feline poetry. She … Read more

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Author Spotlight / Giveaway: Elle E. Ire

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Elle M.Ire

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: an ebook of the first book in the trilogy, Dead Woman’s Pond. Comment below for a chance to win. Today:Elle E. Ire writes science fiction/romance and paranormal/romance featuring kickass women who fall in love with each other. Current publications include Vicious Circle (2015 and 2020), the Storm Fronts trilogy (2019-2020), the Nearly Departed trilogy (2021-2022), and Reel to Real Love (2021), all from DSP Publications. Elle is represented by Naomi Davis at the BookEnds Literary Agency. Thanks … Read more