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POINT OF VIEW: Crashing Back to Earth

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Two weeks ago today, “Ithani” hit the stands. Well, not so much the stands as the ‘zons and ‘nobles and ‘spinners of the virtual world. It started out amazingly, with five-star reviews – deep, insightful ones that made me cry and feel like I had finally figured this whole writing gig out. I sold some books, and basked in the praise. I even asked Angel to call me a “soulless, derivative hack”, to help bring me down a few pegs from those shining heights. It’s never good for your writing when you become overly confident, and sometimes you need life … Read more

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Five Star Review For Ithani From Wicked Faerie

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Just got another amazing Five-Star review for “Ithani” – this one from Chris Sweeso at Wicked Faerie: “I’m a really big fan of this author. His world building is exceptional, and that’s something that can be really hard to find in the LGBTQ genres… This final book in the series does not disappoint in continuing the world building and bringing it to the ultimate conclusion adding in enough new to keep it fresh and interesting till the final page… Ithani itself is a very good, very strong conclusion to an absolutely stellar series by this author.” *dances* Have you read … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT/GIVEAWAY: M.M. WILDE

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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, M.M. Wilde – M.M. Wilde is the knotty mpreg romance alter-ego of Morticia Knight who loves all things strange and unusual. Giveaway: M.M. is giving away an ebook copy of the first book in the series, Rescued by the Alpha. Comment below for a chance to win. Thanks so much, M.M., for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: How would you describe your writing style/genre M.M. Wilde: I write under two published pen … Read more

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AMAZING REVIEW: “The Oberon Cycle” – O.E. Tearmann

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Just got the most amazing review of the whole “Oberon Cycle” – “Skythane,” “Lander,” and “the new “Ithani”: This is a world full of wonderfully flawed, wonderfully honest characters. Each person is a world in themselves, unique and full of interest. And each is allowed to follow their own arcs and their own hearts, for better and for worse… Quick, playful and clever, the style is catchy. The writer has a real flare for one liners to end a scene. At times they seemed a touch over-used, but never problematic. Ninety percent of the time, they were fun… Ooooh boy … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: Finding the Flaws

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I’m coming up on my five year publication anniversary in May. Interestingly, it’s not the first story I sold – “The Bear at the Bar.” That honor actually goes to “Avalon,” originally published by Mischief Corner Books in their wonderful and now defunct MCB Quarterly journal. When I was first starting out, I got two main complaints from readers in my reviews. The first one was that my stories just weren’t long enough. This kind of pissed me off at first – I mean, you knew you were buying a novella, right? – until a friend pointed out that it … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Rebecca Langham

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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 Rebecca is offering an ePub or mobi copy of my scifi novel ‘Beneath the Surface’ for a giveaway with this post – comment below for a chance to win. Today, Rebecca Langham – Rebecca Langham lives in the Blue Mountains (Australia) with her partner, children, and menagerie of pets. A Xenite, a Whovian and all-round general nerd, she’s a lover of science fiction, comic books, and caffeine. When she isn’t teaching History to … Read more

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Amazing review for “ithani”

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Sometimes a reader just gets you, and totally connects with what you have written. I live for those times. Thanks to Melanie at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words for this amazing review: This morning, I got one of the most beautiful reviews I think I ever received, from Melanie at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words: After finishing the book, I knew writing this review was going to be frustrating. Why? Because it’s going to be hard to find the words to describe just how incredible Ithani, the final story in The Oberon Cycle truly is. J. Scott Coatsworth left himself … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: Finding Beauty and Love in the Face of Chaos

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Ithani comes out tomorrow, the culmination of three years of work and the conclusion to the Oberon Cycle trilogy. I am so not ready. It should be a triumphant moment for me, and I should have been deep in pre promo and preparation these last three days. Instead, I have been on the phone to Apple Care for the last three days almost non-stop, trying to fix Mark’s email app, which has suddenly swirled down into chaos and stubborn non-functionality. Anyone who knows me knows that I am a driven person, one who fills his days with IMPORTANT things to … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT/GIVEAWAY: A.D. Ellis

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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, A.D. Ellis – A.D. Ellis is an Indiana girl, born and raised. She spends much of her time in central Indiana teaching alternative education in the inner city of Indianapolis, being a mom to two amazing school-aged children, and wondering how she and her husband of almost two decades have managed to not drive each other insane. Giveaway A.D. is giving away an eBook of a box set or single title on her … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: When the Story Takes a Twist

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Every writer who has been doing this gig for a while has probably experienced something like this: A character suddenly reveals something about themselves that you’d never guessed when you first created them. Or maybe what was just a minor throw-away plot point or description suddenly blossoms and veers the story off onto a whole new course. Or that guy you mentioned waaaay back in book one suddenly wants his own plot arc in book three. As a writer, I live for those moments – when the writing feels alive, when it practically sings under my hands on the keyboard. … Read more