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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: C.J. Baty

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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, CJ Baty – CJ lives in southwest Ohio with her very patient husband and two encouraging children. Her heart however, lives in the mountains of Tennessee where she hopes to retire someday. The mountains have always provided her with inspiration and a soothing balm to the stresses of everyday life. Thanks so much, CJ, for joining me! Giveaway: CJ is giving away an ebook copy of “The Pinkerton Man,” book one in … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Anna Butler

Anna Butler

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, Anna Butler – Anna was a communications specialist for many years, working in various UK government departments on everything from marketing employment schemes to organizing conferences for 10,000 civil servants to running an internal TV service. These days, though, she is writing full time. Thanks so much, Anna, for joining me! Giveaway: Want to win some loot? Pre-order The Day of Wrath at a digital store (Amazon, Kobo, Nook etc) and send … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: The Upside Down Week

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Hey all, It’s been a weird, rough week. Three weeks, actually. Most of the folks who know me well know that this week should be a triumph for me – the start of my career as a self published author (well, hybrid author, really – see last week). The print copies of “The River City Chronicles” arrived, and they are gorgeous, thanks to Vellum (the eBook app I use) and the amazing talents of my cover designer Kelley York. I’m also supposed to be working on wrapping up “Ithani,” book three of my Oberon Cycle trilogy, to send it off … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: I’m a Hybrid Author

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Hey all, It’s official. My first self published book is coming out on May 30th. “The River City Chronicles” has been in the works for two and a half years. I will soon be a “hybrid” author – one with stories published both traditionally and by myself. When I first sat down to write “River City,” the story of a bunch of friends in Sacramento as a serial tale on my blog, I had no idea where they’d end up a hundred and two chapters later… or that I’d end up here. with “River City” as my first self publication. … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: TJ Nichols

TJ Nichols

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, TJ Nichols – TJ Nichols is an avid runner and martial arts enthusiast who first started writing as child. Many years later while working as a civil designer, TJ decided to pick up a pen and start writing again. Thanks so much, TJ, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: Have you ever taken a trip to research a story? Tell me about it. TJ Nichols: I haven’t take a trip for research … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: I’m Not Writing, and It’s the EU’s Fault

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It’s one of those weeks. As a writer, we like to write. It’s kinda our thing. But often our attention gets called away by other things. Some of these are life events, big and small – the laundry, a school play, the death of a family member. Some of these are even writing-related, like the need to promo our books, or if we are self publishing for the first time, to learn the ropes and figure out how to send our new book out into the world. Hello. And some of them are thrust upon us violently and without warning. … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT/GIVEAWAY: Emily L. Byrne

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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, Emily L. Byrne – Emily L. Byrne’s stories have appeared in Bossier, Spy Games, Forbidden Fruit, First, Summer Love, Best Lesbian Erotica 20th Anniversary Edition, Best Lesbian Erotica of the Year Vol. 2, First, Witches, Princesses and Women at Arms, Blood in the Rain 3 and The Nobilis Erotica Podcast. Her collections, Knife’s Edge: Kinky Lesbian Erotica and Desire: Sensual Lesbian Erotica, are available from Queen of Swords Press. Giveaway Emily is … Read more

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Point of View: I’m In it Now

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I have dived into the deep end, and the water’s rising high! This week, I started seriously working on my first self publication project – The River City Chronicles. Not the manuscript – that’s been done for months. I’m talking about the nitty-gritty work of preparing all the stuff and submitting it to distributors to actually get the book out there. It’s a lot harder than I thought. I’m using Vellum to prep the book, and it’s been a fricking Godsend. Very easy to use, and so many options. I can see what the book will look like in ALL … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT/GIVEAWAY: G.R. Lyons

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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, G.R. Lyons – While daylighting as office manager for the family auto repair business, G.R. Lyons can often be found working on one of multiple manuscripts or desperately trying to keep up with the TBR pile. Giveaway G.R. is giving away one eBook copy of any backlist ebook (except the combined edition of the Matchmakers trilogy). Thanks so much, G.R., for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: What do you do when you … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: Punch Drunk and Slap Happy

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I have to admit, I approached the prospect of writing today’s column with a bit of trepidation. It’s almost never a good idea to write sleepy. I spent a lot of yesterday afternoon and evening prepping my first book for self publication – “The River City Chronicles” should come out in about a month or so, date to be announced soon. Then I spent the rest of the night in bed obsessing over what I still had to do. You see, I have this condition called writer’s’s brain. In the clear morning light, it’s obvious that most of the stuff I … Read more