Features – Page 110 – J. Scott Coatsworth

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POINT OF VIEW: Romancing the Stone

September 24, 2018 by scott

Hey all, Over the last weekend, I attended the Dreamspinner Retreat in Orlando, an amazing opportunity to meet the staff and to learn more about how to write better. (On a side note, I was in the heart of the Disney World Resort and didn’t see anything other than the hotel *cries *). It was a great retreat – I learned a lot as an author about my craft, and got some fantastic news I will share with you all when I am able. One of the hilights of the retreat was a showing of the 1984 Michael Douglas/Kathleen Turner … Read more

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NEW RELEASE: Avalon is Here!

September 24, 2018 by scott

My latest re-release is here – Avalon is a sweet, gut-wrenching MM modern fantasy short with lots of feels, and it’s just 99¢: Tony has been taking care of Jake for a year, ever since his partner became sick. It’s clear to him that it won’t be long, so when Jake asks to go to the ocean, Tony leaps at the chance to do something to make him happy. But when they get lost in the fog after wandering farther down the beach than Tony has ever gone, a deserted cottage beckons them by the water. There’s magic in the … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Marie Brown

September 23, 2018 by scott

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, Marie Brown – “Marie Brown has lived in many locations across the United States, but spends most of her time exploring the realms of imagination. Currently located in Colorado, her brief moments of free time are spent in front of her computer, frequently covered in cats.” Blah. Yeah, okay, that’s all true. But I’m tired of hiding behind a bland, third-person pseudo-bio, utterly lacking in personality. Hi! I’m Marie Brown, and I … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: Spicing Your Story Up With Slang

September 17, 2018 by scott

Hey all, Today’s column will be short but sweet, as I am in the throes of preparing to go to the Dreamspinner retreat in Orlando Thursday (*waves at all my author friends*). So I thought I’d talk a little more about my new holiday story “Melt.” It’s set in Antarctica, and I found a cool site that includes some Antartcic slang. Whether you’re writing a future world or something in the next city over, including some local idioms and slang can add additional layers to your storytelling. Here are a few from CoolAntarctica.com: Antarctic 10 – A person of the opposite … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT/GIVEAWAY: Mickie B. Ashling

September 16, 2018 by scott

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, Mickie B. Ashling – Mickie B. Ashling is the pseudonym of a multifaceted woman who is a product of her upbringing in multiple cultures, having lived in Japan, the Philippines, Spain, and the Middle East. Fluent in three languages, she’s a citizen of the world and an interesting mixture of East and West. A little bit of this and a lot of that have brought a unique touch to her literary voice … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Jeanne G’Fellers

September 15, 2018September 9, 2018 by scott

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, Jeanne G’Fellers – Born and raised in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, award-winning Science Fiction and Fantasy author Jeanne G’Fellers’ early memories include watching the original Star Trek series with her father and reading the stacks of books her librarian mother brought home. Thanks so much, Jeanne, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: If you could sit down with one other writer, living or dead, who would you choose, and what … Read more

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Point of View: This Has All Happened Before

September 3, 2018 by scott

Hey all, I was wandering down memory lane earlier this week when I remembered something that I wanted to share with y’all. One of the things Mark and I do is to build directories and communities – Queer Sci Fi, QueeRomance Ink, and a number of others that bring together various parts of the LGBTIQA community. For today’s column, I thought I’d take you back a couple decades, to the beginning of the world wide web, when America Online ruled the Earth. Yes, there was actually a time when the web didn’t exist. It was a strange era, when you … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Zakarrie Clarke

September 2, 2018 by scott

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, Zakarrie Clarke – After moving to London at eighteen and flitting about for far too long, I finally settled, as blissy as can be, by the sea. It was here that my castaway dreams resurfaced, and I began to write. Thanks so much, Zakarrie, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: What was your first published work? Tell me a little about it. Zakarrie Clarke: Hangover from Hell. I don’t think I’d allowed myself … Read more

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INTERVIEW: Scott at Capital Public Radio

August 29, 2018 by scott

Hey all, I had a great interview at our local NPR station, Capital Public Radio: I’ll be doing a full-on reading and signing at Time Tested Books – let me know you plan to go here: https:/www.facebook.com/events/1180415018767294/ and order a copy! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DCFPCGZ/