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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Marie Brown

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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, Marie Brown – Hi! I’m Marie Brown, and I write a lot. I self-publish through Smashwords and Amazon because I got tired of getting “well-written, but not our thing” rejection letters.. Thanks so much, Marie, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: Were you a voracious reader as a child? Marie Brown: Yes! Very much so. I read pretty much every story with horses, cats, dogs, or adventure before I discovered sci-fi and fantasy. And … Read more

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Another Amazing Review for “The Stark Divide”

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A.M. Leibowitz just gave me a fantastic review for “The Stark Divide”. I am over the moon! I’ve read a number of books by the author, and I’ve enjoyed them. This one blows them all away. It is a phenomenal piece of writing that had my undivided attention from the first page. “a phenomenal piece of writing that had my undivided attention from the first page.” There is so much in here that hits all my personal hot spots: World-building that slowly unfolds without a ton of expository text; flawed but likable characters; both subtle and overt references to favorite … Read more

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The Stark Divide Reviews Part Duex

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More reviews rolling in. 🙂 Lilyn at Sci Fi and Scary reviews it and loves it: The Stark Divide was a nice quick read. It was definitely a book that I didn’t want to put down unless I absolutely had to. It plays with some familiar ideas, but does so in such a way that it doesn’t feel ‘been there, done that’. In it, we’ve basically destroyed Earth, but we don’t have FTL travel yet, so we can’t quickly get to another planet. “I didn’t want to put [it] down unless I absolutely had to.” Naturally, that means we have … Read more

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“The Stark Divide” Debuts to Great Reviews!

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First off, a five star review from Melanie at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words: Beautifully thought out as well as soaring on the author’s on creativity and extrapolation, don’t be surprised to feel yourself wanting to be a part of this Utopia and then beginning to fear for it when all the ugliness that killed the Earth finds it’s way to Forever. “Easily one of the best books of 2017!” As I said, this is only the first story in a series. I can scarcely wait for the next one to be released. I need to know where the saga … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: The Calm Before the Storm

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Hey all, Tomorrow is the release day for “The Stark Divide,” the queer sci fi book that launches my Liminal Sky series. All the preparations have been made. The Incredibly Massive Blog Tour ™ is ready to go. And I’ve done everything I can to see that the book will be a success. Now I wait, suspended in that weird space between preparation and release, before I know if the reviewers will love it or hate it. Before I know if it will sell. Before I know if this is another step on the path to writerly success, or a … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Kathy Griffith

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Kathy Griffith

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, Kathy Griffith – Kathy Griffith is an author of a ‘”certain age” who came to the actual process rather late in life, but she thought about it plenty. She lives in Colorado and has three daughters and six grandchildren, all of whom roll their eyes at her eccentric ways. She has a soft spot for bisensual vampires, and writes about them whenever she can. Thanks so much, Kathy, for joining me! J. … Read more

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Rainbow Snippets: The Stark Divide

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Okay, I am taking the plunge and doing the rainbow snippety thing. For those who don’t know, it’s a Facebook group where writers post a link to six lines from one of their works on their blog. Here’s mine, from The Stark Divide, which comes out on Tuesday. 🙂 He froze. A kuripa drone was cruising through the valley below them. Eddy climbed back inside the Moonjumper as quickly as he was able and pulled the door shut. “Trouble. Drone.” Davian nodded. He powered up the little makeshift craft, and this time the power stayed on. Maybe they’d be lucky. … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: When Will It Click?

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Hey all I’ve now been back to writing seriously for about four years. In that time, I’ve gone from zero things published to sixteen published works – including two novels launching two separate sci fi series, and I just sold the sequel to the first one. I’m about to wrap up my online serial, “The River City Chronicles,” which I plan to release in book form in both English and Italian. And I have a bunch of other irons in the fire, including my second sequel and a group serial project. So when is it going to happen for me? … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Missy Welsh

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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, Missy Welsh – Missy Welsh lives in Northeast Ohio and works in the marketing department of an independent insurance agency. A nature enthusiast, she paints landscapes in her spare time. She is a monthly donor to The Human Rights Campaign, The Trevor Project, and Sierra Club. #RESIST. Thanks so much, Missy, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: What fantasy realm would you choose to live in and why? Missy Welsh: I’m one … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: I Wanna Write That Instead!

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Hey all, I’m on a serious deadline for my novel “The Rising Tide.” It’s going well, I think. But… See, there’s this other story I wanna write, which would be due on 10/1. It’s short, and I could probably do it in 3-6 days. I even had a bit of inspiration. But… Like I said, I have a deadline. And I don’t wanna lose momentum on my novel, which has a hard deadline. What would you do? Stick to your deadline? Write the other story to get it out of your system? Invent a time machine and go back a … Read more