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POINT OF VIEW: Breaking Out of the Present

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Writing the future is hard. We’re embedded in the present. We have all this amazing tech now, but most of it will be gone in fifty years, evolved into something new. Who could have predicted some of these things fifty years ago? Sci-fi writers, that’s who. It’s what we do, but it’s a lot harder than it looks. Think about the world fifty years ago. There were no personal computers, no iphones, no facebook, no floppy disks, no emails, no post-it notes, no tik tok, and no space shuttles. The web wasn’t created until the 90’s, and text messaging started … Read more

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REVIEW: Ithani – J. Scott Coatsworth

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Genre: Sci-Fi, Science Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay, Lesbian Reviewer: Melissa, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Time is running out. After saving the world twice, Xander, Jameson and friends plunge headlong into a new crisis. The ithani―the aliens who broke the world―have reawakened from their hundred millennia-long slumber. When Xander and Jameson disappear in a flash, an already fractured world is thrown into chaos. The ithani plans, laid a hundred thousand years before, are finally coming to pass, and they threaten all life on Erro. Venin and Alix go on a desperate search for … Read more

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THE WEEKLY FIX: Fix the World

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I’m relaunching The Weekly Fix, with a twist. For now, instead of a serial tale or a short story, I’m sharing excerpts from the stories in the forthcoming Fix the World anthology. This is a fantastic collection of twelve hopeful stories from sci-fi writers on how to fix some of the greatest problems we face as a world. Preorder it here. Ice in D Minor Anthea Sharp Rinna Sen paced backstage, tucking her mittened hands deep into the pockets of her parka. The sound of instruments squawking to life cut through the curtains screening the front of the theater: the … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Wonderland – J. Scott Coatsworth

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J. Scott Coatsworth has a new gay post-zombie apocalypse Christmas book out: “Wonderland.” And there’s a giveaway! Zeke is a hermit in his late forties who lives a quiet life in a small cabin in the Western Montana mountains, a few miles outside of Thompson Falls. He’s gotten used to being alone since the end of the world, and has everything he needs. Everything but someone to talk to. Nathan is a younger man on a cross-country trek, searching the country for someone… anyone still alive. Saddled with a ghost from his old life and a case of OCD, he … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Tiny Planet Filled With Liars – Stephen M.A.

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QSFer Stephen M.A. has a new diverse military space opera out: “Tiny Planet Filled With Liars.” And there’s a giveaway! An armada that never dies. A society on the verge. Every 30 days, Fleet Eternal arrives to surround the planet and lay siege to a complacent populace. Its armaments are unbeatable, its numbers uncountable, but the terrifying assault has one fatal flaw: a mere .01% loss in combat strength triggers automatic retreat and reset. For decades, the Unified Fiduciary Dominion has relied on the Board and its military contractors to defend the planet and maintain the knife’s edge of survival. … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: The PV-3 Mutagen – Beryll And Osiris Brackhaus

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Beryll and Osiris Brackhaus has a new sci fi/space opera book out, Virasana Empire: Dr. Laurent Book 1: “The PV-3 Mutagen.” As a history scholar and courier for the secretive Circle of Thales, Rene Laurent is a man of many talents – none of them lending themselves much to a life of adventure. But when a chance meeting with a young, idealistic Belligra priest drags him into a wild quest to keep a dangerous mutagen off the streets of Floor, his curiosity gets the better of him. Between monsters both human and man-made, he realises that maybe fieldwork is more … Read more

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Five Heart Review for “The Stark Divide”

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Just got a great review for “The Stark Divide” from Diary of a Wannabe Writer: I was blown away by the writing. There are no info dump or dry spots, the setting and backstory unfold naturally during the storyline. It gripped me from the start and was hooked. 🙂 5 Hearts. Full Review: https://diaryofawannabewriter.blogspot.com/2020/11/the-stark-divide-by-j-scott-coatsworth.html Grab it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08C9NJ68V/

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Expression: Telepaths Rising – Colin D. Vaughn

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Colin D. Vaughn has a new queer multi-racial sci fi book out: “Expression: Telepaths Rising.” And there’s a giveaway! It’s the year 2113. Telepaths are real. They’re exalted. Feared. Hunters. Hunted. Kingmakers and slaves. With his expression, Ken is catapulted into the ranks of a tiny elite. With immense telepathic potential, he will have to learn how to use his powers and whom to trust. And quickly. Because there are enemies, both within and without, and they’re not going to wait. Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CAN Giveaway Colin is giving away a $20 Amazon gift card with this tour: a Rafflecopter … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Legacy – M.D. Grimm

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M.D. Grimm has a new MMF sci fi romance out, Saga of the Bold people Book 2: “Legacy.” And there’s a giveaway! What does a former assassin do when he’s not out there… well… assassinating? Saving his species from extinction, of course. At least, that’s what Leopold wants to do with every molecule in his body. But the task won’t be fast or easy, and he can’t do it alone. Enter Mastrodai—a mrrog prince who has absolutely no desire to rule, much to his father’s exasperation. He craves the ability to prove his worth as a mate and to somehow … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: The Mutable Future

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I just finished a new short story called “High Seven,” which takes place 150 years from now in a future where the world has devolved into a series of city-states that are holding on as best they can against the ravages of climate change. My view of the future has dimmed markedly over the last twenty years, and even more so over the last four. It’s hard now to see a future that’s not defined by climate change, one way or another. I still have hope, and my stories reflect that, but it’s a hope that somehow we’ll manage to … Read more