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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: The Stark Divide – J. Scott Coatsworth

The Stark Divide - J. Scott Coatsworth

J. Scott Coatsworth has a new queer sci fi book out book one in the Ariadne Cycle: “The Stark Divide.” This is a re-release. Some stories are epic. The Earth is in a state of collapse, with wars breaking out over resources and an environment pushed to the edge by human greed. Three living generation ships have been built with a combination of genetic mastery, artificial intelligence, technology, and raw materials harvested from the asteroid belt. This is the story of one of them—43 Ariadne, or Forever, as her inhabitants call her—a living world that carries the remaining hopes of … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Facets of the Nether – William C. Tracy

Facets of the Nether

William C. Tracy has a new Queer/MMF sci fi/fantasy/steampunk tale out, book two in the Dissolution Cycle: “Facets of the Nether.” The Dissolution approaches. Sam has saved the Assembly of Species, but at a terrible cost. Locked in his apartment, his memories gone and his best friend abducted, he is once again crippled with anxiety. Meanwhile, Enos struggles to free her brother from imprisonment, alone for the first time in her life. Her true species has been revealed, and there are hints the deadliest of her kind survived an ancient war. But the Nether contains more secrets. A musical chime … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Charles Freedom Long

Charles Freedom Long

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, Charles Freedom Long – I write Speculative Fiction about what might be. Psionics, multi-sensory human beings, telepathy, telekinesis, precognition, clairsentience, energy medicine, aliens and other worlds, awareness and ongoing communication between the living and the dead as a fact of daily life, and how that might affect the life and philosophy of a world.  I’ve lived and worked in the U.S, Canada, England and Africa. And learned that what we might think … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: Taking My Time

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I’m writing again, and it feels really good. 🙂 But I’m doing it a little differently this time. I’m working over my first three chapters multiple times before moving ahead, making sure that I have three things settled in my head: The thrust of the plot The interdynamics of the characters The major and minor details of the world I always do this to some extent, but have never done so in such a thoughtful and deliberate way. From Pantsing to Plotting When I first started out as a writer, I was a total pantser. My overflowing “drawer” of what … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: Moving Forward

As of today, Mark and I have been on lockdown for a full month, but I’ve been on writing lockdown for almost half a year. Regular readers of this column will recall that I submitted “Dropnauts” to Pitchwars in late September. My failure to get a single request for the full manuscript sent me into a bit of a tailspin, and as an extended round of soul searching. Over the last few months I’ve started to move on, completing two new short stories and sending them out into the sci fi magazine submissions world, and sending “Dropnauts” itself to a … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Back Door Into Purgatory, by Rory ni Coileain

Back Door Into Purgatory

Rory ni Coileain has a new MM gay/demi/ace urban fantasy romance out, the last book in her Soul Shares series: “Back Door Into Purgatory.” And there’s a giveaway! Sometimes Fae love stories aren’t what you expect. The Marfach—devourer of magick, long-imprisoned mortal enemy of the Fae race—is free of its Antarctic prison. The Demesne of Purgatory—Fae, humans, a Fade-hound puppy, a Gille Dubh, and a darag—is all that stands between the monster and the power it needs to destroy both the Fae Realm and the human world. The only clue they have as to how to kill the unkillable is … Read more

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MORE REVIEWS: The Shoreless Sea

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TheMore reviews streamed in this last week. Chris at Wicked Faeries absolutely loved it: “The characters in this book are extremely well developed, and have complex POVs, that carry into the story as they weave their parts into the full story…. pick up this book if you’ve read the rest of the series, or the whole series if you’ve never read it. It’s so worth it!!” Veronica at Joyfully Jay got into the meat of the story: “The books are all well-written and the pace is brisk as we jump from mind to mind in this menagerie of POV story. … Read more

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REVIEWS: The Shoreless Sea

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The reviews are starting to come in! First off, I made the Two Gay Geeks cry: A.M. Leibowitz may have made me cry: “This entire trilogy has been a wild ride. It’s science fiction, yes, but there’s an element of magic in it too… One of my favorite types of story is multi-arc ensemble cast, and this delivers in every way… an excellent conclusion to the series.” Joscelyn Smith reviewed the book and gave it five stars: “The Shoreless Sea has provided me with an amazing conclusion to this engaging series. I’m sad that this is the end but I … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: T.A.D. – The Angel of Death, by M.D. Neu

T.A.D. The Angel of Death

M.D Neu has a new MM paranormal/alternate universe book out: T.A.D – The Angel of Death. Tad loves bouncing around in time and watching mankind grow and change. He loves humanity and helping when he can. However, his job isn’t conducive to helping people. He’s an Angel of Death. Doug is fun loving and a drama queen. Despite his witty exterior, he has a dark history and is prone to self-destruction. He’s also an amazing drag queen and hairstylist with big dreams. When Tad pushes the boundaries of his duties too far, his angel wings are stripped away from him, … Read more

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Homecoming Now in Wide Release!

Homecoming - J. Scott Coatsworth

My Amazon bestseller homecoming is now in wide release in eBook form: Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/homecoming-j-scott-coatsworth/1122408401 Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/homecoming-177 Also available via Tolino, Scribd, and Baker and Taylor. Coming soon: Bibliotheca, Playster, OverDrive, 24 Symbols, Apple and Hoopla.