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REVIEW: Stasis, by Kim Fielding

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Title: Stasis Series: Ennek Series Author: Kim Fielding Genre: Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Publisher: DSP Publications Pages: 204 Reviewer: J. Scott Coatsworth Get It On Amazon About The Book Ennek Trilogy: Book One Praesidium is the most prosperous city-state in the world, due not only to its location at the mouth of a great bay but also to its strict laws, stringently enforced. Ordinary criminals become bond-slaves, but the worst punishment—to be suspended in a dreamless frozen state known as Stasis—is doled out by the wizard and reserved for only the most serious of traitors.  Ennek is the youngest son … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Serpent’s Teardrop, by Mary Rundle

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Mary Rundle has a new MM paranormal book out: Serpent’s Teardrop. The Blackwood Pack saga continues… This is part of an on-going series by Amazon Bestselling Author, Mary Rundle, and catching up on previous titles is advised. Readers of the past books will enjoy meeting old friends once more as the pack does what it does best ̶ caring for one another and helping shifters everywhere. Brian, a.k.a. “The Loch Ness Monster” has searched for his Fated Mate in vain for more than 600 years until he scents Reif in the frigid waters of the lake. But his mate seems … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: The Power of Downtime

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Everyone needs downtime. Even writers. I know this, and yet I am spectacularly bad at actually letting myself enjoy any of it. Writer brains, as any writer will likely attest, are strange creatures. Mine is a magpie, flitting through life and chasing whatever is bright, shiny, and new. The other day, we had lunch with friends, and one of them comes from a family of K’s, where every sibling’s first name starts with “K.” And then she mentioned that one of their daughter’s names started with an “E.” And off my little writer brain went. Families with kids whose names … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Keeping House, by Jeanne G’Fellers

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Jeanne G’Fellers has a new queer non-binary/gender fluid paranormal fantasy out in the Appalachian Elementals series: “Keeping House.” Centenary Rhodes is caught in a deal she didn’t make. Thanks to her eternal lover, Stowne’s, quick thinking, she’ll live forever, but there’s a hitch. Cent’s now fey, and three months out of the year she’ll live on the other side of Embreeville Mountain among the Hunter Fey, serving their king, Dane Gow. As Cent begins wading through the anachronisms that come with being a Hunter, she learns that nothing is what it initially seems. Cent shares several past lives with Dane, … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Thaddeus Howze

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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, Thaddeus Howze – Thaddeus Howze is a prolific writer of speculative fiction, scientific, technical and cultural commentary from his office in Hayward, California. Thanks so much, Thaddeus, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: When did you know you wanted to write, and when did you discover that you were good at it? Thaddeus Howze: Unlike a lot of writers, I can’t say I have been writing my entire life, or that I … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: Writing at a Dead Run

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I’m writing my ass off. Seriously, I haven’t written at this brisk a pace since NaNoWriMo back in… 2014? 2015? I have the wind at my back. Or maybe it’s a pack of snarling wolves. Or perhsps just the fear of not making it – never quite getting to where I want to be as an author before I die. Hitting your fifties encourages a whole lot of “what have I done with my life” soul-searching. Those who follow me (thanks to both of you!) know that I am gearing up to find an agent, to take the next step … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: E. Robert Dunn, Pt. 2

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Robert gave us a huge interview, so we’re posting the second part here. 🙂 (part one is here) JSC: Do you use a pseudonym? If so, why? If not, why not? ERD: E. Robert Dunn. My full name is Eston Robert Dunn. E. Robert Dunn came about by my literary agent (at the time) to ‘mature’ me… you see, I was 14, and E. Robert Dunn does not sound like a 14-year-old. Also, at that time, the entertainment business was very ‘specialized’. Actors acted. Writers wrote. I did both. I acted under Eston Dunn and began writing under E. Robert … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: E. Robert Dunn

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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, E. Robert Dunn – Born in the Midwest, raised in the Northeast, E. Robert Dunn began writing at the age of 14 and continued through his higher education in the Southeast where he currently resides. Thanks so much, Robert, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: When did you know you wanted to write, and when did you discover that you were good at it? E. Robert Dunn: I started my journey as … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: I’ve Got You, by Becca Seymour

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Becca Seymour has a new mm/bi romance out: I’ve Got You. When a single dad and a newly outed veterinarian meet by chance, it takes red-cheeked conversations, a tentative friendship, and the willingness to put their hearts on the line to show these men they’re made for each other. Single dad Davis Jackson is busy balancing his coffee shop and being the best dad he can be. That doesn’t mean he’s not lonely. After a fumbling encounter with a man who looks as gorgeous as he does unhappy, Davis is left wondering who the mystery man is. All Davis knows … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: When Reviews Attack

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I just got the worst review of my writing life. I mean, truly brutal. They pretty much hated everything about the story. Technically, it was written four years ago, but I just ran across it this last week. It’s for one of my earlier stories, but it absolutely pulls no punches – the characters sketchy and poorly drawn, the story unbelievable, and – gasp – the world-building too sparse. It also called my writing that most dreaded of adjectives, the one every writer hates to hear. Unoriginal. I bring this up not to cast aspersions on the reviewer. They felt … Read more