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POINT OF VIEW: Critical Acclaim and Crickets

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Hey all, I am in the midst of the blog and review tour for “The Stark Divide,” the first book in the Liminal Sky series. So far, the reviews are uniformly good and even amazing. No writer minds hearing how someone couldn’t put their book down. * grin * But it all makes me wonder. Despite a huge blog and review tour (85 stops at last count) and great reviewer enthusiasm, the few indicators I can see tell me the book’s not selling as quickly as I’d like. Part of the problem is that I only have a few metrics … Read more

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NEW REVIEWS: The Stark Divide

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More reviews keep coming in – today, two more five star reviews. 🙂 Anne Barwell at Drops of Ink couldn’t put it down: When I read a book by J. Scott Coatsworth I know I’m going to be treated to a story with fabulous world building, and interesting characters. The Stark Divide has all of that and more. One thing I really loved about this story is that although there are romances, they don’t drive it. Also it is populated by diverse characters with differing sexualities IE gay, straight, bi, and trans, which is accepted by this society in the … Read more

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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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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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ADVANCE REVIEW: The Stark Divide – Dragonmount

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Dragonmount just posted a four star review of my forthcoming epic queer sci fi book, “The Stark Divide”: This story is very epic in scope, spanning over a thirty year period. You get to see the birth of the seedling, its adolescence, and finally its capabilities of being a host and home for humanity.  One enjoyable aspect is viewing the technology as it grows, understanding the process taken to ensure the survival of the human race. It’s a well thought out and logical system.  The idea of the self-aware AI is given a different spin in this story.  They are seen … Read more