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POINT OF VIEW: Off in Another Direction

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So here I go again. I’ve tried so many paths on the way to becoming a successful author that I feel like I oughta be a trail guide: I tried the traditional publisher path, selling my stories to four or five small-to-midsize publishing houses. I’ve tried the hybrid route, where some of my books are sold through “trad” publishing and some are independently published. I’ve tried the fully self-pubbed option. I’ve gone narrow with Amazon and Kindle Unlimited I’ve gone wide with B&N, Kobo, Apple and Google Play, and even wider through bookstores and libraries via Ingram Spark. And I’ve … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Rebecca Cohen

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Rebecca Cohen

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, Rebecca Cohen spends her days dreaming of a living in a Tudor manor house, or a Georgian mansion. Alas, the closest she comes to this is through her characters in her historical romance novels. She also dreams of intergalactic adventures and fantasy realms, but because she’s not yet got her space or dimensional travel plans finalised, she lives happily in leafy Hertfordshire, England, with her husband and young son. She can often … Read more

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REVIEW: Astounding – Kim Fielding

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Astounding! - Kim Fielding

Genre: Sci-Fi, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Scott Get It On Amazon About The Book Carter Evans is founder and editor-in-chief of Astounding!—a formerly popular spec fiction magazine currently in its death throes. Not only can he do nothing to save it, but stuck in a rathole apartment with few interpersonal connections, he can’t seem to do much to rescue his future either. And certainly all the booze isn’t helping. He snaps when he receives yet another terrible story submission from the mysterious writer J. Harper—and in a drunken haze, Carter sends Harper a rejection letter he soon regrets. J. … Read more

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REVIEW: The Bantam – RJ Theodore

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The Bantam - RJ Theodore

Genre: Sci-Fi Reviewer: Scott Get It On Amazon About The Book Ehli is an iscillian, designed in a lab to serve as a bantam, a ship custodian for a merchant crew. She imagines no future beyond the care of her starship and the quiet hours between ships spent painting in her quarters. But when she discovers a vague clue that undermines the clear purpose of her existence, the satisfaction she once found in her simple routine dissolves into an unsettling, deadly obsession to learn the truth. Her job is to put the needs of her ship and its crew before … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: Back to My Roots

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Mom and Scott

This weekend I’ll be releasing a brand new short story – one that’s never been published before anywhere. It’s called Prolepsis: pro·lep·sisthe representation of a thing as existing before it actually does or did so, as in he was a dead man when he entered. It’s a time travel story of sorts (though it’s only the mail that makes the trip back in time) about a sci-fi ‘zine whose editor is gay. The bulk of the story takes place in the fall of 1986, when I was eighteen. Although the protagonist is twenty-six, I drew on a lot of my … Read more

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COVER REVEAL: Blood Bound – Courtney Maguire

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Blood Bound cover reveal - Courtney Maguire

Courtney Maguire has a new MM paranormal historical romance out, and we have the cover reveal: Blood Bound. And there’s a giveaway! Two hundred years can strain even the seemingly eternal love of the youkai.When Hideyoshi’s coldness drives them apart, Hiro finds comfort in his friendship with Takanori, a vociferous human man he met at a ramen shop and can’t seem to keep away from.. Everything Hiro had to fight for from Hideyoshi, Takanori gives freely, making it all too easy to turn away from his responsibilities–and Hideyoshi–in favor of something sweeter. But while Hiro is off playing human, danger … Read more

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REVIEW: Firedrake – J. Scott Coatsworth

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Firedrake - J. Scott Coatsworth

Genre: Sci-Fantasy, Dystopian, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Scott, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon | Universal Buy Link About The Book A handwritten note. A handful of lavender roses. And memories cracked like shattered glass. Kerry has had a bad day, and he’s sick of his life in Arco Four. Nothing ever changes, even for a firedrake. Days and nights pass with a quiet air of desperation, as everyone tries to convince themselves their lives in the superscraper have meaning. A strange scribbled note offers him a distraction—and maybe a chance to finally unlock his broken memories. But to … Read more

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REVIEW: Invasion – Scott James Magner

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Invasion - Scott James Magner

Genre: Sci-Fi LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian Reviewer: Scott Get It On Amazon About The Book Lt. Marya Andreison just wanted to get her career back on track. After years of crap assignments and missed promotions, she finally got the deep-space posting she always wanted, only to find bigotry and intolerance are universal. But when an alien transmission only she can decode comes through an unauthorized wormhole, her situation goes from bad to worse to awful. Now she’s on the run, with only her wits, her wedding rings, and a downloaded message that could start an intergalactic war. All Marya wants to … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: Looking Down the Mountainside

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It’s been a long, hard couple years. Mark and I do our best to find a little hope and joy every day, but it’s not easy in this environment of pandemic, fear, and hostility. And the writing life’s not easy either. As a writer, I sometimes fall down the black hole of disappointment. I haven’t worked hard enough. I haven’t climbed high enough. I haven’t progressed far enough in my career. By now, I’d hoped I would be a household name, with a big NYC agent, a series on Netflix, and a royalty check which would allow me to keep … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT/GIVEAWAY: Adam Stemple

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Adam Stemple

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. GIVEAWAY Adam’s giving away an eBook copy of his book Duster with this post – just comment on the post below for a chance to win! Today, Adam Stemple – Stemple is an award-winning author, poet, and musician. Like most authors, his life experience is broad and odd. He spent twenty years on the road with a variety of bands playing for crowds of between 2 and 20,000 people. He started, ran, and … Read more