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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Barbara G. Tarn

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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, Barbara G. Tarn – Barbara G.Tarn writes mostly fantasy, a professional writer and hobbyist artist, a world-creator and storyteller. She has a few ongoing series: her fantasy world of Silvery Earth (high fantasy) and the Star Minds Universe (science fantasy) are mostly standalone. She dabbles into historical fantasy with her Vampires Through the Centuries series crossing over with her post-apocalyptic/steampunk series called Future Earth Chronicles. Find her books at www.unicornproductionsbook.com. Two of her … Read more

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Point of View: Waiting for #100

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100 is a magic number for authors. There’s an old saying – let’s call it the “Rule of 100” – that you’ll get 100 rejections before you make your first sale. I had maybe twenty, so it’s certainly not a hard and fast rule. But it does give aspiring authors a reason to keep going – what if that golden ticket is just around the corner, and you gave up at 99? They say something similar about trying to get an agent. Agents are the gatekeepers of the mainstream publishing industry – it’s nearly impossible to get noticed by the … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Loren Rhoads

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Loren Rhoads

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, Loren Rhoads – Loren Rhoads is the author of a space opera trilogy called In the Wake of the Templars, a succubus/angel duology (with Brian Thomas), and a nonfiction travel guide to 199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die. Unsafe Words is the first full-length collection of her short fiction. You can find out more about her work at https://lorenrhoads.com/. Thanks so much, Loren, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: How would … Read more

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Podcast: The Writescast Network

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The Writescast Network

My friend R.T. Campbell asked me onto his podcast a few weeks ago to share some of my tips for authors using Facebook, and he’s here at last! It was a lot of fun. Take a listen: Podcast Link: https://writescast.net/2020/09/18/writescast-090-facebook-for-authors/

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POINT OF VIEW: Walking Off a Cliff

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So many ways I could go with this one: The cliff our economy might be about to fall off of any day. The yawning cliff of despair at the thought of another four years of this. Or the cliff of letting go of everything stable I had in my writing life and either snagging an agent and a big publisher or going it fully on my own. But today I want to focus on a different type of cliff – the cliffhanger. People either love them or hate them – that moment when you approach the last few pages of … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Melodie Romeo

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Melodie Romeo

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, Melodie Romeo – Melodie Romeo is a native of Vicksburg, Mississippi, earned a bachelor’s degree in Music Education from the University of Southern Mississippi and a master’s degree in History from the University of West Florida. Ms Romeo is a retired school teacher who currently travels the country as an over the road truck driver. Melodie writes historical fiction/romances and historical horror/thrillers. She has gained success under the pen name Edale Lane … Read more

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The Shoreless Sea is Here!

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The Shoreless Sea

Liminal Sky: Ariadne Cycle Book 3 is here: “The Shoreless Sea.” And it’s on KU! The fight for the future isn’t over yet. It could lead to a new beginning, or it might spell the end for the last vestiges of humankind. The generation ship Forever has left Earth behind, but a piece of the old civilization lives on in the Inthworld—a virtual realm that retains memories of Earth’s technological wonders and vices. Lilith leads the uprising, and if she sets its inhabitants free, they could destroy Forever. But during the ship’s long voyage, humanity has evolved. Liminals with the … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: Upping the Odds

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Some writers seem to have an innate sense of the publishing marketplace, surfing adroitly from one trend to another, catching every wave and riding it to success.  The rest of us aren’t so lucky. I’ve been writing seriously for six years now, and I can’t lay claim to catching a single trend. Trends are, by nature, often short and ephemeral – so unless you can turn around a book in ninety days (and some writers can and do) they are notoriously hard to catch. My first book took me five years to write. I did my second book in thirty … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Pat Henshaw

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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, my dear friend Pat Henshaw – Pat Henshaw, born and raised in Nebraska, has lived on the US’s three coasts, in Texas, Virginia, and now California. Before she retired, she held a number of jobs, including theatrical costumer, newspaper features reporter and movie reviewer, librarian, junior college English instructor, and publicist. She loves to travel and has visited Canada, Mexico, Europe, Egypt, and Central America as well as almost all fifty US … Read more