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Author Spotlight: Warren Rochelle

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Warren Rochelle

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. Contest – Warren will send the tenth commenter on this post an eBook copy of his story “The Werewolf.” Today: Warren Rochelle lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, with his husband and their little dog, Gypsy, after retiring from teaching English at the University of Mary Washington. His short fiction and poetry have been published in such journals and anthologies as Icarus, North Carolina Literary Review, Forbidden Lines, Aboriginal Science Fiction, Collective Fallout, Queer Fish 2, Empty … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Matt Doyle

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Matt Doyle

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: Matt Doyle is a speculative fiction author from the UK and identifies as pansexual and genderfluid. Their work includes the Rainbow Award winning series, The Cassie Tam Files (Lesfic Cyberpunk Noir – published by NineStar Press), AILUROS (LGBTQIA+ Sci-Fi Horror – Published by Fractured Mirror Publishing), and multiple anthology appearances. Their most recent release is the LGBTQIA+ Epistolary Horror novelette, SurReality. When not writing, Matt has spent a great deal of time … Read more

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Author Spotlight: William Schlichter

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William Schlichter

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: William Schlichter is an award-winning screenwriter and author who enjoys writing science fiction, fantasy, and horror and exploring the phantasmagorical world of the undead. His popular No Room in Hell zombie series (The Good, the Bad, and the Undead; 400 Miles to Graceland; Aftershocks) and SKA: Serial Killers Anonymous about a serial killer support group are fan favorites, and he enjoys spending time on the convention circuit. His full-length feature script, Incinta, … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Ash Bishop

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Ash Bishop

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: Ash Bishop was born in Bloomington, Indiana where his dad taught at Indiana University.  His family moved to Orange County, California when he was very young, and he spent his formative years among the mean streets of Irvine. He attended college at UCSB, then the National University of Ireland, Galway.  Ash is also a graduate of San Diego State University with an MFA in Creative Writing.  He’s married to a wonderful wife with two wonderful … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Edale Lane

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Edale Lane/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: Edale Lane – is an award-winning author (Rainbow Awards, Imaginarium Awards, Lesfic Bard Awards) who is realizing her dream of being a full-time writer. She is the alter-ego of author Melodie Romeo, (Tribute in Blood, Terror in Time, and others) who founded Past and Prologue Press. Both identities are qualified to write historical fiction by virtue of an MA in History and 24 years spent as a teacher, along with skill and dedication … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Molly Bragg

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Molly Bragg

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: I’m a 46-year-old trans woman with a degree in Astro-physics and a love of storytelling.  I love science fiction, superheroes, and giant robots.  My hobbies include collecting transformers, watching way too many crafting videos on YouTube, and complaining bitterly about the way a certain comic book company treats my favorite superhero. Thanks so much, Molly, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: Do you ever base your characters on real people? If so, … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Meraki P. Lyhne

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Meraki P. Lyhne

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: Meraki P. Lyhne, real name Martin, is a Danish author spanning multiple genres and pseudonyms. Meraki P. Lyhne mainly writes contemporary paranormal LGBT fiction with various degrees of romantic heat, some with a HEA, some with a HFN, and some with white-knuckling cliffhangers. Mostly, he writes long series with focus on worldbuilding, action, and something epic. Other than that, he’s a single dad to a teenage boy, the happy companion to a … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Brenda W. Clough

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Brenda W. Clough

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: Brenda W. Clough is the first female Asian-American SF writer, first appearing in print in 1984. Her novella ‘May Be Some Time’ was a finalist for both the Hugo and the Nebula awards and became the novel Revise the World. Her latest time travel trilogy is Edge to Center, available at Book View Café. Marian Halcombe, a series of eleven neo-Victorian thrillers appeared in 2021. Her complete bibliography is up on her … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Steven Hopstaken & Melissa Prusi

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Steven Hopstaken & Melissa Prusi

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: Steven Hopstaken was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he spent his formative years watching and reading science fiction and horror. He has a degree in journalism and spends his free time traveling; writing screenplays, short stories and novels; and practicing photography. Melissa Prusi was born and raised in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (often mistaken for Canada), and has been a video editor, a semi-professional film reviewer, a three-time champion on … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Raymond Henri

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Raymond Henri

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: Raymond Henri is the author of the science fiction/fantasy Tear of God chronicles. An alleged geek who is overly fascinated by too much, his writing is an amalgam of rich details seldom found together but make a great combination, much like children and sleep. He resides in Georgia with his wife and three children where he is currently working on the next novel in his series. Thanks so much, Raymond, for joining … Read more