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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT/GIVEAWAY: Amelia Faulkner

Amelia's Dog

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, Amelia Faulkner – Amelia Faulkner was born in Thame, Oxfordshire, and sprouted upward in short order. The ground around Thame is reasonably mucky, especially in the winter, and she can’t be blamed for wanting to get away from it. “Please provide author photo:” No such thing exists. Please enjoy this picture of my dog: Thanks so much, Amelia, for joining me! Giveaway Amelia is giving away a copy of the Jack of Thorns … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Kasia Bacon

The Mutt

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, Kasia Bacon – AUTHORDESC. Thanks so much, Kasia, for joining me! Giveaway Kasia is giving away three copies of her book “The Poison Within” with this blog post. Use the rafflecopter below to enter. 🙂 a Rafflecopter giveaway J. Scott Coatsworth: As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? Kasia Bacon: A dentist, at first. Then a spy. However, I came to the conclusion-reasonably quickly-that I preferred … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Kelly Haworth

Kelly Haworth

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, Kelly Haworth – Kelly Haworth grew up in San Francisco and has been reading science fiction and fantasy classics since she was a kid. She has way too active an imagination, thus she channels it into writing. Kelly is genderfluid and pansexual, and loves to write LGBTQIA characters into her work. Thanks so much, Kelly, for joining me! GIVEAWAY: Kelly is giving away an eBook copy of “Y Negative” – comment on … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: John-Michael Lander

John-Michael Lander

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, John-Michael Lander – John-Michael Lander has relied on his experiences as a competitive diver and traveling the world to write Surface Tension. He has had a diverse life that includes competitive diving, coaching, acting (theatre, film, and television), teaching, drawing, and writing. Thanks so much, John-Michael, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? John-Michael Lander: As I child I went … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Ashe Winters

Ashe Winters

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, Ashe Winters – Ever since I plucked up my first pencil, the voices emerged to chatter in my head. My tales were brief and thoroughly misspelled, but I weaved my overactive imagination into each one of them. And then demanded everyone read them once, twice, maybe thirty or more times. I may or may not admit to using my storytelling gift to wiggle out of trouble as a kid… frequently. Thanks so … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Amy Aislin

Amy Aislin

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, Amy Aislin – Amy started writing on a rainy day in fourth grade when her class was forced to stay inside for recess. Tales of adventures with her classmates quickly morphed into tales of adventures with the characters in her head. Thanks so much, Amy, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: What’s your greatest weakness as a writer? Amy Aislin: I edit to the point where I make myself crazy. There comes … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: A.T. Weaver

A.T. Weaver

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, A.T. Weaver – My real name is Julia Flowers. I am a 70+ year-old great-grandmother and live with my two cats, Cleopatra (who is 15 years old) and Kiyah the devil cat (who is not quite 2), in downtown Kansas City, MO. I either tell people I live next door to the church with the gold dome, or I live at the northwest corner of Bartle Hall. I have four children, nine … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: K.S. Trenten

K.S. Trenten

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, K.S. Trenten – Kari Trenten, a.k.a. K.S. Trenten lives in the Silicon Valley with her husband, two cats, juggling reality with all the stories bubbling in her imagination, filled with characters demanding attention. Thanks so much, K.S., for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: Describe yourself using a song. K.S. Trenten: These Dreams, by Heart. I’m constantly daydreaming and imagining something. JSC: When did you know you wanted to write, and when did … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Thianna Durston

Thianna Durston

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, Thianna Durston – a writer by day and supernova by night. Or at least that’s what the faeries tell her. And who is she to deny those pesky *cough* lovely little creatures? Thanks so much, Thianna, for joining me! Giveaway While my newest releases are contemporary romance, I’m giving away the reader’s choice of one of my m/m paranormal romances: Leland’s Gift (holiday), Discovery (contemporary), or Don’t Mess With His Pack (BDSM). … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Morgan Elektra

Morgan Elektra

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, Morgan Elektra – Born in the artists’ community of Woodstock, NY, Morgan Elektra discovered her passion for writing at a young age, penning stories of witches, vampires, and monsters at the dining room table. After years working day jobs and moonlighting as a reviewer for popular horror website Dread Central, Morgan left the comfort of an office to follow her dreams of writing fiction. She spent the early twenty-teens as a freelance … Read more