The Autumn Lands – Page 3 – J. Scott Coatsworth

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My Next Blog Stop for The Autumn Lands

January 28, 2016 by scott

My friend Jamie Fessenden is hosting today’s blog tour stop for The Autumn Lands: Thanks for letting me stop by your blog to talk about The Autumn Lands, my latest novella that released yesterday from Mischief Corner Books. It’s the classic story of boy meets elf, boy and elf run away from village where boy grew up, jump into a river, cross through a forest and a bunch of hills, and end up somewhere neither one could ever have imagined. Jamie asked me to do something a little offbeat for this posting, so I cast my two lead characters. For … Read more

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First Review for “The Autumn Lands”

January 27, 2016 by scott

It’s release day, and the first review of my novella “The Autumn Lands” has rolled in – four stars! Thanks Diane! 🙂 The Autumn Lands surprised me, in a most delightful way. Too often fantasy goes off the rails with overly dramatic attention to detail and a propensity to rely on character, plot and narrative tropes to assist in grounding the reader when suspension of disbelief is critical for service to Story. Not so here—at least not at the beginning. The setting and the characters are sketched in just enough to draw the reader in without forcing furrowed brows trying … Read more

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“The Autumn Lands” Release Day!!!!!!

January 27, 2016January 27, 2016 by scott

I am giddy with excitement. Today is the release date for “The Autumn Lands”, my first stand-alone print title. It’s a novella and my longest published work yet, at 35k. Cover artwork by the amazing Catherine Dair. Thanks also to Angel Marzinez, Toni Griffin, and Freddy MacKay for their great beta reads, and to Freddy especially for getting the book into print format, and for wrestling with Amazon to get the print cover right. I am so excited to share this story with you: Jerrith is running. Kissed by an elf, he can’t remain in his hometown of Althos any … Read more

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“The Autumn Lands” Blog Tour Kicks Off

January 25, 2016 by scott

And we’re off! My first stand-alone print novella “The Autumn Lands” releases on Wednesday, and the blog tour started today with a stop at Anne Barwell’s blog, Drops of Ink: Like many of my stories, it started with the smallest germ of an idea. Back in the nineties, I tried to make a go of writing, and started a bunch of stories that I didn’t finish. One of these was a snippet about a gay kid running through his village after being kissed by another boy for the first time. I had just come out, and was exploring gay themes … Read more

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Cover Reveal: The Autumn Lands

January 16, 2016 by scott

Hey all, I am so thrilled to announce the cover (by the amazing Catherine Dair) for my novella The Autumn Lands. I am over the moon about this cover. 🙂 Jerrith is running. Kissed by an elf, he can’t remain in his hometown of Althos any more. Not that he wanted to stay. Caspian still hasn’t figured out why he kissed Jerrith, but he’s running too. Since he was exiled from the Autumn Lands, his past has been hazy, and his future uncertain. But when a stray memory brings things into focus, the two decide to run toward something together. … Read more