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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: The River City Chronicles, by J. Scott Coatsworth

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J. Scott Coatsworth has a new queer magical realism book out: A group of strangers meets at Ragazzi, an Italian restaurant, for a cooking lesson that will change them all. They quickly become intertwined in each other’s lives, and a bit of magic touches each of them. Meet Dave, the consultant who lost his partner; Matteo and Diego, the couple who run the restaurant; recently-widowed Carmelina; Marcos, a web designer getting too old for hook-ups; Ben, a trans author writing the Great American Novel; teenager Marissa, kicked out for being bi; and Sam and Brad, a May-September couple who would never have gotten together without a little magic of their … Read more

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SERIES SPOTLIGHT: Ardulum Series by J.S. Fields

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SERIES SPOTLIGHT: Ardulum Series by J.S. Fields

Author: J.S. Fields Book: First Don, Second Don, Third Don Series: Ardulum Series Page/Word Count: Average 95K each Categories: Lesbian Romance, Fantasy/Paranormal/Sci-Fi Publisher: Ninestar Press Cover Artist: Natasha Snow Book 1: First Don Amazon: https://amzn.to/2KRRpLC Goodreads: https://goo.gl/LbdS6Q The planet that vanishes. The planet that sleeps. When Ardulum first appeared, the inhabitants brought agriculture, art and interstellar technology to the Neek people before vanishing back into space. Two hundred years later, Neek has joined the Charted Systems, a group of planets bound together through commerce and wormhole routes, where violence is nonexistent and technology has been built around the malleability of cellulose. When the tramp transport Mercy’s Pledge accidentally stumbles into … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: The Curse, by Kethric Wilcox

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Kethric Wilcox has a new MM paranormal vampire book out: Cain Slays Abel! In this day and age, that’s not an earth-shattering headline. We want headlines that scream of life-altering events. Terrorists Nuke Peace Conference! Wow! What a gripping headline. This is something to change the world. Oh, wait! The world did transform. This ran as the lead story a few hours before the beginning of The Upheaval. The current world birthed in nuclear fire and electromagnetic disruption. Gone are the nations I grew up with. My life altered again. Cain Slays Abel! The truth behind such a classic story is far more complicated than anyone could imagine. The brothers’ … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Ardulum Series, by J.S. Fields

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J.S. Fields has a new lesbian sci fi book out in her Ardulum series – Third Don: The Ardulum series blends space opera and hard science into a story about two women persistently bound to their past, and a sentient planet determined to shape their future. Giveaway: J.S. Fields is giving away an eBook copy of books one and two, AND a special collector’s edition First Don enamel pin to one lucky winner, via Rafflecopter: a Rafflecopter giveaway Direct Link: http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/b60e8d4711/? About the Books Ardulum: First Don (book one) The planet that vanishes. The planet that sleeps. When Ardulum first appeared, the inhabitants brought agriculture, art and interstellar technology to … Read more

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So You Wanna Write a Black Person?

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Greetings folks. I took April off because of traveling at the beginning of the month. Once I got home, I’d forgotten to post. 🙁 But I’m back, or rather, Sharita is with this very informative blog about writing black folks!  Enjoy! * * * *   So, you’re a writer, huh? You, as a non-black author, want to write outside of your comfort zone and explore someone black, but you don’t know where to start. What are you using for research? Movies? Nope. Not a good source because a large part of movies are stereotypical. Books? Maybe, but not always. There can be books by #ownvoices that are helpful, but … Read more

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Words: Priorities

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This month’s post is primarily aimed at the writers among us, but readers and others might find it useful too. It’s not an exceptionally queer post, although I wrote it which puts a little rainbow sticker on it somewhere I guess. I want to talk about priorities this month. How do you set yours?  Where do you draw a line, when something has to give?  We talk a lot about setting goals, whether it’s in the context of writing as a career or in mental health or in motivational speeches given by people with perfect teeth that they probably spent a lot of money on standing up at the front … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Unforgiveable, by Elle Keaton

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Elle Keaton has a new MM Romantic Suspense book coming out on May 18th: No one ever said it would be easy. Running away from his messy divorce did not bring Ira Fragale the peace he sought. If he is going to get his life together he needs to pull up his big boy pants and take care of business. He’s been hiding out licking his wounds in Skagit for two years now, keeping his head down (except for the trail of twinks he’s left behind). Something’s going to give. Cameron McCulloch needs to knock Ira off the pedestal he’s placed him on. Because he’s older doesn’t mean Ira has … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Upon Broken Wings, by E. L. Reedy & A. M. Wade

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Upon Broken Wings

E. L. Reedy & A. M. Wade have a new YA Paranormal book out: Bound by a dark act of hate and despair, high school freshmen, Andrew and Kiernan, learn that their untimely deaths did not bring an end to their pain, but only began the suffering of those left behind. While his lost memories return, Andrew must master seemingly impossible feats, both spiritual and physical. As a dark spirit stalks Kiernan through the borderlands of life and death, he must also face the pain his actions have caused his loved ones. To save both their souls, Andrew must convince Kiernan to return to life and open his eyes to … Read more

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My Book is Published. Now What?

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A member of an author group I belong to asked this question and received a plethora of advice. There was marketing advice, advice on how to get reviews, and advice on how to deal with reviews, and how to set up book signings.   It was intriguing to see the how other authors responded. My advice to anyone after their first book is published to start a new project is if you haven’t started the next book, start right now before you even think about looking at your reviews. Why?  Because if your reviews are glowing, you can get caught up in the “oh my, I’ll never be able to … Read more