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Author J. Scott Coatsworth
@jscottcoatsworth.bsky.social
3.6K followers 4.3K following 1.9K posts
Wherein I share many cool book-related things.

Gay Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Magical Realism Author.

Owner of QueerSciFi.com, QueeRomanceInk.com, LimFic.com, and Otherworldsink.com. Webmaster for ParanormalRomanceGuild.com 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️
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Check Out Carly Bryant

Contemporary, New Adult

Carly Bryant writes contemporary romance filled with heartfelt emotions, awkward charm, and the kind of love stories that linger long after the last page. Her characters stumble, grow, ...

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#LesbianRomance
November 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Check out Daniel Lawrence Abrams

Sci Fi

Daniel Lawrence Abrams grew up in NYC, attended Trinity School, and then graduated from Stuyvesant High School. He got his BA in Psychology from the University of Michigan.

The 3-D input device he ...

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#AuthorSpotlight
November 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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On Russell Johnson's 101st birthday (The Professor on Gilligan's Island), we're sharing lost world tales

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Eating the Moon
Mark David Campbell
Sci Fi

Enimnori Discovery
Jeff Webber
Sci Fi

War Eagles
Debbie Bishop
Fantasy

Bound by His Oath
Jess Mahler
Sci Fi
November 11, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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It's the US Marine Coprs birthday, so to celebrate, we're sharing queer marine romances:

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Wash Out
L.A. Witt
Contemporary

The Royal Marine
Dahlia Donovan
Contemporary

Brains and Brawn
R.L. Merrill
Contemporary

The Bigger They Come
Ari McKay
Contemporary
November 11, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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WRITER FUEL: See the stunning reconstruction of a Stone Age woman who lived 10,500 years ago in Belgium.

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#WriterFuel #StoryIdeas #MargauxWoman #StoneAge #History #FacialReconstruction
November 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Check out Christine Wright

Sci Fi

Who IS Christine Wright?

Wow, that’s a deep philosophical question and a tough one. I’m not really sure yet. Yes, I’m almost fifty. Inside though, yeah, I’m probably ...

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#AuthorSpotlight @christinewright.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Check out Katey Hawthorne

FF, MM, M-NB Contemporary, Dark, Erotic, Fantasy, Gothic, Paranormal, People of Color, Sci Fi

Katey Hawthorne loves queer romance. Originally from the Appalachian foothills of West ...

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#GayRomance @kateyhawthorne.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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For my Point of View column this week, I'm talking about how hard it can be lately to "get in the zone" for writing.

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#PointOfView #IAmWriting #InTheZone
November 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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QRI's upcoming releases:

www.queeromanceink.com/coming-soon/

Featuring:

A Little Christmas 4: Teller
Sam E. Kraemer
MM
Holiday

Planting Life in a Dying City
Jess Mahler
NB, 4+
Fantasy

Jilted
L.A. Witt
MM
Contemporary

Unguarded
Charity Parkerson
MM
Paranormal

#GayRomance
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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QRI's upcoming releases:

www.queeromanceink.com/coming-soon/

Featuring:

Snow Globe Secrets
Madalyn George
MM
Holiday

Catch
Ava Olsen
MM
Sports

Loving Lauren
Carly Bryant
FF
Contemporary

Luv by Numbers
Sam E. Kraemer
MMM
Contemporary

Fire in Cabin 27
TL Travis
MM
Fantasy

#GayRomance
November 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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On Carl Sagan's birthday, we're sharing astronomer tales

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The Astronomer’s Crypt
David Lee Summers
Horror

Aliens Venmoed Me a Trillion Dollars
Daniel Lawrence Abrams
Sci Fi

Flames
J. Scott Coatsworth
Magical Realism

The Day Of The Martians
H.E. Wilburson
Sci Fi
November 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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It's Louisiana Day, so we're sharing queer romances in the Pelican State

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The Long Journey to You
Vincent Traughber Meis
Gaylit

Sins of Yesterday (Arizona, #1)
Romeo Preminger
Gothic

Syncopation
Jodi Payne & BA Tortuga
Erotic

Skin
Christian Baines
Horror
November 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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I've been formatting books for seven years now and have done hundreds of titles. Have a new book you want to self-publish, but just don't quite know how to prep your book files? Just $85, changes included. Try it now:

www.otherworldsink.com/formatting/

#bookformatting #formatting
November 9, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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WRITER FUEL: Scientists invent weird, shape-shifting 'electronic ink' that could give rise to a new generation of flexible gadgets.

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#WriterFuel #WritingIdeas #Ideas #ElectronicInk #Computers #Tech
November 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Check out Michael Merriam

Fantasy, Paranormal

Michael Merriam is a writer, performer, poet, and playwright. He is the author of the steampunk series Sixguns & Sorcery, and his essays and stories have appeared in Uncanny Magazine, Cast of ...

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#AuthorSpotlight
November 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Time to share another author friend: Wendy Rathbone

MM BDSM, Dark, Erotica, Fantasy, Omegaverse, Paranormal

Wendy Rathbone has been writing for years, but since 2012 her focus is mostly on m/m romance. She writes all genres but seems to ...

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#GayRomance
November 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Hey Queer Romance authors and readers: join us at QueeRomanceInk.com. We're building a queer-owned, super queer friendly book community and directory that's hugely progressive. Queer Authors, readers, allies welcome!

Authors:

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Readers:

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November 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Hey Spec Fic authors and readers: sci-fi, fantasy, paranormal and horror. Join us at LimFic.com. We're building an alternative spec fic book community/directory where authors help each other. Help us grow!

Authors:

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Readers:

www.limfic.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Each month, we do this cool thing on QueerSciFi.com to support indie writers. We share 4 books with our readers for free, and add those readers (with permission) to the author lists.

Grab 'em here (sent out around the 3rd of next month):

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#giveaway #freebooks
November 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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WRITER FUEL: Surprising colors and stunning features are captured in a new image of Mars' surface.

www.limfic.com/2025/11/08/w...

#WriterFuel #WritingIdeas #Ideas #Mars #EuropeanSpaceAgency
November 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Check out LE Franks

MM Comedy, Contemporary, Gaylit, Horror, Paranormal

LE Franks is an author of Gay Romance fiction, living in the SF Bay Area surrounded by inspiration; and after years of ignoring the voices in her head, she’s now ...

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#GayRomance
November 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Check out Julie Bozza

Fantasy, Horror, Paranormal, Sci Fi

Julie Bozza is an Aussie-Anglo hybrid empowered by writing, fuelled by espresso, calmed by knitting, overexcited by photography, and madly in love with Amy ...

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#AuthorSpotlight @juliebozza.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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It's time again for great deals on indie author / small press queer romances: today we have 11 books on sale:

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Join the QueeRomance Ink newsletter list, get 4 free books:

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#salessaturday
November 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Each month, we do this cool thing on QueeRomanceInk to support indie writers. We share 4 books with our readers for free, and then add them (with permission) to the author lists.

Grab 'em here (sent around the 3rd of next month):

www.queeromanceink.com/join-our-ema...
November 8, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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Each month, we do a cool thing on Liminal Fiction to support indie writers. We share 4 of their books with our readers for free, then add them (with permission) to the author lists. Grab 'em here (we send them out around the 3rd of next month):

www.limfic.com/join-our-ema...

#giveaway #freebies
November 7, 2025 at 11:58 PM