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Author Stephen Coghlan
@wordsbysc.bsky.social
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Multi-Genre, Small-Press-Published author from Ottawa, Canada.

Trying to be open-minded in a world occluded by fear.

He/Him, legal adult

http://scoghlan.com
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Holy Crap, I've GOT IT

I know where history diverged in my latest literary WIP

In my Work-In-Progress, the Invasion of Tanga, AKA The BATTLE OF THE BEES was viewed as sorcery by the British, who in kind recruited sorcerers of their own to give them an edge.
A picture from an old German newspaper. Several soldiers are on a cliffside, manning a wheeled machinegun, facing an amphibious landing. The Ballte of Tanga, AKA the battle of the BEES, was fought 110 YEARS AGO during WW1, where British troops invaded German Colonized Tanga. The battle took a turn for the bizarre when bullets ripped into Beehives, scaring the insects and turning them violent.
November 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Today's writing research... the WW1 German Canteen

This is so Fascinating, how such simple items progressed.

From aluminum covered in wool, to steel, wrapped in paper-yarn

Technology and scarcity drove change in so many subtle ways we don't notice outright.
A ww1 German military corked canteen
November 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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I need to choose what to focus on

Part of being an author is producing, FULLY producing materials...

And after @canconsffh.bsky.social and @ottawacomiccon.bsky.social 2025

I need to have more material ready to show
A list of Stephen's present literary Wips
October 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Hey... @doevember.bsky.social

FLORAL DRAGONS
Books about floral dragons
October 18, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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In support of #nokingsday
A from on a shirt
October 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Just out at @canconsffh.bsky.social 2025 today
An image of Author Stephen Coghlan's "booth"
October 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Just an EPIC PATCH
Drag queens pay taxes, Churches Pay Hush Money
September 12, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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If you're in Ottawa and want to pop by this weekend, I'll be at Kanata North's Book Fair with a few of my books!
Poster for Kanata North Book Fair, 13h30 to 16h00 Saturday June 14 70 Hines Road, Kanata Ontario Legion Branch 638
June 13, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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Now Available for Preorder

from ironfangpress.com

I'm glad to have squeezed in a once-lost horror story into this culmination!
June 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Spotted in Canada

A lineup

On Good Friday

To Vote!

Well Done
A lineup Outside of the polling/voting booths
April 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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DONE

1st Draft is done, at 69(nice) THOUSAND WORDS

I get to write my favorite last word!

Fin

#AmWriting
#bskywriters
#Writingcommunity

This urban fantasy romance is DONE!
A picture of page 212, saying Fin (French for End) showing 34 written chapters, 69,077 words, 384,967 characters.
April 13, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Coco the bagle hound
April 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Coco says
"Trans Healthcare is Su*c*de Prevention"
Coco the Bagle Hound in underneath a my Author Vest with badges such as "Trans Healthcare is Suicide Prevention" "The Rich are the ONLY dangerous Minority" "Not all disabilities are visible"
March 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Me, two months ago: Eh, this is a nice idea. Just a couple of chapters. I bet I could get this done in a fortnight.

Me Now: I JUST BROKE 40K AND HAVE ONLY REACHED THE haLFwAy POINT> WTF, BRAIN!

#WritersLife
#AmWriting
The original summary was only 7 chapters long But is now 23 Chapters long, at the halfway point And 45K long, (Including the original idea)
March 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Coco the Bagle Hound says hi!
The brown/on white face of a dog looking at the camera
March 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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The Trilogy is no longer available, as the publisher has fallen on hard times...

But I got copies.

You wanna #ReadCanadian? Let me know! I Got a Cross-Canada YA Anthro-Action Trilogy called GENMOS: The Genetically Modified Species
Briar's Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible Action and Fantasy Read Reviewed in Canada on November 6, 2022 Stephen M. Coghlan's Crossroads is a hit packed with action, suspense, betrayal, and danger. GENMOS is one of those books that I just don't understand how more people haven't read it. This book feels like the Animorphs thrown into the Fast and the Furious franchise. There's lots of action, a good amount of drama, and superpowers galore. It's the perfect book for someone who wants a fast paced thrill ride with just enough fantasy thrown in. I highly recommend picking this book up and giving this indie author's work a read. Teenagers have been genetically modified to be part animal, and not only do they look like these animals - they have superpowers too. Of course, the why someone would do this is to initiate control, but what happens when they want their freedom? Read this incredible series to find out! And be blown away like I was. Overall, I thought this book was incredible. The action is intense and there's a lot of it, there's enough drama to pull at your heart strings, and there's just never a dull moment. Stephen M. Coghlan is an underrated author who deserves so much more hype. His storytelling abilities are INCREDIBLE! The Covers of GENMOS Gathering Storms, GENMOS Crossroads, and GENMOS Conclusions
March 12, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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I can be a jerk IRL, but just to the point of annoyance, not of harm.

I am Christian by Faith, although I do keep getting in trouble with churches.

I wear shirts like the ones pictured below to church.

Look, God invented the Platypus, I'm sure they have a sense of humor.
A shirt with the words, Jesus is my Homeboy written on it, and a Caucasion Christ holding out his hands A T-shirt with the words, Jesus Saves, and Yesus is dressed in hockey goalie equipment, having just caught a wrist-shot
March 7, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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My non-fiction job has taken me to a very special building...

One where the staff sometimes ask me to share my books with them... to read alongside them...

If I could, I would stay here longer
A shelf of Children's library books, both English and French
March 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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What do THESE TWO WIPS HAVE IN COMMON?

They are both:
- Historical/Fantasy Romances
- Subtly Queer
- Have Bilingual Characters
- Involve Armies
- Involve people becoming weapons

Thank you, @wild-cat144.bsky.social FOR PUSHING ME DOWN THIS RABBITT HOLE

#WritersLife
#writingcommunity
Two Separate stories, Side-by-side, with navigation windows open that demonstrate how much planning is going into these works
March 4, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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This is going to either make my French family and friends cheer...

Or Piss them all off, again...

#amwriting
#historicalromance
Text stating "Torches were raised, and Iisib stopped, his arms spread wide. Emulating his pose, Eshe swallowed, uncertain in the plan, doubts and fears surfacing in her heart, crawling through her chest, shaking her arms. “C’est les Sarrasin!” Someone announced, and Iisib cursed in his native tongue. “Oh no, it’s the French.”"
February 27, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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Oh

JUST SOME CASUAL ^%#! RESEARCH

Because I Never know when this is going to come up in this WIP, and I am not going to be caught off guard doing further research...

#amwriting
#WritersLife
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Yeah, I'm a Plotter, for certain
A spreadsheet of a character's lives, deaths, and resurrections, from 1168 until 1396, and picks up again until 1874 until 2025 There are lots of gaps to fill in
February 25, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Out at the local comiccon DESPITE yesterday's snowstorm
A setup of books at Carleton Place Comiccon
February 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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The MC in the WIP has been continuously reincarnated since the 12th century

I faced a similar conundrum in Human by Birth

HISTORY IS GLOBAL, and not the sole property of North America and Europe

As I'm mapping Eshe's life-paths I must keep this in mind

#amwriting
#writerslife
A picture of planet earth from space
February 17, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Is it sacrilegious to comp my own works?

This wip has an eternal over surviving multiple reincarnations

Is urban fantasy

Has a subtle queer relationship

And I only just broke Chapter 4

#WritersLife
#amwriting
The cover of Urban Gothic by Stephen Coghlan The cover of Human by birth, Dragon by blood by Stephen Coghlan
February 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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My office for the day
Cold snowy vents
February 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM