Category Archives: Featured Guest

28Oct/16

Scott Pomfret

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October 28, 2016

It gives us great pleasure to announce Scott Pomfret as the guest on episode 081: Half One Thing, Half Another!

This week author Scott Pomfret joins us to talk about Faith and the LGBTQ community, gay sports and romance, and whether explicit scenes are required.

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Scott D. Pomfret is author of the novel The Second Half: A Gay American Football Story (published by Lethe Press this last June), the recently released novels The Hunger Man and Only Say the Word, and a collection of short stories You Are the One.

Past published works include Since My Last Confession: A Gay Catholic Memoir (Arcade 2008), the Romentics-brand gay romance novels (LooseID Press), the Q Guide to Wine and Cocktails, and dozens of short stories published in, among other venues, Post Road, New Orleans Review, Fiction International, and Fourteen Hills.

Scott is lucky to be able to write from his tiny Boston apartment and even tinier Provincetown beach shack, which he shares with his partner of fifteen years, Scott Whittier.  He is currently at work on a Know-Nothing Novel, a sequel to The Hunger Man set in antebellum New Orleans.

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21Oct/16

Michael Scott Garvin

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October 21, 2016

It gives us great pleasure to announce Michael Scott Garvin as the guest on episode 080: Be Brave!

This week debut author Michael “Scott” Garvin joins us to talk about writing the book he never intended to publish, the adventures of a first-time author, and why it’s important to have literature with queer characters.

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Bio:

Michael Scott Garvin is an award winning custom home builder and interior designer. His design firm Michael Scott Garvin Studio has designed and built custom homes throughout the Southwest.

A Faithful Son is his debut novel.

His second novel “Aunt Sookie & Me” is scheduled for release in February 2017.

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14Oct/16

J. Scott Coatsworth and Angel Martinez

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October 14, 2016

It gives us great pleasure to announce J Scott Coatsworth and Angel Martinez as the guests on episode 079: Flash Fiction Takes Flight!

This week J. Scott Coatsworth (Moderator of Queer SciFi) and Angel Martinez (of Mischief Corner Books) join us to talk about the art that is the Flash Fiction contest, what they looked for as judges, and to announce the release of the contest’s anthology: Flight. As a bonus, SA “Longform” Collins shares what he learned as a competitor!

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Bio:

J. Scott Coatsworth has been writing since 4th grade, when he won a University of Arizona writing contest for his first sci fi story (with illustrations!). He finished his first novel in his mid-twenties, but after seeing it rejected by ten publishers, he gave up on writing for a while.

Over the ensuing years, he came back to it periodically, but it never stuck. Then one day, he was complaining to Mark, his husband, about how he had been derailed yet again by the death of a family member. Mark said to him “the only one stopping you from writing is you.”

Since then, Scott has gone back to writing in a big way, finishing more than a dozen short stories – some new, some started years before. After seeing his first sale, he’s embarking on a new trilogy. He also runs the Queer Sci Fi (http://www.queerscifi.com) site, a support group for writers of gay sci fi, fantasy, and supernatural fiction.
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Angel Martinez is the unlikely black sheep of an ivory tower, intellectual family. She has managed to make her way through life reasonably unscathed. Despite a wildly misspent youth, she snagged a degree in English Lit, married once and did it right the first time, (same husband for almost twenty-four years) gave birth to one amazing son, (now in college) and realized at some point that she could get paid for writing.

Published since 2006, Angel’s cynical heart cloaks a desperate romantic. You’ll find drama and humor given equal weight in her writing and don’t expect sad endings. Life is sad enough.

She currently lives in Delaware in a drinking town with a college problem and writes Science Fiction and Fantasy centered around gay heroes.

 

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07Oct/16

Scott Roche

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October 7, 2016

cominghomeagainIt gives us great pleasure to announce Scott Roche as the guest on episode 078: Weird on Purpose!

This week author, podcaster, and publisher Scott Roche joins us to talk about the beauty in horror, why genre-blending works, his work publishing anthologies, and his first M/M novel.

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Bio:

Some creatures feed on blood and revel in the screams of their prey. Scott Roche craves only caffeine and the clacking of keys. He pays the bills doing the grunt work no one else wants to take, bringing dead electronics back to life and working arcane wonders with software. His true passion is hammering out words that become anything from tales that terrify to futuristic worlds of wonder. All that and turning three children into a private mercenary army make for a life filled with adventure.

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30Sep/16

Shelter Somerset

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September 30, 2016

It gives us great pleasure to announce Shelter Somerset as the guest on episode 077: Wouldn’t it be Cool!

This week Shelter Somerset joins us to talk about focusing on themes, writing contemporary/historical/mystery novels that just happen to have gay protagonists and playing with your favorite genre elements.

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Bio:

Shelter Somerset enjoys writing about the lives of people who live off the land, whether they be the Amish, nineteenth-century pioneers, or modern-day idealists seeking to live apart from the crowd. Shelter’s fascination with the rustic, aesthetic lifestyle began as a child with family camping trips into the Blue Ridge Mountains. When not back home in Illinois writing, Shelter continues to explore America’s expansive backcountry and rural communities. Shelter’s philosophy is best summed up by the actor John Wayne: “Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway.”

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16Sep/16

Sloan Johnson

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September 16, 2016

It gives us great pleasure to announce Sloan Johnson as the guest on episode 075: How Far Can We Deviate!

This week the tattooed, mohawked mom Sloan Johnson joins us to talk about the world needing more M/M baseball stories, why your work should be the most fun you’ve ever had, the danger of writing for the reader, and what matters most (hint: “Write Words”).

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Bio:

Sloan Johnson is a big city girl trapped in a country girl’s life. While she longs for the hustle and bustle of New York City or Las Vegas, she hasn’t yet figured out how to sit on the deck with her morning coffee, watching the deer and wild turkeys in the fields while surrounded by concrete and glass.

When she was three, her parents received their first call from the principal asking them to pick her up from school. Apparently, if you aren’t enrolled, you can’t attend classes, even in Kindergarten. The next week, she was in preschool and started plotting her first story soon after.

Later in life, her parents needed to do something to help their socially awkward, uncoordinated child come out of her shell and figured there was no better place than a bar on Wednesday nights. It’s a good thing they did because this is where she found her love of reading and writing. Who needs socialization when you can sit alone in your bedroom with a good book?

Now, Sloan is a tattooed mom with a mohawk and two kids. She’s been kicked out of the PTA in two school districts and is no longer asked to help with fundraisers because she’s been known to lose herself with a good book and forget she has somewhere to be.

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09Sep/16

Ryan Amador

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September 9, 2016

It gives us great pleasure to announce Ryan Amador as the guest on episode 074: Empowering the Individual!

This week singer, songwriter, theater-maker Ryan Amador joins us to talk about letting the truth of the individual unfold through the writing of music and song.

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Bio:

Ryan Amador is a singer, songwriter, and theater-maker from Los Angeles. Ryan has released two full length albums: the self-titled “Ryan Amador” (2013) & (In)Body’s “Becoming” (2016), and three EP’s: “Symptoms of a Wide Eyed Being” (2011), “Palos Verdes: A Teenage Retrospective” (2012), and “4S” (2014).

His music video “Define Me” garnered over 470,000 views on YouTube and led to live performances at Pride Events in New York, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Brisbane, Australia. Following the release of his video “Spectrum”, Ryan was honored to give a TEDx Talk in Santa Cruz, CA on the topic of diversified sexuality. In April 2016, Mather Dance Company in California used Ryan’s song “Instead” in a competitive dance competition which was then featured by DancingWithYT on Youtube.

His latest project (In)Body is a collaboration with LA-based producer/instrumentalist Daniel Weidlein. Their song “Safe In Your Heart” earned Ryan the 2013 ASCAP Robert Allen Award for Songwriting.

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02Sep/16

Caleb James

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September 2, 2016

It gives us great pleasure to announce Caleb James as the guest on episode 073: I Left My Head at the Copy Shop!

Caleb talks about his latest release, Dark Blood, and how he balances real life and writing life. He also shares some good insight on crossing genres and looking to life for writing inspiration.

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Bio:

Caleb James is a board-certified psychiatrist, clinical trainer, and author of both fiction and non-fiction, both under his pen name and real name. He lectures, and provides training and workshops, on topics related to mental health and the writing life.

 

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26Aug/16

Jeff Rivera

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August 26, 2016

Sugar DaddyIt gives us great pleasure to announce Jeff Rivera as the guest on episode 072: Connect from the Heart!

This week joins us to talk about Jeff’s I Got You series and how he came to focus on writing the novella. He also drops some tips for speed-writing, and wisdom about writing from the heart instead of the academic’s chair. Finally, he gives some great insight on how to make Kindle Unlimited work for you!

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Bio:

Jeff Rivera is an author and inspirational media personality. He has appeared on national television, radio and print in such outlets as Forbes.com, The Boston Globe, Publishers Weekly, Right On! Magazine, Rotarian Magazine, TMZ, WABC, WNBC, WCBS, SITV, American Latino and NPR.

He also writes or has written for Entertainment Weekly, Mediabistro, GalleyCat, Publishing Perspectives, Digital Book World, Examiner, American Chronicle, School Library Journal and the Huffington Post and has been invited to speak and inspire groups all over the world from South Carolina to Nigeria. He has been on panel discussions for The Library Journal, Authors Guild, the Harlem Book Fair and many others.

He is known to have broken the news that Seth Godin was ditching traditional publishing which lead to mentions on hundreds of blogs and media outlets including The LA Times, Fast Company, and New York Observer. His news break that Jackie Collins would be self-publishing the US-version of her eBook lead to mentions in The Bookseller, The Guardian, USA Today and hundreds of other outlets.

His humble beginnings of living in American poverty on welfare and food stamps as the child of a single mother, to his days living in his car and final rise to becoming a published author, journalist and media personality have inspired many.

Rivera created a massive online following before the eBook revolution even existed. He was able to land an agent and a book deal with Warner Books (now known as Grand Central Publishing) within 7 days. He has used the knowledge he gained from this experience to help coach his clients on social media campaigns and has helped over 100 clients take the first step in landing an agent too.

 

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12Aug/16

Queer Consumers/Creators Roundtable

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August 19, 2016

Part two of the roundtable – this time focusing on creating queer content as members of the GLBT community. Join us as I lead Matthew Cheney, Dena Hankins, and SA Collins into a discussion about the state of queer works available, the importance of seeking diversity in what we create, and what we as content creators can do to support the works that are about our rainbow community!

August 12, 2016

This week we’re bringing you a panel of queer authors to discuss consuming stories that feature a full rainbow of characters.  Join us as I lead Matthew Cheney, Dena Hankins, and SA Collins into a discussion about the state of queer works available, the importance of seeking diversity in what we buy and read, and what we as consumers can do to support the works that are about our rainbow community!

Matthew Cheney: Buy his work and connect:

Dena Hankins: Buy her work and connect:

SA “Baz” Collins: Buy his work and connect:

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You can read about the panelists and review their bios on their episode pages:

Matthew Cheney – Dena Hankins – SA “Baz” Collins

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