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Janet and Estes on their porch in the 1960s. Where they lived, in the heart of Appalachia, was rife for real crime stories. Shady sheriffs, grifters. I stumbled upon a shady sheriff in 2017, and after researching that town and the bad lawman and his cronies, I wrote a novella: GOOD OL' BOY, published in '23. I also learned that crime was not my thing.

Janet and her husband Estes in the 1960s. I wrote a book about the crimes committed by lawmen in their neck of the Appalachian woods. It is titled GOOD OL' BOY, and it was written under the pen name, N.J. Edwards. I didn't want any of the creeps I wrote about, knowing my true identity, ha.
My first attempt at being an author in '23 centered around the true crimes I learned about in a remote area of Appalachia. I wrote under the pen name, N.J. Edwards, mainly out of concern for my safety. Even though the book was a fictionalized account of crimes by lawmen, enough people knew I was researching the area. I gave up crime writing after this book. Switched to trashy romance.

I've been a for about 25 years. It's "the" book in that it's scooped up several of my other story ideas and merged it into a single behemoth. It's a speculative story with an alternate world, some things that characters would call , and an epic story at the heart.

This year I decided that while I won't likely finish until I retire and have time to focus on writing, I can at least bring the process and world-building forward into the public eye.

The Hierophant

You can learn all about my story, follow along, and maybe even give some input along the way.

QSFer K.A. Masters has a new FF historical fantasy book out: Carry Her Gently.

The Spartan army is at the gates and humble priestess Telesilla is willing to do whatever it takes to keep her family safe, even if that means staying in an abusive relationship with the goddess she loves and serves. ...

https://www.queerscifi.com/new-release-carry-her-gently-k-a-masters/

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Who counts as human? Throughout history, one all too common thread is that groups of people often do not believe that other groups of people are also . If we evolved apart so that we were different species, would we recognize our shared humanity? For this years I’m offering free copies of my just released novel HUMAN to all . Just go to https://bretthodnett.com/FreeHUMAN.html and use the code ‘fedihuman’.
https://bretthodnett.com/HUMAN.html

The end of Minoan civilization through the eyes of a temple priestess in one of the big Minoan cities. This is not a pretty story, but it's painfully relevant these days.

https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/the-last-priestess-of-malia

Three copies of The Last Priestess of Malia by Laura Perry - paperback, ebook on a tablet, and ebook on a phone - stand in front of a faded photo of large storage jars within the ruins of a Minoan city. The book cover features a Minoan woman standing outdoors on a windy day with a temple in the distance. She holds a footed cup and a dagger. Above the books is text that reads, "...a beautifully written tale that will break your heart. Nimue Brown, Druid Life Blog."

It's the ! I write pagan and magical fiction and non-fiction, a great deal of which focuses on the ancient Minoans. You can explore my titles here:

https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/books

It had been years since a member of the Enclosed Kingdom's people had been seen in the lands of men. This could only mean trouble.

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Rhongwen faces a group of angry men.

It had been years since a member of the Enclosed Kingdom's people had been seen in the lands of men. This could only mean trouble.

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Rhongwen faces a group of angry men.

QSFer M. Christian has a new gay horror book out: Running Dry.

A new kind of vampire…

Artist Ernst Doud has been living with his secrets for over a century: feeding, killing and creating art to assuage his guilt. All of that is about to change. Sergio, the lover that he turned decades before, the lost love that he thought he had killed to prevent him from ...

https://www.queerscifi.com/new-release-running-dry-m-christian/

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