# author spotlight (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 7 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover author spotlight. Page: Feed: --- ## [Writer Fuel: Could Solar Flares Trigger Earthquakes?](https://www.limfic.com/2026/08/20/writer-fuel-could-solar-flares-trigger-earthquakes/) _2026-08-20 · scott · Liminal Fiction_ Solar flares often disrupt Earth’s upper atmosphere and help power stunning auroras. Now, scientists suggest those same bursts of solar energy might also influence earthquakes. When a solar flare erupts toward our planet, it can subtly rearrange charged particles in Earth’s ionosphere, a region of the upper atmosphere filled with electrically charged gas. In a ... Read more ## [Jennifer Hillier on Seaside and Heart of Glass](https://www.criminalelement.com/jennifer-hillier-on-seaside-and-heart-of-glass/) _2026-08-20 · Jennifer Hillier · Criminal Element_ Dear Readers, I first wrote about Seaside – a fictional beach town – in a thriller I published back in 2015. It was loosely inspired by the summers I spent in a small lake town about three hours north of Toronto. For a city kid like me, a small town was a whole different world.… ## [Fleshing Out the Extras](https://thebutcheredwriters.substack.com/p/fleshing-out-the-extras) _2026-08-20 · The Butchered Writers · The Butchered Writers_ Why even the side characters need back stories. ## [Writer Fuel: Glass Data Storage Might Last a Thousand Years](https://www.limfic.com/2026/08/19/writer-fuel-glass-data-storage-might-last-a-thousand-years/) _2026-08-19 · scott · Liminal Fiction_ Breakthrough improvements to Microsoft’s glass-based data-storage technology mean ordinary glassware, such as that used in cookware and oven doors, can store terabytes of data, with the information lasting 10,000 years. The technology, which has been in development under the “Project Silica” banner since 2019, has seen steady improvements, and scientists outlined the latest innovations today ...… ## [Author Spotlight: Krista Wallace](https://www.limfic.com/2026/08/19/author-spotlight-krista-wallace-2/) _2026-08-19 · scott · Liminal Fiction_ It’s the Daily LFS – Lim Fic Spotlight from the Liminal Fiction website. Today: Krista Wallace Fantasy Krista is a fantasy writer, musician, audiobook narrator, podcaster, mum, Gran; a lover of pie, dark chocolate, and fine single malt scotch. She hails from Port Coquitlam, BC, where she sings jazz and tap dances (not usually at ... Read more ## [Author Spotlight: Jessie G.](https://www.queeromanceink.com/2026/08/19/author-spotlight-jessie-g/) _2026-08-19 · scott · Queeromance Ink_ It’s the Daily DNA – Discover a New Author from the QueeRomance Ink site. Today: Jessie G. MM Action Adventure, BDSM, Contemporary, Erotic, Mystery Like many readers, the dream of being a writer has been with me a long time. After three decades of trying, I’d begun to doubt. Thanks to social media, I followed my favorite authors hoping to glean some words of wisdom as I pounded out half-formed… ## [Review: Come Away Again – Mere Rain](https://www.limfic.com/2026/08/19/review-come-away-again-mere-rain/) _2026-08-19 · scott · Liminal Fiction_ Genre: Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Romance (Bi, Gay) Reviewer: Tony Get It On Amazon | Publisher About The Book To save my brother, I made a promise to the strange and powerful lord of the woods. I didn’t keep that promise, and now he’s taken my little nephew. I swear I’ll get him back, no matter ... Read more ## [20+ Perfect Horror Films](https://thebutcheredwriters.substack.com/p/20-perfect-horror-films) _2026-08-19 · The Butchered Writers · The Butchered Writers_ According to a group of Horror Authors (and one guy who really likes movies) ## [Writer Fuel: Simulation Highlights the Risk of Too Many Satellites](https://www.limfic.com/2026/08/18/writer-fuel-simulation-hilights-the-risk-of-too-many-satellites/) _2026-08-18 · scott · Liminal Fiction_ If 1 million satellites were positioned at different points between Earth and the moon, less than 10% would survive long enough to be worth the hassle of sending them up in the first place, new supercomputer simulations suggest. This is not as disastrous as it initially sounds, but it does highlight the complex challenges of ... Read more ## [Author Spotlight: Lucent Steele](https://www.limfic.com/2026/08/18/author-spotlight-lucent-steele/) _2026-08-18 · scott · Liminal Fiction_ It’s the Daily LFS – Lim Fic Spotlight from the Liminal Fiction website. Today: Lucent Steele Sci-Fi Lucent Steele writes stories about what happens when humanity collides with destiny, when the impossible becomes inevitable. His books weave light LitRPG System mechanics with near-future science fiction and deeply personal character arcs. At their heart, they’re about ... Read more ## [Browse ThreatCrush Modules (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/heMJT9f7zLK0) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Install community-built security modules to extend real-time threat intelligence and monitoring ## [Author Spotlight: SJ Himes](https://www.queeromanceink.com/2026/08/18/author-spotlight-sj-himes-2/) _2026-08-18 · scott · Queeromance Ink_ It’s the Daily DNA – Discover a New Author from the QueeRomance Ink site. Today: SJ Himes MM, MMF Action-Adventure, Contemporary, Fantasy, Historical, New Adult, Paranormal, Suspense My name is Sheena, and I have more pen names than I probably should. I write as SJ Himes, Revella Hawthorne, and Sheena Himes. I reside in the mountains of Maine (closer to Canada than I am to fresh lobster) on a… ## [Your antidote to the attention epidemic](https://papercoversrock.substack.com/p/attention-epidemic) _2026-08-18 · Paper Covers Rock · Paper Covers Rock_ We're reading Dodge City, hosting a silent book club, and putting our phones away. ## [Review: Grave Sight – Sheena Jolie](https://www.queeromanceink.com/2026/08/18/review-grave-sight-sheena-jolie/) _2026-08-18 · scott · Queeromance Ink_ Genre: Urban Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses Get It On Amazon About The Book Ezra Redmayne left behind a life of wealth and luxury for adventure and danger. Refusing to bow to familial expectation, Ezra has been on his own for years, traveling the world, honing his skills as a curse-breaker. A new contract brings him to the Canadian wilderness to tackle a dangerous cursed… ## [The Gaze of Medusa](https://thebutcheredwriters.substack.com/p/the-gaze-of-medusa) _2026-08-18 · The Butchered Writers · The Butchered Writers_ One tattoo. Two writers. Six flashes of horror, vengeance, beauty, and transformation. ## [Book Review: The Enigma Challenge by S.C Godfrey](https://www.criminalelement.com/book-review-the-enigma-challenge-by-s-c-godfrey/) _2026-08-17 · Jeff Ayers · Criminal Element_ Writing for the first time as S.C. Godfrey, Sierra Godfrey blends action, intricate puzzles, globe-trotting settings, and romance into one thrilling package. At a cryptology conference in Madrid, Zoe Wilder finally breaks things off with her boyfriend Eric, who’s also her boss and refuses to accept it’s over. While studying the bronze Angel Caído statue… ## [Writer Fuel: Spaceflight Physically Shifts Astronauts’ Brains](https://www.limfic.com/2026/08/17/writer-fuel-spaceflight-physically-shifts-astronauts-brains/) _2026-08-17 · scott · Liminal Fiction_ Going to space is harsh on the human body, and as a new study from our research team finds, the brain shifts upward and backward and deforms inside the skull after spaceflight. The extent of these changes was greater for those who spent longer in space. As NASA plans longer space missions, and space travel ... Read more ## [Author Spotlight: David Alan Woods](https://www.limfic.com/2026/08/17/author-spotlight-david-alan-woods/) _2026-08-17 · scott · Liminal Fiction_ It’s the Daily LFS – Lim Fic Spotlight from the Liminal Fiction website. Today: David Alan Woods Horror, Sci-Fi I’m driven by a lifelong fascination with the power of escape offered through science fiction novels, and a grim appreciation for the terrifying ‘Adapt or Die’ wonders of the natural world. My debut novel, BRID: Fight ... Read more ## [Author Spotlight: Avery Bridge](https://www.queeromanceink.com/2026/08/17/author-spotlight-avery-bridge-2/) _2026-08-17 · scott · Queeromance Ink_ It’s the Daily DNA – Discover a New Author from the QueeRomance Ink site. Today: Avery Bridge M-NB Contemporary, Interracial, Sports, YA Hello honored guest-friends! I am your host, Avery, and I’m here to make your visit the best it can possibly be. As a lifetime member of the queer community, I understand how important it is to find safe places where you can fully be yourself. You are perfect… ## [Review: The Larkspur Legacy – Jackson Marsh](https://www.queeromanceink.com/2026/08/17/review-the-larkspur-legacy-jackson-marsh/) _2026-08-17 · scott · Queeromance Ink_ Genre: Historical, Romance, Mystery LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses Get It On Amazon About The Book ‘Lord Clearwater, the Larkspur Academy has forged a bond among its men that will last long after they have left us and made their own way in the world. You are to be commended for the enterprise, but you should not be surprised by it.’ Barbary Fleet, December 1891 Henry Hope lies in a coma,… ## [Author Spotlight: Sarah Faxon](https://thebutcheredwriters.substack.com/p/author-spotlight-sarah-faxon) _2026-08-17 · Winona Morris - Author · The Butchered Writers_ Ghosts, demons, final girls, and a whole lot of storytelling: Get to know horror and dark fantasy author Sarah Faxon. ## [Open-source Screen Sharing with Control (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/SnBtu2Sqe0ID) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ WebRTC screen sharing with simultaneous mouse & keyboard control; viewers join in browser. ## [Author Spotlight: James Patrick Riser](https://thebutcheredwriters.substack.com/p/author-spotlight-james-patrick-riser) _2026-08-17 · Winona Morris - Author · The Butchered Writers_ From bootleg horror DVDs to splatterpunk and extreme fiction, a conversation about finding your niche and refusing to play it safe. ## [Horror Trivia Round 4](https://thebutcheredwriters.substack.com/p/horror-trivia-round-4) _2026-08-16 · Winona Morris - Author · The Butchered Writers_ All Flicks, no Books. ## [The Butchered Writers News](https://thebutcheredwriters.substack.com/p/the-butchered-writers-news) _2026-08-15 · Winona Morris - Author · The Butchered Writers_ August TBW Updates ## [New Release: P.S. I Love You – Meg Macy](https://www.queeromanceink.com/2026/08/15/new-release-p-s-i-love-you-meg-macy/) _2026-08-15 · scott · Queeromance Ink_ Meg Macy has a new MM contemporary book out, Love is Love book three: P.S. I Love You. Jackson Riley and Juliette (aka Jules) Baxter are enmeshed in new situations. Jack fled his latest trauma to act in a rom-com film, taking a break from his relationship with Reese, but now regrets his impulsiveness. His ex-lover Kyle is the least of his problems when odd things happen on set and off. Jules and… ## [Page to Screen: Pop. 1280/Coup de Torchon](https://www.criminalelement.com/page-to-screen-pop-1280-coup-de-torchon/) _2026-08-14 · Brian Greene · Criminal Element_ Sometimes an especially compelling story can be told in a novel or movie when pretty much all of the characters are morally irredeemable. We all love a literary or cinematic hero for whom we can root, even if it can be said that they are anti-heroes. But can we stay engrossed in such tales if… ## [Book Review: The Beginning of Everything by Charles Salzberg](https://www.criminalelement.com/book-review-the-beginning-of-everything-by-charles-salzberg/) _2026-08-14 · John Valeri · Criminal Element_ Charles Salzberg is a man of words. As an acclaimed novelist, journalist, and writing instructor, he has been selling, and shaping, stories for decades. His five-book series featuring Henry Swann was nominated for a Shamus Award (for Best First PI Novel for Swann’s Last Song ), while his standalone novel, Second Story Man , won the Beverly… ## [Featured Excerpt: Murder Unabridged by P. J. Nelson](https://www.criminalelement.com/featured-excerpt-murder-unabridged-by-p-j-nelson/) _2026-08-14 · Crime HQ · Criminal Element_ 1 There’s a certain lazy delight to be had from a sunset in Enigma, Georgia. Thin clouds drifted in the pale winter sky. A bird, only one, was singing in a bare sycamore tree near the gazebo where I was sitting. The tree had turned blue, and I couldn’t quite understand that. All the sky… ## [The February Pact by R. A. King - Friday Night Reads](https://thebutcheredwriters.substack.com/p/the-february-pact-by-r-a-king-friday) _2026-08-14 · Winona Morris - Author · The Butchered Writers_ Last week we visited Bedlam and questioned whether witches were ever real. This week, we’re following a family where someone seems to die every February. Coincidence? I’m not so sure. ## [We’re reading Dodge City -- together](https://papercoversrock.substack.com/p/what-if-someone-read-you-a-novel) _2026-08-14 · Paper Covers Rock · Paper Covers Rock_ A weekend of shared reading, great company, art, wine, and one very good book. ## [Dark Whispers by Colt Henderson](https://thebutcheredwriters.substack.com/p/dark-whispers-by-colt-henderson) _2026-08-14 · Winona Morris - Author · The Butchered Writers_ Passed from hand to hand, the knife carried a darkness no one could control. ## [Persona-led AI publishing (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/6ia1NAknDphz) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Generate drafts, schedule subdomain publishing, and keep human review where needed. ## [Honorable Sins is here! ❤️](https://lucymonroeauthor.substack.com/p/honorable-sins-is-here) _2026-08-13 · Lucy Monroe · Notes from Lucy_ The story I've been waiting to share with you. ## [Book Review: A Killer in the Family by Amin Ahmad](https://www.criminalelement.com/book-review-a-killer-in-the-family-by-amin-ahmad/) _2026-08-13 · Doreen Sheridan · Criminal Element_ Ali Azeem comes from money, but not the kind of family money you can really compare to the immense wealth of global real estate tycoon Abbas Khan. When Abbas and his wife approach Ali’s parents about potentially arranging Ali’s marriage to their younger daughter Maryam, Ali decides to just grin and bear it, as he’s… ## [Cover Reveal: In Love and War – The First Lotus Knights, by Beryll & Osiris Brackhaus](https://www.limfic.com/2026/08/13/cover-reveal-in-love-and-war-the-first-lotus-knights-by-beryll-osiris-brackhaus/) _2026-08-13 · scott · Liminal Fiction_ Beryll & Osiris Brackhaus have a new queer sci-fantasy romance coming out (gay, bi, poly): In Love and War – The First Lotus Knights. And we have the cover reveal! It is the year 1985 ET. House Virasana has fallen, the Lotus Throne stands empty, and a bitter succession war has every noble House at ... Read more ## [The Worst Horror Movies Ever?](https://thebutcheredwriters.substack.com/p/the-worst-horror-movies-ever) _2026-08-13 · Winona Morris - Author · The Butchered Writers_ The Butchered Writers name the worst horror movies they’ve ever seen. Do you agree with them? ## [Book Review: The Midnight Show by Lee Kelly & Jennifer Thorne](https://www.criminalelement.com/book-review-the-midnight-show-by-lee-kelly-jennifer-thorne/) _2026-08-12 · Doreen Sheridan · Criminal Element_ I’m not even that much of a fan of late-night comedy shows, but this mystery novel, about a variety program modeled on Saturday Night Live , had me in a total chokehold from start to finish. Presented as a collection of documents – interview transcripts, journal entries and magazine articles among them – this highly absorbing… ## [Cooking the Books: All Aboard For Murder by Ellen Byron](https://www.criminalelement.com/cooking-the-books-all-aboard-for-murder-by-ellen-byron/) _2026-08-12 · Doreen Sheridan · Criminal Element_ Former Hollywood script writer Dee Stern is now part owner, with her ex-husband and still best friend Jeff Cornetta, of the family-friendly Golden Motel located in the tiny hamlet of Foundgold, California. Like most of the other locals, they’re looking forward to the festivities celebrating the birthday of Angus Sprockles, and not just because it… ## [Gritty Girls Get It Done](https://www.criminalelement.com/gritty-girls-get-it-done/) _2026-08-11 · Archer Sullivan · Criminal Element_ Annie Gore, the Appalachian-born and Louisville-based Private investigator at the heart of The Witch’s Orchard and Brimstone Hollow , is described by readers with one word more than any other: gritty. And it’s true. She’s resolute and plucky. She eats like a horse, throws a mean punch, habitually gets dressed out of the laundry basket, and… ## [A Murder of Crows - Melinda Pouncey](https://thebutcheredwriters.substack.com/p/a-murder-of-crows-melinda-pouncey) _2026-08-11 · Winona Morris - Author · The Butchered Writers_ A summer friendship. A deadly grudge. An unfinished business. ## [Writer Fuel: Canada Could Remove Five Times Its Emissions by 2100 – Simply By Planting More Trees](https://www.limfic.com/2026/08/10/writer-fuel-canada-could-remove-five-times-its-emissions-by-2100-simply-by-planting-more-trees/) _2026-08-10 · scott · Liminal Fiction_ Canada could remove more than five times its annual carbon emissions from the atmosphere by the end of the century by planting trees along the northern edge of its boreal forest, a new study suggests. In recent decades forests have slowly moved north in response to climate change — in particular the taiga area on ... Read more ## [Author Spotlight: Beck Lewis](https://www.queeromanceink.com/2026/08/10/author-spotlight-beck-lewis-2/) _2026-08-10 · scott · Queeromance Ink_ It’s the Daily DNA – Discover a New Author from the QueeRomance Ink site. Today: Beck Lewis MM Contemporary, Gaylit, Interracial, Paranormal, YA Not seeing myself on TV, movies, or in books when I grew up, I wanted to create characters I could relate to. I want someone growing up and questioning everything about themselves to see someone like them in my stories. I hope these characters mean as… ## [The Stories That Made Me Want to Tell My Own](https://lucymonroeauthor.substack.com/p/the-stories-that-made-me-want-to) _2026-08-10 · Lucy Monroe · Notes from Lucy_ The romance authors who inspired every subgenre I've written from Harlequin Presents to mafia romance. ## [Author Spotlight: Joseph Lance Tonlet](https://www.queeromanceink.com/2026/08/09/author-spotlight-joseph-lance-tonlet-2/) _2026-08-09 · Mark Guzman · Queeromance Ink_ It’s the Daily DNA – Discover a New Author from the QueeRomance Ink site. Today: Joseph Lance Tonlet MM BDSM, Contemporary, Dark Erotica, Erotic Romance, Erotica, Gaylit, Omegaverse Joseph is a born and raised Southern Californian—with a twenty-year stint of living in the Midwest. He loves the laid-back lifestyle of San Diego and considers himself lucky to live where people dream of vacationing. A… ## [Featured Excerpt: The Riddle Maker by Bruce Borgos](https://www.criminalelement.com/featured-excerpt-the-riddle-maker-by-bruce-borgos/) _2026-08-08 · Crime HQ · Criminal Element_ Prologue July 26, 1953 Short Creek, Arizona Before dawn, the earth was still quiet, except for the soft breathing of a few sleepers, the creaking of wooden porches, and somewhere the low hum of hymns. Outside the schoolhouse, children played, bare feet on dirt, a dog barking, a rooster crowing somewhere beyond the fences. Inside,… ## [A Letter I Wrote 22 Years Ago ❤️](https://lucymonroeauthor.substack.com/p/a-letter-i-wrote-22-years-ago) _2026-08-03 · Lucy Monroe · Notes from Lucy_ I found a letter to readers I wrote shortly after my publishing journey began. Reading it now feels a little like talking to my younger self. ## [Dear Microsoft Word, I Meant What I Typed.](https://lucymonroeauthor.substack.com/p/dear-microsoft-word-i-meant-what) _2026-07-29 · Lucy Monroe · Notes from Lucy_ Why Word suddenly started changing correctly spelled words and how to get traditional AutoCorrect back. ## [Coverstory: An interview with artist Ryan Romero](https://papercoversrock.substack.com/p/ryan-romero) _2026-07-28 · Terri Potratz · Paper Covers Rock_ On the spaces between places, running to clear his head, and why a book still has weight. ## [Blame Wraith. 🤣](https://lucymonroeauthor.substack.com/p/blame-wraith) _2026-07-27 · Lucy Monroe · Notes from Lucy_ The true story behind Sins of Innocence and Honorable Sins. ## [Writer-in-Residence spotlight: Meet Andromeda Romano-Lax](https://papercoversrock.substack.com/p/writer-in-residence-spotlight-meet) _2026-07-16 · Terri Potratz · Paper Covers Rock_ Our first Writer-in-Residence on bad advice, listening to podcasts, and refusing to be pigeonholed. ## [Sins of Innocence is LIVE 🖤](https://lucymonroeauthor.substack.com/p/sins-of-innocence-is-live) _2026-07-16 · Lucy Monroe · Notes from Lucy_ A dangerous man. A forced marriage. A love neither of them expected. ## [One promise. One marriage. One family.](https://lucymonroeauthor.substack.com/p/one-promise-one-marriage-one-family) _2026-07-15 · Lucy Monroe · Notes from Lucy_ The scene that changes everything.