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Newsletter: May 2025 Edition

AI Intellectual Property Theft, Loss of Funding for the Arts, My Latest Book Starman After Midnight, and More

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Welcome to the May 2025 edition of my newsletter. What a wild past few months it’s been in the publishing and writer worlds. AI is still on the loose absorbing copyrighted works and spitting out gibberish including in a published summer reading list in a major city newspaper of books that don’t exist. A conventionally attractive white dude lands a two-book publishing deal for books he hasn’t written yet, simply because he’s kind of handsome and confesses in public that he likes to read; angry, hardworking authors are losing their minds. And to top it all off, the orange-goblin administration is tearing away funding from the arts through claw backs from NEHNEA, and more. It’s common knowledge that all great societies have a flourishing art scene. What’s fueling this attempt to destroy creative culture in the U.S.? Greed and tax-cuts for the rich.

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Newsletter: March 2025 Edition

My Latest Book, An Excellent Author Interview from the Archives, Entertainment Recommendations, and More

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Welcome to the March 2025 edition of my newsletter. It’s been a great month so far! I published a new book on March 4th. I was a featured author at a book festival on March 8th. But as I’ve long known, I’m on the proverbial roller coaster in the life of an author. Whenever good things happen, silence and rejection is sure to follow. Sigh. But I guess that’s life as some say. Anyway, upward and onward to the newsletter.

Let’s start off by saying that my latest book Starman After Midnight came out on March 4th and I couldn'‘t be happier. I love its pocketbook-sized format and newsprint-style paper. It's received some lovely reviews which you can read on BooklistBlueInk ReviewKirkus ReviewsLone Star Literary Life, and so on. I had the best pre-order campaign of any of my books so far. It’s a humorous little book with some mystery and suspense, even a tad of magical realism. It takes place in a suburban neighborhood where two beer-drinking neighbors who couldn’t be more different discover a naked man on their security cameras walking around at night. They form a posse of neighbors to find out who this mysterious man is. I would love it if you bought a paperback or eBook.

I was a featured author at the Hill Country Literary Festival this past weekend in Bulverde, Texas at the Mammen Family Public Library. What a beautiful library and a fun event. I was on the “Paths to Publishing” panel with three other authors. Our moderator was Lori Mammen who asked great questions. I also read a couple of pages from my new novel Starman After Midnight. There were so many great authors featured there including May Cobb, Katie Gutierrez, Kimberly Garza, Lucy Griffith, Jenny Browne, and so many more. I sold some books and signed some books, plus got a sweet swag bag. A fantastic day overall!

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Desideratum Podcast Episode Featuring Scott Semegran and his Novel The Codger and the Sparrow

I'm pleased to announce my appearance on the Desideratum Podcast along with the narrator from my audiobook The Codger and the Sparrow, Brian P. Craig. Hosted by Emmy Award-winning narrator Theresa Bakken, Brian and I discuss with Theresa how we created the audiobook with Vibrance Press as well as my thoughts into the creation of my story. I really hope you enjoy listening to our conversation! Please support the Desideratum Podcast by purchasing my audiobook through their affiliate link to Libro.FM, the audiobook retailer that supports indie bookstores.

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