Scott Coon's Blog: Scott Coon Sci Fi

What is Voice?
by Scott Coon
an Article in BookLife

Voice is the general feel of your work relative to other writers. From word choice to plot structure, these decisions happen at every level of your story. And you can learn to control it.

https://booklife.com/authors/07/10/20...

Random Ruin

A Near-Future Sci-Fi War Novel
By Scott Coon

Brian Mott is the world's deadliest killer of computer viruses, but he’s not ready for fatherhood…and he’s definitely not ready to be lost on a battlefield full of autonomous killer drones.

http://www.scottcoonscifi.com/Random_...

Come meet me at my booth at…
Monrovia Pride Book Festival
Saturday, June 20th
12PM-6PM
Library Park
321 S Myrtle Ave
Monrovia, CA 91016
Underdog Bookstore is hosting Monrovia's first ever Pride event with a celebration of queer storytelling on Saturday, June 20th.
https://www.underdogbookstore.org/eve...

Come meet me at my booth at…
Monrovia Pride Book Festival
Saturday, June 20th
12PM-6PM
Library Park
321 S Myrtle Ave
Monrovia, CA 91016
Underdog Bookstore is hosting Monrovia's first ever Pride event with a celebration of queer storytelling on Saturday, June 20th.
https://www.underdogbookstore.org/eve...

Writers Talk About Stuff: Marcy Mahoney and The Magic of Writing About Magic

Marcy Mahoney talks about her two magic stories and what inspired them.

Marcy Mahoney is the Author of ARCHWILDE and of DILLY’S WINE AND FLEA. Both are about magic but they’re very different stories. Learn about their separate magic systems and what inspired the various elements of these wonderful stories. Learn which fairs and conventions Marcy attends and what she’ll be writing next. Also, find out what a Hobblebush is!

https://youtu.be/2Tz7_UPUPXU

Writers Talk About Stuff
A Cyberthriller from a Cyber Expert:
Vance Mitchell Gloster

Authors Vance Mitchell Gloster & Scott Coon discuss technology, AI, cyberpunk fiction, STEAM, and music.

https://youtu.be/3NeT2mwp2Bs

LitFest 2026
The Queer of the Spirit: Coming Out and Spiritual Journeys in Literature
Rie lee, Scott Coon, Charles L. Close III

Friday, May 1
8 to 9 PM

The Library at…
Pasadena Presbyterian Church
585 E. Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91101

Local authors Rie Lee, Scott Coon, and Charles L. Close III discuss the intersection of queerness, spirituality, and literature.

https://www.litfestinthedena.org/sche...


LitFest in the Dena
May 1 & 2, 2026

Founded in 2012, LitFest in the Dena connects the Pasadena, Altadena, and greater Los Angeles communities with literature and local authors through this free, community literary festival for lovers of the written word. LitFest events include panel discussions, readings, author guest talks, workshops, and literary performances that engage, challenge, and inspire. Southern California’s most diverse literary festival, LitFest in the Dena is writer-driven and deeply representative of Los Angeles County’s communities, celebrating our diversity, and featuring programming for all literary interests.

LitFest in the Dena is presented by the nonprofit organization Light Bringer Project and the literary journal Locavore Lit LA.

Scott’s BOOK LAUNCH PARTY!

https://www.meetup.com/writers-of-she...

https://youtube.com/shorts/3Dgq0ce-bHA

Rentsoc Book 1:
The Wizard, The Pirate, & The Steampunk Librarian
A Comedy by Scott Coon

Saturday, March 21, 2026
2 pm to 5 pm

Underdog Bookstore
312 S. Myrtle Ave
Monrovia, CA 91016.

Support Underdog Bookstore…
BUY YOUR COPY AT THE PARTY!

At 2:30, I will discuss the world of Rentsoc, read an excerpt, and take questions!
There will also be giftbags, drinks, and cupcakes for all!
And a crocheting project!

Rentsoc Book 1:
The Wizard, The Pirate, & The Steampunk Librarian
A Comedy by Scott Coon

The Steampunks’ flaming dragon bone will soon burn away. They must have a new one for the Master Furnace that powers all their nation’s contraptions through a network of leaky steam hoses. For this urgent quest, they require a heroic wizard to voyage treacherous seas, battle ferocious beasts, and face the Steampunk’s mortal enemy and masters of yarn magic, the Crochets. Mitch is not that wizard.
Low-ranking Mitch the Adequate is sent to merely receive this request and report back. But he is assailed by a less-than-persuasive Steampunk Librarian with ambitions of her own. With the help of the pirate, Captain Fanny, and her clockwork sailing ship, they set forth to claim a new bone and to put truth to old legends.
Meanwhile, none of their bosses are okay with any of this.

Already in the works…
Rentsoc Book 2: The Pirate, The Wizard, & The Steampunk Archeologist

I look forward to seeing you March 21!

https://www.meetup.com/writers-of-she...

https://youtube.com/shorts/3Dgq0ce-bHA

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Rentsoc Book 1:
The Wizard, The Pirate, & The Steampunk Librarian
A Sci-Fi Fantasy Comedy
By Scott Coon
Cover Art by LS Quigley

A wizard, a pirate, and a Steampunk Librarian go on a quest to save all of Steampunk society, and none of their bosses have approved this.

https://youtu.be/K9RA1-_jeY0

#comedy #fantasy #sciencefiction #steampunk #novel #fiction #adventure #pirate #wizard #library #crochet #knitting

https://www.amazon.com/dp/9691093812
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GDNZWQKC
http://www.scottcoonscifi.com/WPL.html

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Writers Talk About Stuff: Rie Lee, Queerness and Spirituality
A one on one with a fellow author Rie Lee

Rie Lee and Scott Coon examine the intersection of queerness and spirituality. They discuss the myths their religious environments taught them about queerness, how they realized they were queer, and how their spiritual journeys intertwined with their queer journeys, ultimately arriving at a place of peace.

https://youtu.be/0NqZcZV218k