Scott Coon

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Scott Coon

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Scott Coon is an award-winning short story writer and former U.S. Army Intelligence Analyst. He served six years, rising to the rank of Sergeant. His service included a tour in Kuwait where he received a First Army Combat Patch and the Joint Service Achievement Award. Now a software developer for a major bank, Scott brings his computer and military experience into his work, along with a sense of spectacle.

His afterlife/fantasy/sci-fi novel GODLESS ARMAGEDDON was published by Hypatia Press in 2024. His debut novel LOST HELIX, a sci-fi adventure/mystery, is available now. He also contributed "Tangled Fate" to It Came from Her Purse, published by Hiraeth SFF Publishing in 2021. “Satellite Archaeology” will appear in the LA NaNoWriMo Anthology in the fall of 2022.

Scott's first published story, “Firewall,” appeared in Nth Degree Magazine in 2006. His short "Enduring Winter" was a finalist in the Writers of the Future Awards, won Second Place in the New England SciFi Writers Assn Contest 2016, and was published in Bewildering Stories, Issue 849, March 2020. He has also been published by MOBIUS: The Journal for Social Change and The STEAM Journal at Claremont University.

Scott Coon shares his knowledge of writing with others and helps other creatives do the same. He hosts the Writers of Sherman Oaks Critique Group meetings and National Novel Writing Month write-in events. His YouTube channel and websites provide insights into his work and give advice to writers. His Little Creative Interview series helps to foster learning in the creative community. See his websites for more information.

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GODLESS ARMAGEDDON - Book Trailer

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Total Quotes 1
Books 6
Member Since Oct 2020
Profession Author
Country United States
Born 7 February
Genre Literary Fiction, LGBT, Humor, Visionary Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Teen & Young Adult, Advice & How To

Scott Coon Books

Godless Armageddon Godless Armageddon Amazon View Detail
Dark Horses: The Magazine of Weird Fiction No. 26: March 2024 (Dark Horses Magazine) Dark Horses: The Magazine of Weird Fiction No. 26: March 2024 (Dark Horses Magazine) Amazon View Detail
Black Sheep: Unique Tales of Terror and Wonder No. 16: October 2024 Black Sheep: Unique Tales of Terror and Wonder No. 16: October 2024 Amazon View Detail
It Came From Her Purse It Came From Her Purse Amazon View Detail
Alien Gaze: Ninth Annual Los Angeles NaNo Anthology Alien Gaze: Ninth Annual Los Angeles NaNo Anthology Amazon View Detail
Lost Helix Lost Helix Amazon View Detail

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Here is one of my favorite quotes. It comes when DJ catches his breath for the first time since he started running. He thinks about what Black Mountain Mining is and what it has done to him: Black Mountain had done that. A faceless entity, imaginary but powerful—it was no one and everyone. It had ripped through his life quickly and thoroughly. The company forced DJ to run without any thought of direction other than away. And there was no going back. — Scott Coon —

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