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Award-winning Writer. Rep: Mark Falkin at Falkin Literary. Latest book: STARMAN AFTER MIDNIGHT. Previous: THE CODGER AND THE SPARROW. https://scottsemegran.com

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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · Aug 21

THE CODGER AND THE SPARROW is the Discovery Prize Winner for Fiction in the 2024 Writers' League of Texas Book Awards. According to the Writers’ League of Texas “WLT introduced the Discovery Prize to recognize one outstanding book in each category published by independent presses, university presses

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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 1d

It's always a trip to read something I wrote months ago for the first time. It's like revisiting a dream. Often I don't remember what I wrote although I remember some of it, the beats of the story, but not the words exactly. It's strange & surprising when I realize it's good! #writerscommunity 🤓 ✍️ 📖

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That's great! 😃

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Humorous literary fiction

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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 1d

Thank you 🙏

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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 2d

Hey #writerscommunity Beginning revisions on a first draft of a new novel I finished a couple of weeks ago. Wish me luck!

Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 3d

I had a wonderful time at the Boerne Book Festival yesterday with my wife and the amazing writers featured at this fantastic literary fest. Such a great time with memories that'll last forever. Thank you to Caren Creech and the staff at the Patrick Heath Public Library for being gracious hosts.

James Wade, Hanna Smothers, and Andrew Porter

Bianca, James, Lucy, Scott Semegran, and Cyra

Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 4d

Getting ready for the Boerne Book Festival and putting on my power socks. Read banned books! See y'all at the Boerne Book Festival today in beautiful Boerne, Texas! At the Patrick Heath Public Library.

Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 5d

The Boerne Book Festival is tomorrow Saturday October 4 from 10am to 5pm at the Patrick Heath Public Library in downtown Boerne, TX. I'll be on the Writing to Heal panel at 3:30pm with James R. Dennis, Cyra Dumitru, Lucy Griffith, and Bianca Alyssa Pérez! Don't miss it!

Booklovers to flock to Hill Country for Boerne Book Festival this Saturday

📚 Join booklovers at the Boerne Book Festival on Oct. 4, 2025, for thrilling panels, author talks, and exclusive signings in the scenic Hill Country.

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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 6d

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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 6d

Hey #writerscommunity If you think your books were stolen by AI company Anthropic, then it's time to check the official class action lawsuit database. If your books appear in the results, then file your claim ASAP.
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 7d

Happy dating anniversary to my sweetheart and best friend, the love of my life: Lori! This was the day my life changed forever. So grateful! ❤️❤️❤️

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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 8d

Boerne Book Festival is this Saturday! I'll be on the Writing to Heal panel along with James R. Dennis, Cyra Dumitru, Lucy Griffith, and Bianca Alyssa Powell-Pérez! Come out and see us!

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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 10d

Can't wait to watch it!

Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 11d

The eBook of Starman After Midnight is FREE for a limited time! Get it now! Three of my other eBooks are only 99 cents. If you want a head full of my fiction, then nothing like the present. Get ya some!
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Starman After Midnight by Scott Semegran is Free! - BookBub

A bighearted, often amusing tale of the weirdness of suburbia (Kirkus Reviews): Welcome to the eccentric small town of Wells Port where quirky animals and wacky neighbors lead to hilarious stories! Da...

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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 14d

LOL

Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 14d

I survived the #rapture and all I got was this lousy t-shirt.

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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 14d

with big publishers get the shaft just like self-pubbed writers is humbling. The publishing industry really isn't set up to support all of us and that's frustrating. Being able to commiserate with my writer friends is very healing. 2/2

Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 14d

One thing that's been a gift to me as a writer is getting to know other writers. No matter their publishing path or genre, they all want the same thing mostly. Achieving success in publishing is such a mystery and luck plays a BIG part in it. Knowing that writers ... 1/2 #writerscommunity

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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 15d

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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 15d

Love it! Thank you!!

Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 15d

I'm officially me! Thank you @bsky.app for verifying my account. The blue checkmark looks fantastic!

Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 16d

Love that movie!

Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 17d

Panel with Fernando! 🙌

Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 17d

“It is worth while to be kind and generous. Not only do such actions pile up a house of joy in Heaven; but there is, too, a quick reward here on earth. One feels a golden warmth glowing like a hot enchilada in one’s stomach.”
– John Steinbeck, Tortilla Flat