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Announcement: Vulnerable, by Amy Lane

Vulnerable, by Amy lane

Dreamspinner author and QSFer Amy Lane has a re-release Fantasy / Paranormal book out: Working graveyards in a gas station seems a small price for Cory to pay to get her degree and get the hell out of her tiny town. She’s terrified of disappearing into the aimless masses of the lost and the young who haunt her neck of the woods. Until the night she actually stops looking at her books and looks up. What awaits her is a world she has only read about–one filled with fantastical creatures that she’s sure she could never be. And then Adrian … Read more

MF Sex in MM Speculative Fiction

Gay Sci Fi Sex

Today’s topic comes from QSFer Beth Brock: “Does FF or FM sex have any place in MM sci fi? Always, sometimes, never? And why?” This kinda goes hand in hand with the question – does MM sex have any place in MM sci fi / fantasy / paranormal. And that leads us to the whole romance spec fic vs. “regular”spec fic. They are really two different beasts. My take – MM sex is fine (and expected) in romance spec fic, and other variations should be used if/when they forward the story. In general, in “regular” spec fic (that’s science/magic or … Read more

Announcement: Inheritance, by Lissa Kasey

Inheritance, by Lyssa Kasey

QSFer Lissa kasey has a new paranormal / fantasy book out: Seiran Rou’s life is complicated—he’s the only male in the world allowed to take magic classes in a female-dominant society, his vampire boyfriend, Gabe, is hinting that he wants more, and his mother is demanding a grandchild. But when a co-worker turns up dead on his doorstep, Seiran realizes his problems are only beginning. With the police dogging his steps, a stalker-like bartender watching his every move, and a magic groupie following him around, Seiran is finding it hard to hide his power—a power that if revealed could get … Read more

Superluminal Travel

Star Trek Warp Speed

Today’s topic comes from QSFer John Bellagio: “According to Einstein’s theories, superluminal travel is not possible. Do you agree? What implications would this have for society and our future if there’s no easy “escape valve”?” It’s an interesting question – the bulk of our far-future sci fi stories posit some sort of Faster-Than-Light travel. It allows multi-solar system societies and governments to form and function, and also allows for the creation of Empires in space – see the Foundation series for an early example of this. But what if it was only possible to get around from star to star … Read more

Announcement: The Stolen Mate, by Cree Storm

The Stolen Mate, by Cree Storm

QSFer Cree Storm has another book out in the “Mystic” series: A meteor attack has changed the world as we know it. Most of the people that survived now have special powers. However, as with all people, some are good and some are evil. There is a group of men that were brought together by the World Council called MYSTIC. MYSTIC is a group of men with multiple powers known as celestials. They are only brought in to deal with Nefariouses. These are men with powers used for their own evil, twisted purpose. Bram is the Director of MYSTIC. From … Read more

Me Me Monday!

Me Me Monday

Welcome to ME ME MONDAY at our FB discussion group – your chance to pop in and tell us about your latest success. Have a new book or short story coming out? Let us know. Just sell something? Let us know so we can cheer you on. HOW IT WORKS: I’ll pin this topic to the top of our FB discussion page for the day. –Please post your announcement as a separate post, so I can also share it over to our FB page (as opposed to this discussion group). –If you want, send me your book announcement info at … Read more

Announcement: The Caphenon, by Fletcher DeLancey

The Caphenon, by Fletcher DeLancey

QSFer Fletcher DeLancey has a new sci fi book coming out in two weeks: On a summer night like any other, an emergency call sounds in the quarters of Andira Tal, Lancer of Alsea. The news is shocking: not only is there other intelligent life in the universe, but it’s landing on the planet right now. Tal leads the first responding team and ends up rescuing aliens who have a frightening story to tell. They protected Alsea from a terrible fate–but the reprieve is only temporary. Captain Ekayta Serrado of the Fleet ship Caphenon serves the Protectorate, a confederation of … Read more

Self Publishing vs. Traditional Publishing

Printing Press

Today’s topic was suggested by Hank T. Cannon. So you’ve got a manuscript. You’ve put the finishing touches on it – maybe you’ve done a couple edits, or maybe it’s your magnum opus and you have been writing it and rewriting it for a decade. Either way, you are finally ready for the general public to see your work. What do you do next? There are a few routes available to you to get to the finish line. The traditional one is to either find an agent, or submit the work yourself to publishers, and to hope that one of … Read more