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Month: September 2016

Announcement: Calling and Cull, by August Li

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Calling and Cull

QSFer August Li has a new fantasy book out: Whose hand will orchestrate the change in the world? The decade-long war with Johmatra is over, but peace hangs by a thread in Garith’s kingdom. Yarrow, isolated in his island realm, refuses to abide by the treaty or to follow the dictates of the priestesses. Others—Octavian Rose among them—are uneasy with the growing military power of the temples, and the mage island of Espero remains a tenuous ally. Garith knows his people cannot weather another conflict and that infighting will leave their lands vulnerable to further invasion. The arrival of a … Read more

Dispatches from Hogwarts G.S.A.: Tropes we’d like to see

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A famous writer once said: “There is no such thing as a new idea.” That writer was Mark Twain, who is pretty hard to argue with (especially since he’s dead), and here’s his elaboration, which, naturally, is wise and brilliant: “It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope. We give them a turn and they make new and curious combinations. We keep on turning and making new combinations indefinitely; but they are the same old pieces of colored glass that have been in use through all the ages.” … Read more

Fantasy and Fetish

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Green Lantern - Joji

Gay artist JoJi has taken Instagram by storm with his hybrid series of male fantasy-fetish drawings. Hailing from Thailand, the 24-year-old artist compiled the series – reminiscent of the famous Tom of Finland collection – to power the reimagination of favorite childhood characters and fantasies into sexy, hunky men to lust over. The Little Mermaid and Pokemon just got a whole lot sexier! Take a look and see whether these get you worked up. By Dan Beeson – Full Story at Gay Star News

Announcement: Battle Dawn, by Shiriluna Nott & Saja H.

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Battle Dawn

QSFer Shiraluna Nott has a new MM fantasy book out: For Gibben Nemesio, life hasn’t been easy. Orphaned as a child and drafted into the army at thirteen, he’s no stranger to adversity. He’s fought hard for his coveted position as Seneschal Koal’s understudy and ever harder to make certain his young brothers live to see adulthood. Gib is prepared to sacrifice anything to ensure those closest to him, from his family and friends to his mentor and even the missing piece of his heart, remain safe. But the stakes are higher than ever before. His beloved country, Arden, is … Read more

Me Me Monday!

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Welcome to M3: 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 … Read more

Announcement: The Harbinger, by Keegan Kennedy

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The Harbinger

QSFer Keegan Kennedy has a new sci fi book out that includes gay characters: It starts as a whisper, barely audible. Rumors. Paranoia. Conspiracy theories. Subterfuge. Like lightning, the plague moves across the globe, spreading out in all directions. When the naysayers can no longer ignore the wails and moans of the dying, the Harbinger will already have them by their throats. But the end is only the beginning… Discovered in the Alaskan permafrost, the ancient virus was reanimated and genetically-altered. The new strain showed great promise in curing many of mankind’s afflictions. When the specimen fell into the hands … Read more

DO IT YOURSELF WEEK: Day Six – Taxes and Royalties

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Welcome to the second annual DIY week at QSF. We’ve got a great line-up of topics for the week, some of which are moderated – but in general, we’ll just share information about how to start and manage a small press: Sunday: Dawn Chapman – Taxes and Royalties You’ve completed your grand opus. You’ve decided to self publish. You’ve got your first book edited, formatted, and ready to go. You’ve sent the files out to the world, and you’e done some promotion. You’ve made your mistakes. What’s left? Dawn Chapman takes a look at taxes and royalties for our final … Read more

13 LGBT Royals From History

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Following Lord Ivar Mountbatten’s decision to come out, PinkNews takes some other LGBT royals. 1 Lord Ivar Mountbatten The Queen’s cousin became the first member of the British royal family to come out as gay after revealing he is dating James Coyle. Mountbatten is the Queen’s cousin, the great great great grandson of Queen Victoria and the great-nephew of Earl Mountbatten of Burma. 2 Emperor Ai of Han Emperor Ai of Han was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty. He ascended the throne when he was 20 and reigned from 7 to 1 BC. Late in his reign, he … Read more

Announcement: Syndicandi, by Joanna Krotka and Roberto Iolini

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Syncandi

Joanna Krotka and Roberto Iolini have a new FF science fiction romance adventure project out: REAL LOVE IN A SYNTHETIC WORLD Studio Syncandi Kyoto proudly presents SYNCANDI – a new science fiction romance adventure story told through comics, songs, videos and more! Sync is an elite military assassin infected by a viral weapon. Sync’s body is mostly synthetic – only her heart and brain are original. She’d rather die than have the state corporation which owns her body turn her into a fully synthetic immortal killer. She decides to exile herself to an abandoned experimental zone codenamed Genies Res, a … Read more

DO IT YOURSELF WEEK: Day Five – Making Mistakes, Keeping Up Your Morale

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Welcome to the second annual DIY week at QSF. We’ve got a great line-up of topics for the week, some of which are moderated – but in general, we’ll just share information about how to start and manage a small press: Saturday: Hannah Walker – Mistakes to Avoid, Mistakes to Make, Keeping Up Your Morale; Sunday: Dawn Chapman – Starting Your Own Press/Crowdfunding You’ve completed your grand opus. You’ve decided to self publish. You’ve got your first book edited, formatted, and ready to go. You’ve sent the files out to the world, and you’e done some promotion. What else is … Read more