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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Amy Leibowitz Mitchell: What level of mature content (i.e., coarse language, violence, sex) would you expect or prefer in YA books? Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Join the chat
“American Gods” has finally released the trailer for its second season after a long delay. The Starz series is based on the novel of the same name by Neil Gaiman. It focuses on the battle between old Gods like Love and Evil and new Gods like Technology. Its freshman season, which debuted in 2017, featured the most explicit gay sex scene to air on television between Salim (Omid Abtahi) and Middle Eastern god Jinn (Mousa Kraish). The show was a critical darling but faced issues behind-the-scenes. Showrunners Bryan Fuller and Michael Green parted ways with the series over “budget and … Read more
A group of diverse European artists is working on a new project dealing with gender roles and stereotypes: What: Wooden Mirror is a project for an animation series dedicated to young adults. It deals with Gender Roles and explores the consequences of accepting gender stereotypes. Its protagonist is Ambo, a boy very emotional and creative, but in his kingdom those traits are not required. At least not from men. In fact in Hairyback Kingdom all men must be warriors and all women must be nurses. King Haggart, Ambo’s father, naturally expects his son to grow up as strong and powerful … Read more
QSFer Amir Lane has a new queer fantasy short out: Queen of the Animals. A storm sends Daniella’s car into the woods. What she expects is to freeze to death. Instead, she discovers she has the ability to communicate with animals. Who needs society when you have bears? AGet It On Amazon Author Bio Amir Lane is an LGBT+ supernatural and urban fantasy writer from Northern Ontario. Engineer by trade, they spend most of their writing time in a small home office or in front of the TV watching every cop procedural on Netflix. They live in a world where … Read more
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Davina Jamison: Have you ever written a story with an unusual shifter? What kind of shifter was it? And what unusual traits did it have? Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Join the chat
There’s a rocky planet out there that’s very big and cold. Its sun, a red dwarf named “Barnard’s star” looks much larger in its sky than Earth’s. It bathes the planet in X-rays and ultraviolet light, likely enough radiation to strip away any atmosphere. But Barnard’s star is also much dimmer than Earth’s host star, so the planet’s surface is probably a frozen wasteland — the sort of place that likely wouldn’t have any liquid water, and that most scientists wouldn’t expect to support life. But a new analysis suggests that the planet, named Barnard B, might give rise to … Read more
QSFer Gregory L. Norris has a new MM paranormal book out: Half-Life. Whitney Abbott travels to the seaside Maine town of Window to begin a new life in his uncle’s home. Robert Abbott is well-to-do and owns several high-end restaurants. Whitney will start at the bottom and work his way up at the flagship. But from the moment Whitney exits his car in the drive of the big, brooding house, he senses the sinister atmosphere surrounding his relations. His cousin November, princess of the estate, feigns joy at having Whitney in town. And November’s handsome athlete boyfriend, Griffin, is an … Read more
Nearly a decade ago, Lee Daniels revealed that he dreamed of creating a superhero film starring a gay protagonist. It’s been a long time in the making, but apparently his dream is on the verge of coming true. Daniels recently took to Instagram on Tuesday (Jan. 15), and announced that he will be making a gay superhero flick, and he’s found the perfect lead. Daniels is reportedly teaming up with viral star, SuperB***h for the new movie. “Y’all remember maybe 10, 12 years ago I said my dream was to make a gay superhero film?” he said in a video message on … Read more
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 we can comment on yours specifically –Check out the other posts and congratulate and share them too! And congratulations!!!
We have something special today – an interview with Israel Luna, the gay writer, director and producer of the forthcoming grindhouse feature film “Kicking Zombie Ass For Jesus” – and the trailer too. About the Film: Five years ago in October 2013 after many failed crowdfunding campaigns and one halfway successful campaign with IndieGoGo, Dallas filmmaker Israel Luna was ready to film the companion piece to his 2010 controversial film, the grindhouse homage, Ticked-Off Trannies with Knives. Filmed over the course of seventeen days on a shoestring budget of 7,200 dollars, Israel was finally able to complete KZAFJ (Kicking Zombie … Read more