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QSF Seminar: How to Write Good Flash Fiction

How to Write Good Flash Fiction

FOR WRITERS AND WANNA-BE WRITERS In about a month and a half, we will launch our fifth QSF flash fiction contest. The theme this year? “Impact.” We thought we’d kick it off with a seminar for folks considering writing a story for this or any other flash fiction contest or collection. We’ve invited past winners: Jenn Burke Aidee Ladnier Carole Cummings Siri Paulson Jerome Stueart Cari Zee Alicia Nordwell Clare London And the judges: Angel Martinez Ben Brock J. Scott Coatsworth We’ll do a roundtable discussion first, and then open the floor for questions. Join the chat

FOR READERS: Aces High

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer K. S. Madden: Hi Scott, after reading a lot of the recent responses, I’d love to see you do a question post sometime about the surge in interest in seeing more asexual characters. I was at Readercon in Boston a few months ago and there was a panel there as well stating the need for more asexual protagonists in mainstream scifi/fantasy. I’m curious what people want to see. Asexual characters in romantic relationships? Or asexual characters just having adventures and being free of relationships? Or is this partly a desire to see … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Advice for Aspiring Writers

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Jennifer Slusher: A Checklist of what aspiring writers will need when they go to a publisher. Example: Do we need a copyright in place? Should we register our work with the Writer’s Guild? etc. Last time we did this, we saved the results here: https://www.queerscifi.com/knowledge-base/42-tips-for-new-writers/ Join the chat

Rabid Reader Recommendations — R3 Wednesdays!

WELCOME to Rabid Reader Recommendations, or R3 WEDNESDAYS! We host this discussion the first Wednesday of every month; it’s a great opportunity to recommend and discuss works you have enjoyed in queer speculative fiction. For January R3, the theme is: Bisexual+! (Books that have a bisexual, pansexual, or some other form of sexually fluid main character.)   HOW IT WORKS: The works have to be QUILTBAG Speculative Fiction. They have to be related to the theme. This is a reader discussion. Don’t recommend your own works–get someone to do it for you! Please include a Goodreads link or something comparable. … Read more

FOR EVERYONE: Positive 2018

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FOR EVERYONE Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Lex Chase, revisited after last year: 2017 was a big Bucket of Suck. Let’s focus on the new. What are your goals for 2018? Lose 5 pounds? Drink more water? Write a short story? Call your Mom? Learn a new language? Learn how to cosplay? Cook your way through the Joy of Cooking? Go back to college? What is it? Let’s be positive in the new year! Join the chat