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Discussion

FOR READERS: Group Authors

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Denise Dechene: I’ve seen talk about authors who group together and write under one name. How do you feel about this? Of course, this can manifest in several ways – a ghost writer who helps someone tell their story. A famous writer, now deceased, whose world is carried on by other authors. Or a pair or team of writers who has their own special rhythm. Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat

FOR READERS: Classic or Modern Heroic Fantasy Novels?

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Richard Wood: In the category of classic heroic fantasy, which do you prefer, ancient or modern? LOTR would be ancient for example and Heinlein’s Glory Road would be modern fantasy for instance. An example of LGBT Fantasy would be Brandon Fox’s “Pledged to Magic” series as an alternate history fantasy series, quite erotic. And what are your favorite examples? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat

FOR READERS: Fave Queer Speculative Fiction Tales

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: It’s Christmas Eve, so yeah, we’re gonna talk Christmas. Well, all the winter holidays, really. Do you have a fave holiday speculative fiction tale (sci fi, paranormal, horror, fantasy, etc)? What is it? Why do you love it so? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat

Ending Queerbaiting in TV and Film

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: We’re a year or two into “will there or won’t there be a FinnPoemance?,” while the producers hint at nebulous future queer characters in the Star Wars Universe. Several Spiderman actors have suggested a queer Spidey, and Ryan Renolds says he’s down with following canon for Deadpool, and yet…? Wonder Woman hints at a lesbian/bi Amazonian homeland, and we see some nice glimpses, sure, but nothing solid enough for the homophobes to hate. They do it because it keeps us coming back and spending our money, with the hope … Read more

FOR READERS: What Moves You to Recommend a Book?

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Ryane Chatman: When someone suggests a book but gives no reason as to why, I want to know why this book moved them to suggest it. Did it make you tingle, make you think, make you throw your tablet (figuratively)? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat

FOR READERS: Fave Comics

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Kari Trenten: Do you like comics? What are some of your favorites? Favorite comic characters? For the sake of argument, we’ll include traditional comics, graphic novels, anime, and web comics in the discussion. Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Pictred: “The Young Protectors,” by Alex Woolfson and Adam DeKraker. Join the chat

FOR WRITERS: Learning From Reviews

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Richard Wood: How much does feedback from reviews and communications from readers affect your writing your next story or overall writing technique? Do things like comments in Amazon reviews have any affect on your following stories or even cause a revision and republishing of a completed story? Join the chat