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FOR WRITERS: Favorite Sci Fi/Fantasy Blogs

August 3, 2017 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: OK, so I’m gonna be a little selfish today, but it’s in a good cause that hopefully will help some of y’all who are in my same shoes. I have a new sci fi release coming out in October, and as it’s not a romance, I’m trying to reach out to the broader sci fi blogger community for reviews and blog tour stops, but it’s tough sledding. So… what are some of your favorite sci fi and fantasy blogs? have you tried to reach out to this market? What success have … Read more

Rabid Reader Recommendations — R3 Wednesdays!

August 2, 2017 by Ben Brock

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 August R3, the theme is: Science Fiction! 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. You can create a new comment for each recommendation if you’d like. You may also … Read more

FOR READERS: Favorite Read?

August 1, 2017 by scott

FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Wendy Rathbone: What is your favorite book you’ve read in the past month (or two)? 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 WRITERS: Picking the Cover

August 1, 2017 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Steve Jones: How do you folk pick a cover design? How do you decide what will work and what won’t? Or do you have a favourite artist who you can turn to guide you? Join the chat

FOR READERS: How Much Real?

July 30, 2017 by scott

FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Denise Dechene: How much realism do you like in your queer sci fi books? Obviously this will vary with romance-based fiction, and with sci fi, fantasy and paranormal… 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 WRITERS: Life Into Writing

July 29, 2017 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer MK Mancos: What scenes or shopshot moments from your real life have ended up in your work? Join the chat

FOR BOTH: They Wrote What?

July 28, 2017 by scott

Today’s reader/writer topic comes from QSFer Kari Trenten: Is there a single moment in a book or a short story that stuck in your mind? If you’re also a writer, did it any way affect your writing? Join the chat

FOR WRITERS: The Economy

July 27, 2017 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Hank T. Cannon: How much work do you put into your economic systems? Do you try to get some of the math right, or do you just handwave things and continue? Join the chat

FOR READERS: Are Werewolves Passe?

July 26, 2017 by scott

FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Isaac Walker-Tye: Do you feel that the werewolf genre has been overdone, or do you think it could be revitalised with new ideas? 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 WRITERS: Outside Your Comfort Zone

July 25, 2017 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Denise Dechene: Is there a trope or subject that you would like to write about but it is outside your comfort zone? Join the chat