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Writers

Refill the Topics Bucket

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It’s that time again. I went to get a topic for today off my infamous spreadsheet of death ™ and… gasp… it was empty. No new topics. Nothing. Nada. So I need your help. What do y’all wanna talk about? Want to discuss the latest trends in werewolfery? Hot to discuss your favorite new reads? Have a writing question – like why do some publishers want 12 pt. Times new Roman and others 16 pt ComicSans? Or are you dying to ask why, for the love of God, does your favorite author you love not come out with a sequel? … Read more

FOR BOTH: Reader Questions for Authors

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FOR READERS AND WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: Readers, did you ever want to sit down with an author and ask them how they manage to put together such amazing stories and worlds? Now’s your chance. Ask your questions, and the authors on this thread will do our best to sate your curiosity. Join the chat

FOR WRITERS & READERS: Music and Writing

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Robin Harper: Music for reading/writing~? Love it? Hate it? Ever make a playlist in preparation for either~? :D Or do you find that ONE SONG and listen to it on repeat while you read/write into the wee hours of the morning? (no comment as to whether or not I am guilty of that one >>;; ) Join the chat

FOR WRITERS: You Should Be Doing This. Maybe.

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Hank Cannon: This is going to be a sensitive topic for writers. When some self-pubbers talk about what “should” be done that requires outlays of money, the engagement of staff, social contacts, and the like that you just don’t have, how does it make you feel? Do you just want to give up since you don’t have several hundred to a thousand dollars to dump into these things before publishing? Do you just shrug and do the best that you can with what you have? Join the chat

FOR WRITERS: Going Back

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Wendy Rathbone: Do you re-read your own books after they’ve been published? And I don’t mean re-reading to make notes for a sequel, I mean re-reading months or even years later just because. Join the chat

FOR READERS AND WRITERS: “Queer”

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Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Ben Brock: “What do you think of the word queer?” I’ll add a little context. Queer was once used as an extremely negative word toward the gay community in particular and the LGBTIQA community in general. As our acronyms have qotten longer, many folks have searched for an easier shorthand for the community, but the word still carries its own baggage too. We’ve adopted it for a number of our ventures, but I (Scott) am more comfortable with it than Mark, my slightly older husband. How do y’all feel about it, and why? Join … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Imagining the Cover

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Hank T. Cannon: When do you start thinking about cover imagery? Is it something that percolates while you write? Are some images just immediately stuck in your head from the beginning of the project? Or maybe the project is inspired by a particular piece of imagery. Or, is it something that comes when it’s time to publish? Join the chat

WRITERS: On The Job

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Hank T. Cannon: Do your characters have “day jobs” in addition to their plot mandated activities? Is their job part of their plot mandated activities? How do you work, “work,” into your character’s lives… or does it not matter to you? Join the chat