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FOR WRITERS: Writing Villains

June 8, 2017 by scott

FOR WRITERS How do you write a convincing villain? How do you get to the heart of their character, making them both menacing and relatable? What’s your favorite villain that you have written? Join the chat

FOR WRITERS: Adapting Your Work

June 6, 2017 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Hank Cannon: Writers: Do you consider “pre-adapting” your work for eventual translation into another medium? Do you make voice and point of view choices that can make something easier to film, as opposed to requiring a lot of reworking? Is this something worthy to take into consideration, or is it just a pipe dream not to be entertained? Join the chat

FOR WRITERS: Tropes and Stereotypes

June 3, 2017 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Isaac Walker-Tye: Tropes and stereotypes are both good and bad, depending who you ask. Do you try to prefer to avoid them, or subvert stereotypes and tropes when putting together characters, or do you feel some stereotypes and tropes aren’t bad and exist for a reason? If so, what ones? Join the chat

FOR WRITERS: What’s Your Writing Bible?

June 1, 2017 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer MD Grimm: What books on writing do you refer to the most? One of my favorites is “Dynamic Characters” by Nancy Kress. It’s my bible. I look at it when I need a refresher. So what about all of you? What’s your writer’s bible? Join the chat

FOR WRITERS: Making Mythology

May 30, 2017 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Robin Harper: For Writers: Let’s talk about Myths. How do you create the myths in your novels? World building is an arduous task, but the stories that exist in that world are just as important to the culture, religion (should there be one), and society. My personal favorite Myth Helper is Joseph Campbell, His books have given me many ‘Aha!’ moments when it comes to building a story that inspires and changes the protagonist. What are your sources/inspirations that you reach for when you’re putting the myth(s) together? Join the chat

FOR READERS: The First Story

May 28, 2017 by scott

FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Robin Harper: What was your first LGBT+ story (be it book, TV, Fanfiction, ect ect..) that got you hooked on the genre? 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: Genre Purity

May 26, 2017 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Hank Cannon: What is your reaction for calls for “genre” purity in genres that aren’t necessarily so straight forward? And for those who to like genre purity in sci-fi, fantasy, paranormal or horror, what do you use as baselines to judge for said purity? Join the chat

FOR WRITERS: When Inspiration Hits at Work

May 25, 2017 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Jennifer Slusher: I have another question for the bucket! For writers: A good many of you also hold down a job in the corporate world. What do you do when inspiration hits you in the middle of your workday? Have you ever been tempted to sneak a few paragraphs in or write the inspiration right then? Join the chat

FOR WRITERS: Choosing Character Names

May 19, 2017 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Hank Cannon: How do you choose names for your characters? Do you name your protagonists based on a particular symbolism or do you just use something? Do you sometimes find yourself reusing names for side characters in other stories? Join the chat

FOR WRITERS: Writer’s Classes

May 18, 2017 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Kari Trenten: Writing classes, workshops, seminars, retreats, etc. Do you love them, hate them? Tell us your best and/or worst experience. Join the chat