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FOR WRITERS: Gaming Your Stories

Super Mario Brothers

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Jordan Marshall: We often talk about the architect/gardener dichotomy, but with the advent of story games, I’m wondering if a thrid option has opened up. Do you ever use some sort of game in your plotting/writing process? Scott adds: “And if you do, please, oh please, can it be Super Mario Brothers???” Join the chat

FOR WRITERS: Self Publishing 101

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Kari Trenten: “What are the basic steps every self published author should follow?” I’ll elaborate a little. How do you get your manuscripts into ebook and print formats? How do you submit them to distributors? What are some of the pitfalls self publishing authors need to be aware of? Join the chat

FOR READERS: Three’s a Crowd?

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Aidee Ladnier: “Do you enjoy reading single protagonist stories with one character arc and lots of side character friends? Or ensemble stories that follow a group of characters, each one with their own arc?” I’d add… or two character pov stories focused on the story of the couple? 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: After the Rejection

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Kari Trenten: “Rejection – Now What?” I’ll elaborate a little. You see a great call for submissions. Or you hear about a publisher you really want to work with. You spend weeks, or months, crafting the perfect story, put it in a metaphorical envelope and mail it off. Then two months later, you get a rejection email. What do you do with it next? Join the chat

FOR BOTH: Queer Cons

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FOR WRITERS & READERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Anna Butler: “A list of all those cons//meets//fairs where authors of Queer Sci Fi can go to meet readers, hopefully find new ones and basically increase their profile.” We actually have such a list: https://www.queerscifi.com/knowledge-base/lgbt-friendly-cons/ Are there any we’re missing, and what are your favorites as a reader or writer, and why? Join the chat

FOR WRITERS: I’ll Show You Mine

Renewal

Some of you may have heard that we’re running a little flash fiction contest. The theme this year is “Renewal”, and some folks have had a hard time wrapping their minds around it and figuring out how to construct a flash fiction story from it. Angel had a great idea – to invite the folks who aren’t eligible to enter – Scott, the judges, and MCB – to write their own stories as samples. Here’s Scott’s – the other folks are encouraged to add their own to the FB thread, and we’ll post them on the site too. :) The … Read more