Musing on Endings – Boogieman In Lavender
“All Good Things…” By Jeff Baker For this month, a … Read more
Publishers
Out of the Past: LGBTQ Science Fiction and Fantasy 2000-2010
The dawn of the 21st century brought massive changes to the publishing industry, fueled in part by a surge in epublishing. More efficient and portable e-readers enabled readers to access … Read more
LGBTQ Science Fiction and Fantasy in the 1990s
The 1990s saw a huge increase in the positive portrayals of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or queer (LGBTQ) characters in all parts of the genre: literature, anime, manga, comics, even … Read more
Out of the Past – LGBTQ Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror in the 1980s
The 1970s, famed as an era of free love, political protests and hallucinogen-fueled utopias, gave way to the era of punk and New Wave, AIDS, and the politics of Reagan … Read more
Kris Jacen from MLR Press Joins Us For an Interview
We are excited to have the executive editor for MLR Press, Kris Jacen, with us for an interview about the new collection Storming Love: Meteor Strike, a five book series … Read more
Publisher Interview: Mischief Corner Books
OK, we have an event for today’s discussion – we’re interviewing the folks from Mischief Corner Books, a publishing company that also puts out the fabulous MCB Quarterly. We’ll have … Read more
Discussion: What to Expect for Your First Book
Today’s topic comes from QSFer Beth Brock: What should new authors expect from their first few books? Emotionally, who their first readers will be, and expectations from their editors. It’s … Read more
Article: Why Do We Need More Science Fiction By LGBT Writers?
Last year, Lightspeed Magazine had a special issue in which “Women Destroy Science Fiction” (and horror, and fantasy.) Now, Lightspeed is following up with “Queers Destroy Science Fiction.” And today’s … Read more
Article: How To Get Started (And Get Ahead) In Science Fiction Self-Publishing
My podcast co-host S.A.Collins just shared this, and it’s a good read for authors. Pay close attention to the comments after the article, some good discussion going on. How To … Read more
Article: Queer Cogs
** I should preface this article by saying that I am self-published and have never submitted to Tor. Yet I continue to direct fellow authors and readers to this article … Read more