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Me Me Monday!

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Me Me Monday!

Welcome to M3: ME ME MONDAY at our FB discussion group – your chance to pop in and tell us about your latest success. Have a new book or short story coming out? Let us know. Just sell something? Let us know so we can cheer you on. HOW IT WORKS: I’ll pin this topic to the top of our FB discussion page and our MeWe discussion page for the day. –Please post your announcement as a separate post so we can comment on yours specifically–Check out the other posts and congratulate and share them too! And congratulations!!!

FOR WRITERS: Juggling Multiple Author Names

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: Many authors have more than one pen name. How about posting your questions and tips for how to juggle them – logistically, for marketing purposes, etc? Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

Me Me Monday!

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Me Me Monday!

Welcome to M3: ME ME MONDAY at our FB discussion group – your chance to pop in and tell us about your latest success. Have a new book or short story coming out? Let us know. Just sell something? Let us know so we can cheer you on. HOW IT WORKS: I’ll pin this topic to the top of our FB discussion page and our MeWe discussion page for the day. –Please post your announcement as a separate post so we can comment on yours specifically–Check out the other posts and congratulate and share them too! And congratulations!!!

“Ambisextrous” and Eleven Other Queer Terms Added to Dictionary.com

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Dictionary.com recently added a slew of new LGBTQ-related terms to its lexicon. While the website worked with GLAAD to make English more queer-inclusive, the newly-added words may be unfamiliar to some readers. So to help, we’ve defined a dozen of the new terms and provided examples to help keep your tongue queer and up-to-date – and we threw in a bonus word just for fun. ambisextrous (adjective) – A slang term that can alternately mean bisexual, the state of being attracted to two or more genders; unisex, being used by or suitable for any gender; or having characteristics shared by … Read more

Me Me Monday!

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Me Me Monday

Welcome to M3: ME ME MONDAY at our FB discussion group – your chance to pop in and tell us about your latest success. Have a new book or short story coming out? Let us know. Just sell something? Let us know so we can cheer you on. HOW IT WORKS: I’ll pin this topic to the top of our FB discussion page and our MeWe discussion page for the day. –Please post your announcement as a separate post so we can comment on yours specifically–Check out the other posts and congratulate and share them too! And congratulations!!!

Announcing the 2021 Flash Fiction Theme

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We’re announcing our 2021 Flash Fiction theme, this one from Ryane Chatman. :) Ink: Transitive Verb: to put ink on ink a pen ink a printing block to draw or write in ink ink a design—often used with in carefully inked in the letters to obliterate with ink —usually used with out inked out many lines to affix one’s signature to to engage or hire by securing the signature of (someone) on a contract Noun: a colored fluid used for writing, drawing, printing, or duplicating informal: a tattoo publicity in the written media a black liquid ejected by a cuttlefish, octopus, or squid to confuse a predator We’ll formally open the contest at the … Read more

Sources of Inspiration: Writing Whatever Comes to Mind

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One suggestion Julia Cameron offered in The Artist’s Way which I made a part of my life was the Morning Pages. I take an ordinary notebook and write 3-4 pages by hand of whatever comes to mind. It can be as ordinary as “Cinnamon just walked to her food dish” or as surreal as “He waves his hands only to have antlers come shooting out of the earth, blooming flowers.” (Rewrites of this have made their way into both original stories and fanfiction). It’s a place where I can express anything that’s been bothering me, including how I’m not making … Read more

Me Me Monday!

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Me Me Monday

Welcome to M3: ME ME MONDAY at our FB discussion group – your chance to pop in and tell us about your latest success. Have a new book or short story coming out? Let us know. Just sell something? Let us know so we can cheer you on. HOW IT WORKS: I’ll pin this topic to the top of our FB discussion page and our MeWe discussion page for the day. –Please post your announcement as a separate post so we can comment on yours specifically–Check out the other posts and congratulate and share them too! And congratulations!!!

FOR READERS/WRITERS: Sci Fantasy

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FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: Readers, what are your fave sci fantasy books? Writers, do you write this hybrid genre? Share your links! Writers: This is a reader/writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

FOR READERS: Read It Again, Sam

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Tracy Timmons-Gray: What queer spec fic books are top on your “re-read” multiple times pile? 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: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf