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FOR READERS: Three’s a Crowd?

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Scott: How many “main” characters is too many for you in one novel? How often is too often to switch points of view? There are no “right” or “wrong” answers. Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Chat on FacebookChat on MeWe

Me Me Monday!

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!!!

Coming Soon: The Queer Metaverse?

Qtopia

A French crypto firm has announced an LGBTQ-focused Metaverse named Qtopia. Cryptographic Blockchain Industries (CBI) announced the project Friday (27 May) as “the first metaverse by and for the LGBTQ community”. It will be released in 2023. Qtopia is a virtual community space where members can interact and express themselves like never before,” CBI writes. “Qtopia provides a sense of belonging and a way to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community’s unique history, diversity, and culture.” The expansive crypto-oriented program will be located within a larger umbrella metaverse called the “AlphaVerse” which aims to combine “many different universes”. Full Story from Pink News

Me Me Monday!

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!!!

Me Me Monday!

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!!!

Me Me Monday!

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!!!

Sources of Inspiration: What Is Magic?

I’ve always been fascinated by magic. A tent appearing out of nowhere with a table and plates covered with food at the wave of a wand. Only to disappear again with a wave of that same wand. People transforming (or being transformed) into pigs or ornaments. Being able to transform yourself into a beam of light which streaks across the landscape from one location to another. Or hurling beams of light at people to harm or heal them.  I’ve fallen in love with all of these flashy moments, trying them out (or some variation) in my own stories. Other writers … Read more

The Ghosts of E. F. Benson—Jeff baker, Boogieman in Lavender

Jeff Baker - Boogieman in Lavender

The Ghosts of E. F. Benson by Jeff Baker In that era of over a century ago there was a surfeit of novelists, intellectuals, humorists, archaeologists. As well as writers of otherwise “serious” literary literary fiction who dabbled in ghost stories. As well as families who produced more than one notable writer. British writer E. F. Benson (Edward Frederic Benson) fit all of those descriptions. Born in 1867 to an English cleric who later became Archbishop of Canterbury, Benson is best known today for his Mapp and Lucia novels, which have been adapted for radio, movies and Masterpiece Theater. His … Read more

FOR READERS: Author Stalking

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Scott: You love an author’s work and want to know what they’re up to and when they have something new out. How do you keep up with your favorite authors? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Chat on FacebookChat on MeWe