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Hey all… No question today – just a wish for a wonderful holiday, whichever you celebrate… and let’s throw in Festivus, the Winter Solstice, and non holiday celebrators too! Stop by and say hello and let us know what your plans are! xoxo –Scott and Mark

QSFer Cari Z has a story in a new anthology just out from Storm Moon Press: You can’t fight a calling. Tyson failed at all the biggest challenges he’s ever faced: satisfying his family, saving his lover and becoming a man of God. Still, he’s got enough faith to exorcise a demon, and that’s all his employer cares about. At least, as long as they never find out that the lover he lost isn’t quite dead and gone, and that as far as Ty’s concerned, some demons are worth the pain. But demons, like secrets, are hard to keep, and … Read more

Today’s topic comes from QSFer Alicia Nordwell: “I adore medical technology in science fiction. You see a lot of fictional weapon, electronic, and spaceship technology advances in stories, but you don’t see a lot of stories focus on that aspect of a futuristic tale. I like playing with nano technology, personally, but I’ve also done a combination of mechanical devices and a healing biological fluid. What are other author’s favorites?” It’s an interesting topic… where will medical technology take us in the next ten years? Twenty? Fifty? And more specific to the LGBt community, what effect will it have on … Read more

One of my favorite things to read is Epic Fantasy – especially the kind that spans multiple books. These heavy doorstop-tomes can run to 1,000 or 1,200 pages, and are often filled with bunches of characters that would do those old “cast of thousands” Hollywood epics proud. But most forms of fiction do not lend themselves so readily to large casts of characters. Short stories, in particular, can quickly bog down with too many viewpoint characters. I’ve developed a simple rule of thumb for myself when writing short stories. If I want to write 5-10k, I use one viewpoint character. … Read more

QSFer M. Joseph Murphy has a Fantasy series out, starting with A Fallen Hero Rises: With the power to alter reality, Tadgh is the most powerful man on the planet. Which is why the demons want him. Three hundred years ago, a group of heroes imprisoned a dark god and his lieutenants in a hell dimension known as the Void. Since then, the people of Maghe Sihre have lived in relative peace. Now, a secret war brews at the edge of civilization. Tadgh Dooley, a young gay man from Earth, is burdened with a dangerous and impossible power. He has … Read more

If you’re a member of the Goodreads MM Romance group, it’s time to vote in the Member Choice Awards: https://www.goodreads.com/message/show/117762613 My first published story, The Bear at the Bar, is in the Anthologies category in “A Taste of Honey”. :) Thanks to BG Thomas for taking a chance on me!

QSFer Cree Storm has another book out in her Twelve Labors series: Iphicles is accused of using the mate bond in order to release Zeus from his prison. Wanting Pegasus to have his freedom, Iphicles annuls the mating and then sets off to stop Aries’s armies. Pegasus is thrilled when Iphicles agrees to be his mate, knowing the man is petrified of animals. Until he discovers that the only reason Iphicles agreed is because Iphicles must mate with him in order to fulfill his part of the prophecy to release Zeus from his prison. Pegasus’s anger overtakes him and he … Read more

Where and when do you usually read? In bed? On the train? ALICE BOLIN: I read in bed or outside on the bench at my boyfriend’s house. I love reading outside. TEJU COLE: Everywhere. How long does it take to pee? Twenty-five seconds? I like to have something in hand even while doing that. (Don’t look at me that way, it’s not such a tricky skill.) DARCIE DENNIGAN: At a coffee shop is best. That way, if I’m reading something good, something worth reading, it will be ok—I’ll be safe, there will be people around, my life won’t be totally … Read more

Therese Woodson’s second book in her Aerial City steampunk series is out from Dreamspinner: Malachi Covington, sole heir to the Covington Shipping empire and raised sheltered by his uncle, has taken a daring step and departed as a crewman aboard the airship Mockingbird. He’s experiencing new places, new foods, and new cultures, and he’s in love for the first time. Life couldn’t be better. Of course, his good fortune cannot last. His companion and pilot, Ian Molloy, comes down with Swamp Water Fever, a life-threatening illness. During their desperate attempts to save him, the Mockingbird is set upon by airship … Read more