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Announcement: L’histoire de François – Vampire, by Edward Kendrick

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QSFer Edward Kendrick has a new vampire book out: Since his turning in 1022 young spy, François, has hated all humans. And yet, in 1347, he falls in love with one, only to be betrayed by Giles who tells his liege lord that François is a vampire. The lord blackmails François into spying for him. Years later, François gains his revenge on Giles through his son. In 1876 New Orleans, François joins forces with Vasile, a master of the city, to take on human vampire hunters. Then Vasile’s human lover dies and Vasile turns to François for comfort. Will love … Read more

How Long is Yours?

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We’ll be announcing our flash-fiction contest winners in the next few days. I know, we originally planned to give ourselves a month. But we got through them more quickly than expected, and I gotta say, we were quite pleased with the quality of the submissions. Anyhow, the whole thing got me wondering about story length. Flash fiction (or micro fiction, as it is also called), is a particular beast, because it requires the author to edit out all but the barest details, and yet to provide a complete picture with those few words. One of my favorite micro fiction pieces … Read more

Announcement: Once Upon a Pirate, by Jambrea Jo Jones

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QSFer Jambrea Jo Jones has a new fantasy out: Valda Rollins hates dragons and now he’s stuck with one who won’t leave him alone. It was bad enough he was imprisoned for helping right a wrong, but the beast locked up with him won’t stop pestering him. Flame is a simple dragon. All he wants is to help his kingdom and if he gets a mate along the way he’d be even happier. Flame’s sole purpose in life is to protect people and he does that by staying strong. He doesn’t understand why more people don’t want to be their … Read more

LGBT Sci Fi and Mega Structures

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QSFer Jim Comer posed an interesting question recently: “Megastructures and where and how they belong in SF/F; where do we fit in? Dyson Spheres/Shells, Ringworlds, Topopoleis. Alderson disks etc. This group deals with QUILTBAG individuals, mostly of human-like species. CAN we tell an LGBT story in such a setting? Is there any point even to discussing LGBT issues when we’re constructing a shell AROUND A STAR? … Very few hard SF authors (want to) deal with us and our issues, whether because of their social conservatism or because they don’t see QUILTBAG people as having a place in such a … Read more

Vote in the Goodreads MM Romance Member Choice Awards

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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!

Announcement: Iphicles, by Cree Storm

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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

Me Me Monday – Cyber Monday Edition

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Welcome to ME ME MONDAY – special Cyber Monday edition – 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 for the day. –Please post your announcement as a separate post, so I can also share it over to our FB page (as opposed to this discussion group). –If you want, send … Read more

How Writers Read

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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

Announcement: Lost Boys 2.0, by Gina Storm Grant

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QSFer Gina Storm Grant has a new paranormal book out: Book #2 in the Tales of B.O.O. Series (NOTE: You do not need to have read B.O.O #1, Shift Happens, to enjoy Lost Boys 2.0.). Thaddeus Wright would love to forget his childhood. A bi-racial bastard orphaned at four, he was the very definition of sin, according to the strict and disapproving grandparents who raised him. Twenty years later, Thad works with at-risk youth as both coach and counselor. Even after his grandparent’s spare-the-rod, spoil-the-child parenting, Thad just wants to help people. But when three young boys he coaches go … Read more