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Announcement: A Bittersweet Haunting, TA Chase & Jackie Nacht

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MLR Press has a new paranormal book out from TA Chase & Jackie Nacht: Jersey Paranormal Investigation was created when Braden and his five friends were marked by the Jersey Devil during their childhood. Now, they all have special gifts when it comes to the supernatural. Years later, Braden finds himself on his next job only to come face to face with the beautiful victim, Mack. Not all is it seems and Braden and his team will have to figure out why Mack is being targeted and to keep from falling for the man in the process. Excerpt “Come on,” … Read more

Super Viruses and Sci Fi

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OK, so we’re knee-deep in the Ebola crisis here in the US. No, not the disease itself, which has so far been quickly contained in New York and Dallas, albeit with an uncomfortable amount of official fumbling. No, I mean the epidemic of fear. Schools are turning away teachers and students just for having visited or being from Africa – even if the country involved is thousands of miles from the outbreak. Health care workers who have tested negative for the virus and have no symptoms are being quarantined, chilling the potential medical response to the disease in Africa. And … Read more

Queer Sci Fi – The Interview

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QSFer Jamie Lake asks us a few questions, and QSF responds: Today I’m interviewing blogger Scott from Queer Sci Fi. His blog features unique books on the sci fi, supernatural, and fantasy genres with LGBT characters. If you’re looking for something distinct and special, I highly recommend you check out his blog and discover great books you’ll love! http://jamielakenovels.com/2014/10/28/interview-with-blogger-scott-from-queer-sci-fi/

My Story Avalon Dramatized by Angel Martinez

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Friend of the blog and QSFer Angel Martinez just read an excerpt form my forthcoming story Avalon: Story Time with Angel features a reading from J. Scott Coatsworth’s short story, “Avalon,” a guest appearance by the curious Ms. Isis, and a bit about the MCB Quarterly, coming next year that will feature Scott’s story :) Remember – if you’d like your excerpt read on line, I take excerpts of about 1200-1500 words, any LGBT genre! http://angelmartinezauthor.weebly.com/the-blog-erotic-fiction-for-the-hungry-mind/story-time-with-angel-avalon-by-j-scott-coatsworth

Announcement: Slither, by Tabitha Creech

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QSFer Tabitha Creech has a new sci fi book out: War awaits on Ilmare, between the humans and the constructs they created. Considered flawed designs by their creators, Selati and his other sentient comrades live the life of refugees on the run, hiding and fighting in Ilmare’s vast jungles. They want only the freedom to pursue their newly awakened sentience away from human interference. Aleledai taught Selati all he knows of a life without chains and suffering. Neither can know what tomorrow will bring, rather all too well what it could take from them both. On the cusp of war, … Read more

What Are the Best Cons?

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Today’s question comes from QSFer Angel Martinez – “What are the best cons?” I have to admit, as a neophyte writer, I haven’t been to any writer conferences yet, at least as a published author. I did attend a conference about 15 years ago in Berkeley for sci fi writers, and was personally snubbed by Mercedes Lackey, something of a point of honor for me. And I’m attending Rainbow Con in Tampa with the QSF crowd next July. So help me out here, some of you more experienced writers – what are your favorite cons, and why? What are the … Read more

Announcement: Healing, by Grace R. Duncan

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QSFer Grace R. Duncan has a new post-apocalyptic romance out: In a world that’s gone to hell, will you let old fears keep you from the chance at more than just survival? When Duncan stumbles into a pharmacy in search of something to fix his broken leg, he’s surprised to find someone else there. Like the rest of the post-pandemic world, it appeared empty. Instead, he discovers Mark, a former nurse who walked away from his profession after losing too many patients to the virus. Despite swearing he’d never practice medicine again, Mark patches Duncan up over Duncan’s protests. He … Read more

Wolves and Werewolves

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Thought we’d cycle back to a popular topic in paranormal circles. Werewolves go way back in popular mythology, but like many other creatures, they have evolved from night terrors to responsible members of society – see Teen Wolf, True Blood, Twilight, and others. So let’s try to separate myth from, well, myth. And throw in a little nature too. How do our modern-day werewolves differ from “traditional” wolf shifters out of fairy tales? How about from the werewolves of the thirties and forties, or sixties and seventies? From “real” wolves? And how would you freshen up the werewolf myth to … Read more

Announcement: Prosperity, by Alexis Hall

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Alexis Hall has a new steampunk book out called Prosperity: A breathtaking tale of passion and adventure in the untamed skies! Prosperity, 1863: a lawless skytown where varlets, chancers, and ne’er-do-wells risk everything to chase a fortune in the clouds, and where a Gaslight guttersnipe named Piccadilly is about to cheat the wrong man. This mistake will endanger his life . . . and his heart. Thrill! As our hero battles dreadful kraken above Prosperity. Gasp! As the miracles of clockwork engineering allow a dead man to wreak his vengeance upon the living. Marvel! At the aerial escapades of the … Read more

Paying Markets for LGBT Fiction

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Today’s topic is from QSFer Bob Hole: “Paying markets we may not have heard of, especially short stories.” There are so many great publishers out there doing journals and anthologies and novellas and full-length novels in LGBT genres. I’d nominate the new MCB Quarterly from our own Angel Martinez and friends. So what other great paying venues do y’all know about for LGBT work?