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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: The Prince’s Consort, by Antonia Aquilante

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The Prince's Consort - Antonia Aquilante

QSFer Antonia Aquilante has a re-released MM fantasy book out, book one in the Chronicles of Tournai: “The Prince’s Consort.” And there’s a giveaway! Legends tell of large cats defending the principality of Tournai, but such creatures are only myth. Or are they? Prince Philip inherited the throne of Tournai at a young age, and since then, his life has centered around ruling his country and resisting those pressuring him to do as they want both in matters of governance and those more personal. He’s become isolated and lonely. Amory is the second son of a wealthy merchant who has … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Book Size Queens

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Trevor Barton: Who’s a size queen? Does anyone stop at a thousand pages and think, no, this book is too big? Or are door stops more enticing because the heavier they are, the more effective? Do you think the author has to have struck creative gold to write so much for one story? Or is it more, ‘man, they should seriously have found a better editor or publisher or spent more time at their desk making friends with the mouse and delete button’? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are … Read more

SPACE: Ice on Mercury?

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Could Mercury’s close orbit around the sun help the planet generate ice? It sounds like a paradox, but new analysis of the planet’s surface chemistry suggests that heat-generated ice may indeed be the case. Even though daytime temperatures on Mercury soar to 750 degrees Fahrenheit (400 degrees Celsius), ice can occur in craters sheltered from the sun. There, the surface is exposed to cold space at about minus 330 F (minus 200 C). We’ve known about this ice for almost a decade thanks to observations from NASA’s now-defunct MESSENGER (Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging) spacecraft. But the explanation … Read more

REVIEW: The First Age: Where Angels Fear to Tread, by Arshad Ahsanuddin

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The First Age: Where Angels Fear To Tread, By Arshad Ahsanuddin

Title: The First Age: Where Angels Fear To Tread Series: The Secret Histories Book One Author: Arshad Ahsanuddin Genre: Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay (non romance) Publisher: Self Pages: 157 Reviewer: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon Get It At Amazon Mikal despised the idea of working with an Imperial, for reasons both personal and political, but only the invaders’ magic could repair the artifact weapon that was the last link to a family he’d left behind. Rian was a magician by trade, trying to escape the obligations of his noble birth, and the life his family planned … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Runes, Ruin & Redemption, by Maz Maddox

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Runes, Ruin, & Redemption - Maz Maddox

QSFer Maz Maddox has a new MMM historical fantasy romance out, book five in the Stallion Ridge series: “Runes, Ruin & Redemption.” Redemption has long evaded the former Enforcer, Sebastian. Viewed as a monster, Sebastian has roamed the country in hiding, running from his bloody past and failures. A series of mistakes has left him hopelessly lost and waist deep in dark, uncharted territory. In order to escape certain death, he makes a deal that may seal his fate. Lucas has been chasing after his heart for years. Sebastian has been a ghost he cannot grasp and the demons of his … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Your Story Graveyard

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Olivia Helling: Sometimes stories don’t work out. So how big is your story graveyard? How do you decide when to relegate a story to your graveyard? And do they ever come back from the dead? 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/1MvPABV MeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

Freeman Dyson is Gone, But the Dyson Sphere Lives On

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Freeman Dyson may be gone, but his famous alien-hunting idea will likely persist far into the future. Dyson, a quantum physicist who died at age 96 on Feb. 28, recalled in a 2003 interview just how he first advanced his concept of a “Dyson sphere,” which could betray the existence of an advanced alien civilization. It was via a 1960 article in the journal Science called “Search for Artificial Stellar Sources of Infrared Radiation.” Dyson wrote the article just as scientists were beginning to search for signs of alien intelligence using radio telescopes. The 1960 piece noted, Dyson said, that … Read more

Sources of Inspiration: Plotting a Project

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Nothing can focus my creativity quite like a project. This may seem obvious, but it’s one of those obvious techniques I cannot repeat to myself enough, of cultivating and harvesting inspiration so it can nourish my creativity, transforming it into a blog, an article, a poem, or a story. Giving my project a title, a plot, a general idea of a plot, thinking about what I want to do or say in this project helps me focus on it, giving my work direction and energy. The more detail and thought I put into it, the more focused upon the project … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Jeopardy in Tights, by K. Childs

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Jeopardy In Tights, By K. Childs

QSFer K. Childs has a new MM superhero romance out in the Men of the Pantheon series: “Jeopardy in Tights.” Down on his luck ex-security meets CEO looking for special bodyguard. Fine print: hazardous working conditions. Errol Mason got fired from his last job and put on a blacklist for a good reason. Now, scraping the bottom of the barrel and desperate for any job, he finally lands an interview with Stardust Global. Errol’s interviewer, company CEO Nathan Parkes, has a secret, one that might get Errol killed. All Nate wants is a meatshield while he goes on a one-man … Read more

Me Me Monday!

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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!!!