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FOR WRITERS/READERS: Cursing in Other Worlds

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FOR WRITERS/READERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Meraki P. Lyhne: Both writers and readers can join in here. Cussing in the future or in Fantasy worlds. What would readers find belivable? Like do they even consider that many derive from Christianity? Which wouldn’t be belivable in a world without the religion. And in the future? How original should the author be to make a belivable change to vocabulary? This is a legacy topic – one that we’ve discussed before, but thought was good enough to bring around again. Join the chat

FOR READERS: Wish You Were Here

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Denise Dechene: I’ve read a lot of good books over the years. There are some authors who don’t write anymore due to illness, death, retirement, etc. Is there someone in particular who you wished was still writing? A series never finished? Is there an archive of authors who have passed or retired? Join the chat

FOR WRITERS: What Motivates Your Stories?

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Dave Fragments: How do you pick the theme or your story? For instance, I only and rarely do vampire stories because Anne Rice intimidates me. So if I have a character who is a vampire, then the plot must come before the character. Other stories begin with a thought like the main character being an abused orphan who doesn’t know his history and goes from there in self discovery. That’s character driving plot. Obviously. What motivates your story – character or plot and which of those are subordinate? Join the chat

FOR WRITERS: How Do You Market?

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Tami Veldura: “What marketing efforts do you pursue for your brand/backlist beyond a book release?” It’s a great question. Many of us do blog tours for the initial release. But once that’s over, do you just figure your book is done and move on to the next one? Or do you have a strategy for building sales after the initial few weeks? Join the chat

FOR READERS: Finding New Authors

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Denise Dechene: How do you find new authors? Do you go by word of mouth or read reviews, or does a cover catch your attention? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat

FOR WRITERS: Managing Multiple Pen Names

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: Yesterday, we looked at pen names from a reader perspective. Today, I thought we’d turn things around and do the same from the author side – specifically, how do you manage multiple names? If you have decided to have a different pen name then your legal name, for whatever reason, did you create a second Facebook profile, etc, for your wuthor name? If you have multiple pen names, for instance one for YA and one for erotica, do you maintain separate accounts for each? Are your personas different for … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Using Instafreebie

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FOR WRITERS One of our members is just getting started with instafreebie, the service for delivering/”selling” free books. She asked about how to use it and get the most out of it. I have limited experience with it, so I thought we’d throw this out to the group – I know many of you have used it. How do you use it? What do you use it for? How do you get the most from the site? And are there any downsides to be aware of? Join the chat