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#OWNVOICES: Intersex Authors

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We’re now featuring #ownvoices on Saturdays on the QSF Facebook group. Each week, we’ll feature a different group of writers who don’t get the attention they should. Today, we’re featuring authors who are intersex and who write intersex characters in speculative fiction. #ownvoices If you’re an intersex author, tell us about yourself, your experiences as an author, and the spec fic books you write (especially those with intersex characters – with links, please). If you’re not, you can still participate – share your favorite intersex authors and their spec fic works that include intersex characters. Note: This is NOT a … Read more

FOR READERS: Follow That Quill!

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Ryane Chatman: Readers, who’s your favorite author to follow on social media? Why? 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

#OWNVOICES: People of Color

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Every week, we’re featuring a different group of writers who don’t get the attention they should. Today, we’re featuring authors who are people of color and who write similar characters. #ownvoices If you’re an author of color, tell us about yourself, your experiences author, and the spec fic books you write (especially those with similar characters – with links, please). If you’re not, you can still participate – share your favorite PoC authors and their works that include those characters. Note: This is NOT a chat to list any work that includes a character who is a PoC. All linked … Read more

#OWNVOICES: Gay Authors

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On Saturdays on the QSF Facebook group, we’re now doing an #ownvoices day. Each week, we’ll feature a different group of writers who don’t get the attention they should. Today, we’re featuring authors who are gay and who write gay characters in speculative fiction. #ownvoices If you’re a gay author, tell us about yourself, your experiences as an author, and the spec fic books you write (especially those with gay characters – with links, please). If you’re not, you can still participate – share your favorite gay authors and their spec fic works that include gay characters. Note: This is … Read more

#OWNVOICES: Intersex Authors

Ownvoices Intersex

We’re now featuring #ownvoices on Saturdays on the QSF Facebook group. Each week, we’ll feature a different group of writers who don’t get the attention they should. Today, we’re featuring authors who are intersex and who write intersex characters in speculative fiction. #ownvoices If you’re an intersex author, tell us about yourself, your experiences as an author, and the spec fic books you write (especially those with intersex characters – with links, please). If you’re not, you can still participate – share your favorite intersex authors and their spec fic works that include intersex characters. Note: This is NOT a … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Building Your Brand

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: What’s your brand as a writer? What do readers know you for? And how did you build and maintain it? 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

FOR READERS: Finding New Authors

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Danielle Flory: How do you hear about or find new authors that you then fall in love with? 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

#OWNVOICES: People of Color

Every week, we’re featuring a different group of writers who don’t get the attention they should. Today, we’re featuring authors who are people of color and who write similar characters. #ownvoices If you’re an author of color, tell us about yourself, your experiences author, and the spec fic books you write (especially those with similar characters – with links, please). If you’re not, you can still participate – share your favorite PoC authors and their works that include those characters. Note: This is NOT a chat to list any work that includes a character who is a PoC. All linked … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Share Your Facebook Page or Group

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: On this holiday in the US, we thought it would be a great time to get to know our authors. So authors, please share your FB page and/or group and one sentence about what you write. Maybe you’ll pick up a few new fans! 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

#OWNVOICES: Gay Authors

ownvoices - gay

On Saturdays on the QSF Facebook group, we’re now doing an #ownvoices day. Each week, we’ll feature a different group of writers who don’t get the attention they should. Today, we’re featuring authors who are gay and who write gay characters in speculative fiction. #ownvoices If you’re a gay author, tell us about yourself, your experiences as an author, and the spec fic books you write (especially those with gay characters – with links, please). If you’re not, you can still participate – share your favorite gay authors and their spec fic works that include gay characters. Note: This is … Read more