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FOR WRITERS: Writing Ace/Aro

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: Have you written ace/aro characters into your stories? If you’re not asexual or aromantic, how did you do your research? How do you show the reader the character is ace/aro without being all hamfisted about 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: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABV MeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

FOR WRITERS: When Bad Things Happen to Good Characters

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Olivia Wylie: For Writers: do you ever find yourself feeling bad when you’ve created a loveable character, and for reasons of Plot bad things must happen? Feel free to elaborate! 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

FOR WRITERS: How Will They Know

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Olivia Wylie: How do you introduce your characters’ queerness in your storytelling? Do you work to do so casually? Drop hints? Light the fact up in neon? What informs your decision on how to do this? 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/WRITERS: Balancing Act

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FOR READERS/WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer A.T. Weaver: Here’s a question for both readers and writers. If you have a story with two POVs, how important is it that they be similar or equal in length? Writers: This is a reader.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 WRITERS: Who’s Writing This, Anyway?

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Danielle Flory: Who holds the reins to your story as your writing? Who’s directing the writing, you or your characters? Do they have a mind of their own? If they do, how do you, mostly, keep them on track with where the story is supposed to go? 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 WRITERS: Arguing With Your Characters

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Danielle Flory: How often do you have full blown conversations, or arguments, with the characters in your head? And how often do you win those arguments? 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

Queer Marvel Studios Exec Longs for Better Representation

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Gay Marvel exec Victoria Alonso has spoken about the lack of LGBT+ representation in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Across the 20 films in the Marvel universe that have debuted since 2008, zero have featured visible LGBT+ characters.  Victoria Alonso, the executive vice president of production at Marvel Studios, addressed the lack of diverse representation in an interview with the BBC. The Argentina-born Alonso said: “I think we haven’t represented the Latin community, in general. I think that’s something we have to do better. I’m Latin, I can tell you that I’m longing for that. The gay community has not … Read more

FOR READERS: Reading the QUILTBAG

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Denise Dechene: Who do you want to read more of in the queer alphabet in spec fic? 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