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READERS: What Gets You Hooked?

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Scott: There are many reasons not to start a series. It’s a big commitment. The author might not finish it. Heck, the author might die before it’s completed. But give me your reasons for going on. What hooks you in a good series? What drags you in so irrevocably that you can’t not read on? 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: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

FOR READERS: “You Have to Read This.”

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Olivia Wylie: What was the first queer spec fic book that delighted you so much you immediately wanted to tell someone about it? 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: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

FOR WRITERS: Brainstorming

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Robin Harper: Brainstorming. That magical time of creation where you let your imagination go and dream up the impossible! There are many techniques, and a thousand pieces of advice on how to do it, and how not do to it! What works best for you? Any methods that completely failed? How do you take the hard drive of your brain and squeeze out its riches onto paper to start forming ideas? Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the … Read more

That Thing I Just Read

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Welcome to “That Thing I Just Read” (TTIJR) day on Queer Sci Fi. PLEASE MAKE THIS ITS OWN POST, NOT A COMMENT ON THIS ONE. This is a Friday reader feature where you can: a) share the great queer spec fic (sci fi, fantasy, horror, or paranormal) book you just read, and why you loved it so… b) ask for queer spec fic book recommendations. Please follow these guidelines: Make it a stand-alone post, not a comment on this post Do not promo your own books Please do not share negative posts/reviews. This is about sharing books we loved. If … Read more

FOR WRITERS: What the @!#% Does Upmarket Mean?

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: In submitting to agents, I run across all kinds of buzzwords describing genres and types of fiction – literary, upmarket, commercial, gritty, voice-driven, accessible, etc. What publishing buzz words, confused you, and how did you figure out what they meant? 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/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

FOR READERS: Give Me More Space Garbage Men

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Louise Auty: What jobs or professions do wish you’d see more often in speculative fiction? 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: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

FOR READERS: I Love This Cover

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Ryane Chatman: Readers, share your favorite recent queer spec fic book cover. 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: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

That Thing I Just Read

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That Thing I Just Read

Welcome to “That Thing I Just Read” (TTIJR) day on Queer Sci Fi. PLEASE MAKE THIS ITS OWN POST, NOT A COMMENT ON THIS ONE. This is a Friday reader feature where you can: a) share the great queer spec fic (sci fi, fantasy, horror, or paranormal) book you just read, and why you loved it so… b) ask for queer spec fic book recommendations. Please follow these guidelines: Make it a stand-alone post, not a comment on this post Do not promo your own books Please do not share negative posts/reviews. This is about sharing books we loved. If … Read more