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FOR READERS: I Like My Newsletters Like That

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Charli Coti: What kind of content interests you in author newsletters? Do you only stick with authors who run giveaways in every edition, or are you in it for the news/teasers and could care less about free stuff? 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

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 new weekly 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 … Read more

FOR WRITERS: The (Next) Last frontier

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Jim Comer: The settings of fantastic adventure stories were once ‘lands across the sea’. Then ‘lost continents’, then ‘lost islands’, as the Earth became mapped. Then the ‘moon’ and ‘mars’ stories until 1965, when Mariner saw Mars’ craters. Then planets in the solar neighborhood until the 1990s and 2000s when we can see extrasolar planets, few of which are Earthlike. So we go farther and farther from ‘home’ to find places for our heroes to have adventures (or at least outdoor ones). What happens when we run out of frontiers to project … Read more

FOR READERS: My New Fave

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: Who’s your latest new favorite queer spec fic author and why? Share a link to their book. 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: A Paucity of Earths

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Jim Comer: Earthlike worlds are in a distinct minority in our galaxy. Space travel is likelier to take us to worlds where we’ll live in tunnels and caves. Who has used this in their fiction? Who’s assumed it as a norm? How is life different? 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: Depicting Dreams

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Jeff Baker: How do writers handle depicting dreams in fiction? 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