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New Release / Giveaway: A Riff of Retribution – Amir Lane

A Riff of Retribution - Amir Lane

Amir Lane has a new gay paranormal vampire book out, Heavy Metal Hunters book 1: A Riff of Retribution. And there’s a giveaway. Dead men are filled with life. Eleven years ago, world-renowned guitarists Hale and Aleksandr learned that monsters were real. Hale lost the love of his life, and Aleksandr lost his brother. When the carnage was over, they vowed to make sure no one else had to go through what they did. But since then, another band’s bassist has been killed at a festival, and she wasn’t the only one. Hale suspects a vampire was responsible, and that … Read more

New Release / Giveaway: Chantz – Tim Rayborn

Chantz - Tim Rayborn

Tim Rayborn has a new queer urban fantasy out (bi, lesbian), Qwyrk Tales book 3: Chantz. Qwyrk can’t get a break. Spring is springing, but she’s stuck breaking up drunken faery fights as Beltane approaches. She really wants to take things to the next level with her possibly-probably-girlfriend Holly, but she keeps coming down with a chronic case of chickening out. And now, her best human friend, Jilly Pleeth, has had a rather odd encounter. While attending a concert by her favorite band, the Mystic Wedding Weasels, Jilly was amazed by their enigmatic singer, Chantz. There’s something downright magical about … Read more

FOR WRITERS: My Musical Muse

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: Does music play a role in your writing (listening to it, creating it, including it in your stories)? If so, how? 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. Chat on FacebookChat on MeWe

FOR READERS: Pairing Music With Genre

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Scott: Do you listen to music when you read, or do you prefer silence? If you like music, what music pairs best with each genre? 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: Favorite Spec Fic Theme Music

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Scott: What are your favorite spec fic TV or movie theme songs – the usually instrumental ones that run at the start of a TV show or the end of a movie? What do you love about them? 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: Give Me a Beat!

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Robin Harper: Do you listen to music while you write? What kind, or do you find that ONE SONG and listen to it on repeat? Do you make a playlist to go with your final story? 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 WRITERS: Sounds, Or Silence?

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Denise Dechene: When you write, do you listen to music, watch TV, or work in silence? Why? 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 WRITERS: The Song That Wrote The Book

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Jerke Stueart: Do you work hard to find THE song that makes the writing go like lightning? Sometimes I HAVE to find the song first before I can write… before it catches fire. And which stories of yours were written to which songs? 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