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For Readers: Overused Paranormal Plot Lines

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There is nothing new to write about under the sun. We have so many writers now, and so many people in general, that if it CAN be written about, it probably HAS been written about. Good writers know how to take tired old topics and reinvigorate them – with a fresh writing style, a new combination of old things, or just plain good writing in general. But some topics get old because so many people jump on the bandwagon. So my question for our readers today – what paranormal topics have lost their shine for you, and why? Writers: This … Read more

Announcement: Souls for Sale, by Asta Idonea

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Souls for Sale

QSFer Asta Idonea has a new paranormal book out: Book One: 21st Century Demon It should have been an easy job: a contract signed and a new soul earmarked for Hell. But when suave demon deal-maker Saul chooses nerdy Thomas Ives as his next target, events take an unexpected turn. The lines between business transaction and pleasure blur, and Saul must decide whether he cares more for his professional reputation or the soul he just condemned to eternal damnation. Book Two: Hell To Pay Synopsis The contract was destroyed and Tom’s soul saved from Hell. Or so they thought. Demon … Read more

For Readers: What’s Most Important to You?

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Sci fi, fantasy and paranormal stories have many hooks to draw you in. Maybe it’s the phasers or the mind-melding dragons or the sparkly vampires. Maybe it’s the heroine who gives her life to save her people from a deadly virus. Or the science that allows a man to predict the future. Or the strange ship that passes through the solar system without even seeming to notice us. So my questions to you today: What’s more important to you in an LGBTIQ speculative fiction story? The cool tech / magic / supernauralness? The flavor of the culture / society? The … Read more

Announcement: Ruby Red Booty Shorts and a Louisville Slugger, by Lexi Ander

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Ruby Red

QSFer Lexi Ander has a new paranormal book out: Eager to escape the shadows of a tragic loss, Diego built a new life with his best friend, Beck. When he finally decided one night to admit that he’s in love with Beck, that new life takes a new, hot and happy turn. But happiness is easily shattered, as he’s learned all too well, and this time it’s ruined by the arrival of a mysterious package and the arrival of men bent on violence. Memories of a dead brother and an untouchable drug lord rise inevitably to the surface, and Diego … Read more

Announcement: Relentless, by Cheyenne Meadows

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Relentless

QSFer Cheyenne Meadows has a new paranormal book out: Jaguar shifter and sniper extraordinaire, Jag, is tasked with his most difficult and dangerous mission to date—take out the man responsible for his spotter and husband’s violent death. Again. Sonar, an ocelot shifter, is assigned as the new spotter to the surly and scowling feline alpha. He’s impressed with Jag’s skills but sees more beneath the surface: a grief-stricken and furious man on a trail of vengeance. Together Sonar and Jag face perils and challenges that test their skills, resolve, and the budding feelings they have for each other. As the … Read more

Announcement: Paternity Ward, by Abraham Steele

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Paternity Ward

QSFer Abraham Steele has a new paranormal book out: Newly in charge of his pack’s paternity ward, Eli cares about nothing more than his patients. The omega midwife would do anything to keep them safe and healthy. When an unexpected alpha arrives, Eli is appalled. Magnus is mean, he’s rude… and it’s clear that he’s the omega’s mate. Eli can’t stop himself from craving Magnus’s hard body and rough touch. But even as the gentle young shifter allows him access to his body, he won’t give him his heart. The brash alpha has never needed an omega’s respect before. For … Read more

Announcement: Wolf, Becoming by Rory NiCoileain

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Wolf, Becoming

QSFer Rory NiCoileain has a new paranormal book out: Volyk learns very young that he has to hide what he is—oboroten’, shape-shifter—after his father is killed and skinned by a hunter, and the pack that takes in his pregnant mother is hostile to his kind. When Volyk is ordered to fight the pack’s beta to prove his fitness, but instead obeys his hormones and tries to mount him, he’s declared an abomination and forced to flee. Ilya, too, hides a secret. Being young and gay in modern Russia is dangerous, and he knows it. But the truth eventually gets out, … Read more

Announcement: First Blood, by JD Glass

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First Blood

QSFer JD Glass has a new paranormal book out: Unless you’ve got werewolves in your family or something, Samantha Cray’s family secrets beat out yours—hands down. When the aftermath of a tragedy causes Samantha Cray to stay for a while in Europe, she gets more than she bargained for. Some people go to Europe to study their genealogical history, but Samantha’s visit to Europe reveals her genealogical destiny as The Wielder. She is invited to join The Circle, a group that works in the shadows to fight back against a mysterious force they call The Dark. When Samantha’s longtime best … Read more

For Readers: How Should the World End, Paranormally?

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Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Hank T. Cannon: Dystopian Paranormal, seems to be the domain of zombie fiction, or vampires as-zombie fiction, and the occasional return of Satan. What kind of supernatural disasters would you like to see drive society to the brink? 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

Announcement: Big Bad Dragon, by Aeryn Jaden

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QSFer Aeryn Jaden has a new urban fantasy/paranormal book out: What if you suddenly found yourself in a Dragon’s Lair? What would you do? Mmmm. Enjoy it, of course. Especially when the dragon is so yummy! Ryuu had spend his life having to explain why he likes dressing in woman’s clothes and resenting that he was different. Travelling the country with his boyfriend and working as a drag queen entertainer had been fun. Until it got old. The moving around and the boyfriend. Finding a new stable job in Boston is a godsend. He doesn’t know yet just how true … Read more