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FOR READERS WRITERS: Show Us Your Shelves

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FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Ryane: Over the last 17 months. we’ve all gotten used to peering over people’s shoulders on TV and zoom to see their bookshelves. So let’s make it official. Readers and writers, show us your shelves (real and virtual)! 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. Chat on FacebookChat on MeWe

FOR READERS: Used Books

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Ryane Candace: How do you feel about used books? Why? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Chat on FacebookChat on MeWe

FOR READERS & WRITERS: Fave TV Representation

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FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: What’s your favorite example of TV LGBTQ+ representation form the last 2-3 years, and why? Sell us on your show! 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. Chat on FacebookChat on MeWe

FOR READERS: Writing Your Best Review

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Scott: How do you write a good review – not necessarily a positive one, but a well-written, comprehensive one that conveys what you really thought about a book – the good, the bad and the ugly – in a way that doesn’t make the author cry? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Chat on FacebookChat on MeWe

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 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 loved. … Read more

FOR READERS & WRITERS: Are You ready to Con Yet?

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FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: One of our local LGBTQ+ events is coming back live in September, but I’m not ready. Are you ready for cons and in-person events yet? 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. Chat on FacebookChat on MeWe

FOR READERS: I Had to Look It Up

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Scott: Did you ever run across something in a spec fic book that you didn’t understand – sci fi, sex, whatever – that you had to look up? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Chat on FacebookChat on MeWe

FOR READERS: What gets Me

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Scott: When you’re in a bookstore, what grabs your attention and makes you pick up a book? And what clinches the deal and makes you buy it? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Chat on FacebookChat on MeWe