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FOR READERS: Tolkien vs. Moorcock

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Dan Ackerman: Can we talk about the sci-fi/fantasy divide that came up between Tolkien type stuff and Moorcock type stuff? More info: I’m getting into Moorcock and living for it. Back in The Day there were two directions that antasy stuff branched into, and for a while it wasn’t clear which would become mainstream and which wouldn’t. One of them was Tolkien, who was very academic and sort of lofty and pure in his writing, and drew a lot from folklore and his experience in war. High brow stuff – what we … Read more

FOR READERS & Writers: Across the Great Divide

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FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: Writers used to toil away in solitude, cut off from everyone but family and editor. Now we have social media (flawed as it is). Readers/writers, how has the ability to connect with each other changed reading and writing? 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. Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

FOR READERS: My First Spec Fic Read

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Kris Masters: What was the first spec fic book that made you hooked on reading? 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 Saw It On Television (& Now I Wanna read It)

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Lolly Walters: Has TV/film influenced your SFF reading interests? 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 & WRITERS: My next Con

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FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Ryane: What conventions are you looking forward to, virtual or (eventually) in person? 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. Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

FOR READERS: Favorite Comics/Graphic Novels

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Ryane: What are some of your favorite queer spec fic comics/manga/webcomics? What hooked you about them?If linking: Please provide only legal links. 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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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

READERS AND WRITERS: Good (And Bad) protagonists

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FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Olivia Wylie: What makes a good protagonist? What makes a bad one? Discuss. 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. Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

FOR READERS: The Asteroid Cheese is Excellent

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Scott: What spec fic foods would you like to try? Have you ever tried to reproduce a meal you read about in a sci fi, fantasy, paranormal or horror 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 READERS & WRITERS: Hardcovers – Love ‘Em or Leave Them?

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FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: Back in the day, spec fic books from the big publishers often came out in hardback first, and the you waited months (or years) for the more affordable mass market edition. It was a mark of how much you loved an author if you bought their books in hardcover editions. Now? Not so much. So my questions today – readers, are there some authors you still buy in hardcover? What do you consider a fair price? And authors, have you ever thought of putting your own books out in … Read more