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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 READERS: Cross These Overs

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Keri trenten: What two stories would you like to see cross over? TV, film, books, games, graphic novels – it’s all fair game. Tell us the titles and describe the crossover. 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: What is Spec Fic?

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FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Mary Lanham: How do you define “speculative fiction”? 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

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 AND WRITERS: Overcoming Shame

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FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: Shame is a powerful emotion, one that us folks in the LGBTQ+ community are especially vulnerable to. So bring me your stories of characters overcoming their shame in queer spec fic tales. Reader faves and writer links. 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

Refill the Topics Bucket!

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FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: It’s time to refill the Queer Sci Fi topics bucket. Please share your reader and writer spec fic topics (sci-fi, fantasy, paranormal or horror), one per comment, and indicate if they are for readers, writers, or both. 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: Instalove

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Scott: Instalove – love it or hate it? 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: Best Book Format

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Scott: What’s your preferred book format? paperback? Hardcover? Audio? Mobo? ePub? PDF? Why? 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: Vividly Memorable Moments

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FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Kari Trenten: Is there a moment in a book you read/wrote which stands out for you with especial vividness? Why? 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 & WRITERS: A new Year

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FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: On the eve of 2021, share your favorite New Years Eve/Day themed spec fic books – readers and writers. Links please. 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