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FOR BOTH: Evolving Historical Cultures

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FOR WRITERS & READERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer SA Collins: Amazons and other similar “historical” cultures – from a writing craft standpoint, why do we freeze these cultures in time, and not let them evolve with their own form of science/magic that would take them out of the stone/bronze age? Would these evolved cultures wouldn’t have created and moved past such historical weapons? What makes us, as an evolved society, think that a culturally rich environment can’t make leaps and epic discoveries if they are equally competent in education and technology? Black Panther demonstrates this well. How can … Read more

FOR READERS: Do Try This At Home

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Hank T. Cannon: Have you every read a fantasy etc where food descriptions are a significant part of the story and then tried to make the dish or an approximation? Check out: https://hobbitmeals.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/hobbit-recipes/ This is a legacy chat. 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

FOR READERS: Stalking Your Favorite Authors

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Elizabeth Noble: How much do you follow your favorite authors? Do you read their blogs, check their websites regularly? Join their newsletter email list? Or follow them on social media? 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

FOR READERS: Finding New Authors

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Denise Dechene: How do you find new authors? Do you go by word of mouth or read reviews, or does a cover catch your attention? 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

FOR READERS: Describing the Perps

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Tinnean: How important to the reader is a physical description of the characters, i.e. hair/eye color? How much detail do you want/need to visualize them and the story? 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

FOR READERS: Author v. Book

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Amy Leibowitz Mitchell: Do you ever have trouble separating the writer from their work? For example, have you had a book you didn’t love, but then you met the author and wanted to give it another try because you liked the person? Or the opposite, you couldn’t read an author’s work anymore because of their personal behavior or attitudes? Please do not mention names or titles. 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

FOR READERS: Political Speculative Fiction

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: On this Fourth of July in the US, it seemed like a ripe time for this topic. Do you like to read books with a political angle? This can be other planetary or inter-pack or species. Does the backstabbing and double-dealing of Washington or Alderon get you excited, or make you want to blow up a planet? Any great stories with strong political themes that you’ve loved? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. … Read more

FOR READERS: DNF

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Denise Dechene: What makes you DNF (did not finish) a book? Please, do not name titles or author names. Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! This is a legacy chat. Join the chat