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FOR READERS: Authors Are Nice
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Tam Ames: If you’ve had any close encounters with authors, tell us of one “author behaving beautifully” to you or to fans that you observed. Name and fame here. 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
FOR READERS: Alien Terms
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Christine Wright: Do you prefer a writer to stick with terms you can easily identify with or new terms for alien/fantasy items, government systems, titles etc. 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
FOR WRITERS: Magical Realism
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer John Marshall: Magical realism. When we include magic in our paranormal settings, do we look to the real word or do we seek something totally original? If we do choose to use real world cultural traditions, how can we both indulge in poetic licence but also be sensitive to the history of white authors sensationalizing non-western cultures in negative ways. Join the chat This is a legacy chat.
FOR READERS: Vote With Your Dollar
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Nathan Smith: How consciously do you as a reader ‘vote with your dollar’? (By which I mean I try very hard to purchase and pre-order LGBTIQA and AoC authors, #ownvoices, etc.)? I’ll expand on this a bit – do you try to buy from places where authors get the best royalties? Or do you just buy whichever books appeal to you the most, wherever you find them? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! This is … Read more
FOR READERS: eBook Prices – What’s Your Sweet Spot?
FOR READERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Wendy Rathbone: For ebooks, the prices vary a lot. Publishers tend to price higher, indies price lower. Amazon only allows a 70% royalty to indies if they price between $2.99-9.99 (and only 35% if they are lower or higher), so that is the sweet spot for authors no matter the book’s page count. But as a reader, are you deterred by higher prices? Do you want only deals, or 99 centers? What is the price range you prefer? What is the highest you’ll go before you won’t even hit the “buy” button? … Read more
FOR READERS: I Want to Live There
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Tam Ames: Which book have you had fantasies about inserting yourself as a character in that book? A world you wish you could experience for real because of characters you just adored or settings you would want to experience for yourself. 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