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#OWNVOICES: Asexual/Aromantic Authors

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Every Saturday on the QSF Facebook group, we’re now hosting #ownvoices. Each week, we’ll feature a different group of writers who don’t get the attention they should. Today, we’re featuring authors who are asexual or aromantic and who write ace or aro characters in speculative fiction. #ownvoices If you’re an ace or aro author, tell us about yourself, your experiences as an author, and the spec fic books you write (especially those with ace or aro characters – with links, please). If you’re not, you can still participate – share your favorite ace or aro authors and their spec fic … Read more

#OWNVOICES: Lesbian Authors

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On Saturdays on the QSF Facebook group we’re now featuring #ownvoices. Each week, we’ll feature a different group of writers who don’t always get the attention they should. Today, we’re featuring authors who are lesbian and who write lesbian characters in speculative fiction. #ownvoices If you’re a lesbian author, tell us about yourself, your experiences author, and the spec fic books you write (especially those with lesbian characters – with links, please). If you’re not, you can still participate – share your favorite lesbian authors and their spec fic works that include lesbian characters. Note: This is NOT a chat … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Making Up the Holidays

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer MK Mancos: In your spec fic, whether sci-fi, fantasy, steampunk, or a combo platter of all of them, do you make up your own holidays to coincide with whatever religious system you’ve constructed, or borrowed from life? Do you use what we’d consider bank holidays, more so than religious? Writers: This is a 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

#OWNVOICES: Asexual Authors

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Ownvoices - Ace

Every Saturday on the QSF Facebook group, we’re now hosting #ownvoices. Each week, we’ll feature a different group of writers who don’t get the attention they should. Today, we’re featuring authors who are asexual and who write ace characters in speculative fiction. #ownvoices If you’re an ace author, tell us about yourself, your experiences as an author, and the spec fic books you write (especially those with ace characters – with links, please). If you’re not, you can still participate – share your favorite ace authors and their spec fic works that include ace characters. Note: This is NOT a … Read more

#OWNVOICES: Lesbian Authors

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Ownvoices - lesbian

On Saturdays on the QSF Facebook group we’re now featuring #ownvoices. Each week, we’ll feature a different group of writers who don’t always get the attention they should. Today, we’re featuring authors who are lesbian and who write lesbian characters in speculative fiction. #ownvoices If you’re a lesbian author, tell us about yourself, your experiences author, and the spec fic books you write (especially those with lesbian characters – with links, please). If you’re not, you can still participate – share your favorite lesbian authors and their spec fic works that include lesbian characters. Note: This is NOT a chat … Read more

FOR READERS: The Reading List

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Amy Leibowitz: Build your ideal body of must-read spec fic that you wish would be taught in schools. 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

#OWNVOICES: Asexual Authors

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Ownvoices - Ace

We’re starting a new thing on Saturdays on the QSF Facebook group – #ownvoices. Each week, we’ll feature a different group of writers who don’t get the attention they should. Today, we’re featuring authors who are asexual and who write ace characters in speculative fiction. #ownvoices If you’re an ace author, tell us about yourself, your experiences as an author, and the spec fic books you write (especially those with ace characters – with links, please). If you’re not, you can still participate – share your favorite ace authors and their spec fic works that include ace characters. Note: This … Read more

#OWNVOICES: Lesbian Authors

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Ownvoices - lesbian

We’re starting a new thing on Saturdays on the QSF Facebook group – #ownvoices. Each week, we’ll feature a different group of writers who don’t get the attention they should. Today, we’re featuring authors who are lesbian and who write lesbian characters in speculative fiction. #ownvoices If you’re a lesbian author, tell us about yourself, your experiences author, and the spec fic books you write (especially those with lesbian characters – with links, please). If you’re not, you can still participate – share your favorite lesbian authors and their spec fic works that include lesbian characters. Note: This is NOT … Read more