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RIP: Trans Author and Comic Book Writer Rachel Pollack

April 14, 2023 by scott

Rachel Pollack, an award-winning trans author, tarot expert and comic book writer credited with creating the first mainstream transgender superhero character, has died aged 77. Pollack was a prolific writer and leading authority on divinatory tarot who published seven novels and four collections of short stories from 1971 onwards, along with more than 20 non-fiction books. Her wife, Judith Zoe Mateen, shared a post on Facebook on Friday (7 April), confirming the writer’s death after a years-long battle Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Pollack’s long-time friend, the author Neil Gaiman, took to Twitter to share the sad news with followers, writing: “She was … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Say What?

February 19, 2022 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Jeff Baker: What’s the most unusual thing that has ever inspired you to write a story? 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. Chat on FacebookChat on MeWe

COMICS: “Bi Superman” Comicbook Writer’s Genius Response to Homophobic Trolls

January 25, 2022 by scott

DC Comics writer Tom Taylor has revealed the way he has chosen to deal with the hateful homophobes who continue to send abusive messages over his bisexual Superman storyline. A small number of trolls have been targeting Taylor over the bisexual Superman storyline and the writer revealed the genius way he has been responding to them. Taking to Twitter, Taylor said he had been getting death threats and shared a screenshot of one of the horrific messages. He added: “Miroslav from Facebook, like so many before you, I made a donation to @minus18youth in our name [rainbow flag emoji]”. Taylor also … Read more

New Star Wars Series “The Acolyte” to Have Lesbian Producer

July 3, 2021 by scott

Disney’s new Star Wars series, The Acolyte, will bring a much-needed queer perspective to the franchise, its showrunner has teased. The Acolyte will focus on the emergence of dark-side powers in the final days of the High Republic, an era that began roughly 200 years before the events of Episode I: The Phantom Menace kicked off the Skywalker saga. Leslye Headland, who is a lesbian, serves as the Disney Plus series’ showrunner, writer and executive producer. She is the first openly queer person to take the reins of an on-screen Star Wars project, and has promised that her point of view as an LGBT+ person will … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Scratching My Creative Itch

April 17, 2021 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: I’m a writer, but I’m not JUST a writer. I have a garden, I create beautiful covers, and am a creative whiz with a fruit dryer. What are some of your other creative outlets? 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: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

FOR WRITERS: Let’s Hear It For the WIP

February 13, 2021 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: One of the tools I’ve been using lately for later drafts is to use a text-reading app to listen to my work. It takes me outside of it, and helps me catch typos, duplicate words and iissues with the flow. Do you do the same? If so, how does it help you and what app do you use? 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 … Read more

FOR READERS & WRITERS: Vividly Memorable Moments

January 7, 2021 by scott

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 WRITERS: Time to Move!

September 30, 2020 by scott

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Angel Martinez: The publisher shuts down. The distribution company cuts and runs. Your life kinda goes kerflooey for a bit. Naming no names, what steps have you taken and how long did it take to pick yourself back up and find your groove again? 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: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

Tomb Raider Comic Writer Tried to Make Lara Croft Explicitly Queer

July 21, 2020 by scott

The creator of a Tomb Raider comic tried “so hard” to make Lara Croft explicitly queer – but a planned kiss somehow became just a hug instead. Tomb Raider: Inferno co-writer Jackson Lanzing revealed the abandoned plot point on Twitter, but declined to explain why Lara Croft’s queerness ended up on the scrap heap. Queer fans of the video games have pined for a romance between Lara and her best friend Sam for years, while many believe their relationship is a classic example of queercoding. But the romance has never become canon – even though comic book writers tried to … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Making Up the Holidays

July 21, 2019 by scott

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