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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

FOR WRITERS: Working With Editors

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Jeff Baker: What’s the most memorable encounter/interaction (positive or negative) with an editor you’ve ever had? Please, no names or book titles. 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 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

FOR WRITERS: Finding a Good Publisher

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Kari Trenten: What do you look for in a publisher when you’re getting ready to submit? 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: Your Writing Calendar

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Angel: What does your writing calendar look like? Do you keep one, do you stick to it? How much do you commit to? 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

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 WRITERS: Ask Me This

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Alicia Nordwell: Let’s make a list of interview questions we love to be asked. These can be standard questions, or fun ones with a twist. We’ll add them to our author interview question list! 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: Using Story Origin

Story Origin

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer NAScottME: A friend of mine recently recommended that I try Story Origin for an assist to my marketing efforts, but I know little about it. Have you used it? What does it do? Does it help? 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: Could Genship Societies Survive the Long Transit?

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Jim Comer: Would societies in generation ships be inherently unstable because of small population size, genetic issues, or other factors? Article here: https://arxiv.org/abs/1708.08649 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