FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Brandon Lesane: How is queer horror different from straight horror? How can we adapt the conventions of “mainstream” horror for our own purposes? 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
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Thea Nishimori: We seem to have a growing socio-economical divide. How could that influence intelligence in the human race in the future? Over the long run, could social forces end up being a driver for evolution, either toward or away from higher intelligence, ie: could being rich or poor make our descendants either smarter or dumber? 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 … Read more
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Denise Dechene: What makes a novel a fantasy? Is it the world that was built or the type of characters and what makes it different from paranormal? 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
FOR READERS/WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Angel Martinez / J. Scott Coatsworth: What about traditional shifters? We’ve romanticized werewolves and other shifters, a la Twilight, but they used to be something much different. What do you miss about old-timey shifters, and have you written anything in the traditional mold? Writers: This is a reader AND 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
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Robin Harper: You know them, you love them! You pound the pre-order button, wish them a Happy Book Release Day on FB! You wake up and roll over to buy their books the moment they’re dropped and kid yourself that you’ll only read the first chapter then go to sleep and end up staying up all night wibbling over their creations. You Love These Authors!!! How do you support your favorite authors? Writing is not a six-figure income and with the power of social media, you are able to follow your author’s … Read more
FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Angel Matinez: Fractured fairy tales. Which ones do you wish someone would retell as an LGBTQ+ story? Writers, which ones have you retold, and how? Writers: This is a writer & reader 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
FOR WRITERS Today’s reader/writer topic comes from QSFer Denise Dechene: What is your definition of an Alpha? Describe your perfect Alpha. 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
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Anastasia Vitsky: Let’s have a day devoted to spec fic by and about authors of color. If that’s you, pipe up and share what you write with us! If you’re a reader, let us know who your favorite writers of color are, and why. #ownvoices Writers: This is a reader & writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/profile/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Join the chat
