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FOR WRITERS: Writing a Warming World

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: As the climate changes, there will be all kinds of ramifications – on the physical world, on society, and on our institutions. How do you forsee the world changing? What sci fi nuggets can we pry out of it? And can we somehow make a difference in the shape of things to come? Join the chat

FOR READERS & WRITERS: Losing Our Magic

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FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Lou Hoffman: This is for both r and w. I’ve been listening to a lot of fantasy lately and it struck me that in nearly all of them, a major theme is the loss of magic. Perhaps a world or culture used t have magic but nobody knows how to make it work anymore, or it was crushed out of them by an aggressor, or in some cases certain types of magic are “lost,” or even one culture or type of being actively “steals” or “absorbs” the magic of others. … Read more

FOR WRITERS/READERS: Their First Time

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FOR WRITERS & READERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Robin Harper: It’s finally arrived… …The First Time between two characters! That magical dance of arrrrouuusal coming to fruition! For readers: What do you look for in that first time? Do you want a fantasy, or a realistic retelling of anyone’s first time with a new partner? For writers: It’s a delicate balance, to write something that is bliss filled without defying too many laws of reality. How do you write first times? Editor’s note: let’s add an extra spec fic element – anyone write or ready any great first … Read more

It’s NaNo!

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Today is the first day of NaNoWriMo – National Novel Writing Month. And don’t call it Nah-no-ree-moh. it’s Nah-no-rye-moh. Haven’t heard of it? It’s a month when authors challenge themselves to write a novel in just 30 days – at least 50k. It’s how I wrote Skythane (which ultimately topped out at 85K). Winning is easy. Just write 50,000 words. And winning is hard. You have to write 50,000 words. So… are you gonna do it this year? What are you gonna write? And what are your strategies? We have a support group for you too – the QSF Writer’s … Read more