writing – Queer Sci Fi

FOR READERS & WRITERS: The Setting is Everything

October 5, 2019October 5, 2019 by scott

FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Kelly Haworth: Writers, how do you use setting to enhance the emotions of your scenes? Readers, have you seen any … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Prologues

October 1, 2019September 30, 2019 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Violet Joicey-Cowen: To prologue or not to prologue, that is the question… do you use prologues? Id so, why? If not, why … Read more

A Loaf of Bread, A Jug of Urine and Thou – Jeff Baker

July 15, 2019July 14, 2019 by Jeff Baker

Writers have day jobs. It’s a plain fact of economics, writing doesn’t pay that much unless the writer is very lucky. We supplant our creative careers with a nine-to-five (or … Read more

FOR READERS & WRITERS: Checking the Facts

May 15, 2019May 15, 2019 by scott

FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Terry Poole: How important are fact checking/realism to a story? Writers: how do you fact check your work? Readers: does … Read more

“How I Do It” – Boogieman In Lavender

May 13, 2019May 13, 2019 by Jeff Baker

By Jeff Baker Not every writer writes short-stories. The form has been described as “difficult” and “challenging.” Some fiction writers don’t write short-stories. I write almost nothing but short-stories. I … Read more

FOR READERS/WRITERS: Balancing Act

March 7, 2019March 7, 2019 by scott

FOR READERS/WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer A.T. Weaver: Here’s a question for both readers and writers. If you have a story with two POVs, how important is it … Read more

FOR WRITERS: The Science in Sci Fi

February 27, 2019February 27, 2019 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Angel Martinez: How much science do you put in your sci fi? Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Story Monogamy Vs. Playing the Field

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: One of the ways I avoid writer’s block is by having multiple stories going at once. If I get … Read more

Thorne Smith and “Turnabout.” – Boogieman In Lavender

January 13, 2019January 13, 2019 by Jeff Baker

Thorne Smith’s Turnabout By Jeff Baker The slumber of (this) happily married couple was troubled that night by strangely realistic dreams…Tim got the impression that his body was … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Everyday Details

January 1, 2019January 1, 2019 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Janet Gershen Siegel: How much description of mundane life do you use in your world-building? None, a touch, lots? And why? Writers: … Read more