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FOR WRITERS: Writing In the Mirror Universe

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Fletcher DeLancey: We all know that readers bring their own experiences and expectations to our work. Do you find that some readers apparently read a completely different book than the one you wrote? How do you come to terms with that, particularly if their review is based on this “mirror universe” version? 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 & WRITERS: Becoming a Writer

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FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: Readers, have you ever wanted to become a writer? Why haven’t you? Writers, how did you overcome that initial hurdle and start writing? 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: Defining Diversity

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: As an author, you probably see requests all the time for “diversity” in fiction. But what does diversity mean to you? Please be kind to one another on this one. 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 & Writers: Across the Great Divide

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FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: Writers used to toil away in solitude, cut off from everyone but family and editor. Now we have social media (flawed as it is). Readers/writers, how has the ability to connect with each other changed reading and writing? 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

FOR WRITERS: Learning From the Work of Others

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: Writers, share a time when you learned something to improve your craft from reading or watching someone else’s fiction. 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: (Alien) Fish Out of Water

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: Writers, everyone’s familiar with Stranger in a Strange Land, right? Tell us about your own alien “fish out of water” tale. How did you make the familiar, unfamiliar? 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: Choosing Character Traits

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: Writers, how do you choose unique character quirks and traits that help your characters stand out in readers’ minds and not seem too cookie cutter? 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: My Ritual

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Olivia Wylie: Do you have a writing ritual to get you in the zone? Tell us about it! 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