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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Blood-Bound, by Kaelan Rhywiol

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Blood-Bound

QSFer Kaelan Rhywiol has a new MM/MF vampire book out: Rhian is content in her life. As a pwca, a Welsh shapeshifter, she is bound to the Dark God Arawn as an assassin. So when he assigns her as ambassador to oversee Ontario for him, it’s a shock. Her new job? To find out who murdered her predecessor and bring them to justice, as well as to oversee the otherkin and clean up their messes before the humans find them—all to preserve the illusion that magic and supernatural creatures do not exist. The problem? One of the otherkin she’s supposed … Read more

Me Me Monday!

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Me Me Monday

Welcome to M3: ME ME MONDAY at our FB discussion group – your chance to pop in and tell us about your latest success. Have a new book or short story coming out? Let us know. Just sell something? Let us know so we can cheer you on. HOW IT WORKS: I’ll pin this topic to the top of our FB discussion page for the day. –Please post your announcement as a separate post so we can comment on yours specifically –Check out the other posts and congratulate and share them too! And congratulations!!!

TECH: Want a Computer That’s a Million Times Faster?

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A billion operations per second isn’t cool. Know what’s cool? A million billion operations per second. That’s the promise of a new computing technique that uses laser-light pulses to make a prototype of the fundamental unit of computing, called a bit, that could switch between its on and off, or “1” and “0” states, 1 quadrillion times per second. That’s about 1 million times faster than the bits in modern computers. Conventional computers (everything from your calculator to the smartphone or laptop you’re using to read this) think in terms of 1s and 0s. Everything they do, from solving math … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Newb, by Drew Seren

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The Newb

QSFer Drew Seren has a new gay fantasy book out: Friends don’t leave friends to die in dungeons! Alan Gosling signed up to beta test Halfworld for a little extra cash. He got a lot more than he bargained for. When disaster strikes, he’s got to fight to stay alive in both the digital world and the real one. Even with the help of friends, Alan, aka Horc the Half Orc Ranger, isn’t sure if he can make it out of the game before his time runs out in the real world. In beta testing, Halfworld still has a few … Read more

SCIENCE: Transferring Memory

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A new study strongly suggests that at least some memories are stored in genetic code, and that genetic code can act like memory soup. Suck it out of one animal and stick the code in a second animal, and that second animal can remember things that only the first animal knew. That might sound like science fiction or remind some readers of debunked ideas from decades past. But it’s serious science: In a new study, researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) extracted RNA, a genetic messenger molecule, from one snail and implanted it in another snail. Then, … Read more

FOR AUTHORS: Serialization vs. Publication

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Larry Rains: I just wanted to pose a question for discussion, web serialization vs. full book publication pros and cons. Mostly for the selfish reason of reading what this community has to say on the issue but also because I believe a great deal of the new talent for story writing is going the web serialization route and getting lost due to lack of knowledge that they even exist… call it what you will but in the eastern world, this method of authorship is far more popular. The western world is seeing … Read more

TECH: Today in Creepy Robots

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You can run from Boston Dynamics’ humanoid robot Atlas, but it wouldn’t do you any good — the robot can run after you. In a video shared to YouTube yesterday (May 10) by the robot maker, the uncannily human-like Atlas demonstrates running ability that is eerily reminiscent of a person’s. The robot jogs methodically across an expanse of grass, against a backdrop of trees punctuated by a few isolated buildings. The scene is almost peaceful and idyllic, except for the pervasive whirring and clanking of Atlas’ motors, gears and joints, and the sense of growing unease that comes with witnessing … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Jacqui the Cat Mysteries, by Alexis Duran

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Alexis Duran has a new book out in her Jacqui the Cat cozy MM mystery series – “Roam” – and there’s a Giveaway! About the Series Jacqui Corleone is a fashion designer, a yoga-instructor and a concerned citizen who selflessly helps the police solve crimes. Oh, and he occasionally turns into a small wild cat. Probably due to a wizard’s curse or an evil government plot to create super warriors. Or, he’s a cat cursed to turn into a human and only the bite of a sexy alpha lion will allow him to remain in his superior form of Cat. … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Breath of Life, by Pelaam

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The Breath of Life

QSFer Pelaam has a new MM paranormal book out: Alex Robinson expects nothing more from his holiday than skiing and snowboarding. But when an error leads to a double-booking, he and his friend, Jackson, end up in a different hotel. One they’d normally never be able to afford. There he meets a group of steampunk cosplayers, including the beautiful and enigmatic Hel, and the downright gorgeous Rupert. Drawn to Rupert, Alex finds himself spending more time in the company of the group and his relationship with Rupert deepens. But the cosplayers are more than they seem and when Rupert’s secret … Read more