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ANNOUNCEMENT: Stephan’s Monster, by Shelby Rhodes

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Stephan's Monster

QSFer Shelby Rhodes has a new MM Paranormal book out: Jayden knows he’s a monster. The people he killed were horrible, but it didn’t change what he was. And being taken in by Stephan Everwood at fifteen hadn’t changed his homicidal tendencies. Yet ten years later he finds himself struggling to be someone he’s not. Then, despite thinking he lost most of his emotions years ago, Jayden discovers that not only is he not as empty inside as he thought, but that his monster is more present than ever before. Stephan freely admits he has some issues. His self-doubts could … Read more

FOR WRITERS/READERS: Cursing in Other Worlds

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FOR WRITERS/READERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Meraki P. Lyhne: Both writers and readers can join in here. Cussing in the future or in Fantasy worlds. What would readers find belivable? Like do they even consider that many derive from Christianity? Which wouldn’t be belivable in a world without the religion. And in the future? How original should the author be to make a belivable change to vocabulary? This is a legacy topic – one that we’ve discussed before, but thought was good enough to bring around again. Join the chat

Twitter Pairs Disney Characters in Queer Couples

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Imagine this: All our favorite Disney characters as gay couples. That’s exactly what Twitter user @harleivy did with a recent thread that went viral. Using gifs from various Tumblrs, where this phenomenon already found plenty of love, the user brought the joy of queer Disney to Twitter. The thread, which first appeared on 13 January, has already gained nearly 30,000 likes and over 15,000 re-tweets. Hit the link for more.

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Wolves of Daos 5, by Rebecca James

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The Wolves of Daos 5

QSFer Rebecca James has a re-released MM paranormal mpreg book out: Michael has wrestled with anxiety his entire life, and finding out he’s half-werewolf doesn’t help matters. When bond-mate Quinn takes Michael to the werewolf colony, Michael finds the place is even more out of this world than he’d expected. A sci-fantasy, paranormal, shifter romance with mpreg. This book was recently re-released with a few changes including an added epilogue. If you like a little kink thrown in with your mpreg and a few strange aliens for good measure, you’ll enjoy this romantic tale of wolf-shifters from another galaxy. On … Read more

TV: Lord of the Rings Prequel Series Picked Up By Amazon

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Lord of the Rings

This actually happened a couple months back, but I missed it entirely: In its quest to launch a hit fantasy series of the Game of Thrones caliber, Amazon has closed a massive deal — said to be close to $250 million — to acquire global TV rights to The Lord of the Rings, based on the fantasy novels by J.R.R. Tolkien. The streaming service has given a multi-season commitment to a LOTR series in the pact, which also includes a potential spinoff series. The LOTR original series, a prequel to Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring, will be produced by … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Parliament of Twilight Episode 1 Rerelease, by Dani Hermit and Nevi Star

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Parliament of Twilight: Episode 1

QSFer Dani Hermit and Nevi Star have a rereleased MM fantasy/horror book out: This is the first installment of an on-going series that spans the genres of horror, scifi, humor, mystery, fantasy and many others with characters that run the gamut of sexuality and gender identity. What do a TV ghost hunter, a fading Broadway icon, a CEO and his son, a bored assassin, and a whole host of other delightfully damaged and deranged characters have in common? The Parliament of Twilight binds them all from the shadows. The men of this deliciously Yaoi-inspired world fall in and out of … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Does ANYONE Click Twitter Links?

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: I’ve just checked four of our website trackers, including QSF and my own site. While Facebook is consistently the top non-search engine site sending traffic our way, often with thousands of visitors, Twitter barely registers. On two sites, December had zero visits from twitter to the website. On the other, 2 and 18, respectively. So what do you think? Does anyone actually click on Twitter links? Is it a worthwhile vehicle for driving traffic? If so, what kind of tweets attract the most attention? And a corollary – if … Read more

TV: Highs of ‘Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams’ Outweigh the Lows

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Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams

Is it possible for a piece of pop culture to be an imitation when it’s already being imitated? That’s the tricky hypothetical facing Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams, the latest original series from Amazon’s streaming service. Electric Dreams is an episodic sci-fi anthology that deploys a wide range of recognizable faces, both British and American, to bring each of its self-contained worlds to light. (An international coproduction, Electric Dreams aired on the U.K.’s Channel 4 last fall before making its stateside premiere last Friday.) In this respect, Electric Dreams is to Black Mirror what Amazon’s Lord of the Rings project … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Omega Titan, by A.Y. Venona

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Omega Titan

QSFer A.Y. Venona has a new MM paranormal-mystery book out: To save his mate’s life from the unstoppable force that resurfaced from oblivion, Delvin is left with no other choice but to trust a god whose emblem is a snake. But there is another danger Delvin has not foreseen. This one hits so close to home. Daniel is in training, not because he has an assassin on his ass, but because, for the very first time since attending Alpha Academy, he will be a challenger in a tournament. But there is one challenge Daniel is not prepared for—to give Delvin … Read more