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Me Me Monday!

January 23, 2017 by scott

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 I can also share it over to our FB page (as opposed to this discussion group). –If you want, send me your book announcement info … Read more

Announcement: The Last Dragonet, by Shannon West & Susan E. Scott

January 22, 2017 by scott

QSFer Shannon West and Susan E. Scott has a new MM Fantasy book out: Luca Wessex is Dragon Spawn. Son of a human mother and a Red Dragon father, he has been trying his best all his life just to survive and get by. His father is abusive, his mother is dead, and most recently, a vicious and dangerous group of neighborhood Spawn have begun trying to recruit him as a member of their gang. When a pushy and gorgeous Golden Dragon named Dmitri appears, full of questions about the gang and his role in it, Luca tries to cooperate, but … Read more

News: Zombie in the Park

January 22, 2017 by scott

Two Ohio men are under investigation by state officials after a zombie prank left some frightened residents thinking that there were human remains in a state park. Dustin Smith and Jasen Dixon, who are widely known for staging an annual “zombie nativity scene” near Cincinnati, said they were just looking for a little fun when they placed fake body parts beneath a frozen, backyard pond for Facebook photos. To make it more exciting, they pretended in their posts that the body parts were human. “About two hours after it started is when I received the call from the [Department of … Read more

For Readers: Your Favorite Sci Fi

January 22, 2017 by scott

FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Richard Wood: Your favorite queer science fiction novel or series. If possible list in both the erotic and non-erotic or young adult categories. Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat

Announcement: Graphic Noiz, by Natsuya Uesugi

January 21, 2017 by scott

QSFer Natsuya Uesugi has a new yaoi book out: Noiz is a 19 year old illustrator just graduated from art school and created his first manga, Disaster Code about the psychic boy, Mai. Noiz has a psychic secret of his own. He is excited to be showing his work at a comic convention in New York City. He eagerly sets up his table at the con. When no one stops by his table on the first day he starts to get discouraged. The famous writer Shiro Ijima is also at the con signing books in his bestselling scifi Fissure series. Shiro … Read more

Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy Officially a Couple!

January 21, 2017 by scott

DC Comics has announced a new same-sex power couple in its super/anti-hero ranks. Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn are officially a couple, as revealed in the Advocate. The couple previously shared a kiss in the 1940s-style Bombshell series, but have now made it official. The anti-heroes began their friendship in Batman: The Animated Series in the 90s. It has long believed that they had more than just a simple friendship. The writers of Quinn’s solo series Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner have also said that the pair are in an open relationship in their versions. By Joseph Patrick McCormick – … Read more

For Writers: Time Jumps

January 21, 2017 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Alicia Nordwell: “How do you handle timeline jumps in a short story? Novel?” This could be read a couple ways – flashbacks, gaps in time in the main story, etc. Join the chat

Announcement: Noah Harris, The Price of Love

January 20, 2017 by scott

QSFer Noah Harris has a new MM paranormal romance book out: Bryant had always thought that everything in life was fleeting: money, parents, jobs, lovers, and friends. The only thing that has ever stayed constant for him has been his little sister, Anna, and that’s all he’s ever needed. That is until he met Jake. He’s starting to realize that while he’s spent his whole life surviving, he hasn’t truly been living. He’s finally found a taste of the good life: a loving sister, close friends, an amazing boyfriend, and he’ll be damned if he’s about to let all of that … Read more

Marlon James Rewriting Fantasy With an African Flavor

January 20, 2017 by scott

Marlon James, the 2015 winner of the Man Booker Prize for his novel, A Brief History of Seven Killings, has spoken about his next project. He is to release an epic trilogy of fantasy-themed novels, partly inspired by his admiration of Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, and his interest in African mythology. The 46-year-old, gay writer was born and raised in Jamaica, but is now based in Minneapolis, US. He was the second Caribbean writer to win the prestigious Man Booker Prize when he scooped the accolade for 2014’s A Brief History. By David Hudson – Full Story at gsn

Light in the Darkness

January 20, 2017 by scott

Today there’s some big event or other going on in Washington DC. But we’re not paying attention to that. Instead, we thought we’d inject a little hope into the world with what we’re calling “Light in the Darkness”. We want to make our own little safe haven here at QSF. Tell us about someone, or several someones, who you turn to when all is bleak – people who help you see the good in the world again. They can be lovers, family, friends, idols – whoever brings you hope and rekindles your own flame. We’ll return tomorrow to our normally … Read more