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What Happens To Our eBooks When We Die?

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Just ran across an interesting story about Facebook and what happens to your account when you die: As of Thursday, there will be three basic options: 1) You can do nothing, in which case the current rules apply and your account can be memorialized by anyone after your death, providing that the company gets adequate proof of your death. 2) You can ask Facebook to delete your account after you die. 3) You can designate someone — called your legacy contact — to manage your account. Once Facebook is notified of your death, your timeline will also change to let … Read more

Announcement: The Last Grand Master, by Andrew Q. Gordon

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QSFer Andrew Q. Gordon has a new Fantasy book out: In a war that shook the earth, the six gods of Nendor defeated their brother Neldin, god of evil. For three thousand years, Nendor and the Seven Kingdoms have known peace and prosperity and Neldin’s evil was nearly forgotten. But then Meglar, wizard king of Zargon, unleashes the dark magic of the underworld and creates an army of creatures to carry out his master’s will. One by one, the sovereign realms fall as a new war between the gods threatens to engulf Nendor. Leading the opposition to Meglar is Grand … Read more

When the Gay Guy is the Villain

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Today’s topic comes from QSFer Beth Brock: “Is there a place for gay antagonists in LGBT fiction?” It’s a simple question on the face of it – of course there should be. Gays (and I’m using the term generically here for LGBTQI), like straights, like lesbians, like transgender and bisexual and asexual and intersex folks, come in all shapes and sizes and types in the real world. There are white gays, black gays, asian gays, short gays, tall gays, happy gays, sad gays, good gays and evil gays. But to simply say “yes, of course” would be to ignore the … Read more

Info on DSPP – Dreamspinner’s New Genre Fiction Imprint

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It was launched about 10 months ago, but DSPP is starting to gather steam now. Here’s some information from the Press about what they are doing: More than one hundred authors applauded the announcement of a new publishing imprint that will strive to reach into reader-favorite fiction genres. Elizabeth North, Executive Director of Dreamspinner Press LLC, explained at Dreamspinner’s third annual Authors’ Workshop that DSP Publications is a boutique imprint producing quality fiction that will seek to push the envelope to present immersive, unique, and unforgettable reading experiences. “We are choosing stories that beg to be told, tales that depart … Read more

Announcement: Phantom Lover – First Foot, by A. J. Llewellyn

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A. J. Llewellyn has a new paranormal/fantasy book out: A. J. Llewellyn has a new paranormal/fantasy book out: CORRECTED: Kimo and Lopaka have taken their whole family to Scotland for an old-fashioned Christmas in a magnificent castle in the snowy Cairngorm Mountains. Their host, the Earl of Glennich, is a fanatic for Christmas and follows all the ancient traditions once banned in Scotland for four hundred years, until 1958. The daffy earl is obsessed with good luck and fears bad luck around every corner of his haunted castle. Will everything go right when he asks Kimo to First Foot on … Read more

Everybody’s Gay

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Today’s topic comes from QSFer Beth Brock: “All gay societies – what do you think?” I’ll elaborate a little. Most of us LGBT folks have, at one point or another, fantasized about a world where being gay was not just normal, but was the norm. Some writers have tackled such a society – see Ethan of Athos – and such a society can be a great way to shine a light on the inequalities in our own society. So my questions today – what would an all gay (or all lesbian, or trans, or bi) society look like? How would … Read more

Announcement: A Harvest of Ripe Figs, by Shira Glassman

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Torquere Press has a new fantasy novel out from Shira Glassman: Esther of the Singing Hands is Perach’s Sweetheart, a young and beautiful musician with a Girl Next Door image. When her violin is stolen after a concert in the capital city, she doesn’t expect the queen herself to show up, intent upon solving the mystery. But Queen Shulamit — lesbian, intellectual, and mother of the six-month-old crown princess — loves to play detective. With the help of her legendary bodyguard Rivka and her dragon, and with the support of her partner Aviva the Chef, Shulamit turns her mind toward … Read more

Me Me Monday!

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Welcome to 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 at … Read more

Announcement: Love: Universal, by Dawn Flemington

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QSFer Dawn Flemington has a new sci fi MM romance book out: John Russell, a UFOlogist, comes home for a much needed break, only to find his ex-lover Adien Kaper has moved in next door. They made a perfect couple except one thing: Adien doesn’t believe in UFOs or extraterrestrials. After spotting a meteor shower, John goes to investigate, only to find a dark crystal. Later, that same crystal produces an alien who is looking for Adien. It seems Adien is needed back home on Xulpath as soon as possible. But Adien doesn’t believe he’s an alien and he doesn’t … Read more

The Physics of Shifting

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Today’s question comes from QSFer Beth Brock: The law of conservation of mass states that for any system closed to all transfers of matter and energy (both of which have mass), the mass of the system must remain constant over time. How does this relate to shifters? Does the story become a “fantasy”? What do you do to keep science in mind when you create a shifter? This is especially relevant in the case of people that shift into really small things – like birds or monkeys, or into really large things, like dinosaurs. I know, I know, once you’ve … Read more