Discussion
FOR READERS: Stalking Your Favorite Authors
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Elizabeth Noble: How much do you follow your favorite authors? Do you read their blogs, check their websites regularly? Join their newsletter email list? Or follow them on social media? 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
FOR READERS: I Found You on Facebook
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Andrew Kelly: How much does an author’s social media presence and interaction with readers encourage you to read their books? Are there any authors whose books you have read only after reading their social media posts? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! This is a legacy chat. Join the chat
FOR READERS: Meet the Author
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Elizabeth Noble: Do you make an effort to ‘meet’ authors and interact with them on social media? Do you like to attend cons where authors will be roaming around in person? 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
FOR WRITERS: Attracting New Readers to Queer Sci Fi
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Amelia Faulkner: I’d love to discuss how to attract readers to queer genre fiction. As in, what does it take for a spec-fi reader to pick up queer spec-fi rather than Het-normative spec-fi? Is there any hope for mass-market appeal? Your thoughts? Join the chat
FOR READERS: Give Me More of These
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer A. Catherine Noon: What kinds of stories do you want to see more of? Reading trends and tastes change, especially in times of turmoil; I’m curious how your tastes have changed, if at all. Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! This is a legacy chat. Join the chat