Readers
FOR READERS: Does It Matter If They’re Not on Social Media?
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Benjamin van der Wel: These days many writers have web sites, FB pages, blogs, etc., and there isn’t much they’re not willing to talk about. On the other hand there are writers who are quite remote or that prefer not to be known. Does either situation affect whether you’d read one of their works or not? 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: I Will Name Thee…
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Hank T. Cannon: How important is the name of the character to your initial reaction to a character. How much of your ability to move through the story is modified by a character who’s name made you initially cringe. Or maybe for a character whose named so symbolically that you expect that symbolism and it never shows? 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 WRITERS: Fan Art
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Ryane Chatman: From my nephew (10 years old), Authors, do you mind when people send you fan art? (For context, he sees a lot of the book covers when I do reviews, and often reads them when I post them. He sometimes likes to re-imagine the covers, or I will read him the description of the main characters and he will draw something based on that.) This is a legacy chat. Join the chat
FOR BOTH: Evolving Historical Cultures
FOR WRITERS & READERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer SA Collins: Amazons and other similar “historical” cultures – from a writing craft standpoint, why do we freeze these cultures in time, and not let them evolve with their own form of science/magic that would take them out of the stone/bronze age? Would these evolved cultures wouldn’t have created and moved past such historical weapons? What makes us, as an evolved society, think that a culturally rich environment can’t make leaps and epic discoveries if they are equally competent in education and technology? Black Panther demonstrates this well. How can … Read more
FOR READERS: What Book Changed You?
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Robin Harper: What book has changed you the most? The one that you can point to and say without a doubt that you were not the same person you were before you started reading it. Which one altered your perspective of the world, of yourself, or even changed the path your life was heading down? Tell me about the power of stories! 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: Do Try This At Home
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Hank T. Cannon: Have you every read a fantasy etc where food descriptions are a significant part of the story and then tried to make the dish or an approximation? Check out: https://hobbitmeals.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/hobbit-recipes/ This is a legacy chat. 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: 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