FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Robin Harper: “What makes a sex scene hot? A study between the sheets!” Chime in with what makes a sex scene really WORK for you, and what doesn’t. 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 Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Ryane Chatman: What are your favorite completely ridiculous reads and why? I have some reads that are just so implausible and ridiculous, but I love them anyway. Random new characters, events props, anything that makes you raise an eyebrow or even laugh. 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
We are out there. We are not always obvious. In the days before the 21st Century’s sometimes grudging acceptance of LGBT YA authors, such authors labored largely in the closet, their works publicly known while their orientation was not. Two authors whose works have recently crossed my desk again are William Sleator and George Selden. Both names are probably jogging a bygone memory or two. Both had at least one familiar hit; Sleator with “Interstellar Pig,” and Selden with “The Cricket in Times Square.” And both men had definite LGBT connections. I’ll start with Sleator (pronounced “Slater.”) I first encountered … Read more
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Jennifer Lavoie: Have you ever picked up a random “mainstream” spec fic book to read and found surprise queer characters? What books were a delightful surprise? 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 Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Aidee Ladnier: “if you come across something that throws you out of a story, are you willing to keep reading or do you just put it down?” I’d expand this a bit to ask – what are the things that take you out of the story? And which ones are forgivable for you, and which ones aren’t? 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 Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Aidee Ladnier: “Do you enjoy reading single protagonist stories with one character arc and lots of side character friends? Or ensemble stories that follow a group of characters, each one with their own arc?” I’d add… or two character pov stories focused on the story of the couple? 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
