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ANNOUNCEMENT: The Dragon’s Runaway Omega, by Connor Crowe

February 22, 2018 by scott

QSFer Connor Crowe has a new MM paranormal mpreg book out: An Omega on the Run… Alec Cipher is having a bad day. The superstitious elders of his village demand a seasonal sacrifice to ward off dragon attacks. And lucky him—he’s the Chosen. Desperate to escape and forge a new life for himself, Alec stows away on a passing carriage late one night. Little does he know, the driver of the carriage is an undercover dragon! An Outcast Alpha… Alpha dragon Lucien wanders the wilds after a bloody mutiny stripped him of his mate, his powers, and his homeland. On … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Queer Enough

February 22, 2018 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Thianna Durston: Thianna and I discussed this topic, and wanted to come at it in a way that doesn’t inflame too much passion but engenders a good discussion instead. In Romance, it’s typically fairly obvious that your characters are gay, or bi, or lesbian, or transgender or gender fluid, or ace, etc, based on the relationships they pursue and the way they express themselves in the story. But when you’re writing speculative fiction that’s not romance, it can seem a bit trickier, especially to new authors, to portray a character’s orientation, gender … Read more

STAR WARS: Oscar Isaac Endorses Idea of Finn-Poe Romance

February 22, 2018 by scott

A bisexual Star Wars fan got actor Oscar Isaac to ‘full endorse’ the theory that Poe Dameron hooks up with ex-Stormtrooper Finn. The rumor of a romance between Finn (John Boyega) and Poe (Isaac) was ignited in The Force Awakens, after they were seen gazing at one another. Disappointingly, their rumored romance was not addressed in follow-up Star Wars: The Last Jedi. But one fan wanted to get to the bottom of it in the hope that the pair lock lips by the end of the trilogy. Madeline, 16, caught wind that Isaac would be appearing on WABC’s Live With … Read more

Review: “The Beast Slayer” by Rin Sparrow

February 22, 2018 by Ben Brock

Title: The Beast Slayer Author: Rin Sparrow Genre: Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: M/M Publisher: Yaoifix Pages: 239 Blurb Warrior Wulf is a straight-spoken man of Truth, a man honored by the people and Blessed by God. He has faith in his skills to kill, but navigating an unfamiliar, licentious court is a struggle unto itself. Now, burdened with a heart in mourning and an unwanted bed slave, he will face a new menace, a voice from the shadows enspelling and seducing him toward his doom. Review by Maz A new twist on the classic Beowulf, The Beast Slayer by Rin Sparrow … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Loving Kit, by L.M. Brown

February 21, 2018 by scott

QSFer L.M. Brown has a new MMM sci fi book out: Logan McRae never expected to see two aliens when he woke from cryogenic sleep. He has lost his ship and his people and he questions whether he has lost his mind. As he gets to know Halor and Kit he realises he might just lose his heart as well. Logan expected to wake on the spacecraft Mercury, ready to pilot the ship down to New Earth. Instead he comes out of cryogenic stasis to find he is on another ship with two alien beings, neither of whom can understand … Read more

FOR READERS: Comfort Reads

February 21, 2018 by scott

FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Tracy Timmons: What are your queer spec-fic “comfort reads”? The books or authors you go back to again and again when you need a little happy? 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

KICKSTARTER: New Gay Paranormal Game

February 21, 2018 by scott

To Trust an Incubus Gay Sci-Fi Visual Novel

One of our own QSFers, Yamila Abraham, is creating a really cool new paranormal gay gamevisual novel, and you can be a part of it: The temp worker Kenta is quarantined in a lab with Professor Raiden, his Lab Assistant Arata, and 4 SEXY Incubi from another dimension! Sound like an interesting novel? Well, it’s actually a Visual Novel. That’s basically a slideshow computer game with music and voices. Author Yamila Abraham and a team of talented creators have made one awesome looking gay game. There’s a trailer here: https://vimeo.com/255972440 and you can play the 3 hour game demo here: … Read more

CALL: Circlet Press wants asexual romances for upcoming anthology

February 21, 2018February 21, 2018 by Dale Cameron Lowry

Circlet Press has a call out for short romance stories featuring asexual characters. They want “stories from all over the spectra—from science fiction to fantasy, from sex-repulsed to demi-sexual, from romantic to platonic.” Due April 15.

Read the full post on Dale Cameron Lowry’s blog for writers.

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: The Queen of Ieflaria, by Effie Calvin

February 20, 2018 by scott

Effie Calvin has a new FF Fantasy book out: Princess Esofi of Rhodia and Crown Prince Albion of Ieflaria have been betrothed since they were children but have never met. At age seventeen, Esofi’s journey to Ieflaria is not for the wedding she always expected but instead to offer condolences on the death of her would-be husband. But Ieflaria is desperately in need of help from Rhodia for their dragon problem, so Esofi is offered a new betrothal to Prince Albion’s younger sister, the new Crown Princess Adale. But Adale has no plans of taking the throne, leaving Esofi with … Read more

FOR WRITERS: When is it Good Enough?

February 20, 2018 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Charli Coty: How do you know when to stop revising/submitting/querying a story? Do you always persevere until they’re published or do you have “trunk novels” that you’ve given up on? If you have trunk novels, what about these stories kept them from seeing the light of day (either in your own estimation or based on rejection feedback you received)? Join the chat