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FOR READERS AND WRITERS: “Queer”

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queer

Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Ben Brock: “What do you think of the word queer?” I’ll add a little context. Queer was once used as an extremely negative word toward the gay community in particular and the LGBTIQA community in general. As our acronyms have qotten longer, many folks have searched for an easier shorthand for the community, but the word still carries its own baggage too. We’ve adopted it for a number of our ventures, but I (Scott) am more comfortable with it than Mark, my slightly older husband. How do y’all feel about it, and why? Join … Read more

COMICS: Queer Themes We Want More Of

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Batman and the Joker

DC, Marvel, Vertigo and Archie comics… each one has a growing history of LGBTI characters and storylines. Wonder Woman has previously been revealed as queer. Hopefully the inevitable sequel to the current Wonder Woman blockbuster will show her with either a girlfriend or at least a reference to her previous female lovers. So here are some LGBTI moments we would like to see on either the small or big screen. 1. Batman and the Joker In Batman Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on a Serious Earth, the Joker appears to have a homoerotic interest in the Dark Knight and makes … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: How We Survive, by Michele Notaro

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How We Survive

QSFer Michele Notaro has a new MM paranormal book out: Nate~ With the world in chaos around us, the only thing I could do was try to keep Felix safe as we searched for our older brother. We’d been traveling for over two years, searching Ministry camp after Ministry camp and trying to steer clear of the Rebels. I didn’t know what to do when we ran into a whole group of shifters with guns. But then, the huge, gorgeous guy that found us did the unthinkable… Tre~ At first I thought the two young shifters were trying to sneak … Read more

FILM: Why Queer Women Love Wonder Woman

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Wonder Woman

It’s been a long time coming but our favorite female superhero finally made it to the cinema in her own movie. Not only did Wonder Woman make a respectable $103.1 million on its opening weekend, it was the also best opening weekend for a female director ever. In this case, Patty Jenkins. It even made more money than Iron Man when it premiered. This is quite a breakthrough as film and TV studios seem to be very nervous about producing female-centric superhero offerings. Marvel tentatively released Jessica Jones to Netflix but the second season is still being worked out whereas … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Imagining the Cover

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Hank T. Cannon: When do you start thinking about cover imagery? Is it something that percolates while you write? Are some images just immediately stuck in your head from the beginning of the project? Or maybe the project is inspired by a particular piece of imagery. Or, is it something that comes when it’s time to publish? Join the chat

Torso

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Above is a picture I’ve took at the Capitoline Museum. This statue seemed the embodiment of classical male beauty. It’s one of the reasons I’ve used it as substitute for cover art in any posts relating to ‘Aissa and Polyxena’. Never mind my Work In Progress is about cross driving. Like many a writer and reader in the MM genre, I’ve been captivated by the male torso. I’ve seen a lot of bare male torsos on your covers. Some are slimmer and more classical. Some are broader. Some have a softness to the ripped abs. Some are unabashedly hard. This … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Never Fear the Apocalypse Anthology

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Never Fear the Apocalypse

QSFer Lance Taubold is part of a new horror anthology out: Apocalypse-definition: the complete final destruction of the world, especially as described from the Book of Revelation in The Bible; an event involving destruction or damage on an awesome or catastrophic level. Eighteen bestselling and award-winning authors have contributed their visions of the apocalypse. Classic sci-fi writer William F. Nolan adds to his canon with a tale from his futuristic Logan’s Run series. Creator of the popular Repairman Jack series, F. Paul Wilson presents his vision of a world where vampires have become the ruling race. Bestselling author Heather Graham … Read more

FOR READERS: Sci Fi or Fantasy?

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Isaac Walker-Tye: Science fiction or fantasy? Which is your preference (even if it is a slim difference), and why do you choose it (be it for the aesthetic, the plots, etc?) 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

ANNOUNCEMENT: Corruption, by Kim Fielding

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Corruption

QSFer Kim Fielding has a new MM paranormal book out: Once a proud demon of the night sky who carried nightmares to humans, Tenrael has spent decades in captivity as the star attraction of a traveling carnival. He exists in miserable servitude to men who plunk down ten dollars to fulfill their dark desires. Charles Grimes is half human, half… something else. For fifteen years he’s worked for the Bureau of Trans-Species Affairs, ridding the country of dangerous monsters. When his boss sends him to Kansas to chase a rumor about a captive demon, Charles figures it’s just another assignment. … Read more