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FOR WRITERS: Let’s Hear It For the WIP

February 13, 2021February 13, 2021 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: One of the tools I’ve been using lately for later drafts is to use a text-reading app to listen to my … Read more

FOR READERS & WRITERS: Vividly Memorable Moments

January 7, 2021January 7, 2021 by scott

FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Kari Trenten: Is there a moment in a book you read/wrote which stands out for you with especial vividness? Why? … Read more

FOR READERS: My New Fave

May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 by scott

FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: Who’s your latest new favorite queer spec fic author and why? Share a link to their book. Writers: This … Read more

The Little Mermaid Was A ‘Love Letter’ to the Author’s Male Crush

July 29, 2019July 29, 2019 by scott

As you know, Disney’s 1989 animated film The Little Mermaid is being made into a live-action movie. And while some white fans are upset that the titular heroine will be … Read more

FOR READERS: Authors Are Nice

September 27, 2018September 28, 2018 by scott

FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Tam Ames: If you’ve had any close encounters with authors, tell us of one “author behaving beautifully” to you or to fans … Read more

FOR READERS: Meet the Author

July 17, 2018July 18, 2018 by scott

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 … Read more

FOR WRITERS: OMG, I Got a Table at a Con. Now What?

May 24, 2018 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Erik Schubach: Many of us authors have set up signings with local venues like book stores, where all the purchasing is done … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Writing My Religion

December 30, 2017 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Amy Leibowitz Mitchell: Has your religious or spiritual perspective influenced your writing? In what ways? This could be a hot-button topic, so … Read more

Boogieman In Lavender: How I Became a Bisexual Author – Jeff Baker

October 14, 2017October 13, 2017 by Jeff Baker

Notice that it is not “How I Became a Bisexual Author.” That part is easy. As a Bisexual, I would be a Bisexual author whether I was writing about spaceships … Read more

FOR BOTH: Reader Questions for Authors

June 27, 2017June 27, 2017 by scott

FOR READERS AND WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: Readers, did you ever want to sit down with an author and ask them how they manage … Read more