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FOR WRITERS: Writing Non Binary

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Mark David Campbell: Let’s talk about writing non binary characters using gender neutral pronouns. How to we make it sound natural, not contrived? For example: “they” singular vs “they” plural in the same scene, possessive their hand vs their own hand, themself vs themselves, etc. Or is it just a matter of becoming accustomed to it over time? Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. … Read more

FOR READERS: Cool Chimeras

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Briam Cherry: What are your fave spec fic books that defy traditional categorization? 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: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

FOR READERS: Telling the Cover By the Book

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Scott: Have you ever had that a-ha moment when reading a book, when the cover image suddenly makes sense? “Oh, it’s from that scene!” or “Ah, that’s what those squiggles are.” 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: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

FOR WRITERS: Formatting

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: If you are a self publisher, do you format your own books? What do you use? If not, who do you use? Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

FOR READERS: Waiting for the End

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Nathan Smith: Do you wait for the whole series to be out, or do you race through each new book and endure the long wait times? 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: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

FOR WRITERS: What Is Your Brand?

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: Branding is supposed to be really important for authors. But what is a brand? How do you create/define it? And what is yours? Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

FOR WRITERS: Balancing it All

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Paula Wyant: How do you balance it all? Evil Day Job, writing, editing/revising, other hobbies and interests, sleep (I’m pretty sure J. Scott does’t sleep, but for the rest of us mere mortals…)…Not to mention household stuff, family stuff, etc. Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

FOR READERS & WRITERS: Story Playlists

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FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Ryane Chatman: Playlists for books – authors, do you make one? Readers: do you listen to these playlists? Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

FOR WRITERS: In the Writing Closet?

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Denise Dechene: Does your family know you write queer fiction? And if so, do they read it? Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

FOR WRITERS: All the Words

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Christine Wright: In longer series, do you like to have glossaries to keep track of ll the characters/places and if so, where do you prefer they are located in the book? 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: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf