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FOR READERS & WRITERS: Easter Reads!

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FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: Share your favorite Easter-themed spec fic books (fantasy, sci fi, paranormal or horror), queer or otherwise, with links. Writers, share your own too. 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/1MvPABV MeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

FOR WRITERS: National Encourage a Young Writer Day

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: Yesterday was National Encourage A Young Writer Day, and yeah, we’re a day late. So are you a young writer? What do you wanna know? Are you more experienced (notice I did NOT say older)? What would you tell your younger writer self? 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/1MvPABV MeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

FOR READERS: I [Like] Robot

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Kevin Klehr: Robots that have fascinated you in fiction and real life. Was it their look? Their personality or lack of one? Or…? 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/1MvPABV MeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

FOR READERS: What Grabs You?

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer M.D. Neu: What makes you want to buy a book? What draws you in? What is the best way to get your attention? 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/1MvPABV MeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

FOR WRITERS: In the Muddle

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: Whenever I get past the middle of the story, I end up mired in the muddle – that place I the story where I am sure I will never finish, and where everything I write seems like total crap. Do you deal with this too, and if so, how? 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/1MvPABV MeWe: … Read more

That Thing I Just Read

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Welcome to “That Thing I Just Read” (TTIJR) day on Queer Sci Fi. PLEASE MAKE THIS ITS OWN POST, NOT A COMMENT ON THIS ONE. This is a new weekly Friday reader feature where you can: a) share the great queer spec fic (sci fi, fantasy, horror, or paranormal) book you just read, and why you loved it so… b) ask for queer spec fic book recommendations. Please follow these guidelines: Make it a stand-alone post, not a comment on this post Do not promo your own books Please do not share negative posts/reviews. This is about sharing books we … Read more

FOR READERS: I Want to See Your Brain

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Jennifer Slusher: If you could spend the day walking around the inside of your favorite queer author’s head,  who would it be and why? 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/1MvPABV MeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

FOR WRITERS: Change Change Change…

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Angel Martinez: Oh hey, we’re all thinking about viruses these days, right? Virus mutation rate is greater than anything else on the planet. What if larger organisms had the same mutation rate? 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/1MvPABV MeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

FOR READERS: The Hook

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: A good opening line can hook you into the story. Readers, share your favorite spec fic opening line ever. LGBTQ+ books a plus! 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/1MvPABV MeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

FOR READERS: Elves, Spaceships, Vampires or Monsters?

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Scott: Which part of the speculative fiction spectrum do you prefer: sci fi, fantasy, horror or paranormal, and why? or are you a genre mixer? 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/1MvPABV MeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf