FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: Let’s talk about swearing in space. Or in the magical world of Elflorien. Or amongst the shifter wolves of the Red Tail Pack… How do you come up with convincing curse words in your particular world? Or do you fall back on the old tried and trues? Join the chat
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Ryane Chatman: BDSM seems to prevalent in a lot of alien, vampire, shifter worlds. Is this a stop for you? If you are experienced in the world of kink (even if you are not) do you roll with the implausibility of some of the scenarios presented? Do you get instapissed when you see BDSM in a light that you feel is negative, ridiculous or physically impossible? 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
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Isabeau Vollhardt: How important are the characters to what you read? Do you consider them equally important to the plot, or are you willing to endure an undeveloped, unsympathetic, flat character because you’re looking for the action to move fast? 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
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: We focus a lot on the gay and lesbian sides of queer speculative fiction. But how about intersex characters? Spec fic provides a fertile playground to explore all kinds of identities, and intersex characters are no exception. Sometimes they are done really well, and sometimes… Let’s focus on the good portrayals. What are your favorite speculative fiction stories with intersex characters? 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
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: Most authors I know who have been at it for any length of time have a “fixit list” – things they know they do that their editors hate, that they try to fix just before submission (or train themselves not to do in the first place. What are some of yours? Apologies to Erik for stealing his series/character title, but it seemed appropriate. :P Join the chat
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Elizabeth Noble: Do you open and read author and group newsletters? If so, what are your favorite features, and what do you hate? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! This is a legacy chat. Join the chat
