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FOR WRITERS: Inspired by a Fake Story…

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: Have you ever written something new that was inspired by a TV show or film, but is not fan fic? 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. Chat on FacebookChat on MeWe

FOR WRITERS: Inspiration From Chaos

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: Has the last year and a half of chaos shifted the direction of your writing, or provided unexpected inspiration for something new? 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. Chat on FacebookChat on MeWe

FOR WRITERS: New Words

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: Have you ever run across a word that inspired a story? Tell us about it! What’s the word? Link to the story, if available? 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: This Is Why I Do This

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Denise Dechene: Have you ever received an email/other mail from someone who read one of your books, that made you cry and made you say “this is why I write? 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: Trading for Inspiration

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Elizabeth Barrette: When you take inspiration from somewhere, how do you give back? 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: When Inspiration Hits at Work

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Jennifer Slusher: I have another question for the bucket! For writers: A good many of you also hold down a job in the corporate world. What do you do when inspiration hits you in the middle of your workday? Have you ever been tempted to sneak a few paragraphs in or write the inspiration right then? Join the chat

FOR WRITERS: Combining Art and Magic

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Kari Trenten: “Art, too. How art affects our ideas, imagination, and how we connect it to magic intrigues me.” It’s an interesting topic. :) Have you ever been inspired to write a story based on a piece of art? Has art ever inspired magic in one of your stories? How does art fit into your writing process, if at all? Join the chat

DO IT YOURSELF WEEK: Day Five – Making Mistakes, Keeping Up Your Morale

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Welcome to the second annual DIY week at QSF. We’ve got a great line-up of topics for the week, some of which are moderated – but in general, we’ll just share information about how to start and manage a small press: Saturday: Hannah Walker – Mistakes to Avoid, Mistakes to Make, Keeping Up Your Morale; Sunday: Dawn Chapman – Starting Your Own Press/Crowdfunding You’ve completed your grand opus. You’ve decided to self publish. You’ve got your first book edited, formatted, and ready to go. You’ve sent the files out to the world, and you’e done some promotion. What else is … Read more