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FOR READERS & WRITERS: Fave Weird mash-Ups

July 8, 2021 by scott

FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: Readers, what are your fave books that cross genres in unusual ways? Bring e your lesbian vampire space pirates. Writers, what have you written? Writers: This is a reader/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: Cool Chimeras

June 2, 2020 by scott

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: Multiple Minority Status

October 28, 2018 by scott

FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Brian Cherry: I’d like to see more books with characters with multiple minority status, such as a gay person who is also trans, disabled, an ethnic minority, etc What are some of your favorite books that mix and match this way? 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

FOR WRITERS: Sorcerers and Starships

August 9, 2018 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: Do you mix elves, dwarves and wizards into your Sci Fi? Or do you prefer to keep your own science fiction neat, not diluted with outside influences? Join the chat

Mixing Sci Fi and Fantasy

May 20, 2015 by scott

Some of my favorite sci fi authors often throw in a dash of Fantasy. Look at Anne McCaffrey’s Pern books, which included dragons (albeit genetically created ones). Or many of Sheri Tepper’s books, that create a Fantasy-like setting in a post-apocalyptic world. I even wrote an “elf in the future” story that I hope to get published one of these days. When it’s done right, I LOVE mixing these two genres. But it’s not always done right. So what do you think? Do elves, dwarves and wizards have a place in Sci Fi? Or do you prefer your science fiction … Read more