readers
FOR READERS: Feature Creatures
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Angel Martinez: In Fantasy, what creatures do we not see enough of? Which ones do you feel have particular symbolism for queer people? 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: Crossover
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Aidee Ladnier: Do you enjoy a lot of crossover between scifi and paranormal/fantasy, or do you like to keep your tech and magic separate? 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: Your Favorite Protagonists
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Hank T Cannon : Who are your favorite protagonists, both “serious” and “guilty pleasures?” Tell us your dirty/not-so-dirty secrets. 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: I Wanna Have Sex!
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Denise Dechene: I know a HEA or at least HFN is needed for a book to be romance. My question is do you require the couple to have any type of sex to read and enjoy your romance? 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 & WRITERS: Losing Our Magic
FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Lou Hoffman: This is for both r and w. I’ve been listening to a lot of fantasy lately and it struck me that in nearly all of them, a major theme is the loss of magic. Perhaps a world or culture used t have magic but nobody knows how to make it work anymore, or it was crushed out of them by an aggressor, or in some cases certain types of magic are “lost,” or even one culture or type of being actively “steals” or “absorbs” the magic of others. … Read more
FOR WRITERS/READERS: Their First Time
FOR WRITERS & READERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Robin Harper: It’s finally arrived… …The First Time between two characters! That magical dance of arrrrouuusal coming to fruition! For readers: What do you look for in that first time? Do you want a fantasy, or a realistic retelling of anyone’s first time with a new partner? For writers: It’s a delicate balance, to write something that is bliss filled without defying too many laws of reality. How do you write first times? Editor’s note: let’s add an extra spec fic element – anyone write or ready any great first … Read more