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FOR READERS: Bookstores & Queer Books

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Tam Ames: Bookstores/Libraries: As avid readers/authors I think we all have an innate love of bookstores, but do the bookstores in your neighborhood (city/state/country) cater to your queer tastes? Do you have a fair selection of queer books you can flip through? And do they have a queer section, or are queer books now shelved by genre? 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: Multiple Minority Status

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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 READERS: The End

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Louise Auty: Endings: Do you prefer happily ever after? Or happy for now? Does the thought of a cliffhanger send you screaming for the hills? What kinds of endings do you like or hate, 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

FOR READERS: Whiz Bang Tech

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Hank T. Cannon: What kind of sci-fi tech makes you go “OOOOOOOOOOOH!!!”? For a long time, for me it was transforming vehicles. The Veritech’s from “Robotech,” the cars from the short-lived “Pole Position” cartoon, and of course “M.A.S.K.” among others. I think, from a nostalgia perspective, “Mighty Orbots” is my favorite of them all, if only because of the specific mention of matter manipulation tech in the transformation and unity process. Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works … Read more

FOR READERS: Shifting the Shifters

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Denise Dechene: Shifter books seem to be popular. I’ve seen and read many, most of them revolve around wolves, dragons, or big cats. What other type of shifters would you like to read about? 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: You’re Living a Fantasy

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Tam Ames: Which book have you had fantasies about inserting yourself as a character in that book? A world you wish you could experience for real because of characters you just adored or settings you would want to experience for yourself. 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: Overarching Plots

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Hank T. Cannon: Do you like “overplots” in your sci-fi/fantasy? Do you like your novels/series purely self contained, or do you want each book to advance a larger plot? 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 READERS: Supporting Your Authors

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Robin Harper: You know them, you love them! You pound the pre-order button, wish them a Happy Book Release Day on FB! You wake up and roll over to buy their books the moment they’re dropped and kid yourself that you’ll only read the first chapter then go to sleep and end up staying up all night wibbling over their creations ~ You Love These Authors!!! How do you support your favorite authors? Writing is not a six-figure income and with the power of social media, you are able to follow your … Read more

FOR READERS: What Makes it Queer?

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FOR READERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Lindsey Wilson: How much LGBTQ content is needed for a book to be “a queer book” versus a “a book with some queer people in it”? How much queer representation is “enough” to qualify as a queer book, in your opinion? 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