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#OWNVOICES: Lesbian Authors

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On Saturdays on the QSF Facebook group we’re now featuring #ownvoices. Each week, we’ll feature a different group of writers who don’t always get the attention they should. Today, we’re featuring authors who are lesbian and who write lesbian characters in speculative fiction. #ownvoices If you’re a lesbian author, tell us about yourself, your experiences author, and the spec fic books you write (especially those with lesbian characters – with links, please). If you’re not, you can still participate – share your favorite lesbian authors and their spec fic works that include lesbian characters. Note: This is NOT a chat … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Making Up the Holidays

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer MK Mancos: In your spec fic, whether sci-fi, fantasy, steampunk, or a combo platter of all of them, do you make up your own holidays to coincide with whatever religious system you’ve constructed, or borrowed from life? Do you use what we’d consider bank holidays, more so than religious? 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

#OWNVOICES: Asexual Authors

Ownvoices - Ace

Every Saturday on the QSF Facebook group, we’re now hosting #ownvoices. Each week, we’ll feature a different group of writers who don’t get the attention they should. Today, we’re featuring authors who are asexual and who write ace characters in speculative fiction. #ownvoices If you’re an ace author, tell us about yourself, your experiences as an author, and the spec fic books you write (especially those with ace characters – with links, please). If you’re not, you can still participate – share your favorite ace authors and their spec fic works that include ace characters. Note: This is NOT a … Read more

#OWNVOICES: Lesbian Authors

Ownvoices - lesbian

On Saturdays on the QSF Facebook group we’re now featuring #ownvoices. Each week, we’ll feature a different group of writers who don’t always get the attention they should. Today, we’re featuring authors who are lesbian and who write lesbian characters in speculative fiction. #ownvoices If you’re a lesbian author, tell us about yourself, your experiences author, and the spec fic books you write (especially those with lesbian characters – with links, please). If you’re not, you can still participate – share your favorite lesbian authors and their spec fic works that include lesbian characters. Note: This is NOT a chat … Read more

#OWNVOICES: Asexual Authors

Ownvoices - Ace

We’re starting a new thing on Saturdays on the QSF Facebook group – #ownvoices. Each week, we’ll feature a different group of writers who don’t get the attention they should. Today, we’re featuring authors who are asexual and who write ace characters in speculative fiction. #ownvoices If you’re an ace author, tell us about yourself, your experiences as an author, and the spec fic books you write (especially those with ace characters – with links, please). If you’re not, you can still participate – share your favorite ace authors and their spec fic works that include ace characters. Note: This … Read more

#OWNVOICES: Lesbian Authors

Ownvoices - lesbian

We’re starting a new thing on Saturdays on the QSF Facebook group – #ownvoices. Each week, we’ll feature a different group of writers who don’t get the attention they should. Today, we’re featuring authors who are lesbian and who write lesbian characters in speculative fiction. #ownvoices If you’re a lesbian author, tell us about yourself, your experiences author, and the spec fic books you write (especially those with lesbian characters – with links, please). If you’re not, you can still participate – share your favorite lesbian authors and their spec fic works that include lesbian characters. Note: This is NOT … Read more

FOR READERS: Do you want More Boom?

FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer K.S. Trenten: Seeing one of the ‘Star Trek’ movies and the ‘Ghostbusters’ remake made me realize how many movies I’ve seen lately involve characters resolving things in a final battle involving their fists, rather than their wits. I love a good fight scene, but I enjoy stories where the land/universe/person is saved through cleverness, as well as strength. So what’s your take? Do you like reasoned, intelligent resolutions and endings in your spec fic, or lots of boom? Or maybe both? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to … Read more