FOR READERS: My favorite Trope (Right Now)
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Scott: What are your favorite spec fic tropes or story subjects right now, and why? What are your fave books featuring those … Read more
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FOR READERS: Tropes That Make Me Go “No”
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Amy Mills: Are there spec fic tropes that immediately turn you off of a story? Writers: This is a reader chat – … Read more
FOR READERS: I (Used to) Like It Like That
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Tam Ames: Any tropes/themes (speculative or otherwise I suppose) that you used to enjoy that now are turn-offs? OR that you used … Read more
Doctor Who Buries “Bury Your Gays” (Spoilers)
Doctor Who fans rejoiced as the show left the ‘bury the gays’ trope firmly behind with an episode that put a proud gay romance at the front and centre. Warning: … Read more
FOR READERS: Spec Fic Tropes
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Angel Martinez: What overused tropes bug you the most in your favorite spec fic genre? Writers: This is a reader chat – … Read more
FOR READERS: Tropes We Hate
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Angel Martinez: We’ve talked a lot about the tropes you love (and when I say trope I mean story component/ archetype, not … Read more
FOR READERS: “Maybe” Tropes
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Amy Mills: Are there problematic tropes that you still like? What makes them work? Writers: This is a reader chat – you … Read more
FOR READERS: Tropes That Make You Go Eeeew
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Amy Mills: Are there tropes that immediately turn you off of a story? No judgement – there’s something for everyone – but … Read more
FOR BOTH: Can’t Get Enough of the Trope
FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFers Jenna Hale and Jana Denardo: What tropes do you love that you don’t see often? We often hear about things … Read more
FOR READERS: Speculative Fiction Tropes
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Angel Martinez: From a reader perspective – what bugs you most in your favorite spec fic genre? Writers: This is a reader … Read more