FOR WRITERS: On the Tip of My Tongue
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Olivia Wylie: What do you do when you can’t find the word you want – “it’s on the tip of my tongue”? … Read more
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FOR WRITERS: It’s So Long
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: Be honest. Do you have a length problem? Do all your short stories wanna be novels? Are all your novels bursting … Read more
“Ambisextrous” and Eleven Other Queer Terms Added to Dictionary.com
Dictionary.com recently added a slew of new LGBTQ-related terms to its lexicon. While the website worked with GLAAD to make English more queer-inclusive, the newly-added words may be unfamiliar to … Read more
FOR WRITERS: New Words
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: Have you ever run across a word that inspired a story? Tell us about it! What’s the word? Link … Read more
FOR READERS: How I Hate “Flaccid”
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Denise Dechene: Is there a word/words that make you cringe when you read it/them? Writers: This is a reader chat – you … Read more
FOR READERS: Describing the Bits
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Denise Dechene: This one is a perennial favorite: What are some of the worst names that you have read that describe genitals? … Read more
FOR READERS: Describing the Bits, Badly
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Denise Dechene: What are some of the worst names that you have read that describe genitals, of all genders? Writers: This is … Read more
Describing the Pieces
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Ryane Chatman: “Genitalia descriptions, readers what do you find appealing and or off putting? (This was part of a reader chat I … Read more
Word Nerding: Old Words We Miss
Thought we’d have some fun today. As writers we generally LOVE words. And each of us has certain words we are fond of, no matter how many editors try to … Read more