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FOR WRITERS: Let’s Hear It For the WIP

February 13, 2021February 13, 2021 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: One of the tools I’ve been using lately for later drafts is to use a text-reading app to listen to my … Read more

FOR READERS & WRITERS: Vividly Memorable Moments

January 7, 2021January 7, 2021 by scott

FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Kari Trenten: Is there a moment in a book you read/wrote which stands out for you with especial vividness? Why? … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Time to Move!

September 30, 2020September 30, 2020 by scott

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Angel Martinez: The publisher shuts down. The distribution company cuts and runs. Your life kinda goes kerflooey for a bit. Naming no … Read more

Tomb Raider Comic Writer Tried to Make Lara Croft Explicitly Queer

July 21, 2020July 21, 2020 by scott

The creator of a Tomb Raider comic tried “so hard” to make Lara Croft explicitly queer – but a planned kiss somehow became just a hug instead. Tomb Raider: Inferno … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Making Up the Holidays

July 21, 2019July 21, 2019 by scott

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 … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Going Beyond Zero-One

May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Alex Harrow: How do you write beyond the gender binary? Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share … Read more

FOR WRITERS: I Know How It Ends

May 6, 2019May 6, 2019 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Christine Wright: Have you ever had a last line or scene in your book before you even knew the start? Writers: This … Read more

For Writers: Interspecies Warfare

March 27, 2019March 27, 2019 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Jim Comer: Interspeces warfare is portrayed in most SF as being like war between (human) nations. But wars between species on Earth (such … Read more

FOR READERS & WRITERS: That Book I Read Once

May 20, 2018 by scott

FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Benjamin van der Wel: Is there a sci fi, horror, paranormal, or fantasy book you read a long while ago, went back … Read more

FOR BOTH: Reader Questions for Authors

June 27, 2017June 27, 2017 by scott

FOR READERS AND WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: Readers, did you ever want to sit down with an author and ask them how they manage … Read more