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FOR WRITERS: How Political Are You As a Writer?

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Angel Martinez: Politics. What’s your approach in regard to your professional life? I’ll break this down a little. 1) Are you open about your politics on your writer profiles, social media, etc or do you keep it under wraps? 2) Do your political views inform your writing? Join the chat

FOR WRITERS: Too Much Research?

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Janet Gershen-Siegel: One of the perks of being a writer is getting to go down rabbit holes exploring interesting and often arcane things. What does that street in Stoke-on-Trent really look like at ground level? What did members of the Wampanoag tribe eat for snacks? What happens when you pee in zero gravity? But research can also become a way for writers to do one of their other favorite things – procrastinate. Playing on the web can be much more fun than actually, you know, writing. So how much research is too … Read more

FOR READERS: Wish You Were Here

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Denise Dechene: I’ve read a lot of good books over the years. There are some authors who don’t write anymore due to illness, death, retirement, etc. Is there someone in particular who you wished was still writing? A series never finished? Is there an archive of authors who have passed or retired? Join the chat