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Sources of Inspiration: A Purpose

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I find I write faster, stay focused, and stayed inspired in general if I have a purpose.  What am I trying to accomplish with this particular project? If I have characters, what are their purposes? How are those purposes aligned or at odds? Reminding myself of this helps me keep writing. It inspires my characters to do things. Sometimes they act in ways that surprise me, but they remain true to their purposes.  This doesn’t mean their purposes can’t change. Sometimes the actions my characters take over the course of a plot can lead to a change of purpose. It … Read more

FOR WRITERS: My Musical Muse

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: Does music play a role in your writing (listening to it, creating it, including it in your stories)? If so, how? 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. Chat on FacebookChat on MeWe

FOR WRITERS: Approaching the End

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer NAME: Do you get excited when you approach the end of writing a novel or series? Does it make you crazy? 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. Chat on FacebookChat on MeWe

FOR AUTHORS: Fiction As A Writing Guide

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Kevin Klehr: Do you read novels that will help you with your work in progress? For example, dystopian works while you write a dystopian story? 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. Chat on FacebookChat on MeWe

FOR WRITERS: Surviving the “Muddy Middle”

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: Every story has a muddy middle – the part where you’re too far in to be excited, and too far from the end to see it clearly. How do you wade through? 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. Chat on FacebookChat on MeWe

ANNOUNCEMENT: Write Short Fiction that Sells – Voss Foster

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QSFer Voss Foster has a new short story writing book out: Your Guide to Writing and Selling Short Genre Fiction for the 21st Century. Short fiction can and should make you money. Have a hankering to write a short story but can’t justify the time? Have an old folder full of flash taking up hard drive space and making you no money? Looking to diversify your publishing portfolio? I’m here to help. Short genre fiction is a gold mine waiting to be tapped. Want more money? More recognition? More publication credits? Short fiction can be the ticket to expanding your … Read more

FOR READERS: Writing Your Best Review

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Scott: How do you write a good review – not necessarily a positive one, but a well-written, comprehensive one that conveys what you really thought about a book – the good, the bad and the ugly – in a way that doesn’t make the author cry? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Chat on FacebookChat on MeWe

FOR WRITERS: Your Best Excuses

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: All writers do it sometimes – procrastinate and put off our writing until later. Give me your best excuse NOT to write. :) 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: FB: https://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: https://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

FOR WRITERS: Writing In the Mirror Universe

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Fletcher DeLancey: We all know that readers bring their own experiences and expectations to our work. Do you find that some readers apparently read a completely different book than the one you wrote? How do you come to terms with that, particularly if their review is based on this “mirror universe” version? 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: FB: https://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: https://bit.ly/2mjg8lf