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Point of View: Ten Things I’m Looking Forward to at GRL

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Scott

OK, so I’m a GRL virgin (and judging from the photo, it’s amazing I’m not an RL virgin too!). I’d always heard that it was next to impossible to get into GRL as an author. But it was actually easy. I just had to pre-register my information, jump onto the site at the exact second the registration opened, and type faster than I’d ever typed in my life. It was a snap. But although I have never been to GRL, I’ve heard some rumors about the amazing things that go on there. So here are my top ten things I … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Kim Griffis

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Kim Griffis

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today, Kim Griffis – I operate under the belief that magic is equal parts love and revolution. This notion compels me to work to live each day with the necessary patience to practice revolutionary becomings. My first published novel, Shadow Flare was written as prayer, calling out to all the maybes and what-ifs for magical potential floating about the universe. Thanks so much, Kim, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: When did you … Read more

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Point of View: Scraping Together a Living in Publishing

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If you’re not Steven King or JK Rowling, you probably don’t make a huge income on writing alone. Most of the authors I know write as a second job, or have a spouse who works and can help support them. My husband Mark has been fully supportive of my writing career. But that doesn’t mean I can abandon our own business, and so there’s always a tension between the two in terms of deadlines and my time. This is my third year earning money as a writer, and the trend line is definitely going in the right direction. But I’ve … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Siri Paulson

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Siri Paulson

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today, Siri Paulson – Siri Paulson writes all over the fantasy and science fiction spectrum, including (so far) secondary-world fantasy, urban fantasy, steampunk, Gothic, historical paranormal, and YA with spaceships. She is also the chief editor at Turtleduck Press (http://www.turtleduckpress.com). Siri grew up in Alberta, Canada, but now lives in an old house in Toronto. By day, she edits non-fiction for the government. Her other current passion is contra dance, a social/folk dance … Read more

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Point of View: 8 Tips to Prepare for a Successful Con

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Scott GRL prep

OK, so GRL is officially just two weeks and a couple days away, and I am TOTALLY FREAKING OUT. There’s too much to do! I’ve done cons before, but there’s always a bit of last minute preparation, and this one is no different. So I thought I’d share with you a bit of what I do, have done and will do to prepare for a con like this. 1. Book Your Hotel Early: Most of these cons offer a discounted hotel rate, but these often have limited availability. Book early to have the best shot at these low rates – otherwise … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Rob McCabe

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Rob McCabe

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today, Rob McCabe – I first met Rob at Rainbow Con in 2015 – he’s a sweet guy, and is one of the authors in the first QSF flash fiction book, Discovery. Thanks so much, Rob, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: When did you know you wanted to write, and when did you discover that you were good at it? Rob McCabe: I have always written poems or short stories since childhood. … Read more

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Point of View: Going From Writer to Author

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I’ve been a writer for as long as I can remember. I wrote a sci fi story in fourth grade – ok, so it wasn’t much of a story, more of a Jetsons rip-off. But the creative urges were there in elementary school. In my late teens and early twenties, I wrote my first novel, which was then soundly rejected by a number of publishers and which I allowed to kill my nascent writing career at the time. Now I am actually published – with twelve stories that have appeared in journals, anthologies, and even as stand-alone novellas from respectable … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Meraki P. Lyhne

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Meraki P. Lyhne

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today, Meraki P. Lyhne – Meraki P. Lyhne is a Danish author with a love for the paranormal and space opera. She has been writing space opera since 2007, but paranormal erotic romance is a new love. Closing the door to her writing-den, she delves into elaborate stories and research ancient religions, mythologies and arts of the world to be inspired, so she can create new creatures of the paranormal. But, when real … Read more

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“Flight” is Here!

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Flight

I am so excited to announce that “Flight”, our second annual QSF flash fiction anthology, is here! It’s available now in eBook format for $4.99, and will be ready soon in print with b/w illustrations inside for $12.99, and in a special full color collector’s edition for $24.99: A 300-word story should be easy, right? Many of our entrants say it’s the hardest thing they’ve ever written.   Queer Sci Fi’s Annual Flash Fiction Contest challenges authors to write a complete LGBTQ speculative fiction micro-story on a specific theme. “Flight” leaves much for the authors to interpret—winged creatures, flight and … Read more

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Point of View: Selling at a Con

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Scott Angel Freddy yaoicon

Hey all, Just got back from YaoiCon in San Francisco – I went for one day on Saturday to hang with MCB Books’ Angel Martinez and Freddy MacKay. I thought I’d share some of what I learned from this and the other cons I have attended about how to get the most out of your book sales. and to be as organized as possible beforehand. Find Out if You Need a License: Some states require you to collect taxes and send them in for sales made at cons and trade shows. I don’t know if it was required for YaoiCon, … Read more