LQBTQ+ representation in fiction

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Shane Thomas, Damon Ballard, Deanna M. Rasch, and Aryl Shanti discuss LGBTQ+ representation in fiction.

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1. M. Rasch writes SF for adults and young adults featuring LBGTQIA characters and themes. It’s sometimes difficult to tell whether her MFA in Creative Writing from Regis University, her lifelong obsession with SF, Fantasy, and their sub-genres, or the editorial comments from a bossy pair of sister kittens has more influence on her writing.

As Deanna M. Rasch, she offers her editorial/coaching services via Itinerant Creative Content & Coaching. She mentors on a project basis, helping fellow authors become better editors of their own work--stand out in the independent publishing crowd. She also coaches creative minds, helping them clear the head stuff getting in the way of their creative accomplishments.

She can be found on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/deanna-m-rasch , Facebook at Itinerant Creative Content & Coaching, and on her Amazon author page.

Aryl Shanti (published as Lyra Shanti) is a novelist, editor, poet, playwright, and songwriter who currently lives in Florida with partner and spouse, Timothine, and their two insane cats. A lover of nature, animals, anime, music, theatre, movies, myths, and of course, great books, Aryl seeks inspiration from everywhere possible.

Damon Ballard can be found at all these places:

Website: http://dcballard.com/

Blog: https://ascensionnovel.wixsite.com/scribblings

FB Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/D.C.BALLARD.Author/

FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AscensionNovel/

Amazon ebook: http://mybook.to/ChaosFountain

Amazon Print: http://mybook.to/ChaosFountainPrnt

Barnes&Nobel ebook: http://bit.ly/CF_BandN

Kobo ebook: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/chaos-fountain

Smashwords ebook: http://bit.ly/CF_Smash

Author of the award-winning science fantasy series, Shiva XIV, Aryl is a dreamer of worlds far away. More books include The Artist, a wild tale of love, madness, and redemption, as well as The Rainbow Serpent, a re-imagining of Adam and Eve. Further information about Lyra's stories, music, and more can be found at lyrashanti.com.

Shane Thomas’s series Anki Legacies, his comedic serialized metafiction Parodia, world building articles, TONS of book reviews, book club chat videos with authors, free multi-author mashup stories, and a conspiracy theory blog all live in: www.ScienceFantasyHub.com

Edited by Jon Cronshaw

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