News Flash: -- SF Signal a premier site/blog for Science Fiction has just picked up The Galaxy Express article featuring Forbidden Love... in the SF Tidbits section for August 11. (Scroll down to find it-- but hey-- it is there!)
What's happening today?
The Galaxy Express is discussing worldbuilding in SFR (Sci-Fi Romance) especially as it relates to erotic SFR. And guess what? They are featuring examples from FORBIDDEN LOVE as good worldbuilding! The post is up now. Heather Massey, the extraordinary keeper of The Galaxy Expess has fascinating concepts. She and I have had a few interesting conversations about worldbuilding and with her permission, I've shared some of our email talks in the comment section of the TGE post:
In this case, it means do erotic SFR authors need to be more informed and research Science Fiction and know their stuff when it comes to writing SFR. To pique your interest, here is some of what I shared in the comments from a private conversation with Heather Massey in an email:
Kaye: I emphasize woldbuilding so much when I write SFR or talk about it. I'm such a Sci-Fi girl from the get-go, so it was just natural for me to write in this genre.
Heather: I can be happy with a good-faith effort. It's the stories that seem as though the author just phoned it in that concern me. Like you said, why bother writing SFR at all if your heart's not in it?
Kaye: I have author friends (a few are erotic authors) who have mentioned they would like to write SFR. I say, well, do you love the genre? Do you immerse yourself in the books constantly and search for new releases, can you not wait for the next SF movie or TV show to air, do you love finding and researching scientific theories, and is your mind always creating 'strange new worlds'? Do you know the terminology? ETC.
Heather: Exactly. They don't have to be hardcore, just a fan on a regular basis. Because readers will know...
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