In which I join the Motherboard of Broad Universe

Regular, or even not so regular, readers have no doubt been wondering why I spend so much of my free time lolling about eating bonbons and trying to be clever. So clearly it was a time to find one more thing to do. Broad Universe (http://www.broaduniverse.org/) is an organization that exists to promote reading and writing of science fiction, fantasy and horror by women authors. There's a newsletter, a Twitter feed, a Facebook group, an online group, a catalogue of works by members, a reading series called "Rapidfire Readings" at conventions all over country, podcasts and book tables at several major cons. All of this is run by volunteers: we organize readings, social media, the podcasts, book tables and soon, an anthology of work by BU members.

I've benefitted from belonging to BU for years as well as organizing several Rapidfire Readings so I decided this was something I was ready to play a bigger role in. Maybe it's an organization that would benefit you too. It's not always the friendliest genre for women writers - together, we're stronger.