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Writers

An Imaginary Anthology of the Imagination – Boogieman In Lavender

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Jeff Baker

                                                               Just call this one an early/late Christmas idea for the LGBT writer/reader on your list. The only hitch to this is the anthology I’m talking about doesn’t exist. (At least, not yet!) I’m a big fan of the “Mammoth Books Of…” series. 500 plus page collections of fiction on various themes: Egyptian Whodunits, Comic Fantasy, Extreme Science Fiction to name a few. Also, several volumes on non-fictional subjects as … Read more

FOR WRITERS: When Editors Attack

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Dave Fragments: A truly daunting set of questions in so many ways – have you ever had an issue with an editor? Have editors asked you to remove scenes? Has an editor ever objected to the “gayness” of a story? Has an editor ever told you to quit writing because he/she thinks you are a hack and/or a bad writer? No names please. :) Join the chat

FOR WRITERS: Too Much Research?

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Janet Gershen-Siegel: One of the perks of being a writer is getting to go down rabbit holes exploring interesting and often arcane things. What does that street in Stoke-on-Trent really look like at ground level? What did members of the Wampanoag tribe eat for snacks? What happens when you pee in zero gravity? But research can also become a way for writers to do one of their other favorite things – procrastinate. Playing on the web can be much more fun than actually, you know, writing. So how much research is too … Read more