Sources Of Inspiration: Taking Action
One thing which always fails is to simply wait for inspiration to come and find me. I’ve waited for months, even years, feelings the stories solidify inside me, unsure how … Read more
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House, or Where’d My Watch Go? – Boogieman In Lavender
Science fiction writers are by and large pretty rational people. So are fantasy writers. Isaac Asimov said something like: “Fantasy writers don’t talk with rabbits.” So, I assure the reader … Read more
Sources of Inspiration: Creative Coping with Criticism
There are two ways I’ve found I can creatively respond to criticism, particularly painful criticism. One is if I feel there’s any truth in the critic’s words, I think about … Read more
On Beyond Cisgender, part Three: Jeff Baker, Boogieman in Lavender
QSF On Beyond Cisgender Part Three By Jeff Baker For a year or so now, I have been posting about authors who do not fit the “white, … Read more
Sources of Inspiration: Sorting Out the Clutter
My imagination sometimes feels like a jumble of clutter in an attic. I’ve got so many ideas, so many stories in progress. Some of them get shoved into a back … Read more
Jeff Baker, Boogieman in Lavender: The Groovy Gay World of Victor Banis
The Groovy Gay World of Victor J. Banis By Jeff Baker It was the Swinging Sixties. Spies were everywhere. Fictional ones, anyway. James Bond was all … Read more
U=(N/T)M*G: Dire
So, I learned something cool the other day. Which, to no one’s surprise, lead me down an even cooler rabbit hole of information. Facts and tidbits I’m stoked to have … Read more
Sources of Inspiration: Painting a Portrait of a Character With Words
Something I marvel at in other writers is their ability to bring a character to life in a few words that artfully weave their way into the plot, drawing attention … Read more
There Was A Crooked Man, A Queer Tale By A Master Of Words – Boogieman In Lavender
Once upon a time, in an era where LGBT relationships did not have even the acceptance they do today there was a grand master of words who envisioned something entirely … Read more
U=(N/T)M*G: Asymmetry
Not gonna lie, spiders are both really curious to me and creepy as hell. Just my opinion and I’m not making a judgement on anyone who likes these little guys. … Read more