Why does the existence of trans people bother you? The question that gender-critical people can never answer. #transgenderrights #transgenderrightsarehumanrights #lgbtqia #equality #humanrights

Question for other writers: were any of you inspired to write by a video game ? If so, which one? Playing the Dragon Age games flipped on my writing switch. I began with Dragon Age fanfiction but I quickly branched out into my own original stories. #writerslife #writingcommunity #gaming #dragonage

From Tomboy to Trans Man My gender identity journey. No regrets. #trans #transgender #transrightsarehumanrights #lgbtqia #lgbtq #lgbt

Most detransitions happen because of societal pressure, not regret. I will never regret my transition. #transgender #trans #transrightsarehumanrights #lgbtqia #lgbtq #lgbt

Finally! I'm back on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads! The last few days have been very stressful. Hopefully, after all this disruption I can get back to writing!

Ursula K Le Guin: Conversations on Writing returns this fall in a gorgeous refreshed edition. You can pre-order it here: zandoprojects.com/books/ursula... @ursulakleguin.com @zandoprojects.bsky.social @tinhouse.bsky.social

Well, I did a bonehead thing today. I had an appointment to get some medical lab tests done, and I left my phone behind. Now the lab is closed early for Memorial Day so I won't have my phone until tomorrow.

Update on my Meta situation. I managed to regain access to my Instagram, but Facebook and Threads are still locked/disabled. I chatted with Meta support and they claim to have unlocked Facebook, but I still can't login. All this hassle for an old Insta getting hacked.

Do you enjoy reading books featuring queer main characters? I write science fiction and spicy romance stories featuring gay, bisexual, pansexual, and trans characters. Check them out at: graysonbell.net/books/ #books #novels #mmromance #queerbooks #romancenovels #scifi #scifibooks #scifinovels

An ancient artifact leads Ardyn into the forbidden woods. With Jevan, he uncovers ancestral secrets. Truths that draw them together and will change their entire world forever. Would you dare explore the Forbidden Woods? graysonbell.net/book/artifac... #scifi #scifibooks #lgbtqia

Hey everyone. I know I don't use this platform much, but if you also follow me on Facebook, Insta, or Threads, all my accounts were locked/disabled today. I am trying to get them back, so fingers crossed. I just wanted to let as many people as I can know what's going on.

This Sunday is the Out of the Darkness Walk supporting the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention in Northern Colorado. I lost my beloved husband over 9.5 years ago to suicide. Please help me reach my donation goal of $500! #StopSuicide afspwalks.donordrive.com/participants...

I have changed my "Buy Now" links on my website to "Buy Now from Amazon," which hopefully makes the purchase choices clearer.

Do you like collecting hardcover sci-fi novels? Amazon has one copy left of the IngramSpark edition of my novel, and they've discounted it by 51%! www.amazon.com/Artifact-Daw... #SciFi #ScienceFiction #QueerFiction #LGBQT #BookSale

An ancient artifact leads Ardyn into the forbidden woods. With Jevan, he uncovers ancestral secrets. Truths that draw them together and will change their entire world forever. Would you dare explore the Forbidden Woods? graysonbell.net/book/artifac... #scifi #scifibooks #lgbtqia

Lacking Spoons I haven’t posted anything in a while, and I thought I’d update my followers on what’s been going on in my life and where I want to go from here. Struggling with Chronic Pain About two and a half years ago, I woke up with debilitating pain radiating from my lower back, across my hip,…

I'm not sure why, but I've sold over ten copies of my novel "Mark My Soul" on Amazon this month. I'm not even running any ads promoting that specific book, which is why it's surprising so many folks are buying it. Whoever you folks are, thank you!! 🥰 www.amazon.com/Mark-My-Soul...

Friendly reminder, because you really don't want to see me on OnlyFans! Also, my queer stories are on sale at Smashwords for 50% off (and a couple are even available for free), so go check them out. www.smashwords.com/profile/view... #bookdeals #queerbooks #mmromance #scifi #lgbtqia

Through the end of July, save 50% on all my books on @smashwords.bsky.social! Also, there are a couple of spicy omegaverse short stories available for free, so you can check out my writing (and hopefully come back for more). www.smashwords.com/profile/view... #LGBTQ #QueerBooks #QueerReads

The entire series I'm writing, "The Cycles of Revelation," would best fit as an action adventure game. "The Medellan Conspiracy," the second story in the series, would lean a bit more into a mystery adventure game than the first novel, "Artifact of the Dawn," does. #QueerPrompts

On Discord? Check out my Discord "EricJ's Mods", where I describe and talk about my mods for Arma3, DCS, as well as Strike Fighters 2, and Star Citizen, Writing, as well as updates:

Make 2025 the year you dive into unapologetically queer stories with unforgettable characters. Discover why so many people have fallen in love with the award-winning work of Gabriel Hargrave. Find it all here: gabrielhargravewrites.carrd.co

Y’all are gonna love this anthology. And yes, I’m biased because I’m editing these stories, but they’re all absolutely beautiful. When the KS starts up, you will absolutely want to help fund it!

This really isn't one I can do. I love and support folks who perform Drag, but I don't know enough about Drag culture to come up with names for characters who were raised in a medieval setting and are currently fighting for their lives and the lives of everyone on their homeworld. #QueerPrompts

After all the strange adventures they've had, going from living with medieval level of technology, to getting routinely transported aboard a space cruiser in orbit, they'd take seeing it in stride. As for performing, Jevan would be more likely to than Ardyn. He's more gregarious. #QueerPrompts

"The Medellan Conspiracy" has two MCs. Ardyn is (hopefully) more relatable to the neurodivergent community (I know, how unoriginal, making the ND character an alien, but he reflects how I've always seen myself). Jevan is a dashing charmer, and I hope some readers also relate to him. #QueerPrompts

My MCs are binary, and it doesn't. When I began writing this series in 2015, I was unaware of non-binary people. That being said, I have always used the singular they/them when referring to unnamed background characters and there will be non-binary representation in a future novel. #QueerPrompts

The word "gender" appears nowhere in my manuscript. Even the concept of gender isn't discussed in the novel, as it's not relevant to the plot. There are also no clear gender roles, except females of either species must become pregnant if they want a child (is that even a gender role?) #QueerPrompts

My two MCs are both male. Ardyn was an Athla'naa ranger, and Jevan was a Medellan trader. If they were both female, they may have never met. In Ardyn's society, he would have been expected to have at least one child, and likely wouldn't have been a ranger or found the artifact. 1/2 #QueerPrompts

Forgotten relics. A secret society. A brutal warning to stay silent. When Jevan discovers an ancient tome depicting tech too advanced for his people’s past, a vicious assault leaves him nearly dead, and the key evidence destroyed. What truth lies buried beneath the Grand Council Hall? #QueerPrompts

Fun fact about me: I love to chat! I'm just too shy (and autistic) to reach out and start a conversation, but I always welcome them (as long as it's an actual conversation and not some lame attempt at selling me on a service I don't need). Also, I run my own Discord server: discord.gg/ZvwKPXU

Yes, early in "The Medellan Conspiracy," there is a flashback scene of when Jevan and Ardyn first arrived in the city of Donarvon. Here's the opening of that scene. (Since this is out of context, cycles of the moons = months, and cycles of the sun = days. Their planet has 2 moons). #QueerPrompts

Through the end of July, save 50% on all my books on @smashwords.bsky.social! Also, there are a couple of spicy omegaverse short stories available for free, so you can check out my writing (and hopefully come back for more). www.smashwords.com/profile/view... #LGBTQ #QueerBooks #QueerReads

Well, Jevan and Ardyn aren't on Earth, so that's complicated. They leave their home planet at the end of "The Medellan Conspiracy," (not a spoiler, this was the plan since the end of "Artifact of the Dawn") so what better way than to attend their friends' pair-bonding ceremony? #QueerPrompts

Excluding a lot of factors, if the "world ended," and they were the only two left in the galaxy (they have friends with space warp travel, so they'd have to also be wiped out), Jevan and Ardyn would still survive as long as there are resources (edible animals, plants, clean water). 1/2 #QueerPrompts

I've kept everything in "The Medellan Conspiracy," as scientifically feasible as possible (with a couple of long-standing sci-fi plot device exceptions). I even spent a lot of time researching to make the telepathic connection between Ardyn and Jevan feasible. Spoiler: subspace. 😜 #QueerPrompts

In "The Medellan Conspiracy," no sexuality is frowned upon (we run into a secret society of xenophobes, but that's a different type of bigotry). I haven't yet explored gender, but it is something that will come into play in the later books of the series, somewhere in the subplot. #QueerPrompts

"The Medellan Conspiracy" makes use of Star Trek-style technology for the space-faring Athla'naa people. They have transporters, replicators, artificial gravity, and warp drives. I use those "technologies" as plot devices, and don't try to explain how they work anymore than Star Trek did.

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Both Ardyn and Jevan are quite independent. Before the events of the first book in the series, Jevan was a trader, traveling from village to village and the occasional Athla'naa settlement, while Ardyn was a ranger, spending months alone in the forests around Maala'naa. #QueerPrompts

Neither of my MCs, Ardyn or Jevan, are superstitious. However, the antagonists, known as The Society of Sevens in "The Medellan Conspiracy," are kind of superstitious (leaning more into conspiracy theories than superstitions though). #QueerPrompts

Hello everyone! I'm Grayson Bell, a gay, trans (he/him) author. My current #WIP is "The Medellan Conspiracy," book 2 in "The Cycles of Revelation" sci-fi series. In this story, the MCs, Ardyn and Jevan, run afoul of a xenophobic organization known as the Society of Sevens. #QueerPrompts

How Jevan and Ardyn would react to seeing a UFO, after having spent quite a bit of time on board a space cruiser. #QueerPrompts

I made my two short stories available for free for the Smashwords Summer Sale and it's amazing how many "sales" I made already! 😅 Anyone want to buy one of my other books? They're all discounted 50%! www.smashwords.com/profile/view... #BookDeals #QueerBooks #LGBTQBooks #LGBTQ

🌈 Hi #QueerWriters! #QueerPrompts is your chance to talk about your WIP/story/book, meet other queer authors, and have fun! 🏳️‍🌈 📅 July is a time of change, so let's fight to make it positive! Include the tag #QueerPrompts and join at any time and on any days you want. 🗓️

I'm once again raising money for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). I lost my beloved husband in 2019 to suicide and I support AFSP's goal of reducing suicide rates. Any sized donation is welcome. #SuicidePrevention #AFSP #Donation afspwalks.donordrive.com/participants...

An anachronistic artifact. Forbidden woods. When Ardyn and Jevan discover what their ancestors were hiding, it will draw them closer together and change their world forever. Now available at select online retailers: graysonbell.net/book/artifac... #SciFi #ScienceFiction #LGBTQ

Cory’s new boss knows his secret. He also wants him—in more ways than one. 😏 Corporate fantasy. Trans lead. Bisexual billionaire. High heat, high drama, happy ending. 📖 Transcendent is available at select online retailers. graysonbell.net/book/transcendent