Ok going to bed. Fuck this repeat garbage.

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck. Fuck. Fuck.

I dunno folks, I think she might be antisemitic!

I’ve come to realize people think slurs are just words that hurt our feelings. No. Slurs, particularly the N-word, F-word, antisemitic terms etc. aren’t taboo because of that. It’s because historically when these terms are said they precede or pair with pitchforks, torches, lynchings & gas chambers.

New job using a completely different part of my brain than usual. In some ways like playing multiple, long games of Solitaire. Wish I liked Solitaire.

On the way home from work today my wife and I each knew all the words to a song and for one of us it was Randy Newman's "Rednecks"(with obvious omissions) and for the other it was "Heaven's Light" off Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame. Married almost 9 years and still riveted by mutual mystery.

Getting that urge to write something new. Shouldn't. Won't. Will finish rewrites. Will edit. Will submit. But want write.

To query or not to query, that is... a third query

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I'm honoured to see my story, "Full, Empty Houses," on this list and in fantastic company too. Thank you @wtalabi.com! The story is currently on the Locus Recommended Reading list: locusmag.com/2026/02/2025... Check it out, discover new work to love, and vote for your faves from last year!

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YOU WOULDN'T DOWNLOAD A CAR www.tiktok.com/t/ZThfuEA94/

2025 was a wild ride, not just for Sylvia Barry, but for her 2 authors individually 😅 But we're still here, we're still queer, and we're still delivering hot and wholesome romances! 🌈 Let's go, 2026! LESSONS IN TIMING is on sale this week for only $0.99 everywhere ebooks are sold! a.co/d/01bQqiWw

Lessons In Timing by @sylviabarry.bsky.social is on sale Feb. 3rd-6th - $0.99 FOR A LIMITED TIME! 🌈 Amazon: www.amazon.com/Lessons-Timi... ✨ LESSONS IN BALANCE OUT NOW - The thrilling sequel to Lucas and Armand's story - www.amazon.com/Lessons-Bala...

Been a hard year www.tiktok.com/t/ZThfBkNRr/

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So much of our marketing for Sylvia Barry is on Tiktok and it is quite depressing to watch that become less and less of an option as the platform undergoes enshitification. Really not looking forward to figuring out new strategies...

Feeling like too little chalk spread across too much board.

My friend Ella N'Diaye's incredible story "Into The Briarpatch" has just been published @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social. The Drafting Through Life writing workshop is fancy, guys. We're fancy.

Submissions continue to be open for the Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast's fiction series. I'm gallivanting around NYC but the in-box isn't on vacation! alpennia.com/lhmp/essays/...

The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast's fiction series is on track for the Most Submissions Ever if they keep coming in at this rate. This makes me very happy. It would make me even happier to be considering YOUR story along with the others. Sapphic historicals, pro rates. alpennia.com/lhmp/essays/...

An authenticity fable: “How To Market Yourself As An Author: The Fable of the Turtle & the Bunny“ by Drafting Through Life on Medium: medium.com/@draftingthr...

Me on a zoom call, start hearing gentle tapping in the background. SORRY GOTTA GO THE BABY AND HER TIA ARE TAPDANCING!

Short fiction submissions for the Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast open up tomorrow! (Or already, if you're on the other side of the International Date Line.) Here's hoping you all make it very difficult for me to pick just four stories to publish! mail.alpennia.com/lhmp/essays/...

How do you approach writing 🌶️spicy🌶scenes? Do you need to stay deeply in your characters' heads or get out of them? There's plenty of spice and romance in LESSONS IN BALANCE, our new release from Riptide Publishing 🥳🌈 "There's a delicate balance between falling in love and falling apart."

Happy holidays and happy celebration of the release of LESSONS IN BALANCE, our second queer romcom from Riptide Publishing 🥳✨️ Snuggle up with a wintery romance continuing the story of Armand and Lucas settling into a new relationship in London! 🥰 riptidepublishing.com/collections/...

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Check out this book on Goodreads: Lessons in Balance www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...

We try not to read comments on our books, but there are such lovely reviews for our debut queer romcom LESSONS IN TIMING that we couldn't help but share! 🤩 The sequel novella LESSONS IN BALANCE will release tomorrow! 👀🥳 riptidepublishing.com/collections/...

My friend and I wrote a book. Then we wrote another. You can get them both starting today! www.amazon.com/dp/B0GB4K36P4

The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast may be the only regular, professional-paying short story market specifically for lesbian/sapphic historical fiction (including historic fantasy). Submissions will be open for our 2026 series in January. mail.alpennia.com/lhmp/essays/...

(Mariah Carey voice) ✨️It's TIIIIMMMEEE!✨️ LESSONS IN BALANCE is now officially out in the world! This sexy lil gay novella is the second project Sylvia Barry ever wrote together and now it's the second published 🥰 riptidepublishing.com/collections/... #mmromance #bookrelease #romcom

Tell us about the villains you like to write! Are they theatrical and larger than life or subtly terrifying? 😈 We had a lot of fun writing the villain of LESSONS IN BALANCE, coming out 12/22! 👀🥰 riptidepublishing.com/collections/...

Two more sleeps until LESSONS IN BALANCE drops! 🥰 Armand and Lucas explore their brand new relationship in London, where secrets lurk around every corner of Armand's past and Lucas’s present, threatening the delicate balance of their budding romance... 👀 riptidepublishing.com/collections/...

Armand will come to him when he’s ready—or so Lucas hopes—and he has bigger fish (and chips) to fry ... Book 2 in the Lessons series by @sylviabarry.bsky.social is almost here! Pre-order Now: riptidepublishing.com/products/les... Read Book 1: riptidepublishing.com/products/les...

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Friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, Grumpy x Sunshine... so many great ship dynamics for romance but which is your favorite to write? We have a personal bias ourselves... 👀🥰 Preorder oursoftie grump x bitchy sunshine sequel: LESSONS IN BALANCE, out 12/22! riptidepublishing.com/collections/...

Do you read reviews of your books? 👀 We've definitely done it, just remember as an author that readers need their own space to express their opinions✌️😎✌️ Should you wish to read and/or review our second queer romcom, LESSONS IN BALANCE is up for preorder: riptidepublishing.com/collections/...

In the past 8 years, the Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast has published 36 short stories by 24 different authors. Want to join the team? Submissions will be open for the 2026 fiction series in January. Pro rates, see link for details. alpennia.com/lhmp/essays/...

How do you get to know your characters before writing them? Do you assemble and curate music playlists? Find face casts? Write fanfic of your own story? 👀 We have characters playlists for LESSONS IN BALANCE on our website!🥰 Be sure to preorder the ebook! riptidepublishing.com/collections/...

What's cozier for the holidays than another gay romance from Yours Truly? 🥰 LESSONS IN BALANCE is the immediate sequel to LESSONS IN TIMING, but can be read separately, and is chock full of more tropes and secrets and spicy goodies 🔥 Preorder: riptidepublishing.com/collections/...

Could you take your characters in a fight, or are you getting your ass kicked? Our Lessons characters are lovers, not fighters, but they ARE very tall 😅 LESSONS IN BALANCE is now available for preorder! Get your London gays in time for the holidays! 🥰🔥 riptidepublishing.com/collections/...

LESSONS IN BALANCE by @sylviabarry.bsky.social is almost here! Featuring a London setting, plenty of humor, and enough twists to keep you guessing. "There’s a delicate balance between falling in love and falling apart." | Release date - 12/22/25 Pre-order Now: riptidepublishing.com/products/les...

A spicy lil snippet from our upcoming gay romance LESSONS IN BALANCE 🌶🥵 Consider cozying up for the holidays with a queer adult romance full of spice, secrets, and fighting your personal demons in pursuit of happily ever after ❤️‍🔥 Preorder: riptidepublishing.com/collections/...

Do you prefer to draft scenes in order? 🗺 Or do you jump around and write future scenes based on vibes? 💅 Here at Sylvia Barry, we have two completely different ways of drafting (some of us are unfortunately doomed to follow the chronological narrative) 😜 riptidepublishing.com/collections/...