Currently reading and recovering on the deck. ☀️ I’m enjoying Sweetbitter Song so far, although it is definitely darker than I expected. It’s a doorstop of a sapphic book, but it’s got me hooked! #AmReading #SapphicRomance

What better way to celebrate my 32 birthday than to reveal the cover for my sapphic safari romance, WILDLY YOURS? If you love the cover as much as I do, you can pre-order your copy of the book on my website or from your book retailer of choice! ✨ payhip.com/b/L2YyD Release date: July 7, 2026.

🤞 that playing a game doesn’t use all my spoons for the rest of the day.

My cozy, queer, small-town romance campaign got the #ProjectsWeLove badge! 💛 www.kickstarter.com/projects/boo... #QueerRomanceBooks

We’ve passed our first stretch goal! Which means all ebook backers will get a signed and personalized ebook! 🥳 www.kickstarter.com/projects/boo... #QueerRomance

CALLING QUEER READERS! My later-in-life cozy queer romance campaign on Kickstarter is low-key funded (WOO!), but only $3 over the funding goal. Now is a great time to back it and help boost the campaign officially into "funded" territory! www.kickstarter.com/projects/boo... #QueerRomance

I have hit my library holds limit once again 🥲

I’m halfway there! Help me reach my funding goal and get a cozy, low-angst romance series while you’re at it ✨

Proof that love only gets better with age. 💛⁠ ⁠ The Juniper Creek Golden Years box sets are officially LIVE on Kickstarter! ⁠ ⁠ Join your favorite adventurous queer septuagenarians as they navigate new beginnings, blossoming romance, and small town life.⁠ www.kickstarter.com/projects/boo...

I’m likely postponing this for a week or two, since I broke my knee and am having surgery on Monday. 😅

Pro tip: Don’t break your knee when the weather conditions are bad, because you’ll be waiting ages for surgery. 🙃

Do you love cozy queer indie romances? My cozy queer indie series Juniper Creek Golden Years will soon be available as a box set on Kickstarter! Read all about a cast of charming queer septuagenarians falling in love in a cozy small town. 💛 www.kickstarter.com/projects/boo...

Having a lazy Saturday while I recover from a cough. So glad I’m finally reading some Kennedy Ryan! What are you currently reading? #CurrentlyReading #BooksAndCats

I’m finally reading Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth, and I see what all the fuss is about! ☀️ #AmReading #SapphicReads

If you read To the Moon and Back, TW for thalassophobia. I definitely did not expect that in a book about Cherokee women and astronauts. 🙈 #AmReading

Hello! 👋 My name is Brenna Bailey, and I am a 31-year-old cat lover and INFJ. I'm also an Enneagram 4, and yes, I love personality tests.⁠ My favorite trope is found family, and I'll read queer fic of pretty much any genre.⁠ ⁠ Tell me something fun about you! #QueerAuthor

I worked too much this weekend 🙃But at least I’m planning to get some climbing in tonight!

Romance protagonists in their seventies? Yes, please! Follow my Kickstarter pre-launch page so you can get your box set on April 7! www.kickstarter.com/projects/boo... #QueerRomance #LaterInLifeRomance

Ever wanted to read four cozy stories about queer couples in their seventies? Well, now you can! www.kickstarter.com/projects/boo... #QueerRomance #SapphicRomance

When a manuscript is so clean that you forget you’re editing and not reading for fun ✨ #AmEditing

After searching a manuscript for all instances of “dad,” the word no longer looks like a word.

I can’t wait for y’all to read WILDLY YOURS. I’m almost finished revisions, and the story is SO 👏 GOOD. 👏 My best book yet, hands down. #SapphicRomance

What this week looks like: editing other people’s books all day, editing my book in the evening. #AmEditing

I can officially say I edited for Sonali Dev, which feels pretty cool ✨ #AmEditing

Looking for later in life queer romance? My box set Kickstarter starring queer septuagenarians launches in just over a month! Follow the pre-launch page: www.kickstarter.com/projects/boo... #QueerBooks

Romantasy is allowed to be dark, complex, and messy. But it doesn’t get a free pass. When a love interest ignores boundaries, removes agency, or frames control as desire, that’s not just a trope—it’s a craft issue editors need to flag. Stay tuned to learn more from @brennabaileybooks.bsky.social!

Want to read some fabulous queer writing? The Queer Writers of Calgary just launched a Kickstarter for their anthology! Get your copy now! 😊 www.kickstarter.com/projects/ksc...

Two days of bookish socializing = a 4-hour nap.

Google search from today's editing session: What flavor are Swedish Fish? #AmEditing

This is so lovely! 💛🍂

The applications you've all sent us so far are SO GOOD! Keep 'em coming! You've got until this Friday to apply. #QueerSFF #QueerFiction 🌈📚🪐 #WriterSky #WritingCommunity 💙📚 #RSM2025

There’s nothing like the satisfaction of finding a typo during a cold read on a super clean manuscript. 😌 #AmEditing

My fall editing availability is wide open! Email me at contact@bookmarteneditorial if you’re looking for a queer editor for your queer romance or SFF novel! #QueerWriters

Queer SFF writers! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

I have two chapters left to write in my safari story, and then I will FINALLY have a completed draft! #QueerWriters

I think moths and slugs and snails are cute. 🐌

There’s nothing like the feeling of crawling into bed for a cozy night of reading after three days of a fabulous conference. 😊 #wwc2025 #writingconference

Recording this was a blast! 💛✨

Just spent two hours working on my safari story. I need to write the ending, but I’m going back through to clarify a few things because I don’t feel like I know my characters enough yet. Writing this draft has been a different process than with any of my previous books! #QueerWriters

3 hours left! www.kickstarter.com/projects/boo...

Less than 24 hours left to back my sapphic romance Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/boo...

Looking for a cozy sapphic romance? My Kickstarter for my new book ends in two days! www.kickstarter.com/projects/boo...

Currently writing: a sapphic safari romance based on my photo safari in Zimbabwe and Botswana in 2023 ✨

We’re only $50 away from our next stretch goal!

Hello, it's me, Brenna, asking if you'd like to back my Kickstarter maybe? It's the early release and exclusive special edition release for my new sapphic romance novel, And They Were Neighbors! Think cozy small town and slice of life with a dash of spice. ✨️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/boo...

My Kickstarter hit our first stretch goal for gorgeous header art! Now we’re looking to hit $3500 for a green ribbon bookmark 😍 www.kickstarter.com/projects/boo...

Just a reminder to back my sapphic romance Kickstarter by tomorrow morning if you want your name in the acknowledgments! www.kickstarter.com/projects/boo...

My new sapphic small-town romance is currently available on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/boo...