#Lilah Suzanne

[oh2e]

“- commenting on the movie: the differences from the books, how well each of the actors ages and, of course; how vitally important Dame Maggie Smith is, not just to film, but the world at large.”

Lilah Suzanne absolutely gets it! Everything is immediately improved by the existence of Maggie Smith

#also judi dench helen mirren and michael caine #I’m reading Spice by Lilah Suzanne and yes they are discussing the HP films but alas just another thing that didn’t age well #my own post #maggie smith #lilah suzanne

[transbookoftheday]

Trans Graphic Novels

Graphic novels are real books! Here are ten beautiful trans graphic novels you should read:

Book titles:

Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier

The Ojja-Wojja by Magdalene Visaggio and Jenn St-Onge

Rabbit Chase by Elizabeth Lapensee, KC Oster and Aarin Dokum

Deadendia: The Watcher's Test by Hamish Steele

Magical Boy by The Kao

Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu

Welcome To St. Hell by Lewis Hancox

Girl Haven by Lilah Sturges, Meaghan Carter & Joamette Gil

Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe

Across a Field of Starlight by Blue Delliquanti

#cheer up #the ojja-wojja #rabbit chase #deadendia #magical boy #mooncakes #welcome to st. hell #girl haven #gender queer #across a field of starlight #trans books #trans book of the day #queer books #booklr #nonbinary #transmasc #transfem #graphic novels #graphic novel #trans graphic novels #queer graphic novels

[lgbtqreads]

Any music related books? Like band, musical or anything. Preferably with bi mc please

Sure, there's this whole section in Romance on the site posted below, and I'd also really highly recommend It Goes Like This by Miel Moreland (which does have a bi MC among the cast) and mention the new K-PoP thriller Gorgeous Gruesome Faces by Linda Cheng. There are also three country music YAs to have on your radar: A Little Bit Country by Brian D. Kennedy, The Last Love Song by Kalie Holford, and Every Time You Hear That Song by Jenna Voris (bi protag) - the latter two come out in April. Oh, and I also recommend Phil Stamper's As Far As You'll Take Me, which stars an oboe player.

As for these, more probably have bi protags than what I marked with Bs, but at least those certainly do.

Rock Star/Pop Star/Musician

F/F

Losing Control by J.J. Arias (Amz)

Making a Comeback by Julie Blair

Duet by Harper Bliss

Listen by Kris Bryant (Amz)

The Love Song of Sawyer Bell by Avon Gale - B (Amz)

Fearless by Shira Glassman

A&B by JC Lillis - B (Amz)

Burning Tracks by Lilah Suzanne

M/M

Full Exposure by Amy Jo Cousins

If This Gets Out by Cale Dietrich and Sophie Gonzales - B

True Brit by Con Riley

Idol Minds by KT Salvo (Amz)

Broken Records by Lilah Suzanne

Syncopation by Anna Zabo (P/Aro)

Counterpoint by Anna Zabo

M/F

I’ll Be the One by Lyla Lee (YA) - B

One Kiss with a Rock Star by Amber Lin and Shari Slade (B)

Reverb by Anna Zabo – Tm/Pf

F/NB

The Brightsiders by Jen Wilde (YA)(B)(P/GQ)

M/NB

Maxx Neon by Lina Langley

[qbdatabase]

If the Fates Allow by Annie Harper During the holidays, anything is possible—a second chance, a promised future, an unexpected romance, a rekindled love, or a healed heart. Authors Killian B. Brewer, Lynn Charles, Erin Finnegan, Pene Henson, and Lilah Suzanne share their stories about the magic of the season. View the full summary and rep info on wordpress!

#bisexual #black #dailybook #FF #Fictiongen #gay #lesbian #MM #mga #mlm #queerrep #race #wlw #200pg #2010s #adultbooks #animals #anthology #basketball #christmas #femaleprotagonist #forcedproximity #holiday #lgbtqia #maleprotagonist #newyearseve #queerbooks #romance #sports

[haveyoureadthistransbook]

I’d like to submit a few if you don’t mind.

Beautiful Music for Ugly Children by Kirstin Cronn-Mills (YA coming of age)

Jilted by Lilah Suzanne (adult romance)

The Mermaid, the Witch and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall (YA fantasy)

Rain graphic novels by Jocelyn Samara (also available online at rain. thecomicseries. com) (YA slice of life)

Thank you for these submissions, I added the books to the list :)

#not a poll #ask #oh2e

[shadowworldwanderers]

Masterlist

Stories on AO3

Old Intros

Introductory Pages:

Morvant-Adjacent Babies:

Sunny ‘Rose’ Sonnshine

Lilah Reed Nyx Bloom Chuck Dourif Helena Reese Matheson-Adjacent Babies: Emilie Mayson Adelaide Dean Deanna Louis Ellie Sutton Marisol Swinton Delilah Symonds

Merrilees Marston Candice Castor Samantha Marston Calleigh Dean Amanda Matthews Judith Ellison Desmond/Desdemona Mercury Matilda Westwood Alexia Mill Hannah Hardstone Willow Walker Barbara Dean

Jessike ‘Sike’ Logan Elvie Ellory Cassidy Cole Elen Ellis Carlie/Carl Connor Essie Ellory Jenni Oriel  Jessamyn ‘Jess’ Oriel  Jessika ‘Sika’ Oriel  Josie Oriel Jodie Oriel  Jazz Oriel   Jemima ‘Jem’ Oriel Jemma Oriel Jade Oriel  Jasmine ‘Mina’ Oriel  Jo Oriel  Janine Oriel Juliet Oriel     Coralee ‘Cora’ Matthews Millie Meadows Joey Jackson Josh Jackson Gia Wolfe Darla Wolfe Arlene Wolfe Brigitta Wolfe Donna Amato Gina Amato Jeanne Amato Aria Amato Willow Amato Carla Amato Fiona Amato Fiamma Amato Isla Amato Inga Amato Anton Allegro Vincenzo Lombardi Solina Ramirez Lolita Sanchez Marisol Espinoza Jodeyne Morrison Ellory Masterson

Mallory McMichaels

Raffaela Romero Malina Ramirez Lina Markov Candida Crowe Adelaide Marconi Emilie Porter Dervla O’Brady Ava Viva DiLorenzo Jessica Dallas Melissa Madison Katrina Archibald Abigail Novak May Southerlyn April Meadows Julie-Anne Callas Pippa Galston Thea Tallis Kate Isles Lily McQueen Jewel Estella Richardson Alexia-Mae Cathstone Eliza-Beth Leigh Izzy ‘Six’ Sexton-Richards Alice Anais Andrews Britta Roslin Julie Dark Alexandra Jane Castle Jodie Noelle Richards Tallie Marx Michaela Philippa Kingsman Love Aniston Jessie Cole Tali Rice Hollie Mann Madison Mitchell-Mann Roslyn Hall Cariad Hall Joe-Lee Parton Bobby Parton Jim Parton Sonny Parton Lupa Wolfe Anne Rose

Belle Rose Jade Orton Jennifer Orton Jessica Orton Mirabelle Orton Judith Amato Angel Croft Brittany Walker Julietta Day Shadow World Babies: Angelike Kirk Eliana Olivier Marisol ‘Sunshine’ Corazon Annabella Sciorra Gianna Fioretti Rhiannon Ellis Cara Sutton Kat Trellis Kimber Bell Marisol Lees Ria Leigh Delilah Daae Hanna Weiss Mindie Swallows Kismet Christian Juliette Loomis Vanessa Myers Arielle Sea Ellie Dewey Lace Belle Esme Innocent Katie Rollins Cherie ‘Cherry’ Garcia Jessie Wolfe Erin Willows Suzannah Davies Emilia Loss Melanie Jeffries Meredith Greylek Kelly Greylek (No relation to Meredith) Cassidy Rubirosa Candice Banks Kendra Copper Ariadne Todd Desdemona Hex Raven Rose Candace ‘Candy’ Caine Angelina Haven Mina Schiff Callie Dennis Esme Ross Susanna Johnson Consuela ‘Connie’ Sanders Raffaela ‘Raffi’ Angeles Ariel Warton Syren Sirena Hela Helios Anne Dread Rose Rayes Hope Evans Faith Hopkins Elizabeth ‘Eliza’ Eames-Olivet Alexandria ‘Alex’ Eames-Olivet April Dawson June May May Engel Augusta Haim Billy Wolfe Savannah Stanley Stanley Cyprus Kellie Cyrano Bella Wolfe Mina Marston Nadiya Corazon Annalise Sciorra Samantha Southhall Amelia Borstein Elena Greenwood Elizabeth Preston Suella Randall Marienne Rubirosa Lilith Morningstar Saralee Rayes Destiny Dracula Martha Curatola Solina Dracula

Valentine Dracula Queenie Annabeth Queen Lily Sharpe Isobel Rubirosa Rose Wolfe Lily Marigold Savannah Rider Marigold Rose Baby Baker Mami Morrison Sugar ‘Sweet’ Sunshine Melody Eros Allie Gayson-Enders Pippa Gayson-Enders Michaela Orville-Hampton Janet Orville-Hampton Mariposa Shadows Lolita Mayhew Tamberlyn Alexara Sukila  Arielle Denver Suzanne Denver Thalin Chelsea Heart Jessica Brisbin Henna Jenkins Dora Jessop Kathleen Shore Samantha Carson Sarah Carson Karen Nielsen Belinda Andrews Amelie Ellis Sister Tatjana Nichols Madison ‘Sugar’ Fuller Daniel Rabebe Angelika Rabebe-Cortez

Lady Liandrin MacBeth Juliet MacIntosh John-Ross Croft Annchi ‘Angie’ Croft Morgana Addams Angeline ‘Angel’ Verna Lane Eulalie Tamerlane Poe

#opening masterlist #shadow world #original creations #morvant verse #rhiannon's angels #matheson-verse #diner crew #oriel wolves

[nightlyponder]

I saw your acofaf post about enby romances and I am always a slut for giving out book recs so I hope some of these help! The only historical romance with a possible enby protag is Unmasked by the Marquess by Cat Sebastian (reviews of this one have always confused me as to whether the MC is enby or not). Otherwise, there's Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly, Jilted by Lilah Suzanne, Christmas Inn Maine by Chelsea M. Cameron, and Nine of Swords, Reversed by Xan West! The only one I can personally vouch for is Love & Other Disasters, but I've heard great things about the other authors/books!

Anon, thank you so much for all the recommendations! Truly appreciate you takin the time to send them my way. I'll definitely look into these.

#i didnt even tag that post so im surprised folk saw it #imma look all these up and hopefully one of them is on the shelf tomorrow at work

[morebedsidebooks]

Six Contemporary Romance Books for Pan Visibility Day

For Pan Visibility Day here are some contemporary romance books featuring pan characters. (For content notes please check my account on StoryGraph.)

A Brighter, Darker Art by Halli Starling, a companion to Ask for Fire but stands alone, is a novel that also has the arts at its heart. Raphael (gay) is stressing over the preparation to open his newest and final art gallery in coastal California among needing to hire someone for the promotion. Silvan (pansexual) was just downsized from the marketing agency he’d spent years at expecting to make partner. So, it’s serendipitous when stopping for a drink at a retro club the two meet. Except how should they go about a boss and employee relationship when the sparks between them are in no way dying down?

An emotional novella for believing in first love and second chances is Handmade with Love by Rachel Bowdler. Stevie (pansexual) has been trying to hold it all together keeping afloat her small giftshop selling crafts made of items scavenged from the Welsh seaside while helping care for an ailing father. So, the last thing she expected is a recent bylaw making beachcombing illegal or the woman responsible. Anna left the coastal village she grew up in behind years ago. Yet now the job offer to be a policy and development advisor for the village council wasn’t one she could pass up. Even if it means being back close to her toxic mother. Or facing Stevie whose heart Anna broke after breaking things off with her too. Author Rachel Bowdler is also pansexual.

A novel for K-drama fans is Heart and Seoul by Erin Kinsella. Tessa (panromantic demisexual) hasn’t visited South Korea since a trip as a toddler with her grandmother. So, it’s exciting when now as a successful Canadian author Tessa gets the chance to go back since one of her books is set to be adapted into a drama filmed in Seoul and Busan. Pop idol Eun Gi (bisexual) is hoping his first acting role being cast as the leading man will help the ennui he’s been experiencing over his music career, despite the other guys in his group (including the pan Min Jae) being a found family. However, neither Tessa or Eun Gi was expecting a series of innocent mishaps between them to get blown up by the media. Or the ridiculous extents the company would go to in avoiding a scandal. Author Erin Kinsella is also panromantic.

Jilted by Lilah Suzanne is a novella where some unpleasant surprises in life may turn out to be life-changing in a good way after all. Carter (bisexual) thought he’d be enjoying a romantic time in beautiful New Orleans before Mardi Gras. Until his fiancé in dramatic fashion interrupts a wedding and takes off with an ex-girlfriend who was but mere steps from marrying Link (nonbinary pansexual queer). Abandoned and needing more than to drown their feelings in alcohol at the hotel bar, Carter and Link decide to keep each other company during the already paid for planned honeymoon week.

The first in the Haven Hills series is New Tricks by J.D. Light where small town doesn’t mean small-minded. After an incident lead to being horribly fired and run out by the new owner of the ranch Jefferson (gay) grew up on he finds himself in an unfamiliar town hundreds of miles away. Luckily, he’s noticed by Byrum (bi/pan) a ranch owner who takes him in and offers him a job. Both closeted and attracted to the other, it’s the start of something more too.

Set in Halifax the novella Stop and Stare by Katia Rose features university students Marina (pansexual) a political science major and Iz (nonbinary) a lacrosse player who have been friends practically forever. That is until a new year’s kiss. Both have been pinning after each other. But going from friends to lovers is complicated too when history and having any kind of relationship at all is on the line.

#lgbtq+ books #romance books #pan visibility day #panromantic #pansexual #pan representation #bookopoly #pink cover #yellow cover #light blue cover #start a new series #meant to read last year #book that made me cry

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Title: The Ghost Assassin

Series: Lilah Love #9

Author: Lisa Renee Jones

Release Date: July 13, 2023

ABOUT THE GHOST ASSASSIN

When someone close to Lilah is murdered in what is clearly an assassination, Lilah finds herself looking to Ghost, one of the deadliest assassins in the world. But is Ghost a friend or an enemy? Lilah's about to find out. But Ghost isn't the only one close to Lilah who may well be an enemy. Apparently, the line between friendship and murder is bloody thin.

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THE SERIES

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ABOUT LISA

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones writes dark, edgy fiction including the highly acclaimed INSIDE OUT series and the upcoming, crime thriller The Poet. Suzanne Todd (producer of Alice in Wonderland and Bad Mom's) on the INSIDE OUT series: Lisa has created a beautiful, complicated, and sensual world that is filled with intrigue and suspense.

Prior to publishing Lisa owned a multi-state staffing agency that was recognized many times by The Austin Business Journal and also praised by the Dallas Women’s Magazine. In 1998 Lisa was listed as the #7 growing women owned business in Entrepreneur Magazine. She lives in Colorado with her husband, a cat that talks too much, and a Golden Retriever who is afraid of trash bags.

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My Review

5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

What a Phenomenal read! I just can’t get enough of this series. This had an action packed plot, full of twists, turns, murders and suspense, that will keep you on the edge of your seat, unable to stop reading, because you have to know what or who may be next in this latest thriller by Lisa Renee Jones.

With another killer on the loose Lilah’s latest case becomes a little to close to home when the victim is someone she has been working with to bring down The Society, a secret group with deep political ties, and who have infiltrated into some of the highest positions of power in law enforcement.

As Lilah tries to figure out not only if her or others close to her are in danger, she can’t help but be suspicious of everyone and everything. And that brings out the best of Lilah Love’s attributes as in her snarky, anti-social, distrustful, foul mouthed, and confrontational attitude and she brings it out in spades. So why is the killer targeting powerful people? Could it simply be for sport? Or is it personal? Or for Revenge? And is it someone she knows? You will need to read to get all the juicy details! Can’t wait for the next in this series!!

I received an early copy and this is my honest review.

#newrelease #lisa renee jones #The Ghost Assassin #Lilah Love series

[usertonki]

Army vet long lost twins

He graduated from Grant High School as valedictorian in 1952. 21, 1934, and spent his childhood in northeast Portland, part of a large extended family closely tied to the city’s Jewish community. His wife, Neilda Sussman (née Freedman), passed away in 2014. Sussman, lawyer, and Sarah (Sally, née Rosenfeld), and sister, Laura. He was predeceased by his parents, Maurice D. He is survived by children, Sarah (Nicolas), Rai Sue (Bernie), and Daniel (Patricia) grandchildren, Alec and Magali Saint-Arnaud, Avigdor and Neilda Jean Sussace, and Ariella and Lilah Sussman sister-in-law Ceevah Sobel and her husband, Irwin sister, Roberta Olman and nephew and niece, Steven Sussman and Sally Khandadash. Sussman, z”l, passed away surrounded by his children July 14, 2022. Condolences may be sent to Congregation Beth Israel to be forwarded onto the family.ĭr. The family is planning a private memorial service.ĭonations in Philip's memory can be made to Rose Schnitzer Manor and the Robert Peltz (z"l) High Holidays Funds for Food at Congregation Beth Israel. Philip was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Reiter. Philip is survived by his children, Barbara (Tom) Rosenabum, Gregg (Eleonore) Reiter and Scott (Judy) Reiter seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. 26 in Cambridge, MA.Ĭongregation Neveh Shalom extends our deepest condolences to the extended Yoken family.ĭr. Stephen is survived by his wife, Sharli (Chamberlain) Yoken his brother, Richard (Debbie) Yoken  five children: Jonathan (Jennifer) Yoken of Portland, Craig Yoken, Jennifer Yoken, Justin Yoken, and Jackie (Matt) Ramage as well as six adored grandchildren: Hannah, Rachel and Elie Yoken of Portland, Brooks Ramage, and Sarah and Andrew Yoken. 19, 2022, in Tulsa, Okla., at the age of 79. He is survived by his wife, Suzanne, and ,sons, Alex and Fred.įuneral services will be held at Congregation Kol Ami’s cemetery in Northwood Park on Monday Aug. Condolences may be sent to Congregation Beth Israel to be forwarded to the family.ĭonations in Susan's memory can be made to Rose Schnitzer Manor and the Oregon Jewish Museum & Center for Holocaust Education. The family is planning a private memorial service. Susan was preceded in death by her husband, Theodore Gerson. Susan is survived by her children, Eleonore (Gregg) Reiter and Joanie (Bob) Rosenbaum four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. “He is a good person and great father and I know he would’ve never done anything to hurt our children intentionally.Susan Gerson, z”l, passed away Aug. “Though I am hurting more than I ever imagined possible, I still love my husband,” Ms. She called the twins’ deaths “my absolute worst nightmare.” Rodriguez pleaded for the authorities to treat him with leniency. By the time the twins were found, their body temperature had reached 108 degrees, causing their organs to fail after several hours in the car, according to the medical examiner’s office.Īfter her husband was arrested, Ms. The temperature outside the car reached 86 degrees that day. “I assumed I had dropped them off at day care before I went to work,” he said, according to court documents. The children were pronounced dead at the scene. Rodriguez jumped from his car and screamed, alerting a passer-by who called emergency services. He returned to his car at the end of the workday and drove a short distance before realizing the twins were in the back seat and appeared lifeless, he told the police.Īt that point, the police said, Mr. After arriving at the hospital, where he counseled disabled veterans, he went inside, forgetting that the children were still in the car, the police said.

#Army vet long lost twins

[interludepress]

Now Available to Pre-Order! "Spring is in the Air: A RomCom Trio" Digital Collection

Unexpected. Accidental. Predestined. In this digital collection, three critically-acclaimed authors of LGBTQ+ fiction celebrate love and the art of romantic comedy.

Bundled to save on these critically-acclaimed romantic comedies!

MSRP: $8.99

Release Date: March 8, 2022

Details: This eBook package includes PDF, ePub, and Kindle (Mobi) files.

ISBN (EPUB): 978-1-951954-16-1

Lunch with the Do-Nothings at the Tammy Dinette by Killian B. Brewer

When Marcus Sumter, a short-order cook with dreams of being a chef, inherits a house in small town Marathon, Georgia, he leaves his big city life behind. Marcus intends to sell the house to finance his dreams, but a group of lovable busybodies called the Do-Nothings, a new job at the local diner, the Tammy Dinette, and a handsome mechanic named Hank cause Marcus to rethink his plans. Will he return to the life he knew or will he finally put down roots?

“… the point of the story is laughter, and Brewer shows a wicked facility with the pratfalls and plain speaking of the steel magnolias at the book’s heart.”—Publishers Weekly

Tack & Jibe by Lilah Suzanne

Willa documents a picture-perfect nautical life on Instagram, but when fans register her in a national sailing championship, she needs a crash course in sailing to protect her reputation. She gets help from champion sailor Lane Cordova, whose mastery of the sport is matched only by Willa’s ineptitude—and her growing crush on Lane isn’t helping matters. Can Willa keep her reputation afloat while taking a chance on love?

"This is a sweet story of two women learning who they are and finding love along the way. There are plenty of waves in the ocean to keep you turning pages and oodles of seaside charm. This is one of my favorites of the year so far."—The Lesbian Review

The Luckiest by Mila McWarren

When memoirist Aaron Wilkinson gathers with his high school friends to marry off two of their own, he must spend a week with Nik, the boy who broke his heart. As they settle into the Texas beach house for the nuptials, Nik is clear: he wants Aaron back. “He’s coming hard, baby,” a friend warns, setting the tone for a week of transition where Aaron and Nik must decide if they are playing for keeps.

"[STARRED REVIEW] A strong supporting cast rounds out this solid and sizzling NA romance, which resonates with the amorphous time between finishing college and venturing out into the real world and the choices we make to be with the ones we love."—Booklist

Release Date: March 8, 2022

Details: This eBook package includes PDF, ePub, and Kindle (Mobi) files.

Release Date: March 8, 2022

ISBN (EPUB): 978-1-951954-16-1

Pre-order at: IP Web Store | Amazon | Apple | Barnes & Noble | Google Play | Kobo

Add it on Goodreads.

#RomCom #eBook #lgbtq fiction #interlude press #contemporary #lilah suzanne #killian b brewer #mila mcwarren

[writerlilahsuzanne]

Say it in a Song: Writing Lessons From Country Music

When I started writing a book series about country musicians in Nashville, I did not expect to gain a new appreciation for the genre—the music, the artistry, the emotional pull of a country tune—that enriched the stories and the lives of my characters. But it wasn’t just the characters and their world that bled into my own reality; I also learned surprising things about craft and how to tell a tight, emotional story without a lot of fluff and filler. Country music is chock-full of storytelling songs, that is, lyrics that act as a narrative. A country song can tell a full, rich story in three minutes, and there is a lot any author can learn from that.

“Harper Valley PTA” (written by Tom C. Hall and famously performed by both Jeannie C. Riley and Dolly Parton) starts off with: “I want to tell you a story…” and then we’re told of a widowed mother shamed by the local small-town PTA for her short skirts and scandalous behavior, how this effects her daughter and how Ms. Johnson then lays the smack-down on the Harper Valley PTA hypocrites. An entire story arc of hook, rising action, climax, and resolution in a mere three hundred and twenty four words. Similarly, “A Boy Named Sue” tells a tale of abandonment, ridicule, and revenge. In “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” we’re told about the time a soul-snatching Satan was thwarted by some killer fiddle playing. So how is it that a song can fit a story within such a limited space? And how does that storytelling style translate to novel writing?

Keep it simple: The age old advice is still kicking around for a reason. As a story unfolds, it’s tempting to pile on the ideas. We fall in love with new minor characters, new themes emerge, backstories get more complex, one idea spawns another spawns another spawns another… But doing too much can detract from the story. Country music songs illustrate how to pick one story thread and keep with it, instead of allowing the narrative to spiral out in infinite directions. In “Harper Valley PTA” we stick with Ms. Johnson’s journey; despite the title it’s not about the members of the PTA, or even her daughter, it’s really about her.

Utilize metaphors and symbolism: Sometimes a story calls for lengthy descriptions and background exposition, but often times, using metaphors and symbolism can say a lot by saying something else. “A Boy Named Sue” tell us explicitly: “My daddy left home when I was three, didn’t leave much to ma and me.” and then uses imagery to flesh this out in only a few words: “Just this old guitar and an empty bottle of booze.” We can infer quite a bit about a man who left his wife and child, with only an old guitar and empty booze bottle to remember him by without spending too much time dwelling on it.

Stick to a central theme: If plot is what the story is about, theme is what your story means. “The Devil Went Down To Georgia” uses a deal with the devil motif, concerning itself with the morals and virtues of our fiddle-playing hero Johnny: By staying true to himself and his values, he defeats the devil and retains his soul. Keeping a story’s central theme in mind gives it complexity without adding more baggage to the plot.

Watch filler words: We all have our favorites that we constantly use without realizing it. I overuse “just” and in a recent editing pass it felt like I had to remove a character “hopping down” from something every other scene she was in. If you’re writing a story that needs to be told in the length of a single song, you’re going to watch those filler words. Similarly, in writing a book it’s important to pay attention the words that (just) don’t need to be there.

Portray human experiences. If a story speaks to a universal human experience, then you can count on a built-in reader response. Perhaps not everyone has been publicly shamed by a small town PTA, but we can all relate to not fitting in. We haven’t all been abandoned by a cruel father, but certainly can understand the feeling of left behind or unwanted. And maybe we haven’t actually had to battle the devil via fiddle showdown to save our mortal souls, but certainly we’ve all wrestled with moral dilemmas a time or two. Of course I’m not a songwriter, despite creating county music singer-songwriter characters. I got help from an actual songwriter for the songs I created in the books, and it takes me quite a bit a longer than a few dozen stanzas to weave a cohesive tale. But I do think trying my hand at songwriting and immersing myself in the word of someone who does has made me a better writer. If nothing else, it helped me to think about what I’m saying, how I’m saying, and how long it takes me to get there.

This post originally appeared as a guest column at Bayou Book Junkie

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Book Review: Tack and Jibe by Lilah Suzanne

Rating: ★★★½☆

Blurb: Willa has a picture-perfect life: living in a sea-side cottage, working at a sailing store, and running a hugely popular sailing Instagram. It’s so convincing that her online followers register her to compete in a televised sailing championship. Too bad Willa doesn’t actually know how to sail.

Desperate to protect her carefully curated life, Willa tracks down local sailing champion Lane Cordova, and begs her for a crash course in sailing before the race begins. But Lane’s mastery of the water is matched only by Willa’s ineptitude—and her growing crush on Lane isn’t helping matters. As the competition threatens to go awry, Willa tries to save her reputation from sinking while taking a chance on love.

I had high hopes for this book, because I love Jilted, also by Lilah Suzanne. And this book is good. It's chock full of queer characters: a bisexual main character and her lesbian love interest, her fluid best friend and her love interest, best friend's two moms, probably more that I've forgotten...

The main character has really deep-seated flaws—not just problems in her life that she needs to overcome, or a supposed character flaw that's only there to keep the romance from progressing too fast. She's impulsive and a liar and incredibly insecure, and it's not easy for her to start changing that! And like Lilah Suzanne’s other books, this book doesn't just stop once the book's premise has played itself out. The central conceit, that Willa has lied about knowing how to sail and needs to learn how (from Lane) before the race begins, is only half the book. Lilah Suzanne never leaves it there, their books always deal with the aftermath, the ripple effect, because in these books, that's where the real changes for the characters happen.

In some ways, that makes the structure of the book weird. What would have been the ultimate climax in another book is, in this one, just a particularly intense scene 2/3 through, and the rest of the story unspools loosely: more important, but less interesting. It may be more realistic that the aftermath is kinda slow and meandering, but it's unusual for a book to have such a lull before ending.

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do you happen to know of any queer maritime fiction?

thank you for all these excellent recs! ive already gotten a couple from my library! i just got peter darling in fact. i figure that might have some boats in it!

If having boats in it is the standard, then I definitely do! Check out these pirate books:

YA

A Clash of Steel by C.B. Lee (f/f)

In Deeper Waters by F.T. Lukens (m/m)

The Unbinding of Mary Reade by Miriam McNamara (f/f)

*The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa (transmasc)

The Abyss Surrounds Us by Emily Skrutskie (f/f YA)

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall (f/nb)

Adult

Our Bloody Pearl by D.N. Bryn – AG

Compass Rose by Anna Burke (f/f)

Peter Darling by Austin Chant (m/m)

A Song of Silver and Gold by Melissa Karibian (f/f)

and Tack & Jibe by Lilah Suzanne for a contemporary romance! (Also, not queer, but I love Trish Doller's Float Plan so much, I have to give it a mention.)

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Free Story - As The Years Go By

When the boy next door falls for the boy next door… Gus Hoffman has been best friends with Leo Westley for most of his life, and in love with him for almost as long. As Gus and Leo grow and change through the years, their feelings for each other grow deeper— and more complicated. Gus is sure that they’ll end up spending their lives together, as friends or maybe something more, but when their paths split into different directions as adults everything comes crumbling down. Estranged for years, Leo and Gus come back into each other’s lives after a near-tragedy, and it becomes clear that Gus’s still-lingering attraction to Leo isn’t just one sided. But will giving in to physical desire ruin any chance at rebuilding their life-long friendship, or could this finally be Gus and Leo’s chance at happily ever after?

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Celebrating Bisexual Awareness with Books: “Broken Records” by Lilah Suzanne 💗💜💙

Los Angeles-based stylist Nico Takahashi loves his job—or at least, he used to. Feeling fed up and exhausted from the cutthroat, gossip-fueled business of Hollywood, Nico daydreams about packing it all in and leaving for good. So when Grady Dawson—sexy country music star and rumored playboy—asks Nico to style him, Nico is reluctant. But after styling a career-changing photo-shoot, Nico follows Grady to Nashville where he finds it increasingly difficult to resist Grady’s charms. Can Nico make peace with show business and all its trappings, or will Grady’s public persona get in the way of their private attraction to each other?

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