Sylvia Barry
@sylviabarry.bsky.social
Author of queer romance. Collector of sea glass, cats, and one-legged ghosts. @MayaDRocha and @thepaintedlion.bsky.social in a hand-crocheted trench coat. www.sylviabarrybooks.com
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✨️Cover Reveal!!✨️
LESSONS IN BALANCE is the sequel following the events of LESSONS IN TIMING (our Odd Couple, opposites attract romcom):
"There’s a delicate balance between falling in love and falling apart."
Coming 12/22 from @riptidepublishing.bsky.social
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
LESSONS IN BALANCE is the sequel following the events of LESSONS IN TIMING (our Odd Couple, opposites attract romcom):
"There’s a delicate balance between falling in love and falling apart."
Coming 12/22 from @riptidepublishing.bsky.social
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
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/...
We have characters playlists for LESSONS IN BALANCE on our website!🥰
Be sure to preorder the ebook!
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
December 12, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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/...
We have characters playlists for LESSONS IN BALANCE on our website!🥰
Be sure to preorder the ebook!
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
What's Sylvia Barry's secret to cowriting romance books? We wrote a blog article about how we met and how we started writing together!
Check it out: medium.com/@draftingthr...
And be sure to preorder our second queer romance, LESSONS IN BALANCE, out 12/22/25!
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
Check it out: medium.com/@draftingthr...
And be sure to preorder our second queer romance, LESSONS IN BALANCE, out 12/22/25!
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
A Fictional Witch’s Guide to Co-Writing
First, find someone you like who’s nothing like you. Second, be silly AF.
medium.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
What's Sylvia Barry's secret to cowriting romance books? We wrote a blog article about how we met and how we started writing together!
Check it out: medium.com/@draftingthr...
And be sure to preorder our second queer romance, LESSONS IN BALANCE, out 12/22/25!
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
Check it out: medium.com/@draftingthr...
And be sure to preorder our second queer romance, LESSONS IN BALANCE, out 12/22/25!
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/...
Preorder: riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
December 11, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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/...
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/...
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/...
December 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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/...
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/...
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/...
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/...
December 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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/...
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/...
If your characters came to life and showed up at your doorstep, how much would you have to answer for?👀 Would you guys hang out or would they immediately throw hands? 😬
Follow the Lessons boys on their romantic adventure in London! Preorder LESSONS IN BALANCE:
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
Follow the Lessons boys on their romantic adventure in London! Preorder LESSONS IN BALANCE:
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
December 7, 2025 at 11:25 PM
If your characters came to life and showed up at your doorstep, how much would you have to answer for?👀 Would you guys hang out or would they immediately throw hands? 😬
Follow the Lessons boys on their romantic adventure in London! Preorder LESSONS IN BALANCE:
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
Follow the Lessons boys on their romantic adventure in London! Preorder LESSONS IN BALANCE:
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/...
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/...
December 7, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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/...
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/...
Website makeover time! 💅
Preorder for our London-based sequel LESSONS IN BALANCE is live, the cover's looking gorgeous, and we have even more publishing news to share! 👀✨️
www.sylviabarrybooks.com
Preorder for our London-based sequel LESSONS IN BALANCE is live, the cover's looking gorgeous, and we have even more publishing news to share! 👀✨️
www.sylviabarrybooks.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Website makeover time! 💅
Preorder for our London-based sequel LESSONS IN BALANCE is live, the cover's looking gorgeous, and we have even more publishing news to share! 👀✨️
www.sylviabarrybooks.com
Preorder for our London-based sequel LESSONS IN BALANCE is live, the cover's looking gorgeous, and we have even more publishing news to share! 👀✨️
www.sylviabarrybooks.com
Reposted by Sylvia Barry
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...
"There’s a delicate balance between falling in love and falling apart." | Release date - 12/22/25
Pre-order Now: riptidepublishing.com/products/les...
December 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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...
"There’s a delicate balance between falling in love and falling apart." | Release date - 12/22/25
Pre-order Now: riptidepublishing.com/products/les...
✨️Cover Reveal!!✨️
LESSONS IN BALANCE is the sequel following the events of LESSONS IN TIMING (our Odd Couple, opposites attract romcom):
"There’s a delicate balance between falling in love and falling apart."
Coming 12/22 from @riptidepublishing.bsky.social
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
LESSONS IN BALANCE is the sequel following the events of LESSONS IN TIMING (our Odd Couple, opposites attract romcom):
"There’s a delicate balance between falling in love and falling apart."
Coming 12/22 from @riptidepublishing.bsky.social
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
November 29, 2025 at 11:36 PM
✨️Cover Reveal!!✨️
LESSONS IN BALANCE is the sequel following the events of LESSONS IN TIMING (our Odd Couple, opposites attract romcom):
"There’s a delicate balance between falling in love and falling apart."
Coming 12/22 from @riptidepublishing.bsky.social
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
LESSONS IN BALANCE is the sequel following the events of LESSONS IN TIMING (our Odd Couple, opposites attract romcom):
"There’s a delicate balance between falling in love and falling apart."
Coming 12/22 from @riptidepublishing.bsky.social
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
Happy Halloween from Sylvia Barry... or is it Daniel Molloy and Lestat de Lioncourt? 💅
Check out LESSONS IN TIMING: a.co/d/8uEk479
@mayadrocha.bsky.social @riptidepublishing.bsky.social @thepaintedlion.bsky.social
Check out LESSONS IN TIMING: a.co/d/8uEk479
@mayadrocha.bsky.social @riptidepublishing.bsky.social @thepaintedlion.bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Happy Halloween from Sylvia Barry... or is it Daniel Molloy and Lestat de Lioncourt? 💅
Check out LESSONS IN TIMING: a.co/d/8uEk479
@mayadrocha.bsky.social @riptidepublishing.bsky.social @thepaintedlion.bsky.social
Check out LESSONS IN TIMING: a.co/d/8uEk479
@mayadrocha.bsky.social @riptidepublishing.bsky.social @thepaintedlion.bsky.social
Reposted by Sylvia Barry
Writing a blog post with @thepaintedlion.bsky.social about co-authoring as @sylviabarry.bsky.social and our main conclusion/advice is...
Be best friends.
This is either very helpful or completely unhelpful. 🤷🏽♀️
Be best friends.
This is either very helpful or completely unhelpful. 🤷🏽♀️
October 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Writing a blog post with @thepaintedlion.bsky.social about co-authoring as @sylviabarry.bsky.social and our main conclusion/advice is...
Be best friends.
This is either very helpful or completely unhelpful. 🤷🏽♀️
Be best friends.
This is either very helpful or completely unhelpful. 🤷🏽♀️
Reposted by Sylvia Barry
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#newsletter #novel #lgbtqiabooks #books
#newsletter #novel #lgbtqiabooks #books
October 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Sign up for the newsletter for a reintoduction to "Best of the Wrong Reasons", my first novel ! Visit Sandersantiago.com
#newsletter #novel #lgbtqiabooks #books
#newsletter #novel #lgbtqiabooks #books
Reposted by Sylvia Barry
May 23, 2025 at 3:07 AM
PRIDE & PREJUDICE x STAR TREK: DS9
An asexual, rules-obsessed RA and a smarmy campus conman battle wits and their growing attraction. Queer Pride & Prejudice set in college, if Darcy wrote fanfic and Lizzie did crime.
🏳️🌈Ace, Jewish, NB, plus size rep
#DVpit #CR #RC #A #NA #LGBTQ #OWN #Q
An asexual, rules-obsessed RA and a smarmy campus conman battle wits and their growing attraction. Queer Pride & Prejudice set in college, if Darcy wrote fanfic and Lizzie did crime.
🏳️🌈Ace, Jewish, NB, plus size rep
#DVpit #CR #RC #A #NA #LGBTQ #OWN #Q
October 8, 2025 at 9:44 PM
What if a Quark/Odo (DS9) college AU (where Odo is an uptight RA and Quark is an overachieving conman) met a queer Pride and Prejudice retelling (where Darcy writes fanfic and Lizzie does crime)? 👀
Enemies to lovers, found family, Ace rep, love letter to fandom 🍋
#DVpit #CR #RC #A #NA #LGBTQ #OWN
Enemies to lovers, found family, Ace rep, love letter to fandom 🍋
#DVpit #CR #RC #A #NA #LGBTQ #OWN
October 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
How long have your characters been rattling around your brain? Are they strangers or old friends? WE WANNA KNOW! 🥰
Our characters in LESSONS IN TIMING have been around for different lengths of time 🤪https://a.co/d/0sMrxPd
@riptidepublishing.bsky.social @mayadrocha.bsky.social
Our characters in LESSONS IN TIMING have been around for different lengths of time 🤪https://a.co/d/0sMrxPd
@riptidepublishing.bsky.social @mayadrocha.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM
How long have your characters been rattling around your brain? Are they strangers or old friends? WE WANNA KNOW! 🥰
Our characters in LESSONS IN TIMING have been around for different lengths of time 🤪https://a.co/d/0sMrxPd
@riptidepublishing.bsky.social @mayadrocha.bsky.social
Our characters in LESSONS IN TIMING have been around for different lengths of time 🤪https://a.co/d/0sMrxPd
@riptidepublishing.bsky.social @mayadrocha.bsky.social
Reposted by Sylvia Barry
NYGEL ISSUE 1 HAS ARRIVED!!! 🥳🥳🥳
Want a spicy treat for the long weekend? How about 8 super queer, super weird, super HOT monster erotica stories from some of the best authors in the business? 👀 💦
www.nygelmag.com/store-1/p/ny...
#releaseday #bookrelease #spicybooks #litmag #indiepress #erotica
Want a spicy treat for the long weekend? How about 8 super queer, super weird, super HOT monster erotica stories from some of the best authors in the business? 👀 💦
www.nygelmag.com/store-1/p/ny...
#releaseday #bookrelease #spicybooks #litmag #indiepress #erotica
August 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
NYGEL ISSUE 1 HAS ARRIVED!!! 🥳🥳🥳
Want a spicy treat for the long weekend? How about 8 super queer, super weird, super HOT monster erotica stories from some of the best authors in the business? 👀 💦
www.nygelmag.com/store-1/p/ny...
#releaseday #bookrelease #spicybooks #litmag #indiepress #erotica
Want a spicy treat for the long weekend? How about 8 super queer, super weird, super HOT monster erotica stories from some of the best authors in the business? 👀 💦
www.nygelmag.com/store-1/p/ny...
#releaseday #bookrelease #spicybooks #litmag #indiepress #erotica
Reposted by Sylvia Barry
Happy release day to our weird erotica mag! 🥳💦🔥
NYGEL's first issue is filled to the brim with unhinged, spicy monster smut, and we're welcoming you all home with open tentacles 🐙
www.nygelmag.com/store-1/p/ny...
NYGEL's first issue is filled to the brim with unhinged, spicy monster smut, and we're welcoming you all home with open tentacles 🐙
www.nygelmag.com/store-1/p/ny...
August 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Happy release day to our weird erotica mag! 🥳💦🔥
NYGEL's first issue is filled to the brim with unhinged, spicy monster smut, and we're welcoming you all home with open tentacles 🐙
www.nygelmag.com/store-1/p/ny...
NYGEL's first issue is filled to the brim with unhinged, spicy monster smut, and we're welcoming you all home with open tentacles 🐙
www.nygelmag.com/store-1/p/ny...
If you were stuck on a deserted island and could only bring one book with you for company, what would you choose and why? (and let us know if this is the part where you immediately forget every book you've ever read 🤪)
We recommend LESSONS IN TIMING: a.co/d/1uAj0IW
We recommend LESSONS IN TIMING: a.co/d/1uAj0IW
July 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
If you were stuck on a deserted island and could only bring one book with you for company, what would you choose and why? (and let us know if this is the part where you immediately forget every book you've ever read 🤪)
We recommend LESSONS IN TIMING: a.co/d/1uAj0IW
We recommend LESSONS IN TIMING: a.co/d/1uAj0IW
For those of you fellow coauthors out there, do you prefer writing as a team or writing alone? ✍️👀🔥Theres pros and cons to both--for example, pro: you get to work with your best friend, but con: it's way too easy to get distracted now lol
LESSONS IN TIMING: a.co/d/1uAj0IW
LESSONS IN TIMING: a.co/d/1uAj0IW
July 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
For those of you fellow coauthors out there, do you prefer writing as a team or writing alone? ✍️👀🔥Theres pros and cons to both--for example, pro: you get to work with your best friend, but con: it's way too easy to get distracted now lol
LESSONS IN TIMING: a.co/d/1uAj0IW
LESSONS IN TIMING: a.co/d/1uAj0IW
Part of being an author is both drafting AND editing.... but which do you enjoy more? (and don't just say drafting only because we're all writers here, we want HONESTY AND NUANCE) 😜
Our queer romcom LESSONS IN TIMING was drafted and edited many times over ten years 😅 Check it out: a.co/d/1uAj0IW
Our queer romcom LESSONS IN TIMING was drafted and edited many times over ten years 😅 Check it out: a.co/d/1uAj0IW
July 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Part of being an author is both drafting AND editing.... but which do you enjoy more? (and don't just say drafting only because we're all writers here, we want HONESTY AND NUANCE) 😜
Our queer romcom LESSONS IN TIMING was drafted and edited many times over ten years 😅 Check it out: a.co/d/1uAj0IW
Our queer romcom LESSONS IN TIMING was drafted and edited many times over ten years 😅 Check it out: a.co/d/1uAj0IW