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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Sylvia Barry
@sylviabarry.bsky.social
· Dec 22
(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
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
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!
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LESSONS IN TIMING is on sale this week for only $0.99 everywhere ebooks are sold!
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February 4, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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 is on sale this week for only $0.99 everywhere ebooks are sold!
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Reposted by Sylvia Barry
What's better than a quirky gay romance in time for Valentine’s Day? How bout a quirky gay romance in time for Valentine’s Day 🎉FOR ONLY A DOLLAR?🎉
Get our odd couple/star-crossed roommate romance for practically free THIS WEEK ONLY!
Amazon: a.co/d/01bQqiWw
Get our odd couple/star-crossed roommate romance for practically free THIS WEEK ONLY!
Amazon: a.co/d/01bQqiWw
Lessons in Timing by Sylvia Barry is only $0.99 - BookBub
Easygoing Californian Lucas Barclay and British artist Armand Demetrio have almost nothing in common including their opposite schedules, which prevent the two from ever meeting in their shared apartme...
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February 3, 2026 at 4:57 PM
What's better than a quirky gay romance in time for Valentine’s Day? How bout a quirky gay romance in time for Valentine’s Day 🎉FOR ONLY A DOLLAR?🎉
Get our odd couple/star-crossed roommate romance for practically free THIS WEEK ONLY!
Amazon: a.co/d/01bQqiWw
Get our odd couple/star-crossed roommate romance for practically free THIS WEEK ONLY!
Amazon: a.co/d/01bQqiWw
What's better than a quirky gay romance in time for Valentine’s Day? How bout a quirky gay romance in time for Valentine’s Day 🎉FOR ONLY A DOLLAR?🎉
Get our odd couple/star-crossed roommate romance for practically free THIS WEEK ONLY!
Amazon: a.co/d/01bQqiWw
Get our odd couple/star-crossed roommate romance for practically free THIS WEEK ONLY!
Amazon: a.co/d/01bQqiWw
Lessons in Timing by Sylvia Barry is only $0.99 - BookBub
Easygoing Californian Lucas Barclay and British artist Armand Demetrio have almost nothing in common including their opposite schedules, which prevent the two from ever meeting in their shared apartme...
www.bookbub.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:57 PM
What's better than a quirky gay romance in time for Valentine’s Day? How bout a quirky gay romance in time for Valentine’s Day 🎉FOR ONLY A DOLLAR?🎉
Get our odd couple/star-crossed roommate romance for practically free THIS WEEK ONLY!
Amazon: a.co/d/01bQqiWw
Get our odd couple/star-crossed roommate romance for practically free THIS WEEK ONLY!
Amazon: a.co/d/01bQqiWw
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."
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."
December 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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."
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! 🥰
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Snuggle up with a wintery romance continuing the story of Armand and Lucas settling into a new relationship in London! 🥰
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
December 26, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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/...
Snuggle up with a wintery romance continuing the story of Armand and Lucas settling into a new relationship in London! 🥰
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
Reposted by Sylvia Barry
Another Sylvia Barry gay romcom is here! 🥳🥳🥳LESSONS IN BALANCE is available now, and be sure to get caught up with the previous book LESSONS IN TIMING while you're at it!
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December 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Another Sylvia Barry gay romcom is here! 🥳🥳🥳LESSONS IN BALANCE is available now, and be sure to get caught up with the previous book LESSONS IN TIMING while you're at it!
'Zon: a.co/d/diiq4xl
'Zon: a.co/d/diiq4xl
Another Sylvia Barry gay romcom is here! 🥳🥳🥳LESSONS IN BALANCE is available now, and be sure to get caught up with the previous book LESSONS IN TIMING while you're at it!
'Zon: a.co/d/diiq4xl
'Zon: a.co/d/diiq4xl
December 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Another Sylvia Barry gay romcom is here! 🥳🥳🥳LESSONS IN BALANCE is available now, and be sure to get caught up with the previous book LESSONS IN TIMING while you're at it!
'Zon: a.co/d/diiq4xl
'Zon: a.co/d/diiq4xl
Reposted by Sylvia Barry
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/...
The sequel novella LESSONS IN BALANCE will release tomorrow! 👀🥳
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
December 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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/...
The sequel novella LESSONS IN BALANCE will release tomorrow! 👀🥳
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
Reposted by Sylvia Barry
(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
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
December 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
(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
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
(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
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
December 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
(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
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
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/...
The sequel novella LESSONS IN BALANCE will release tomorrow! 👀🥳
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
December 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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/...
The sequel novella LESSONS IN BALANCE will release tomorrow! 👀🥳
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 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/...
December 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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 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/...
Reposted by Sylvia Barry
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!
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Read Book 1: riptidepublishing.com/products/les...
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...
December 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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...
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...
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! 👀🥰
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We had a lot of fun writing the villain of LESSONS IN BALANCE, coming out 12/22! 👀🥰
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
December 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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/...
We had a lot of fun writing the villain of LESSONS IN BALANCE, coming out 12/22! 👀🥰
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
🌶🔥Spicy snippet alert!🔥🌶 Armand welcomes Lucas to his London flat 👀
LESSONS IN BALANCE releases 12/22: riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
#mmromance #spicybooks
LESSONS IN BALANCE releases 12/22: riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
#mmromance #spicybooks
December 17, 2025 at 1:13 AM
🌶🔥Spicy snippet alert!🔥🌶 Armand welcomes Lucas to his London flat 👀
LESSONS IN BALANCE releases 12/22: riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
#mmromance #spicybooks
LESSONS IN BALANCE releases 12/22: riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
#mmromance #spicybooks
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!
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Preorder oursoftie grump x bitchy sunshine sequel: LESSONS IN BALANCE, out 12/22!
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
December 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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/...
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/...
Should you wish to read and/or review our second queer romcom, LESSONS IN BALANCE is up for preorder:
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
December 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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/...
Should you wish to read and/or review our second queer romcom, LESSONS IN BALANCE is up for preorder:
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
Do you use AI to write? We here at Sylvia Barry are STRONGLY ANTI-AI--both our covers are made by humans, and every word we write is from our own brains, that's the SB promise🤚💯
Support artists who will never use AI: pre-order LESSONS IN BALANCE, out 12/22!
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
Support artists who will never use AI: pre-order LESSONS IN BALANCE, out 12/22!
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
December 13, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Do you use AI to write? We here at Sylvia Barry are STRONGLY ANTI-AI--both our covers are made by humans, and every word we write is from our own brains, that's the SB promise🤚💯
Support artists who will never use AI: pre-order LESSONS IN BALANCE, out 12/22!
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
Support artists who will never use AI: pre-order LESSONS IN BALANCE, out 12/22!
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/...