B. Sylphaen 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
@bsylphaen.bsky.social
Novelist. They/them. Author of "Prince Awakening", "The Ironlight", "Found in Erebus", and others. My linktree: https://linktr.ee/UniversoErrantia
Writing my newest book, I reached a plot point in chapter 5 that in my previous draft was in chapter 17. Who allowed me ramble on for so long? I can't believe I wasted so many words to say absolutely nothing.
"Write without fear, edit without mercy."
#authorlife #writing
"Write without fear, edit without mercy."
#authorlife #writing
October 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Writing my newest book, I reached a plot point in chapter 5 that in my previous draft was in chapter 17. Who allowed me ramble on for so long? I can't believe I wasted so many words to say absolutely nothing.
"Write without fear, edit without mercy."
#authorlife #writing
"Write without fear, edit without mercy."
#authorlife #writing
I finished reading my own novel and was gut-punched by a plot twist I forgot I added there at the end.
#authorlife #Iamanidiot
#authorlife #Iamanidiot
October 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I finished reading my own novel and was gut-punched by a plot twist I forgot I added there at the end.
#authorlife #Iamanidiot
#authorlife #Iamanidiot
I never find about these things in time.
Michelangelo’s Pietà recreated with drones over St Peter’s in the Vatican last night.
September 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I never find about these things in time.
Happy anniversary, both Iskandar and Davide and the magnificent Duomo behind them! #FromNowForever
#MLMRomance #QueerBooks #Florence
#MLMRomance #QueerBooks #Florence
September 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Happy anniversary, both Iskandar and Davide and the magnificent Duomo behind them! #FromNowForever
#MLMRomance #QueerBooks #Florence
#MLMRomance #QueerBooks #Florence
My new novel has been published! "From Now, Forever", another gay romance roaming free, snatching hearts. Will you let charming Davide steal yours too?
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#GayRomance #QueerNovel #writing #RomanceBook #MMRomance #Romance #LGBT
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#GayRomance #QueerNovel #writing #RomanceBook #MMRomance #Romance #LGBT
From Now, Forever / Desde ahora, por siempre
Some hearts are of such boundless fierceness, even reality bends around them. Iskandar leads a quiet life in Firenze, slowly fading into his solitary routine, until the night when he meets the stra…
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August 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
My new novel has been published! "From Now, Forever", another gay romance roaming free, snatching hearts. Will you let charming Davide steal yours too?
belovednovelist.com/2025/08/22/f...
#GayRomance #QueerNovel #writing #RomanceBook #MMRomance #Romance #LGBT
belovednovelist.com/2025/08/22/f...
#GayRomance #QueerNovel #writing #RomanceBook #MMRomance #Romance #LGBT
I'm starting to write a book about Greek mythological characters at the moment of their fall. Do you have a favourite hero that you'd like to read about?
Achilles, Narcissus, Icarus, Hyacinthus, and Eurydice already have a place in this anthology.
#book #writing #authorlife #greekmythology
Achilles, Narcissus, Icarus, Hyacinthus, and Eurydice already have a place in this anthology.
#book #writing #authorlife #greekmythology
August 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I'm starting to write a book about Greek mythological characters at the moment of their fall. Do you have a favourite hero that you'd like to read about?
Achilles, Narcissus, Icarus, Hyacinthus, and Eurydice already have a place in this anthology.
#book #writing #authorlife #greekmythology
Achilles, Narcissus, Icarus, Hyacinthus, and Eurydice already have a place in this anthology.
#book #writing #authorlife #greekmythology
Last night I woke up for no reason. I was so tired and kinda hallucinating, so I was just there thinking that I wanted to sleep but I didn't know how.
My brain might be broken. I'm still so tired.
My brain might be broken. I'm still so tired.
August 9, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Last night I woke up for no reason. I was so tired and kinda hallucinating, so I was just there thinking that I wanted to sleep but I didn't know how.
My brain might be broken. I'm still so tired.
My brain might be broken. I'm still so tired.
Three days of vacation and I forgot how to plan a story, write anything, and even think.
Maybe that last one is caused by the heat, I can't tell.
#writing #authorlife #writersblock
Maybe that last one is caused by the heat, I can't tell.
#writing #authorlife #writersblock
June 30, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Three days of vacation and I forgot how to plan a story, write anything, and even think.
Maybe that last one is caused by the heat, I can't tell.
#writing #authorlife #writersblock
Maybe that last one is caused by the heat, I can't tell.
#writing #authorlife #writersblock
I love it when a tiny reveal in a book knocks my teeth out. More, please.
#reading #twelvekingdoms #12kokki #fuyumiono
#reading #twelvekingdoms #12kokki #fuyumiono
June 2, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I love it when a tiny reveal in a book knocks my teeth out. More, please.
#reading #twelvekingdoms #12kokki #fuyumiono
#reading #twelvekingdoms #12kokki #fuyumiono
June 1, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Happy pride!
[art by Flavia de Vita, fdevitart]
[art by Flavia de Vita, fdevitart]
June 1, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Happy pride!
[art by Flavia de Vita, fdevitart]
[art by Flavia de Vita, fdevitart]
I was just forced to write "The man to my right left". Good job, English language, you're an absolute mess. Spanish would never treat me this way.
#authorlife #writing #linguistics
#authorlife #writing #linguistics
May 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I was just forced to write "The man to my right left". Good job, English language, you're an absolute mess. Spanish would never treat me this way.
#authorlife #writing #linguistics
#authorlife #writing #linguistics
Six hours to write three paragraphs. Sex scenes will be the death of me.
#asexuality #AsexualLife #AceLife #writing #authorlife
#asexuality #AsexualLife #AceLife #writing #authorlife
May 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Six hours to write three paragraphs. Sex scenes will be the death of me.
#asexuality #AsexualLife #AceLife #writing #authorlife
#asexuality #AsexualLife #AceLife #writing #authorlife
Just today I realised that the genie lamps are literally lamps. Oil lamps. I might be dumb.
May 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Just today I realised that the genie lamps are literally lamps. Oil lamps. I might be dumb.
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EU citizens, please take 30 seconds to sign the European Citizens' Initiative to ban conversion therapy (torture against LGBTQ+ people).
Only 1 day left to meet the criteria of 1 million signatures.
eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public
Only 1 day left to meet the criteria of 1 million signatures.
eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public
European Citizens' Initiative
Give your support !
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May 15, 2025 at 8:57 AM
EU citizens, please take 30 seconds to sign the European Citizens' Initiative to ban conversion therapy (torture against LGBTQ+ people).
Only 1 day left to meet the criteria of 1 million signatures.
eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public
Only 1 day left to meet the criteria of 1 million signatures.
eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public
Finished reading the third Twelve Kingdoms book by Fuyumi Ono.
This is the best one yet. The two interwoven stories about the same characters but at different points in their lives was an incredible idea and it was masterfully done.
Now on to the fourth!
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This is the best one yet. The two interwoven stories about the same characters but at different points in their lives was an incredible idea and it was masterfully done.
Now on to the fourth!
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
B. Sylphaen's review of The Twelve Kingdoms (The Twelve Kingdoms, #3)
5/5: Oh, how I regret giving the first book five stars, because now I can't put this one above it. Pretend I gave it 6/5 stars. The story is a bit convoluted and I disliked the antagonist, his motive...
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May 15, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Finished reading the third Twelve Kingdoms book by Fuyumi Ono.
This is the best one yet. The two interwoven stories about the same characters but at different points in their lives was an incredible idea and it was masterfully done.
Now on to the fourth!
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
This is the best one yet. The two interwoven stories about the same characters but at different points in their lives was an incredible idea and it was masterfully done.
Now on to the fourth!
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Visited the #Uffizi today to check the positioning of some paintings to reference them correctly in my newest #book. I truly have a wonderful life.
#authorlife #uffizigallery #galleriauffizi
#authorlife #uffizigallery #galleriauffizi
May 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Visited the #Uffizi today to check the positioning of some paintings to reference them correctly in my newest #book. I truly have a wonderful life.
#authorlife #uffizigallery #galleriauffizi
#authorlife #uffizigallery #galleriauffizi
Sent my first query letter. I'm proud of myself and excited about the future. Whatever comes as an answer, it'll be a new experience.
#authorlife #writing #querying
#authorlife #writing #querying
May 6, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Sent my first query letter. I'm proud of myself and excited about the future. Whatever comes as an answer, it'll be a new experience.
#authorlife #writing #querying
#authorlife #writing #querying
Writing book summaries is my personal hell. How do I tell you my story in just a couple of paragraphs? If I knew how to be brief, I wouldn't have written a 100k word novel.
#writing #authorlife #queryletter
#writing #authorlife #queryletter
May 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Writing book summaries is my personal hell. How do I tell you my story in just a couple of paragraphs? If I knew how to be brief, I wouldn't have written a 100k word novel.
#writing #authorlife #queryletter
#writing #authorlife #queryletter
Time between 11:30 pm and 2 am doesn't exist.
May 1, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Time between 11:30 pm and 2 am doesn't exist.
I don't remember what made me watch Anohana a decade ago but I still resent it.
Pieces of my heart were lost forever that day.
Pieces of my heart were lost forever that day.
April 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I don't remember what made me watch Anohana a decade ago but I still resent it.
Pieces of my heart were lost forever that day.
Pieces of my heart were lost forever that day.
In principle I always understood the meaning behind "I know that I know nothing", but wow, truly, the more I learn, the stupider I discover myself to be.
April 21, 2025 at 11:25 AM
In principle I always understood the meaning behind "I know that I know nothing", but wow, truly, the more I learn, the stupider I discover myself to be.
I decided to put self-publishing aside for now and give looking for an agent a try, so I started studying query letters and all that is needed to make a proper introduction. I had no idea I was so ignorant in a field so close to my own work. I feel both humbled and slapped.
#authorlife #writing
#authorlife #writing
April 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I decided to put self-publishing aside for now and give looking for an agent a try, so I started studying query letters and all that is needed to make a proper introduction. I had no idea I was so ignorant in a field so close to my own work. I feel both humbled and slapped.
#authorlife #writing
#authorlife #writing
A vital part of being a writer is being there for your novel every day. It doesn't mean to write every day, sometimes you'll be too busy for that, but at least dedicate a thought to it, read a paragraph, fix a comma.
The moment you disconnect from your writing, the story inside of you starts dying.
The moment you disconnect from your writing, the story inside of you starts dying.
April 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
A vital part of being a writer is being there for your novel every day. It doesn't mean to write every day, sometimes you'll be too busy for that, but at least dedicate a thought to it, read a paragraph, fix a comma.
The moment you disconnect from your writing, the story inside of you starts dying.
The moment you disconnect from your writing, the story inside of you starts dying.