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:
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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!

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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!
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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! 🥰🔥

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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:
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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) 😜

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Happy Halloween from Sylvia Barry... or is it Daniel Molloy and Lestat de Lioncourt? 💅

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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

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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

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

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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

Time for the million dollar (ha, we wish!) question: do you prefer writing short stories or novels? There's pros and cons to both, and Sylvia Barry's answer might not be what you expect....👀

For links to our short stories as well as our joint novel LESSONS IN TIMING: www.sylviabarrybooks.com

Fess up--how much of yourself have you infused into your characters? This is a safe space, we definitely don't project our own identities and issues onto our characters...🤪

If you'd like to read about the characters we definitely didn't base on ourselves, check out LESSONS IN TIMING! a.co/d/1uAj0IW

A lil ASMR care of Sylvia Barry to celebrate the 1 year anniversary of LESSONS IN TIMING being published! 🥰🥂🎂🥳🌈🔥 Eternal thanks to @riptidepublishing.bsky.social for getting this baby out into the world! They grow up so fast... 😭

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Happy 1 year book birthday to our queer, debut romcom LESSONS IN TIMING! 🥳🎂🥂 And thank you to @riptidepublishing.bsky.social for helping bring the baby into the world 🥰

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