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October 29, 2024
Fire Spells Between Friends with Sarah Wallace and S.O. Callahan on Right Here Write Queer
There’s a new episode of Right Here Write Queer waiting for you in your favorite podcast app!
What are some of the rewards and challenges of taking the road less travelled and writing a romance between an already-established couple? Sebastian Nothwell (he/him) interviews Sarah Wallace (they/them) and S.O. Callahan (she/her) about their upcoming queernormative cozy Regency romantasy, Fire Spells Between Friends.
Sarah Wallace and S.O. Callahan are coauthors of the Fae & Human Relations series, a queernormative cozy fantasy beginning with Breeze Spells and Bridegrooms.
Additionally, Sarah Wallace is the author of the queernormative cozy fantasy series Meddle & Mend, beginning with Letters to Half Moon Street. You can connect with them on instagram @sarah.wallace.writer
S.O. Callahan is also the author of the queer historical romantasy duology Fella Enchanted and Fella Ever After. You can connect with her on instagram @s.o.callahan
What are some of the rewards and challenges of taking the road less travelled and writing a romance between an already-established couple? Sebastian Nothwell (he/him) interviews Sarah Wallace (they/them) and S.O. Callahan (she/her) about their upcoming queernormative cozy Regency romantasy, Fire Spells Between Friends.
Sarah Wallace and S.O. Callahan are coauthors of the Fae & Human Relations series, a queernormative cozy fantasy beginning with Breeze Spells and Bridegrooms.
Additionally, Sarah Wallace is the author of the queernormative cozy fantasy series Meddle & Mend, beginning with Letters to Half Moon Street. You can connect with them on instagram @sarah.wallace.writer
S.O. Callahan is also the author of the queer historical romantasy duology Fella Enchanted and Fella Ever After. You can connect with her on instagram @s.o.callahan
October 27, 2024
Ch. 5 - Theo - transmasc mm romance on Patreon!
Chapter Five of
Theo
- a transmasc reimagining of Little Women - is up on Patre♡n! Wherein a hidden truth is revealed.
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“You’re not a girl,” said Leslie.
Theo stared at him.
Leslie realized his feverish rambling required further explanation. “Not really. I mean, they dress you up like one, and call you one, and expect you to act like one… but you’re not.”
Theo continued staring.
Leslie elaborated on his point. “So I don’t think you’re a girl at all. I think you’re rather a man.”
Theo said nothing.
“Like me,” Leslie said, with a little gesture of his hand towards his chest, as if Theo needed a reminder of what a man was. “Or, not exactly like me, but as much like me or any other man as a man like you can be.”
Theo blinked at him, slowly, like a cat, and it occurred to Leslie for the first time that he might not be making as much sense as he’d hoped.
But just as Leslie opened his cracked lips to try again, Theo spoke.
“Took you long enough to notice,” he said.
~
Joining me on Patre♡n will give you access to “drawer fic” – aka the 500k+ words worth of manuscripts that have been shelved until I figure out how to fix or finish them. You'll also be invited to join an exclusive Discord server just for patrons!
A new chapter will go up every week. Missing (unwritten) scenes will be indicated by brackets describing what would probably happen if the scene were written. Example: [in this scene Aubrey and Lindsey ride a carousel]
Currently posting…
♡ Theo. (transmasc historical mm romance)
Completed works...
♡ the Aubrey & Lindsey solar fantasy project (mm)
♡ A Willing Canvas - John Halloway x Lord Cyril Graves (mm)
♡ The Train Job - Rowena Althorp x Rebekah (ff)
♡ Hold Fast 2 - Hold Faster (mm)
♡ Vampires Vampires Vampires (mmm)
♡ The Sebastian Nothwell Contemporary Expanded Universe (mmm+)
See you on Patre♡n!
~
“You’re not a girl,” said Leslie.
Theo stared at him.
Leslie realized his feverish rambling required further explanation. “Not really. I mean, they dress you up like one, and call you one, and expect you to act like one… but you’re not.”
Theo continued staring.
Leslie elaborated on his point. “So I don’t think you’re a girl at all. I think you’re rather a man.”
Theo said nothing.
“Like me,” Leslie said, with a little gesture of his hand towards his chest, as if Theo needed a reminder of what a man was. “Or, not exactly like me, but as much like me or any other man as a man like you can be.”
Theo blinked at him, slowly, like a cat, and it occurred to Leslie for the first time that he might not be making as much sense as he’d hoped.
But just as Leslie opened his cracked lips to try again, Theo spoke.
“Took you long enough to notice,” he said.
~
Joining me on Patre♡n will give you access to “drawer fic” – aka the 500k+ words worth of manuscripts that have been shelved until I figure out how to fix or finish them. You'll also be invited to join an exclusive Discord server just for patrons!
A new chapter will go up every week. Missing (unwritten) scenes will be indicated by brackets describing what would probably happen if the scene were written. Example: [in this scene Aubrey and Lindsey ride a carousel]
Currently posting…
♡ Theo. (transmasc historical mm romance)
Completed works...
♡ the Aubrey & Lindsey solar fantasy project (mm)
♡ A Willing Canvas - John Halloway x Lord Cyril Graves (mm)
♡ The Train Job - Rowena Althorp x Rebekah (ff)
♡ Hold Fast 2 - Hold Faster (mm)
♡ Vampires Vampires Vampires (mmm)
♡ The Sebastian Nothwell Contemporary Expanded Universe (mmm+)
See you on Patre♡n!
October 22, 2024
Queer Horror – Helen House with Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
There’s a new episode of Right Here Write Queer waiting for you in your favorite podcast app!
Sarah Wallace (they/them) interviews Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya (she/her) about her work in the “relationship horror” subgenre, her career spanning nonfiction TV and film criticism to writing fiction, and adding to the growing canon of queer horror with her illustrated novelette, Helen House.
Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya (she/her) is the managing editor of Autostraddle and TriQuarterly and the author of the queer horror novelette Helen House as well as many more articles and short stories. You can connect with her at her website: kaylakumariupadhyaya.com
Sarah Wallace (they/them) is the author of the queernormative cozy fantasy series Meddle & Mend, beginning with Letters to Half Moon Street, as well as coauthors of the Fae & Human Relations series beginning with Breeze Spells and Bridegrooms. You can connect with them on instagram @sarah.wallace.writer
Sarah Wallace (they/them) interviews Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya (she/her) about her work in the “relationship horror” subgenre, her career spanning nonfiction TV and film criticism to writing fiction, and adding to the growing canon of queer horror with her illustrated novelette, Helen House.
Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya (she/her) is the managing editor of Autostraddle and TriQuarterly and the author of the queer horror novelette Helen House as well as many more articles and short stories. You can connect with her at her website: kaylakumariupadhyaya.com
Sarah Wallace (they/them) is the author of the queernormative cozy fantasy series Meddle & Mend, beginning with Letters to Half Moon Street, as well as coauthors of the Fae & Human Relations series beginning with Breeze Spells and Bridegrooms. You can connect with them on instagram @sarah.wallace.writer
October 21, 2024
Monsters & Mayhem Author Panel and Book Signing at Tatnuck Bookseller!
Save the date! Join us at Tatnuck Bookseller for the Monsters & Mayhem author panel and book signing.
WHO
• Jared Grace
• Kathryn Marie
• Liz Sauco
• Amanda Sinatra
• Sebastian Nothwell
WHEN
October 26th @ 12:30pm
WHERE
Tatnuck Bookseller
Westborough Shopping Center
18 Lyman Street
Westborough, MA
Come say hello - I can't wait to see you there!
WHO
• Jared Grace
• Kathryn Marie
• Liz Sauco
• Amanda Sinatra
• Sebastian Nothwell
WHEN
October 26th @ 12:30pm
WHERE
Tatnuck Bookseller
Westborough Shopping Center
18 Lyman Street
Westborough, MA
Come say hello - I can't wait to see you there!
October 20, 2024
Ch. 4 - Theo - transmasc mm romance on Patreon!
Chapter Four of
Theo
- a transmasc reimagining of Little Women - is up on Patre♡n! Wherein our hero enters a formerly-forbidden domain.
~
Determination had seen Theo through the most fearful moments—skating back to the dock to snatch the oar from the rowboat, screaming Leslie’s name, waiting for him to break the surface again, drawing him out and marching him off the lake and keeping him moving, keeping him warm—but now, with Leslie bundled up and whisked off into the unknown depths of the mansion, there remained nothing to distract him.
~
Joining me on Patre♡n will give you access to “drawer fic” – aka the 500k+ words worth of manuscripts that have been shelved until I figure out how to fix or finish them. You'll also be invited to join an exclusive Discord server just for patrons!
A new chapter will go up every week. Missing (unwritten) scenes will be indicated by brackets describing what would probably happen if the scene were written. Example: [in this scene Aubrey and Lindsey ride a carousel]
Currently posting…
♡ Theo. (transmasc historical mm romance)
Completed works...
♡ the Aubrey & Lindsey solar fantasy project (mm)
♡ A Willing Canvas - John Halloway x Lord Cyril Graves (mm)
♡ The Train Job - Rowena Althorp x Rebekah (ff)
♡ Hold Fast 2 - Hold Faster (mm)
♡ Vampires Vampires Vampires (mmm)
♡ The Sebastian Nothwell Contemporary Expanded Universe (mmm+)
See you on Patre♡n!
~
Determination had seen Theo through the most fearful moments—skating back to the dock to snatch the oar from the rowboat, screaming Leslie’s name, waiting for him to break the surface again, drawing him out and marching him off the lake and keeping him moving, keeping him warm—but now, with Leslie bundled up and whisked off into the unknown depths of the mansion, there remained nothing to distract him.
~
Joining me on Patre♡n will give you access to “drawer fic” – aka the 500k+ words worth of manuscripts that have been shelved until I figure out how to fix or finish them. You'll also be invited to join an exclusive Discord server just for patrons!
A new chapter will go up every week. Missing (unwritten) scenes will be indicated by brackets describing what would probably happen if the scene were written. Example: [in this scene Aubrey and Lindsey ride a carousel]
Currently posting…
♡ Theo. (transmasc historical mm romance)
Completed works...
♡ the Aubrey & Lindsey solar fantasy project (mm)
♡ A Willing Canvas - John Halloway x Lord Cyril Graves (mm)
♡ The Train Job - Rowena Althorp x Rebekah (ff)
♡ Hold Fast 2 - Hold Faster (mm)
♡ Vampires Vampires Vampires (mmm)
♡ The Sebastian Nothwell Contemporary Expanded Universe (mmm+)
See you on Patre♡n!
October 15, 2024
Gothic Lesbian Romance – The Haunting of Heatherhurst Hall on Right Here Write Queer
There’s a new episode of Right Here Write Queer waiting for you in your favorite podcast app!
Carolina Cruz (they/them) interviews Sebastian Nothwell (he/him) about his gothic sapphic romance The Haunting of Heatherhurst Hall, including lesbian flirtation through sapphic literature, drawing inspiration from Carmilla and The Goblin Market, the perils of writing about writers, 19th century spirit photography, and a surprise guest appearance by Man Door Hand Hook Car Door.
Carolina Cruz (they/them) is the author of the horror romance novella Blood in the Water as well as the fantasy series The Creed of Gethin beginning with The Unwanted Prophet. You can follow them on twitter and instagram @ninawolverina
Carolina Cruz (they/them) interviews Sebastian Nothwell (he/him) about his gothic sapphic romance The Haunting of Heatherhurst Hall, including lesbian flirtation through sapphic literature, drawing inspiration from Carmilla and The Goblin Market, the perils of writing about writers, 19th century spirit photography, and a surprise guest appearance by Man Door Hand Hook Car Door.
Carolina Cruz (they/them) is the author of the horror romance novella Blood in the Water as well as the fantasy series The Creed of Gethin beginning with The Unwanted Prophet. You can follow them on twitter and instagram @ninawolverina
October 14, 2024
Cozy the Day Away Sale!
One day only! Stock up on cozy fantasy books with the Cozy the Day Away sale!
WHO
• 50+ indie authors
WHAT
• 70+ cozy fantasy ebooks and audiobooks on sale from 50% off to 100% off!
WHERE
• the Cozy the Day Away sale!
Oak King Holly King (a queer romantasy wherein a fearsome fae warrior falls head-over-heels for a Victorian clerk) and Tales from Blackthorn Briar (an anthology of sequels to Oak King Holly King ) are both on sale for just 99 cents!
Perfect for readers who enjoy…
• fae folklore
• Victorian shenanigans
• big buff guys who just wanna be soft
• sharp little guys who are tired of being kicked around
• lush fantasy worlds, liminal spaces, cozy cottagecore vibes, and queer community.
Head on over to Promise Press and Cozy the Day Away!
WHO
• 50+ indie authors
WHAT
• 70+ cozy fantasy ebooks and audiobooks on sale from 50% off to 100% off!
WHERE
• the Cozy the Day Away sale!
Oak King Holly King (a queer romantasy wherein a fearsome fae warrior falls head-over-heels for a Victorian clerk) and Tales from Blackthorn Briar (an anthology of sequels to Oak King Holly King ) are both on sale for just 99 cents!
Perfect for readers who enjoy…
• fae folklore
• Victorian shenanigans
• big buff guys who just wanna be soft
• sharp little guys who are tired of being kicked around
• lush fantasy worlds, liminal spaces, cozy cottagecore vibes, and queer community.
Head on over to Promise Press and Cozy the Day Away!
October 13, 2024
Ch. 3 - Theo - transmasc mm romance on Patreon!
Chapter Three of
Theo
- a transmasc reimagining of Little Women - is up on Patre♡n! Wherein our hero mounts a daring rescue.
~
Leslie plunged into the depths before he could even cry out. The lake engulfed him in water so cold it burned against his flesh. Shock forced his breath from his lungs in a sharp burst of bubbles. He watched them float towards the little halo of light that marked the hole he’d fallen through. He had to follow it, he knew, if he wanted any chance at saving himself. Yet breaking the convulsive shiver that had consumed his limbs upon entering the water felt like shattering iron chains. He willed his limbs to move despite the cold, despite the shock, despite the burning in his chest and the heavy waves of exhaustion crashing down again and again over his mind. Below him, the darkness loomed, a midnight sky devoid of stars.
~
Joining me on Patre♡n will give you access to “drawer fic” – aka the 500k+ words worth of manuscripts that have been shelved until I figure out how to fix or finish them. You'll also be invited to join an exclusive Discord server just for patrons!
A new chapter will go up every week. Missing (unwritten) scenes will be indicated by brackets describing what would probably happen if the scene were written. Example: [in this scene Aubrey and Lindsey ride a carousel]
Currently posting…
♡ Theo. (transmasc historical mm romance)
Completed works...
♡ the Aubrey & Lindsey solar fantasy project (mm)
♡ A Willing Canvas - John Halloway x Lord Cyril Graves (mm)
♡ The Train Job - Rowena Althorp x Rebekah (ff)
♡ Hold Fast 2 - Hold Faster (mm)
♡ Vampires Vampires Vampires (mmm)
♡ The Sebastian Nothwell Contemporary Expanded Universe (mmm+)
See you on Patre♡n!
~
Leslie plunged into the depths before he could even cry out. The lake engulfed him in water so cold it burned against his flesh. Shock forced his breath from his lungs in a sharp burst of bubbles. He watched them float towards the little halo of light that marked the hole he’d fallen through. He had to follow it, he knew, if he wanted any chance at saving himself. Yet breaking the convulsive shiver that had consumed his limbs upon entering the water felt like shattering iron chains. He willed his limbs to move despite the cold, despite the shock, despite the burning in his chest and the heavy waves of exhaustion crashing down again and again over his mind. Below him, the darkness loomed, a midnight sky devoid of stars.
~
Joining me on Patre♡n will give you access to “drawer fic” – aka the 500k+ words worth of manuscripts that have been shelved until I figure out how to fix or finish them. You'll also be invited to join an exclusive Discord server just for patrons!
A new chapter will go up every week. Missing (unwritten) scenes will be indicated by brackets describing what would probably happen if the scene were written. Example: [in this scene Aubrey and Lindsey ride a carousel]
Currently posting…
♡ Theo. (transmasc historical mm romance)
Completed works...
♡ the Aubrey & Lindsey solar fantasy project (mm)
♡ A Willing Canvas - John Halloway x Lord Cyril Graves (mm)
♡ The Train Job - Rowena Althorp x Rebekah (ff)
♡ Hold Fast 2 - Hold Faster (mm)
♡ Vampires Vampires Vampires (mmm)
♡ The Sebastian Nothwell Contemporary Expanded Universe (mmm+)
See you on Patre♡n!
October 8, 2024
Fae’s Bargain - Fated Fae with Luna Daye on Right Here Write Queer!
There’s a new episode of Right Here Write Queer waiting for you in your favorite podcast app!
Noah Hawthorne (he/they) interviews Luna Daye (she/her) about her upcoming release Fae's Bargain, the first sapphic story in the Fated Fae romantasy series - coming October 31st!
Luna Daye (she/her) is the author of the Fated Fae romantasy series as well as the high fantasy series the Thoraius Saga. You can connect with her at her website: lunadaye.com
Noah Hawthorne (he/they), also writing as Aelina Isaacs, is the author of the queer fantasy series Adventures in Levena, beginning with Phantom and Rook: When An Immortal Falls In Love With A Witch. You can catch up with him at their website: neshamapublishing.com
Noah Hawthorne (he/they) interviews Luna Daye (she/her) about her upcoming release Fae's Bargain, the first sapphic story in the Fated Fae romantasy series - coming October 31st!
Luna Daye (she/her) is the author of the Fated Fae romantasy series as well as the high fantasy series the Thoraius Saga. You can connect with her at her website: lunadaye.com
Noah Hawthorne (he/they), also writing as Aelina Isaacs, is the author of the queer fantasy series Adventures in Levena, beginning with Phantom and Rook: When An Immortal Falls In Love With A Witch. You can catch up with him at their website: neshamapublishing.com
October 6, 2024
Ch. 2 - Theo - transmasc mm romance on Patreon!
Chapter Two of
Theo
- a transmasc reimagining of Little Women - is up on Patre♡n! Wherein our heroes ice-skate into peril.
~
New England autumn swiftly turning to winter proved a far cry indeed from summer in Venice.
Leslie Tilton didn’t know if that made matters better or worse.
~
Joining me on Patre♡n will give you access to “drawer fic” – aka the 500k+ words worth of manuscripts that have been shelved until I figure out how to fix or finish them. You'll also be invited to join an exclusive Discord server just for patrons!
A new chapter will go up every week. Missing (unwritten) scenes will be indicated by brackets describing what would probably happen if the scene were written. Example: [in this scene Aubrey and Lindsey ride a carousel]
Currently posting…
♡ Theo. (transmasc historical mm romance)
Completed works...
♡ the Aubrey & Lindsey solar fantasy project (mm)
♡ A Willing Canvas - John Halloway x Lord Cyril Graves (mm)
♡ The Train Job - Rowena Althorp x Rebekah (ff)
♡ Hold Fast 2 - Hold Faster (mm)
♡ Vampires Vampires Vampires (mmm)
♡ The Sebastian Nothwell Contemporary Expanded Universe (mmm+)
See you on Patre♡n!
~
New England autumn swiftly turning to winter proved a far cry indeed from summer in Venice.
Leslie Tilton didn’t know if that made matters better or worse.
~
Joining me on Patre♡n will give you access to “drawer fic” – aka the 500k+ words worth of manuscripts that have been shelved until I figure out how to fix or finish them. You'll also be invited to join an exclusive Discord server just for patrons!
A new chapter will go up every week. Missing (unwritten) scenes will be indicated by brackets describing what would probably happen if the scene were written. Example: [in this scene Aubrey and Lindsey ride a carousel]
Currently posting…
♡ Theo. (transmasc historical mm romance)
Completed works...
♡ the Aubrey & Lindsey solar fantasy project (mm)
♡ A Willing Canvas - John Halloway x Lord Cyril Graves (mm)
♡ The Train Job - Rowena Althorp x Rebekah (ff)
♡ Hold Fast 2 - Hold Faster (mm)
♡ Vampires Vampires Vampires (mmm)
♡ The Sebastian Nothwell Contemporary Expanded Universe (mmm+)
See you on Patre♡n!
