Sylvia Barry
sylviabarry.bsky.social
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

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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... 👀

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December 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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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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December 19, 2025 at 8:37 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! 👀🥰

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December 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
🌶🔥Spicy snippet alert!🔥🌶 Armand welcomes Lucas to his London flat 👀

LESSONS IN BALANCE releases 12/22: riptidepublishing.com/collections/...

#mmromance #spicybooks
December 17, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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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December 15, 2025 at 8:23 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:
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December 14, 2025 at 7:02 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!

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December 13, 2025 at 7:31 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!
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December 12, 2025 at 8:10 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!
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A Fictional Witch’s Guide to Co-Writing
First, find someone you like who’s nothing like you. Second, be silly AF.
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December 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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/...
December 11, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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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December 9, 2025 at 3:29 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 ❤️‍🔥

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December 8, 2025 at 4:26 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:
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December 7, 2025 at 11:25 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) 😜

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December 7, 2025 at 11:19 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! 👀✨️

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December 1, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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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...
December 1, 2025 at 4:47 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/...
November 29, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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
November 1, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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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. 🤷🏽‍♀️
October 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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October 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Omri: unapologetic fanboy hermit, loves rules and junk food.

Quigley: overachieving lil gremlin. Rules are just guidelines, big of heart, dumb of ass.

Modern AU Star Trek meets queer Pride and Prejudice retelling

#DVpit #CR #RC #A #NA #LGBTQ #OWN
October 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Poetry book release! #poetry #lgbtqia #bipoc
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
October 8, 2025 at 9:44 PM
🍋When Life Gives You Lemons🍋

⚔️ Rivals to lovers
🛏️ Only one bed
🖖 Love letter to Star Trek and fanfic
❤️ Whoops we caught feelings
🏳️‍🌈 Ace rep, Jewish rep, nonbinary rep, plus-size rep

#DVpit #CR #RC #A #NA #LGBTQ #OWN
October 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Pride & Prejudice x DS9

Meet Omri: professional grump (secret sexy-fanfic writer) with a quest for Justice ⚖️👽🦑

Meet Quigley: professional flirt (secret insecure softie) conman with a quest for Success 🌈🤡💵

THEIR meet? Not cute.

Yet.❤️‍🔥🍋

#DVpit #CR #RC #LGBTQ #A #NA #OWN
October 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM