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
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
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
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
Check out LESSONS IN TIMING: a.co/d/8uEk479
@mayadrocha.bsky.social @riptidepublishing.bsky.social @thepaintedlion.bsky.social
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
@riptidepublishing.bsky.social @mayadrocha.bsky.social
Our characters in LESSONS IN TIMING have been around for different lengths of time 🤪https://a.co/d/0sMrxPd
@riptidepublishing.bsky.social @mayadrocha.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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
@riptidepublishing.bsky.social @mayadrocha.bsky.social
Our characters in LESSONS IN TIMING have been around for different lengths of time 🤪https://a.co/d/0sMrxPd
@riptidepublishing.bsky.social @mayadrocha.bsky.social
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
We recommend LESSONS IN TIMING: a.co/d/1uAj0IW
July 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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
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
LESSONS IN TIMING: a.co/d/1uAj0IW
LESSONS IN TIMING: a.co/d/1uAj0IW
July 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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
LESSONS IN TIMING: a.co/d/1uAj0IW
LESSONS IN TIMING: a.co/d/1uAj0IW
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
Our queer romcom LESSONS IN TIMING was drafted and edited many times over ten years 😅 Check it out: a.co/d/1uAj0IW
July 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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
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
For links to our short stories as well as our joint novel LESSONS IN TIMING: www.sylviabarrybooks.com
July 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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
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
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
July 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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
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
LESSONS IN TIMING is on sale this week! 🥳
For Pride, get a summery gay romcom: we got grumpyxsunshine, Odd Couple roommates, disastrous meet cutes, mischievous horses, and overzealous matchmaking from friends w/their own romantic drama 😁🌈
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For Pride, get a summery gay romcom: we got grumpyxsunshine, Odd Couple roommates, disastrous meet cutes, mischievous horses, and overzealous matchmaking from friends w/their own romantic drama 😁🌈
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
June 5, 2025 at 12:25 AM
LESSONS IN TIMING is on sale this week! 🥳
For Pride, get a summery gay romcom: we got grumpyxsunshine, Odd Couple roommates, disastrous meet cutes, mischievous horses, and overzealous matchmaking from friends w/their own romantic drama 😁🌈
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
For Pride, get a summery gay romcom: we got grumpyxsunshine, Odd Couple roommates, disastrous meet cutes, mischievous horses, and overzealous matchmaking from friends w/their own romantic drama 😁🌈
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
Want to help support a queer indie author this Pride Month? Consider picking up our summery romcom LESSONS IN TIMING for just $0.99! 🌈
Odd Couple, grumpy softie x bitchy sunshine, ace rep, failed meet cutes, shenanigans, flirting through post-it notes
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Odd Couple, grumpy softie x bitchy sunshine, ace rep, failed meet cutes, shenanigans, flirting through post-it notes
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
June 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Want to help support a queer indie author this Pride Month? Consider picking up our summery romcom LESSONS IN TIMING for just $0.99! 🌈
Odd Couple, grumpy softie x bitchy sunshine, ace rep, failed meet cutes, shenanigans, flirting through post-it notes
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
Odd Couple, grumpy softie x bitchy sunshine, ace rep, failed meet cutes, shenanigans, flirting through post-it notes
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
Happy Pride! 🌈 This whole first week you can get LESSONS IN TIMING (odd couple roommate MM romance) as a summery treat!
Treat yourself to shenanigans, failed meet cutes, and sweet elder horses all for A SINGLE BUCK 😎
riptidepublishing.com
Treat yourself to shenanigans, failed meet cutes, and sweet elder horses all for A SINGLE BUCK 😎
riptidepublishing.com
June 3, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Happy Pride! 🌈 This whole first week you can get LESSONS IN TIMING (odd couple roommate MM romance) as a summery treat!
Treat yourself to shenanigans, failed meet cutes, and sweet elder horses all for A SINGLE BUCK 😎
riptidepublishing.com
Treat yourself to shenanigans, failed meet cutes, and sweet elder horses all for A SINGLE BUCK 😎
riptidepublishing.com
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... 😭
#writingcommunity #asmr @mayadrocha.bsky.social
#writingcommunity #asmr @mayadrocha.bsky.social
April 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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... 😭
#writingcommunity #asmr @mayadrocha.bsky.social
#writingcommunity #asmr @mayadrocha.bsky.social
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 🥰
#WritingCommmunity @mayadrocha.bsky.social
#WritingCommmunity @mayadrocha.bsky.social
April 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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 🥰
#WritingCommmunity @mayadrocha.bsky.social
#WritingCommmunity @mayadrocha.bsky.social
1 rating short of 100! If you've read our queer romcom LESSONS IN TIMING and feel any kind of way about it (hopefully warm and fuzzy!), please consider dropping a rating and maybe a review, debut authors rely on word of mouth! 🤩
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February 2, 2025 at 10:31 PM
1 rating short of 100! If you've read our queer romcom LESSONS IN TIMING and feel any kind of way about it (hopefully warm and fuzzy!), please consider dropping a rating and maybe a review, debut authors rely on word of mouth! 🤩
a.co/d/fxlROXx
a.co/d/fxlROXx
Christmas might be over, but the discounts continue another 3 days! 😎
Get a cozy, summery romcom for 30% off and enjoy chaotic meet cutes, gay disasters, art metaphors, and found family wholesomeness 🌈
Lessons in Timing: riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
Get a cozy, summery romcom for 30% off and enjoy chaotic meet cutes, gay disasters, art metaphors, and found family wholesomeness 🌈
Lessons in Timing: riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
December 26, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Christmas might be over, but the discounts continue another 3 days! 😎
Get a cozy, summery romcom for 30% off and enjoy chaotic meet cutes, gay disasters, art metaphors, and found family wholesomeness 🌈
Lessons in Timing: riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
Get a cozy, summery romcom for 30% off and enjoy chaotic meet cutes, gay disasters, art metaphors, and found family wholesomeness 🌈
Lessons in Timing: riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
Care for a California summer in the middle of winter? 🌞
LESSONS IN TIMING, a summery romcom to warm your heart (and tickle your funnybone), is on sale for 30% off until 12/28! Only through @riptidepublishing.bsky.social 🌈🎄
LESSONS IN TIMING, a summery romcom to warm your heart (and tickle your funnybone), is on sale for 30% off until 12/28! Only through @riptidepublishing.bsky.social 🌈🎄
December 24, 2024 at 3:41 AM
Care for a California summer in the middle of winter? 🌞
LESSONS IN TIMING, a summery romcom to warm your heart (and tickle your funnybone), is on sale for 30% off until 12/28! Only through @riptidepublishing.bsky.social 🌈🎄
LESSONS IN TIMING, a summery romcom to warm your heart (and tickle your funnybone), is on sale for 30% off until 12/28! Only through @riptidepublishing.bsky.social 🌈🎄
What's more cozy during the winter holidays than a summery romcom? 🎄🌞
LESSONS IN TIMING is 30% off at @riptidepublishing.bsky.social but only until 12/28!
😭Grumpy x sunshine
🥰4 POVs, 2 romances
🌈Ace rep
🤪Failed meet cutes
🐎A horse named Grandpa Milkshake
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
LESSONS IN TIMING is 30% off at @riptidepublishing.bsky.social but only until 12/28!
😭Grumpy x sunshine
🥰4 POVs, 2 romances
🌈Ace rep
🤪Failed meet cutes
🐎A horse named Grandpa Milkshake
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
December 22, 2024 at 6:42 PM
What's more cozy during the winter holidays than a summery romcom? 🎄🌞
LESSONS IN TIMING is 30% off at @riptidepublishing.bsky.social but only until 12/28!
😭Grumpy x sunshine
🥰4 POVs, 2 romances
🌈Ace rep
🤪Failed meet cutes
🐎A horse named Grandpa Milkshake
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
LESSONS IN TIMING is 30% off at @riptidepublishing.bsky.social but only until 12/28!
😭Grumpy x sunshine
🥰4 POVs, 2 romances
🌈Ace rep
🤪Failed meet cutes
🐎A horse named Grandpa Milkshake
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
Want a wholesome summer romcom in the middle of December? Of course you do!
LESSONS IN TIMING is 30% off for this week only at @RiptideBooks!
Use code HOLIDAYS2025 for an opposites attract queer romance with failed meet cutes and shenanigans 🏳️🌈
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LESSONS IN TIMING is 30% off for this week only at @RiptideBooks!
Use code HOLIDAYS2025 for an opposites attract queer romance with failed meet cutes and shenanigans 🏳️🌈
a.co/d/87iA5sy
December 21, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Want a wholesome summer romcom in the middle of December? Of course you do!
LESSONS IN TIMING is 30% off for this week only at @RiptideBooks!
Use code HOLIDAYS2025 for an opposites attract queer romance with failed meet cutes and shenanigans 🏳️🌈
a.co/d/87iA5sy
LESSONS IN TIMING is 30% off for this week only at @RiptideBooks!
Use code HOLIDAYS2025 for an opposites attract queer romance with failed meet cutes and shenanigans 🏳️🌈
a.co/d/87iA5sy
Looking for a sugar sweet, opposites attract, missed connections romcom a la The Flatshare and The Odd Couple? LESSONS IN TIMING is available through @BookBub for ONLY 0.99, but only until 7/12, so snag it fast!
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July 8, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Looking for a sugar sweet, opposites attract, missed connections romcom a la The Flatshare and The Odd Couple? LESSONS IN TIMING is available through @BookBub for ONLY 0.99, but only until 7/12, so snag it fast!
#BookRelease #BookSale #WritingCommunity
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In exactly ONE MONTH (4/22), this queer romcom that's been cooking since 2012 will be out of the oven and into your hands, just in time for a swoony summer read! Watch this space for daily FAQs, trivia, character intros and more leading up to release! 🥰
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
March 23, 2024 at 4:52 AM
In exactly ONE MONTH (4/22), this queer romcom that's been cooking since 2012 will be out of the oven and into your hands, just in time for a swoony summer read! Watch this space for daily FAQs, trivia, character intros and more leading up to release! 🥰
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
Obligatory trope graphic for the LESSONS IN TIMING full cover reveal!
If you like swoony romance, lots of com in your rom, and a perfect beach read, this book is for you!
PREORDER (only $4.99!)
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
If you like swoony romance, lots of com in your rom, and a perfect beach read, this book is for you!
PREORDER (only $4.99!)
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
February 18, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Obligatory trope graphic for the LESSONS IN TIMING full cover reveal!
If you like swoony romance, lots of com in your rom, and a perfect beach read, this book is for you!
PREORDER (only $4.99!)
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
If you like swoony romance, lots of com in your rom, and a perfect beach read, this book is for you!
PREORDER (only $4.99!)
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...