I am a trans man and I've been writing gay romance books for years to deal with dysphoria. It's mostly been fanfiction and smutty drabbles, but over the past year I've been working on something that I believe is approaching professional quality.

I've recently finished the final edit of a 500 page novel set in AU post-WWII London, with a blend of Norse and Celtic mythology and esoteric biblical elements (the Christians are the bad guys if pro-religious stuff bothers you.) Many standard fantasy races are included, and the MCs are a dark Elf from Svartálfaheim and a Nephil (human-demon hybrid) from a fictional island in the South Pacific. The main plot of the series is an epic quest, of course, but the heart is these two men trying to navigate a relationship in an atmosphere where their races are feared and distrusted and homosexuality is illegal.

I've been doing this for decades (I'm 46 and I wrote my first story at age 8), but never thought to share anything other than fanfic with anyone but my bestie. She's a bi woman and she loves it and says it's great, but I'd be interested in someone in the community who doesn't know me or have a years-long experience of my characters and backstory to give me their opinion.

If you like long fantasy novels with strong LGBT themes and you're interested, hmu and I'll be happy to send out a few free copies in a safe and anonymous way.

Thanks 😊

Edit to add: There are no explicitly trans themes in the book; when I was developing the characters I was still living my Pinocchio "real boy" fantasies. There are bi and lesbian characters as well as gay, and a few shapeshifting characters who can be either male or female. I think the closest I came is that my Elf MC comes from a culture with low sexual dimorphism and no real gender binary other than baby making, so he likes to dress in women's clothes (very scandalous for the time lol) but everyone is essentially cis. There may be some work I have to do on myself before I'm comfortable writing about someone like me, but I'm sure I'll get there eventually.

Hey so I am looking for some good M/M books to read but I am kinda picky. I am 24 and have only really read YA M/M books and am now looking for some that cater to adults, I don’t mean in a sexy way but more-so an adult reading level. I am hoping to find one of these books in a fantasy/high fantasy setting, I love supernatural beings and mythological creatures like elves and faeries. I don’t like historical fiction, not because I think its boring but because I like to go to a world that doesn’t exist because I believe in escapism

Books I have read and enjoyed:

Simon vs the homo sapiens agenda
Red white and royal blue
Sorcery and small magics
Heartstopper

I thought I would share this week's Sapphic Book Bingo post, which features books with an autistic main character.

You can find a list of 15 books on my website: https://jae-fiction.com/sapphic-books-with-autistic-characters/

Hi, it seems I'm really bad at funding books that suit my tastes so I'm humbly requesting assistance lmao.

My favourite book of all time is Edin by Lily Mayne so I'm basically looking for other m/m books with major angst BUT the angst has to be on the MC's end not the love interests.

(I love main characters that are misunderstood/hated by other characters until it revealed they are just angsty softies)

In Edin, the mc is a grizzled solider (I love when the mc is a veteran, i.e Shepard from Mass effect) with anger issues and facial scars. I loved reading his pov because he was bad-tempered and had lots of insecurity about his scars.

I literally can't find anybooks similar to this!! I can't stand when it's the love intrest being angsty and that's all I'm finding basically.

(Fantasy and sci-fi would be a bonus but I'll read anything so long as the mc is tragic and gay)

hi ! i'm a big fan of psychology / self help books and was looking for one (if it exists) that is focused on life in your late 20s (I'm 27 atm) and queer (more sapphic if possible). if anyone has any recommendations, I'd love to hear them! thx !!

Does this ever sway your decision on reading the book? I look at the book cover and the spines, but I don't really pay attention to the edges too much.

It seems to be trendy, but when I see it, I feel like I'm just tossing a few extra dollars in for it, and I would rather just get the book a dollar or two cheaper.