Author: britneyjackson

Goldie award-winning (💙!) sapphic fantasy author • awkward neighborhood lesbian • mom • musician • autistic and shy • lesbian pirates, queer vampires, and women with weapons • she/her • 🏳️‍🌈

Sapphic Book Bingo

I finally made some book cards for Sapphic Book Bingo! (In my defense, I’ve been sick for AGES.)

If you’re participating in Sapphic Book Bingo this year, here are some of the categories Pirates of Aletharia and Goddess of the Sea fit! 💙

(The dragons would absolutely be offended by us calling them “pets,” but…I think they count. 😅)

Image: Cover of Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) by Britney Jackson on rainbow flag background with a white dragon beside the text. Text: SAPPHIC BOOK BINGO: Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2): • Autistic Main Character • Tattooed Main Character • Character with a Disability • Takes Place on a Ship or Boat • Established Couple Hidden Gems: • Pirates • Unusual Pet(s)
Goddess of the Sea
Image: Cover of Pirates of Aletharia (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 1) by Britney Jackson on rainbow flag background with a sword beside the text. Text: SAPPHIC BOOK BINGO: Pirates of Aletharia (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 1): • Autistic Main Character • Tattooed Main Character • Character with a Disability • Takes Place on a Ship or Boat • Character is Hiding a Secret Hidden Gems: • Pirates • Unusual Pet(s)
Pirates of Aletharia

Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2):

❤️ Autistic Main Character
🧡 Tattooed Main Character
💛 Character with a Disability
💚 Takes Place on a Ship or Boat
💙 Established Couple
Hidden Gems:
💜 Pirates
🖤 Unusual Pet(s)

Pirates of Aletharia (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 1):

❤️ Autistic Main Character
🧡 Tattooed Main Character
💛 Character with a Disability
💚 Takes Place on a Ship or Boat
💙 Character is Hiding a Secret
Hidden Gems:
💜 Pirates
🖤 Unusual Pet(s)

You can find out more about Sapphic Book Bingo on Jae’s website! 💙

Sapphic Book Bingo

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ReadOUT Schedule

If you’re at the ReadOUT Literary Festival in Gulfport, Florida this weekend, here’s where you can find me! 💙

P.S. — I’m operating on about two hours of sleep, so fingers crossed my brain even works! 😅

Friday:
I’m a panelist on the Building Queer Worlds panel at 2:15 PM.

I’m also a panelist on the Queering Romantasy panel at 6 PM.

Saturday:
I’ll be at the 6:30 Author Signing, (and I’ll have my gay dragon stickers again)! 🐉

I’m so excited to see you all! 💙

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Thank You

I’ve been having a pretty rough time lately, but during that time, Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) reached a happy, little milestone! 💙 It now has over five hundred reviews and ratings on Amazon! (And almost two hundred on Audible!)

I know I’ve said this a few times now, but I’ve never been more terrified to release a book than I was with this one. (And if you’ve known me for long, you know that’s saying something. 😅) This book was so vulnerable and so personal. Every positive reaction has meant the world to me. 💙

I couldn’t be more grateful that you were receptive to what I was trying to do with Em and Maria. Thank you. 💙

Image: Blue waves crashing against rocks with a cute, blue dragon, blue hearts, and a screenshot of the cover of Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) by Britney Jackson with 5 stars and 503 reviews. Text: Over 500 Ratings and Reviews! Thank you!
Image: Blue waves crashing against rocks with a cute, blue dragon, blue hearts, and a screenshot of the audiobook of Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) by Britney Jackson with 5 stars and 195 reviews. Text: Nearly 200 Ratings and Reviews! Thank you!
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Nightmares

Goddess of the Sea (Book 2 of Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons) is featured in this week’s Sapphic Book Bingo category, “Comforting the other character after a nightmare.” 💙

If you’ve read the book, you know this is a particularly significant scene for Em and Maria, so I thought I’d say a few words about it.

One of the hardest things about PTSD, in my opinion, is the way so many of the symptoms leave you feeling powerless. Powerless over your body, over your mind, over the past, and…during a nightmare or flashback, powerless over the present, as well. Especially when the trauma came while under the power of someone else, that feeling of powerlessness is…difficult. So, to say this scene is a personal one (that made me cry many, many, many times) would be an understatement.

It was also a huge step for Em and Maria, and I deeply love what it does for their progress. 💙

You can find fifteen sapphic books with this micro-trope at the link below.

sapphic books with this micro-trope

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Banned Books Week

It’s Banned Books Week, a week set aside each year to discuss the danger of banning books and the importance of the freedom to read. In a time when diversity and authenticity in literature is being attacked by those in power, it’s more important than ever to speak out against censorship.

Representation is important. It literally saves lives.

We will continue to write these books. We will continue to read these books. Diversity should be celebrated, not feared. Reading should be encouraged, not attacked.

I’m happy to stand with GCLS and SASS in defense of our stories. 💙

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