Sapphic September

I meant to share these earlier in the month, butโ€ฆwellโ€ฆitโ€™s been a rough one.

For anyone participating in Sapphic September this year, if you need to know which categories my books fit, Iโ€™ve listed them below. ๐Ÿ–ค


Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons:

๐Ÿ‰ Disabled Sapphics (Definitely)
๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ Indie or Small Press Author (Definitely)
๐Ÿ‰ 2025 Release (Possibly? If youโ€™re reading the audiobook version of Goddess of the Sea. The ebook and print came out in 2024.)
๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ Choose Your Own Prompt
๐Ÿ‰ New-to-You Author (Possibly)
๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ Book from Physical TBR (Possibly)

Image: Sapphic September bingo card on rainbow background with the covers of Pirates of Aletharia (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 1) and Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) by Britney Jackson.

Text: Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons.
โ€ข Disabled Sapphics
โ€ข Indie or Small Press Author

Creatures of Darkness:

๐Ÿ–ค Indie or Small Press Author (Definitely)
๐Ÿฉธ 40+ Main Character (I think? Kara is over fourteen hundred, after all.)
๐Ÿ–ค Choose Your Own Prompt
๐Ÿฉธ New-to-You Author (Possibly)
๐Ÿ–ค Book from Physical TBR (Possibly)
๐Ÿฉธ Disabled Sapphics (Yes)

Image: Sapphic September bingo card on rainbow background with the covers of The Tomb of Blood (Creatures of Darkness: Book 2), The Assassins of Light (Creatures of Darkness: Book 3), and The Reign of Darkness (Creatures of Darkness: Book 4) by Britney Jackson.

Text: Creatures of Darkness.
โ€ข 40+ Main Character (technically)
โ€ข Indie or Small Press Author
โ€ข Disabled Sapphics

I think thatโ€™s all, but if I missed anything, feel free to let me know. ๐Ÿ–ค

Happy reading!

GCLS Conference Schedule

Are you going to GCLS this year? Hereโ€™s where you can find me, if you are! ๐Ÿ’™

WEDNESDAY:
2 p.m. – Iโ€™m a panelist for โ€œMythical Beings Unite: The Rise of Romantasy.โ€

3 p.m. – Iโ€™m a panelist for โ€œBeyond the Norm: Chills and Thrills of Writing Romance with Non-human Characters.โ€

THURSDAY:
11 a.m. – Iโ€™m a panelist for โ€œReflecting Reality: The Importance of Including People with Disabilities in Sapphic Stories.โ€

FRIDAY:
11 a.m. – Iโ€™ll be reading from Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) at the Author Spotlight.

And of course, on Saturday, Iโ€™ll be at the Author Signing and at the Awards later that evening.

Iโ€™m so excited, and Iโ€™d love to see you, if youโ€™re attending! ๐Ÿ’™

(Just keep in mind Iโ€™m even shyer in person than I am on here. ๐Ÿ˜…)

Image: Rainbow flag background with GCLS logo and rainbow-colored schedule.

Text:

GCLS Conference,
Albany, New York.
July 16-20, 2025.

Britney Jackson:

WEDNESDAY, 2:00 p.m. - Mythical Beings Unite: The Rise of Romantasy.

WEDNESDAY, 3:00 p.m. - Beyond the Norm: Chills & Thrills of Writing Romance with Non-human Characters.

THURSDAY, 11:00 a.m. - Reflecting Reality: The Importance of Including People with Disabilities in Sapphic Stories.

FRIDAY, 11:00 a.m. - Author Spotlight: Reading from Goddess of the Sea.

SATURDAY, 2:00 p.m. - Author Signing.

SATURDAY, 6:00 p.m. - Awards.

Mental Health Awareness

May was Mental Health Awareness Month, and things have been so tough that I never even took a moment to talk about it. Ironic, right? ๐Ÿ˜…

If youโ€™ve read my books (especially Goddess of the Sea or The Reign of Darkness), you know mental illness is a major theme. I try to be honest in real life (like now, for instance) about my own struggles with mental illnessโ€”because I think hiding it only increases the stigma. And I try to bring that same honesty into my books.

I believe sanitized portrayals of mental illness only hurt us. No human being responds perfectly to trauma, and fictional characters shouldnโ€™t either. Mental illness isnโ€™t meant to be pretty. It can be exhausting, overpowering, and scary, and some of the symptoms (the physical ones, I mean) might even be things people consider โ€œgross.โ€

Itโ€™s hard to write honest portrayals of mental illnessโ€”because it often feels like no one cares about that. They just want excitement and action. On top of that, it means youโ€™re going to see the word โ€œunlikeable,โ€ especially if your characters are women. People treat us this way in real life, too; theyโ€™re just a little less shameless about it.

Butโ€ฆsomeone out there is struggling and needs to feel less alone. Someone out there needs this story. Thatโ€™s why we do itโ€”even when itโ€™s scary, even when it hurts, even when it feels like no one cares. ๐Ÿ’š

Image: The covers of Pirates of Aletharia (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 1) and Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) by Britney Jackson on a green watercolor background.

Text: Mental Health Awareness. Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons. Arrows to each cover with the words: PSTD, Anxiety, and C-PTSD.
Image: The covers of The Stone of the Eklektos, The Tomb of Blood, The Assassins of Light, and The Reign of Darkness by Britney Jackson on green watercolor background.

Text: Mental Health Awareness. Creatures of Darkness. Arrows to each cover with the words: C-PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder.

Reading Challenges

Two of my books were featured in reading challenges this week. ๐Ÿ–ค

If you participate or are interested, Iโ€™ve included both below. ๐Ÿ–ค


Text on rainbow background:

SAPPHIC BOOK BINGO.
Hidden Gems.
Morally ambiguous main character.

Pirates of Aletharia (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book One) was featured in this weekโ€™s Sapphic Book Bingo category, Morally Ambiguous Main Characters! ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ๐Ÿ–ค

If youโ€™re participating (or simply adore morally ambiguous women as much as I do), you can see all fifteen books here:


Text on rainbow book background:

I HEART SapphFIC 2024 READING CHALLENGE,
Week #37:
BISEXUAL / PANSEXUAL CHARACTER.

The Reign of Darkness (Creatures of Darkness: Book Four) is featured in this weekโ€™s I Heart SapphFic reading challenge category, Bisexual/Pansexual Characters. ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿง›โ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ–ค

Check out all of the books featured here:


GCLS Conference

If youโ€™re at GCLS in Minneapolisโ€”St. Paul this year, hereโ€™s where you can find me! ๐Ÿ’™

Iโ€™m so looking forward to seeing you! ๐Ÿ’™ But be warned: however shy and awkward youโ€™re expecting me to beโ€”quadruple that. ๐Ÿ˜…

(P.S. – I definitely meant to share this before the Romantasy panel, not after. ๐Ÿ˜…)

GCLS schedule on rainbow background:

Britney Jackson

GCLS Annual Conference
Minneapolis - St. Paul, Minnesota
July 10-13, 2024

WEDNESDAY
3:00 p.m.:
Romantasy: The Fun of Fantasy
in a Romance Setting

FRIDAY
8:00 a.m.
Scissor Me Timbers! Pirates, Assassins, and Gangsters, Oh My!

11:00 a.m.
Author Spotlight
Reading from Goddess of the Sea

SATURDAY
2:00 p.m.
Author Signing

Sapphic Book Bingo

(I finally remembered to do the thing!)

If youโ€™re participating in Jaeโ€™s Sapphic Book Bingo this year, here are some of the categories my books fit into. (Iโ€™m sure I missed something, but hopefully, itโ€™s still helpful. ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ’™)

If youโ€™re doing the Unicorn card, Pirates of Aletharia fits the 5-Star Read qualifications on Amazon, and both Pirates of Aletharia and The Reign of Darkness have unusual settings. ๐Ÿ’™

If you decide to read (or re-read) any of mine, I hope you enjoy! โค๏ธ๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’œ

Sapphic Book Bingo Categories for Pirates of Aletharia by Britney Jackson:

Bingo Calegories:
โ€ข Enemies-to-Lovers Romance
โ€ข New-to-you Author?
โ€ข Boss/Employee Romance (Captain/Surgeon, to be exact.)

Unicorn:
โ€ข Five-Star Read (๐Ÿ’™!)
โ€ข Unusual Setting
Sapphic Book Bingo Categories:

The Tomb of Blood by Britney Jackson:
โ€ข Age Gap Romance, sort of? (about 1,402 years)
โ€ข Second book in a series.
โ€ข Country or state vou haven't visited vet? (Florida and Norway)

The Assassins of Light by Britney Jackson:
โ€ข Age Gap Romance?
โ€ข Country or state vou haven't visited vet? (Norway, Florida, New York. and Canada)
โ€ข Angsty Romance


The Reign of Darkness by Britney Jackson:
โ€ข Age Gap Romance?
Unicorn:
โ€ข Unusual Setting

Learn more about Sapphic Book Bingo here: https://jae-fiction.com/sapphic-book-bingo-2023/

And you can find the book links here:

๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ Pirates of Aletharia: https://geni.us/piratesofaletharia

๐Ÿง›โ€โ™€๏ธ Creatures of Darkness Series: https://geni.us/creaturesofdarkness

Happy Valentineโ€™s Day!

Happy Valentineโ€™s Day from the most romantic of murderous Viking vampires. ๐Ÿ˜…

๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ–ค

I hope your day is wonderful, whether you spend it alone or with someone you love. Sending lots of love to you all. ๐Ÿ–ค

from

The Reign of Darkness
Creatures of Darkness: Book Four

by Britney Jackson


Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085KD8FL2/


ยฉ๏ธBritney Jackson

Teaser: Hobbies

I hope you all had a good holiday and a good start to the year. ๐Ÿ’› I missed a few of our Teaser Days during the holidays (and the craziness that followed), but Iโ€™m…back now, I guess? ๐Ÿ˜…

Iโ€™m still working on the lesbian pirate book, and I canโ€™t wait to share more of that with you. ๐Ÿ’› But until then, hereโ€™s some more Rose and Kara. ๐Ÿ’› Happy Teaser Day! Stay safe. ๐Ÿ’›

from

The Reign of Darkness
Creatures of Darkness: Book Four

by Britney Jackson

Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085KD8FL2/

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