A Helen Snippet

Being ship surgeon of the Wicked Fate means dealing with Helen. A lot. ๐Ÿ˜…

Excerpt on background of bottles and tinctures:

When Emilia returned, she found a large, muscular woman sprawled across her surgery table.

Helen covered her eyes with two unwashed hands. "I'm ready," she said with a dramatic sigh. "Cut me open."

Emilia had no idea why Helen was covering her eyes, but she'd stopped asking questions at this point. "I don't cut people open for stomach cramps, Helen."

Helen dropped her hands and sat up. Her long, red braid swung for a moment.
"So, there's no cure?"

Emilia knelt to retrieve a small, glass bottle from one of her wooden chests. "I made you a tincture."

She straightened and held out the bottle, but Helen leaned away, as if it were some kind of explosive.

Not that she would've *ever* backed away from one of those.

With a grimace, Helen said, "Does it taste bad?"

"No worse than Judith's rum."

โ€”
from GODDESS OF THE SEA, 
LESBIANS, PIRATES, & DRAGONS: BOOK 2,
by Britney Jackson.

I enjoy sharing snippetsโ€”if for no other reason than that it gets me out of my head for a moment and makes me stop listening to that endless loop of: “I’m terrible. Everything I do is terrible. Why am I even trying? Etc., etc.”

The only problem is when I need to choose a snippet, my anxiety kicks in with: “Don’t choose the wrong one! Oh, no, I’m going to choose the wrong one!”

My brain’s fun, don’t you think? ๐Ÿ˜…

But that’s one of the things I like about hashtag games. A few years ago, the writing community on Twitter had tons of them. There aren’t as many anymore, but one of my favorites is still going. ๐Ÿ’™

Searching for a specific word in the document means it’s less of a choice, and my anxiety cooperates better with that arrangement. ๐Ÿ˜…

It does result in some pretty random snippetsโ€”but snippets, nonetheless!

The word for this week was “woman,” and when I searched and this scene popped up, I thought, “Well, maybe my Helen fans will enjoy this one.” ๐Ÿ˜‚

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope you have a wonderful week! ๐Ÿ’™

Lots of love,

Britney

Goddess of the Sea and a (very blue-ish) Cover

Have you seen the cover for Goddess of the Sea yet? ๐Ÿ’™

I shared it in the newsletter and on social media in August, but if youโ€™re not following any of those, you mightโ€™ve missed it.

Iโ€™ve been taking care of sick kids lately and forgetting literally everything, but now that theyโ€™re feeling better (yay!), Iโ€™ll try to catch it all up.

So, if you missed it, you can see the (very blue-ish) cover below! ๐Ÿ’™


Goddess of the Sea

Lesbians, Pirates, and Dragons: Book 2

by Britney Jackson

Goddess of the Sea, sequel to Pirates of Aletharia, will be here this December. ๐Ÿ’™

๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ lesbian pirates (obviously)
๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ healing from trauma
๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ dragon-riding
๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ ship cats getting much-deserved treats
๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ a certain navy admiral and her many secrets
๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ sapphic sea goddess


Eeek, what do you think? ๐Ÿซฃ

December! ๐Ÿ’™

(And Iโ€™m absolutely panicking about it. ๐Ÿ˜…)

When my panic dies down a bit, I want to start sharing weekly(-ish) snippets, so stayed tuned for that.

Until then, stay well, and stay safe! ๐Ÿ’™

Lots of love,

Britney

Lesbian Visibility Day

Happy Lesbian Visibility Day! ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ

Representation is so important. I spent so long feeling alone, scared, wrong, and justโ€ฆbroken. Itโ€™s why I write what I write and why Iโ€™ll continue to write what I write. ๐Ÿงก๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’–

You deserve to exist, and you deserve to see yourself exist. Itโ€™s the people who tell you otherwise who are wrong. ๐Ÿงก๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’–

A lesbian flag with message, โ€œHappy Visibility Day,โ€ on Britney Jacksonโ€™s website.

In celebration of Lesbian Visibility Week, Jae has put together a list of one hundred books with lesbian protagonists (including one of mine ๐Ÿงก).

You can find them here: https://jae-fiction.com/books-with-lesbian-characters-for-lesbian-visibility-week/

Image with lesbian flags, books, and the words: โ€œ100 Books featuring lesbian characters.โ€

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