BLBL NEWSLETTERJanuary 2024Welcome to the first newsletter of the new year~!!!
Contents:
BL Winter Anthology: Winter in a BL WonderndColborative shortsBL Zine: submissions are still open BL author newsNew BL being posted on Scribble Hub! (November 2023, December 2023)Completed original BL novels on Scribble Hub (November 2023, December 2023)The banner chibisOG BL Novel recommendationsGeneral BL NewsFun cornerHousekeeping for BL PaceAcknowledgements1. BL Winter Anthology: Winter in a BL Wondernd
Announcement[BL] Winter in a BL Wondernd
As winter sets in, cozy up to a set of BL tales, guaranteed to warm you up or leave you sobbing.
Cover by Ame-Tora
We've finished publishing the short stories in this year's winter anthology! We'd like to thank all of our authors and commenters for participating. As of the time this newsletter is published, the comment competition will be closed. Expect an announcement on comment points and the winners of the competition in the next few days!
Several anthology authors made moodboards for their entry. Maybe they'll inspire you to take a read~
SpoilerThe Snow Lord – avaseofpeonies
I Get to Love You – Heart
Someone With Your Eyes, Might Come in Time – Jayduph
Nothing More to Say – Moonpearl
Sonum Dulcamara – Zaiakuma
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2. Colborative shorts
On our discord server, we have a new, ongoing colborative shorts series that can be found and read in #writing-shorts channel, ?[Colb Short] World Archive thread.
Join us in creating a world together by sharing your part of the story based on the prompt, which can be found in the thread ????
P.S. If you need more information on how to participate, seek @Void blob or @HeartBlob on discord.
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3. BL Zine: submissions still open
We are still taking submissions for the BL Zine. If you would like to be a part of it (and join other authors such as avaseofpeonies, bafflinghaze, PumpkinEwe, and Zaiakuma!!!!), make sure you contact PumpkinEwe on ScribbleHub or on discord!
A reminder of what a story needs to be included in the zine:
Story must be active (updated in the past 6 months) or completed.Its main couple must be male-identifying characters.All content in story must have proper warnings.Story must be posted on Scribble Hub. You can have it and reted content posted on other websites, but it must also be on Scribble Hub.
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4. BL author news Announcementdiv>
MarigoldIsPeculiar is writing Werewolves Don't Wear Clothes over on AO3, consider checking it out and supporting her! Words from MarigoldIsPeculiar herself: It starts off slow but picks up around chapter 7. The most fun part is the viliness, who is an interesting foil to the MC and ML. Lots of weird/fun predator/prey dynamics to go around! Mind the tags as it is definitely not a story for everybody, but I am have a lot of fun rereading it as I post it. It is over halfway done serializing now. Werewolves Don't Wear Clothes by MarigoldIsPeculiarAs the second son of Count Frontenac, Noel lives a simple and idle life. His two talents are hunting and pying second-fiddle to his older brother. Things get confusing, however, when the community’s most eligible bachelor returns from the city with a surprise wife in tow… and when said wife is mysteriously widowed not long after… and when a mysterious monster attacks her home.
Noel: Let’s shoot first and ask questions ter
Monster: [fires a different kind of shot]
Noel: …
Noel: … I have MANY questions
Monster: [can’t speak]
Gaetan: Sorry, I can’t remember
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5. New BL being posted on Scribble Hub!* (November 2023, December 2023)*And have updated in January 2024BL NOVELS ADDED IN NOVEMBER 2023:
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Earthspring – Raising an Illegal Dragon by Unlucy WIP | Adult, Adventure, Boys Love, Fantasy, Romance
Summary:
SpoilerWhen Laz finally performed the st spell his missing mentor left behind, he figured his hardships were over. Unfortunately, the very next day a mineral-eating parasite known as a "dragon" appeared in his b. Not only is it a fortune to keep fed, it's incredibly illegal! And even worse, it ate the focus he used to cast spells.
The only person he can trust? Calder. An annoying, overly-flirty knight that was assigned to watch over him and stop his experimental spells from terrorizing the town. Thankfully the knight's crush on the wizard proved useful, and the two must work together to keep the illicit creature a secret from the w, all with the limited magic and resources of their poor town.
Along the way, Laz must decide if he's willing to open up to Calder, or remain the recluse wizard he has always been.
Cover by @SANSTpx on twitter! Also avaible to read on Royal Road
Read up to a full month ahead on my Patreon~
[colpse] Siblings Reincarnate as Enemies by WanTheTreacherous WIP | Boys Love, Comedy, Fantasy, Girls Love, Mystery
Summary:
SpoilerThe story in which three siblings die and reincarnate as major power pyers behind three enemy states.
The story in which they really don't like this situation.
And the story in which they will repair this broken country and find each other again.
Also, the story in which almost everyone is gay.
[colpse] Counting to Infinity by fixer0 WIP | Adventure, Boys Love, Fantasy, Romance
Summary:
SpoilerReincarnation is like a routine for Nikoy. Die, ugh (or cry) about it, then get sent off to have your heart broken again.Thanks to a set of unfortunate circumstances, Nikoy's routine has been flipped on its head. This time, he is forced to share his new body with an infuriating guy named Raine. And almost immediately, they realise that they absolutely hate each other's guts.To make matters worse, the gods need them to run an errand. Something about the world ending? Though, Raine and Nikoy are probably too busy fighting amongst themselves to care that much.The gods better know what they're doing, because this sounds like a horrible idea.--CONTENT WARNINGS: Profanity, depictions of violence, mental health issues, on-screen death
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[colpse] Luckily (BL) by Eryiyn WIP | Action, Adult, Adventure, Boys Love, Fantasy, Mature, Romance, Smut
Summary:
SpoilerIn a world where luck is everything, justice reigned. People were born with a given amount of luck, drained it, and died. The course of the world was controlled by a group from the nd of Infey, whose location was unknown to the people. Their luck was the very source, their life was immortal, and their supremacy unquestionable. The world lived in harmony and the source of luck was safely under their protection.
At least that is how it is written in the history of 200 years ago. One day, for unknown reasons, the source of luck was disrupted and the united nation broke into three. Equil kept the people born with limited luck. Rinsel became the home of those with almost no luck and Lacris of those with nearly unlimited luck. The nd of Infey with the source is just a myth that everyone is trying to find.
The unfair division forced people to adapt. While Equins are unable to accept luck, citizens of Lacris and Rinsel are in a different situation. One can give, the other can receive, and for mutual benefits, an agreement to exchange residents has been created. However, the hatred between them is fixed, their cooperation unstable, and the only thing each cks for supremacy is a location of the luck′s source.
And in this world lives Nielle, the third prince of Rinsel, a sadist to whom nothing brings more joy than stealing from the Lacrisans their luck in the most painful way possible. With no interest in the throne, holding a grudge against Lacris, he couldn′t refuse the opportunity to gain a new toy.
Yet Shane, a proud Lacrisan who can't believe he ended up in Rinsel, has no intention to make it easy for him. As the new executioner in the prince′s service, he has goals of his own. In a tangle of survival, suffering and getting to know each other, everyone tries to maintain their luck at a level that will keep them alive.
But what happens when someone who resembles the lost race of Infey shows up? The ughing young man Rue, who knows nothing of the current world, becomes the target of everyone's greed. And not even luck will help him.
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This story contains BL, sex scenes between males, rape, violence and much more, which is not for everyone. I apologize for the mistakes as English is not my native nguage. I hope you will enjoy the story.
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BL NOVELS ADDED IN DECEMBER 2023:
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Grand Epic Elemental by miyaskya WIP | Adventure, Boys Love, Fantasy, Martial Arts, Psychological, Romance
Summary:
SpoilerIn a world overseen by the goddesses of the four elements, Leiyu accompanies a trade caravan traveling westward to the Kingdom of Ishkhandar. Little does he know, he is about to meet someone who will change his life and embark on a journey to escape fate.
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This story is a novelization of my webcomic of the same name, although there are extra details and scenes that are not present in the comic. Each chapter follows the events in the corresponding webcomic episode, hence some of the earlier chapters are rather short.
The story is divided into four parts (the chapters listed will be updated as the story progresses)Part 1: Land of Fire - Chapters 1-32Part 2: Land of Wind - Chapters 33-?Part 3: Land of Water - TBDPart 4: Land of Earth - TBD
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emotional damage by callisperWIP | Boys Love, Mature, Romance, School Life, Slice of Life, Smut
Summary:
SpoilerThomas transfers into a new school partway through the start of the first quarter. He has a buncha secrets lol. he rich and gay and angy. Anyway, he looks like a twink, so Kaiden, the bully, tries to bully him. Unfortunately for Kaiden, Thomas has anger management issues, and he fights back. Kaiden thinks that's hot. Anyway, time passes, they become friends with benefits, and begin opening up to each other. Sort of cliche at the start, plot gets deeper with time. The characters have issues manEnemies to lovers bs. Bigtime angst bro. First person perspective.
Title and synopsis are both pceholders unless I get zy lmao, but I kinda like them nglAlso I don't usually write in first person, this was mostly for practice lolbtw, there are mentions of rape, but they do not happen to or between the main couple.
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Rage Fire Institution – Omegaverse – The General Way He Loves His Husband by AshratheRose WIP | Boys Love, Drama, Mature, Mecha, Sci-fi
Summary:
SpoilerAfter losing his whole squad in a tragic firefight, permanently injured ex-pilot Hikaru Tatsumi returns to the military school he graduated from six years prior barely a living shell of himself. When the school delinquent Sato Maki crosses his path, Tatsumi can only be frustrated by the pilot who doesn't know how good he has it. Assigned to babysit the alpha, Tatsumi has his hands full and nearly gives in to his own desires to monopolize the young alpha's talents, only for Maki to call him out on his shit.
A slow love story between a deeply wounded omega, and a delinquent alpha who's not that much of a delinquent at heart.
This is part 3…Tatsumi and Maki have now been together three years. After miscarrying they’re ready to try for a baby. Only… Maki’s job is going to get a whole lot harder, Tatsumi does something that Maki shes out over, and things blow up worse than they could have imagined. Surely after everything they should get their happy ending?
Unlike one and two this one is heavy on the depressive tones and pain. You don’t necessarily need to read one or two as this book is the book I wanted to write with the first two being the practice run up.
There is no R**E, cheating, or non-con between our two lovers… but there are some very annoying moments when you’ll want to grab either of the and shake them for the pain they caused each other. There will be tears… and please know there are triggering topics outside of miscarriage and team death.
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[BL] Winter in a BL Wondernd by BL_Pace WIP | Boys Love
Summary:
SpoilerAs winter sets in, cozy up to a set of BL tales, guaranteed to warm you up or leave you sobbing.
Cover Art by Ame-Tora https:///profile/14919/ame-tora/
[colpse] I Like Your Voice by iwanthugs WIP | Boys Love, Comedy, Mature, Romance, School Life
Summary:
SpoilerGu Qingfeng, the popur all-rounder school grass had one weakness very few knew about—he was a total voice-con.
Wen Xi had one regret, which was that he was too soft spoken and did not fight back against his childhood bully, Gu Qingfeng. If he could just meet this a**hole again, just watch out!
An unexpected meeting while gaming online—one with a weakness for a changed and matured voice, the other with a vengeance.
Lightwind: Prepare to battle! O (￣ヘ￣o)Undying: We will not lose.Lightwind: I admit defeat (づ￣ 3￣)づ
[colpse] An Alpha’s Alpha by KEIGHTY WIP | Adult, Adventure, Boys Love, Historical, Isekai, Mature, Mystery, Romance, Smut
Summary:
SpoilerCheng Ge suddenly transmigrated into an ABO-ssh-Victorian world. With his new body and new life as an alpha and a Duke's son, he decided to get acquainted with other nobles. Cheng Ge, now Lucian Montague, finds himself tangled in a conspiracy with the young alpha named Marquis Eugene Fergus.
Watch them make their way out of this mayhem as they get to know each other more and delve deeper into a forbidden love between two alphas.
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Power couple, alpha x alpha, switch couple (versatile), fast-paced romance (justifiable since they're both hot), and the sexual tension is so good.
Also, please consider supporting me through my ko-fi account (https://ko-fi.com/keighty80), it will serve as a great motivation for me to continue! <3
[colpse] What If I Told You A Secret? [BL] by MyLadyQueen WIP | Boys Love, Mature, Mystery, Psychological, Tragedy
Summary:
SpoilerI’ll tell you how we met, how we got to where we are today and hopefully for the future, things will be better because as I sit here right now, I don’t know how I ended up not running away or killing myself.
The life I am living is not for the fainthearted and no human being should have to suffer like this.
Yours sincerely,The lover of a serial killer.
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Run From Me [BL] by MyLadyQueen WIP | Boys Love, Mature, Mystery, Psychological, Romance, Tragedy
Summary:
SpoilerAll Detective Clyde Son wanted as a child was to be a detective after a murder happened in his hometown. But solving cases, finding missing people and staring at corpses didn’t prepare him for the day he fell in love with someone who had a mysterious past, present and future.
Ian Park, the heir to the Park family legacy, not only does he have to deal with a stepmother who is after his head but also to protect his identity from the public.
Never did he think that one day, when he gave up his freedom, Ryan Park would cause them a problem someone is willing to solve.
Will detective Son be able to solve the mystery or will he give up when he discovers the ocean within Ian?
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WITH LOVE YOUR’S BABY by indusree WIP | Action, Adventure, Boys Love, Romance
Summary:
Spoiler the story is about Joe who is ordinary guy and Calvin who is great businessman and is people's man where takes stand when his people face problem and helps them and gains more rivals. Both Joe and Calvin fall in love with each other. As Joe moves to Calvin house and learns many things about Calvin and will be in a situation whether he is correct to Calvin, as he will be in life and death situation. will Joe stays him to protect from rivals? or leaves him.[colpse][colpse]
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6. Completed original BL novels on Scribble Hub (November 2023, December 2023)BL NOVELS COMPLETED IN NOVEMBER 2023:
White over Red (BL) by kin0monogatari 90.2 k | 73 ch | Action, Boys Love, Mature, Mystery, Psychological, Romance, Smut
Summary:
SpoilerThere is no cure to obsession.
The obsessed will want to possess every part of the skin, flesh, and soul of the object of his obsession.
Some think of it as love. Some think of it as madness.
Whatever it is, there is no end to such obsession.
Three strangers are fated to be twisted in a web full of deceptions. Pursuing his search for his twin brother whom had been missing for three years, Kirill Miyamoto travel to the small town of Krasniy to find himself entangled with a group of elite students led by the highly suspicious Stepanov Chenkov. Meanwhile, William Hendrik ventured to a lonely resort up on a secluded hill to find soce and escape from his miserable life in hope to write his next best-seller but only to find himself thrusts into a world of madness by the seductive yet alluring boy next door, Marcus Drago. On the other side of the world, in the deserted unknown back alleys of a city, Leon Lehmann found himself accidentally sucked into a mafia organization under the influence of the mafia heir, Wolfgang Kaiser. One thing leads to another and in the end, all three of them are trapped within an irreversible twist of fate.
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7. Who are the chibis?Did you guess this month's chibi?
Dan and Caspian from Metafiction by Ruyi
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Geale (merman) and Marnthe (human) from Stranded: A Merfolk Tale by panpanwuv
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Thank you to bafflinghaze and tiaf for drawing!
AnnouncementWould you like to have chibis of your BL characters drawn? If you have a finished or regurly updating novel with over 20k words, you can fill out this form to have a chibi of your main couple drawn and included in the newsletter banner!
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8. OG BL Novel recommendationsNone ?
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9. General BL News
Why You Should Watch Straight Jacket, the Lost Gay Rom-Com is a video essay about a gay rom-com that got stuck in distribution hell for 20 years but is now avaible again. Matt Baum in general does great video essays about queer film & tv culture, but the way this movie took a straight rom-com formu and put gay men in it coincidentally reminded me of danmei - hat tip to MarigoldIsPeculiar
Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! - the anime is now airing! - hat tip bafflinghaze Citrus Con is a virtual 18+ convention dedicated to all forms of Boys’ Love & queer media, as well as everything fandom reted! It is free and you can register now. Applications for artist alley, panel and games, and volunteers are also open - hat tip bafflinghaze
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10. Fun corner
LinXueLian has done it again! Check out her new visual novel, The Himbleton Winter Affair - hat tip bafflinghaze
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11. Housekeeping for BL PaceTumblrThanks to PumpkinEwe, we now have a BL Pace tumblr at https://blpace.tumblr.com/ ??? Consider giving us a follow there!
TwitterPlease directly message the account or message bafflinghaze in order to get something posted or retweeted on the BL Pace twitter account. This includes:
promotions of any original BL novel, either yours or a recommendationfan or official artwork of any original BL novel, either yours or a recommendationAny tweets about more general BL news that you think should also be retweeted
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12. AcknowledgementsThank you to bafflinghaze, tiaf, Heart, MarigoldIsPeculiar, RedEmber, and avaseofpeonies!
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And with that, we are done!
If you have any feedback regarding the newsletter and/or its contents, please comment!
Hope to see you on the next edition of the newsletter~
And as always—
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