BLBL NEWSLETTERJuly 2024
Welcome to the July 2024 edition of the BLBL Newsletter!!! ?? It's almost time for the annual Grand Banquet~! All invited ???
Contents:
?The BL Pace 2024 Grand Banquet is almost here!?Colborative shortsBL Zine: submissions st chance BL author newsCompleted original BL novels on Scribble Hub (May 2024, June 2024)The banner chibisOG BL Novel recommendationsGeneral BL NewsFun cornerHousekeeping for BL PaceAcknowledgements1. ?The BL Pace 2024 Grand Banquet is almost here!? AnnouncementThe BL Pace would like to cordially invite you to the
4th Grand Banquet 2024 on Saturday 3rd of August 2024, on the BL Pace discord.
We look forward to your attendance. All guests and friends welcome.
To see the schedule, please see this page! We look forward to seeing you there!
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2. Colborative shorts
On our discord server, we have an 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 st chance
LAST submissions are being accepted 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.Submissions are closing at the end of this month, so be fast!
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4. BL author newsNo author news this month~
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5. Completed original BL novels on Scribble Hub (May 2024, June 2024) BL NOVELS COMPLETED IN May 2024:531 by ChrisBannor47.4 k | 30 ch | Action, Adventure, Boys Love, Sci-fi
Summary:
SpoilerThey designed him to be the ultimate infiltration model and he was. The perfect imitation of life. Including, they realized too te, free will.
Chan Yi has been hiding in Dock City for seven years, always within sight of the b where he lost his lover.
Wu DaQi is a man without a memory because of a sensory augmentation gone wrong. He's trying to piece together his life.
When their paths cross unexpectedly, neither is prepared for the truth that will be revealed. Will they survive it together? Or will they end up back in the b where it all started?
An M/M cyberpunk story about lost loves and saving the world.
[colpse]
BL NOVELS COMPLETED IN JUNE 2024:
The Thief by ejwilliamsbooks3.5 k | 25 ch | Boys Love, Drama, Fantasy, Supernatural
Summary:
SpoilerA stylistic story of a boy, a ghost, and a thief.[colpse]
The F Rank Journey (BL) by doravg38k | 35 ch | Action, Adventure, Boys Love, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Supernatural
Summary:
SpoilerBravery has many forms. Sometimes it shows up when someone shares something as simple as a sandwich. Other times, it shows itself through the loyalty of a son to the memory of his father. Honor, love, friendship. In the country of Lergo those things are still cherished, despite the war which raged there ten years ago.
Four boys stick together despite the odds. Life puts them through heartbreak, hunger and hardship. And yet, they still managed to right the wrongs of those long since dead. For it doesn’t matter to them what they lose, as long as they can make the world a better pce.Follow Lars, Nate, Mike and Jean on their F Rank Journey. A journey which tests them, but fails to mar their souls.
[colpse]
Back Row Love by Jinz61.8k | 51 ch | Adult, Boys Love, Comedy, Mature, Romance, Slice of Life, Smut, Sports
Summary:
SpoilerFinding love isn’t easy when you're a 6”1’ muscur man with a face that makes little old dies cross the street. Maybe the monstrous new second row will bring a little love to their rugby scrum.
First person story about a scary looking rugby pyer, who wants a Master.Unreliable narrator, BDSM, strong nguage, insulting nicknames.
[colpse]
Cute and Scaly (Hetalia BL) by doravg 15.4k | 14 ch Boys Love, Comedy, Fanfiction, Fantasy, Isekai, Mature, Romance, Slice of Life, Supernatural
Summary:
SpoilerSanctions for breathing, sanctions for getting drunk, sanctions for...
Well, maybe Niko does deserve some of the sanctions he pays to the EU. But, to be honest, he had never before screwed up so badly. For his attempts to create a flying pig and finally capture Constantine's heart have resulted into something which would see him forking over all his money to PETA.
For he had created a talking chicken, and... a baby dragon?
He knew that it was a bad idea to watch reruns of Game of Thrones with his chickens in the same room and then feed them diluted Uranium...
[colpse]
Someone Just Like You by MyLadyQueen46.9k | 37 ch | Boys Love, Drama
Summary:
SpoilerIm Chang Min was no one but a house-husband to his husband Im Kyu Hyun who couldn’t give a damn about him. Not to say that it was Kyu Hyun’s fault. They lived in a country that did not accept gay marriage yet so how were they married when they did not love one another?
Im Kyu Hyun had his pns too that Chang Min wasn’t part of but that only sted until he got caught.
With the guilt building up, his father in favour of their union and his interests sparked. Does he stand a chance with a new conviction or does Chang Min decide otherwise after these ten years?
[colpse]
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6. Who are the chibis?Did you guess this month's chibi?
Tian Han and Fu Ran from Ash and Honey by RemHydragrove
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Thank you to RemHydragrove 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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7. OG BL Novel recommendations No OG BL novel recommendations this month...
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8. General BL News The wuxia BL Meet You At The Blossom is now airing on GagaOOLa (with uncensored kiss and +18 scenes). The source is a Chinese danmei novel, produced by Thaind, directed by Taiwanese director, and with Chinese and Thai actors - hat tip to bafflinghaze
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9. Fun corner
No fun to be had this month :(
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10. Housekeeping for BL PaceTumblrCheck out our 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
Discord ServerAll BL readers and writers are welcome to come join our BL Pace discord server! We have writing sprints, writing help, and much more!
Email SubscriptionYou can sign up to receive emails to notify you of any new newsletters, interviews, etc. here on the Boys Love Newsletter!
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11. AcknowledgementsThank you to bafflinghaze, tiaf, RedEmber, and RemHydragrove!
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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—
