BLBL NEWSLETTER - MAY 2023

Welcome all to the May 2023 edition of the Brilliant Library of Boys Love Newsletter!

The contents of this newsletter are as follows:

1. Camp BLWriMo in April
2. BL Palace's Annual Workshop: expressions of interest
3. BL Zine: expressions of interest
4. BL author news
5. Newly completed BL novels on Scribble Hub (March 2023, April 2023)
6. The banner chibis
7. General BL News
8. Fun corner
9. Housekeeping for BL Palace
10. Acknowledgements

1. Camp BLWriMo in April

During April, we held a Camp BLWriMo (BL writing month) in the discord server, based on Camp NaNoWriMo. Numerous writers joined in with their own personal daily writing goals, spanning from 100 words a day to 2000 words a day!

There were daily check-ins and weekly check-ins, which helped participants stay on track. It was amazing just how much could be done over a month by writing just a little everyday, and super inspiring for authors to see others writing along with them.

We'll run another Camp BLWriMo in July (to coincide with the next Camp NaNoWrimo). If you want to join us, come to our discord server.

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2. BL Palace's Annual Workshop: expressions of interest

Hello, BL connoisseurs! Do you wish to learn tips and tricks you can use in your own literary work, pester interact with Scribblehub BL authors, procrastinate, join a communal art spree, or maybe just discover the motivation to write one more sentence?

If so, you're in luck, because our annual writing workshop is on the way!

This year's Grand Banquet will contain a host of virtual panels by volunteer speakers, with regular breaks for games and chat conversations. It will have a similar structure to the one we hosted last year.

That's all the information we have for now! If you'd like more frequent updates on the banquet, check out the BL Palace discord server.

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3. BL Zine: expressions of interest 

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5. Newly completed BL novels on Scribble Hub (March 2023, April 2023)

Here are the novels that were completed in March 2023:

		The Waltz by Zuerst 0.1k | 1 ch | Boys Love, Supernatural, Tragedy The midnight moon, An empty gazebo, Your hand in mine, As we waltz through the night.
		The Secretary is Thirsty (R-18) by Bellarama-AKA-Bellaclare 55.7k | 19 ch | Adult, Boys Love, Comedy, Fantasy, Gender Bender, Harem, Mature, Sci-fi, Smut In a certain company, a certain shapeshifter secretary is always thirsting after his Boss's crotch but, is always rejected by his Boss. So, desperate for what lies in any man’s crotch, he thinks of a plan to quench his thirst. Meanwhile, the personal butler of the Boss’s younger brother, also has a similar plan. But his is out of jealousy for his master’s attraction to the secretary. His plan, to the secretary’s delight, worked a bit too well. But then again, whose plan really succeeded in the end? ---- Butler: Just you wait! I’ll expose your slutty ass! Secretary: By all means, go ahead. Boss’s younger brother: I’m waiting for it. Boss: ….What’s left to expose?
		MEMENTO MORI by EmpressVengeance 13.3k | 20 ch | Boys Love, Drama, Psychological, Romance, Smut Florence was an omega with little to no presence he leave his life abused and served as a stand-in and a pregnancy tool for the two alphas After dying he find himself back to the past this time with his knowledge he would make sure to get the revenge he deserve
		SIREN – Between Water and Forest by sasi 22.1k | 23 ch | Boys Love, Fantasy, Historical, Mature, Romance Nanno lives in an underground city. Charlie, his brother and their friends are on the run. But the humans get lost in the fairy forest. What happens when man and siren meet?
		WOLF – The two Packs by sasi 21k | 18 ch | Boys Love, Fantasy, Historical, Romance The two werewolves Mads and Levi meet for the first time as children. Only a few years later do they meet again and feel attracted to each other. But their two packs don't get along. In addition, Mads fears being tied to a witch or a wizard as a servant and leaving his homeland as a slave. Because his pack always sends the weakest wolves to protect the strength of the pack. This is an agreement made with the witches a long time ago when the wolves lost the war.

And here are the novels that were completed in April 2023:

		A Loki Trade by Beedok 9.9k | 4 ch | Boys Love, Gender Bender, Girls Love, Romance, Supernatural A run in with an ancient Norse artifact leads to two strangers waking up in each other's bodies. Matthew is finding having a female body less uncomfortable than expected, though. While his trade partner is clearly enjoying having a masculine one, and seems to look a little guilty about that. Will they find they're happy this way? (Spoilers: yes, the answer is yes. This is tagged 'transgender' after all. =P )
		Unknown by kin0monogatari 38.8k | 37 ch | Action, Boys Love, Fantasy, Horror, Mature, Mystery, Psychological, Smut, Supernatural Main story: Dominic Liam and Micah Stantleton had been best friends since the beginning of time. One night, soon after graduation, they went for a dare in the woods. Micah was attacked by an unknown creature and is dragged deep into the woods, never to be found again. Dominic was devastated by the loss of his best friend and moved away from the town. One odd morning, he received a call indicating that Micah is found with a memory lost in the very same woods and the only person he remembers is Dominic. But this is five years later. It is unknown as to what actually happened to Micah during that time gap. Is truth too much to ask for? ֍֎֍ Side Story: Following Kyo's story in Tokyo about his affair with the alpha of a powerful werewolf pack during the 5 years gap when Micah went missing.
		A Drink Before Battle by avaseofpeonies 70.2k | 48 ch | Action, Adult, Boys Love, Drama, Fantasy, Historical, Mature, Romance, Smut General Sevei is of the firm opinion that Nobles are shady and Alchemists even shadier. Noble Alchemists are the absolute worst. He is not looking forward to partnering with one to guard the border. Upon their introduction, though, it would seem they have already met... under very intimate circumstances. Oh...,****...
		Dark Beauty by kin0monogatari 32.3k | 32 ch | Adult, Boys Love, Horror, Mature, Mystery, Psychological, Smut, Supernatural Evil has a face. This is not a good book to read. I suggest you people back away while you still have the chance. For Adrian McGroy is evil, seductive, irresistible, and exquisitely beautiful. And he's about to bring chaos into the Klaus family. Looks can kill. For real.
		What Are We? by valveri4 4.8k | 9 ch | Boys Love, Romance, School Life What Am I? What Are You? No... What Are We?
		To the Start of a New World by ars 112k | 3 ch | Action, Boys Love, Horror, Romance It wasn't the apocalypse that broke him. He was strong enough to survive that. But when his childhood friend died for him, that was when Lu Hao realized he had made a mistake. Now he had a chance to fix it.

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6. Who are the chibis?

Did you see the chibis on our heading banner? Do you know where they come from? Such a mystery~ 😏😏

In every BLBL Newsletter, we dedicate a corner to showcase our staff's incredible artistic talent and give a shout-out to a handful of beautiful BL couples from novels featured on our very own Scribblehub! σ(≧ε≦ｏ)

This month's chibis are courtesy of these lovely and hardworking artists: Killokii and tiaf!

Have you read enough BL novels to guess which books these cute and adorable chibis are from? There's no punishment for guessing wrong! But if you guessed correctly before the big reveal you might just receive a cookie! 🍪🍪🍪🍪

Now, drum-roll please! 🥁🥁🥁

Yeresym and Sevei from A Drink Before Battle by avaseofpeonies

Cole and Zain from I Will Live for You by MakusCorner

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7. General BL News

There was a rather basic (and somewhat incorrect) article in The Guardian about BL. Discussions on the danmei reddit here - hat tip to bafflinghaze

Seven Seas Entertainment released covers for multiple BL novels, including Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang - hat tip to bafflinghaze

The Amazon Prime live-action adaption Red, White & Royal Blue will be released in August 11  - hat tip to bafflinghaze

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8. Fun corner

The Yaoi Army has some interesting looking BL~ - hat tip to bafflinghaze

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9. Housekeeping for BL Palace

Twitter

Please directly message the account or message bafflinghaze in order to get something posted or retweeted on the BL Palace twitter account. This includes:

• promotions of any original BL novel, either yours or a recommendation
• fan or official artwork of any original BL novel, either yours or a recommendation
• Any tweets about more general BL news that you think should also be retweeted

Discord Server

All BL readers and writers are welcome to come join our BL Palace discord server! We have writing sprints, writing help, and much more!

Email Subscription

You 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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10. Acknowledgements

Please give another round of applause to the lovely artists who made this month's BLBL Newsletter chibi banner: Killokii and tiaf!!

And thank you to all those who submitted items for the newsletter!

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And with that, we are done! Hope to see you on the next edition of the newsletter~

And as always—