Happy Pride Month everyone! Twinsie Tenise here. I would like to take a moment to thank everyone who took the time to answer the questions for our pride month celebration. I thought hard about the questions and had fun coming up with them. I love that the authors seemed to have as much fun answering them. We will be celebrating all month with author spotlights as well as reviews for some of the LGBTQIA books we’ve read this year. Check back daily to learn more about that days featured author or book and add to your TBR piles. I hope you enjoy getting to know a little about all of these wonderful authors and their work.
🏳🌈Tell us your name and a little about yourself?
Hey all! My pen name is J Lawson and I write mostly paranormal fantasy with a lot of LGBTQ inclusion, humor, and tropes of found families, self discovery, and shifting to name a few.
🏳🌈How many books have you written? Do you have a favorite?
7 books published so far. My Peculiar Lessons series is my favorite so far.
🏳🌈Do you write one book and finish it completely before starting the next? If not, how do you keep yourself from confusing the projects?
My brain works best with the “one at a time” approach. I honestly don’t even read much when I’m in the middle of a writing project.
🏳🌈What font do you write in? Do you actually care or is it a default setting?
Garamond 11 all the time
🏳🌈How do you ensure your LGBTQ characters feel authentic and mutifaceted, rather than just serve a plot function?
LGBTQ individuals ARE authentic and multifaceted as much as, if not more so, than any other induviduals. They are as much of a presence in my everyday life as any other entities and belong in my work to make it feel complete.
🏳🌈Do you have a favorite piece of LGBTQ history or fun fact you would like to share?
There is a TON of it in my humor memoir “Zippers, Three-Way Kisses, and Other Absurdities: My Life as an Ally”. You should definitely check it out!
🏳🌈What is one of your favorite books or movies with LGBTQ representation?
Feel free to share more than one, I know it is difficult as a reader to pick one favorite of anything. Especially if its book related.
Southernmost by Silas House. *chef’s kiss*
🏳🌈What is something you have used for a bookmark that IS NOT a bookmark?
Oh my goodness, so many things. Receipts, a thread off my shirt, dog collar, coffee straw.
🏳🌈Do you listen to music while you write? If so, what are some of your favorite genres or songs?
Soft jazz piano or LoFi/Chillhop
🏳🌈What is a super specific detail you know about one of your characters that has no relevance to the story?
I knew about a character’s death from the very beginning and still cried my eyes out the whole time I was writing it.
🏳🌈What are your purchase links?
Visit my website! www.authorjlawson.com