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growing up, I couldn’t say “i’m gay” out loud. i never saw myself on tv, in books, or movies.
now, as a storyteller, i write v gay books for gay teens/adults so they might find safe havens & see themselves proudly in the pages.
and i won’t stop. #SayGay
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my college-set YA is out march 8, 2022!
https://t.co/nPWO6PgF62 https://t.co/0aLpOLMaV2
you know what?
AND THEY LIVED... ⚡️is my entire heart + soul in book form.
i'm incredibly proud of it. i love & believe in it with every fiber of my being.
we don't talk about this enough, but authors are allowed to fucking LOVE what we create.
https://t.co/b5BcyJO3Y4
i [18nb] started my freshman year of college & met this gorgeous guy [18] who writes me poems. he inspired me to animate my own gay fairytale for class but hasn’t told me how he feels. i really wanna kiss him (among other things😈) but idk if i deserve love. wait, am i in love? https://t.co/CuNMpOOPdS
i didn't go to yallfest, i went to "the @claribel_ortega confidence boot camp" & i emerged fully believing my next book AND THEY LIVED... is the greatest book to ever(!) be written & y'all should DEFINITELY preorder it bc gays deserve happily ever after!
https://t.co/b5BcyJO3Y4
i finished my final pass pages for AND THEY LIVED… and i can happily report that it choked me up. multiple times.
y’all i am so proud of this book.
it’s my entire heart and soul. i’ve never felt this way about anything i’ve ever written. i wanna cry. 🥺💖