She’s written most of them as a lone author but in 2018 she partnered with Harper Bliss on their novel Once Upon a Princess. Lydon has given the publishing world dozens of stories. You can subscribe to both of these two podcasts. The two women chat about all things in writing and lesbian fiction. Markinson, pull back the drapes on a writers’ life. The Lesbian Book Club, hosted on The Lesbian Lounge, where she has a monthly chat with other authors and presents a round-up of LESFIC (Lesbian Fiction) news. When she interviewed Boy George she told him that her mum said she was “jumping on his bandwagon” when she came out (of the closet). She had the thrill of interviewing huge pop stars including Bruno Mars, Nora Jones, Steps, Keane, and Bananarama. She was a music journalist in her previous life. She maintains her lesbian characters will always play the lead in her stories. Lydon’s stories do have a “smattering” of gay and straits characters. She packs her book with droll British wit and her lead characters are always lesbian, laughing, crying, fumbling their words, drinking too much, and saying the wrong things. Her stories focus on the lesbian loves and lives in the real world. She was launched into a new life and unexpected direction.

She gathered her guts and hit the publish button. She plunged in and taught herself the ins-and-outs of self-publishing. Add another year to submit it for publishing and then get rejected. London Calling, her first novel, took her five years to write. Self-doubt will always be an ongoing issue but is surmountable. Move forward and learn what you need to know. She was held back by self-doubt and a lack of knowledge. Her advice to her younger self would be to get started and do it now, whatever it is, especially writing. “Groan-When-I-Get-Up-Off-The-Sofa years old” is how Ms. However she didn’t expect to end up a full-time lesbian, and highly successful author. Representation is so vital and she’s thrilled, privileged, and honored to be able to be a part of the growing lesbian romantic literature movement. Now lesbian focused stories are available at a click.

She was looking for stories that reflects her life, lesbian relationships, and lesbian feelings and lesbian thoughts. Lydon was growing up she had a difficult time finding lesbian romance stories. At the age of eleven she got a Swing Ball and with every whack on that tethered ball, concocted more tales. Clare Lydon is from Essex and proud of it! She says she thinks she was born “gay gay gay.” “Triple gay as opposed to normal gay.” She was the weird kid, who at six, was wandering her playground, thinking in her head and making up stories.

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