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# Jamie Deacon

Author of YA LGBTQ+ Fiction

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- [We Are Young by Cat Clarke: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/we-are-young-by-cat-clarke-review/) - The thing I love most about We Are Young is the novel’s overarching message. There’s a disturbing trend within today’s media towards vilifying young people
- [Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/stay-gold-by-tobly-mcsmith-review/) - I don’t think we ever pay so much attention to what others think of us than when we’re in high school, something Tobly McSmith explores brilliantly in his debut novel. Stay Gold follows protagonists as they attempt to fit in with their peers.
- [The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/the-gravity-of-us-by-phil-stamper-review/) - In The Gravity of Us, the author imagines how much more intrusive this interest would be if NASA were to send a team of astronauts into space in this age of instant news and reality TV.
- [It's Not Like it's a Secret by Misa Sugiura: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/its-not-like-its-a-secret-by-misa-sugiura-review/) - It’s Not Like it’s a Secret is a story about Sana, a Japanese American girl who moves to California. Here, for the first time in her life, she has to balance making friends and exploring her sexuality with the strict values of her culture.
- [Double Audiobook Release Plus an Interview with Voice Actor Joe Jameson](https://jamiedeacon.com/double-audiobook-release-plus-an-interview-with-voice-actor-joe-jameson/) - As an obsessive listener of audiobooks—yes, I really do have over fifty unread titles in my Audible library—the process of having my own books recorded has been particularly special.
- [This is Kind of an Epic Love Story by Kacen Callender: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/this-is-kind-of-an-epic-love-story-by-kacen-callender-review/) - As a visually impaired person, I’m always thrilled to see disability represented in YA fiction, especially when it’s done with as much sensitivity and consistency as it is here. Ollie has been profoundly deaf since he caught Meningitis as a child.
- [All the Things We Do in the Dark by Saundra Mitchell: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/all-the-things-we-do-in-the-dark-by-saundra-mitchell-review/) - This was by no means an easy book to read, although there’s a lot to admire within its pages. First and foremost, I take my figurative hat off to Saundra Mitchell for having the courage to write this novel, an undertaking which must have been incredibly painful.
- [My Top 7 YA LGBT+ Reads of 2020](https://jamiedeacon.com/my-top-7-ya-lgbt-reads-of-2020/) - There can be no doubt that 2020 has been a strange and challenging year, and for many, life will never be quite the same. As always during difficult times, I’ve found escape and comfort in stories.
- [Blood Countess by Lana Popovic: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/blood-countess-by-lana-popovic-review/) - If it’s one thing reading Blood Countess has taught me, it’s that I’m rather a wuss when it comes to horror—not so much the paranormal kind of cold draughts and unexplained creaks in the night, but the sort steeped in blood and gore
- [Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/wayward-son-by-rainbow-rowell-review/) - Wayward Son has all the feels and complex dynamics I’ve come to love in this author’s work, plus the magic and monsters you’d expect from a Simon Snow novel.
- [As I Descended by Robin Talley: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/as-i-descended-by-robin-talley-review/) - When a novel opens with a group of teenagers fooling around with a Ouija board, you can be pretty sure it will be a scary read, and As I Descended by Robin Talley certainly lives up to this promise.
- [Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/red-white-and-royal-blue-by-casey-mcquiston-review/) - This is one of those novels the author in me really wishes I’d come up with. The moment I heard the premise for Red, White and Royal Blue—a romance between the son of the US president and a prince of England—I was like…wow, why didn’t I think of that?
- [Loveless by Alice Oseman: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/loveless-by-alice-oseman-review/) - Quite possibly Alice Oseman’s best novel so far! She has ranked among my favourite authors for a while now. I’ve enjoyed all her books, but perhaps because of its experiential nature, there’s something special about this one.
- [We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/we-set-the-dark-on-fire-by-tehlor-kay-mejia-review/) - The story follows teenage newly-wed Dani and her fellow wife Carmen, exploring what happens when the young women not only end up with a cruel, domineering husband, but find themselves in the forbidden territory of falling for each other.
- [Camp by L.C. Rosen: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/camp-by-l-c-rosen-review/) - It’s a long time since a book had me in stitches the way this one did, let alone reduced me to a blubbering mess. Yet, despite how laugh-out-loud funny it is, this novel tackles some incredibly deep issues.
- [Carry On by Rainbow Rowell: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/carry-on-by-rainbow-rowell-review/) - I’m not generally a reader who finds vampires inherently sexy. I never swooned over Edward Cullen or Stefan Salvatore, or even Stefan’s bad boy brother Damon. Baz, on the other hand, is another matter entirely.
- [Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/only-mostly-devastated-by-sophie-gonzales-review/) - Only Mostly Devastated put me in mind of an LGBTQ version of Grease—two boys fall in love over the summer before they’re forced to part ways and return homme, neither really expecting to see the other again.
- [We Contain Multitudes by Sarah Henstra: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/we-contain-multitudes-by-sarah-henstra-review/) - I’m struggling to describe just how hard I fell for both the heroes in this novel. I adored Jonathan in all his irrepressible eccentricity, and his refusal, despite the bullying he endures, to be anything other than true to himself.
- [The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/the-princess-and-the-fangirl-by-ashley-poston-review/) - Set exclusively during ExcelsiCon, the fictional convention where the main action of the previous book takes place, The Princess and the Fangirl has all the fun and sci-fi geekiness I was expecting.
- [Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts) by L.C. Rosen: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/jack-of-hearts-and-other-parts-by-l-c-rosen-review/) - By far the most compulsive book I’ve picked up in a while! It’s the kind of book I found difficult to put down, and if there hadn’t been other things I needed to do, I would have finished it in a single sitting. As it was, I devoured it in two.
- [Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/sawkill-girls-by-claire-legrand-review/) - Beautiful, imaginative, and with a distinctiveness that encapsulates Claire Legrand’s writing, this is the kind of prose that glides over you like water while forcing you to pay attention to every syllable.
- [I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/i-wish-you-all-the-best-by-mason-deaver-review/) - The one thing that sets this novel apart is its authentic portrayal of the non-binary experience. Since the author themselves identifies as non-binary, it came as no surprise to me that they were able to bring across the day-to-day struggles with sensitivity and in vivid detail.
- [The Infinite Noise by Lauren Shippen: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/the-infinite-noise-by-lauren-shippen-review/) - I have such a soft spot for nerd/jock romances and this certainly ranks among my favourites, albeit a nerd/jock romance with a twist, one of the heroes being an empath able to sense the emotions of everyone around him.
- [Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/queens-of-geek-by-jen-wilde-review/) - For a wonderful novel celebrating geekiness, the value of friendship, and the capacity for growth and courage that exists within us all, Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde gets 10/10 rainbows!
- [If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/if-you-could-be-mine-by-sara-farizan-review/) - The one aspect I really enjoyed about this book was its vivid portrayal of what it’s like to grow up female in an Islamic country. In Iran, women are most definitely considered second-class citizens, denied many of the freedoms granted to men.
- [Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/symptoms-of-being-human-by-jeff-garvin-review/) - This book certainly has a lot of merit. Jeff Garvin was inspired to write Symptoms of Being Human following a conversation with his family, in which he discovered none of them had heard of the concept of genderfluidity.
- [These Witches Don't Burn by Isabel Sterling: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/these-witches-dont-burn-by-isabel-sterling-review/) - Given its notorious history, the town of Salem, Massachusetts, is the perfect setting for a novel of danger and witchcraft. Local goths and tourists alike revel in its magical past, none of them suspecting that the real deal lives and practises among them.
- [The Music of What Happens by Bill Konigsberg: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/the-music-of-what-happens-by-bill-konigsberg-review/) - One of the things I love most about Bill’s books is that they’re genuinely funny. Several times while I was reading this, my partner came in from the other room curious to know what on earth I was laughing at.
- [Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/mask-of-shadows-by-linsey-miller-review/) - I found Sal to be an incredibly interesting protagonist. On the one hand, years of surviving as a thief on the streets has lent them a ruthless streak, and while not needlessly cruel, they have little compunction when it comes to killing.
- [9 YA LGBT+ Novels Published in 2019 on My TBR Pile](https://jamiedeacon.com/9-ya-lgbt-novels-published-in-2019-on-my-tbr-pile/) - 2019 has been another fantastic year for queer ya fiction, much of which I’ve read and enjoyed. However, there just aren’t enough free hours in the day to get through as many as I would have liked, and below are the nine ya lgbt+ novels published during 2019 still on my to-be-read pile
- [My Top 5 YA LGBT+ Reads of 2019](https://jamiedeacon.com/my-top-5-ya-lgbt-reads-of-2019/) - As 2019 draws to a close, I thought I’d round up the best books in queer YA and NA fiction I’ve read over the past twelve months. I’ve discovered some fantastic novels this year, spanning multiple genres and featuring characters across the LGBT+ spectrum, but these are my top five in the order I reviewed them.
- [What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/what-if-its-us-by-becky-albertalli-and-adam-silvera-review/) - What If It's Us follows the summer romance as it blossoms between a pair of teenage boys, and combines Becky Albertalli’s humour and charm with Adam Silvera’s gut-wrenching poignancy to create something that’s as special as it is unforgettable.
- [Keep This to Yourself by Tom Ryan: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/keep-this-to-yourself-by-tom-ryan-review/) - I enjoy a good thriller, and Keep This to Yourself by Tom Ryan has all the classic elements that keep me turning the pages to solve the mystery, whilst skilfully avoiding the descent into cliché.
- [Radio Silence by Alice Oseman: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/radio-silence-by-alice-oseman-review/) - The more I read of Alice Oseman’s work, the further in awe of her skill as a writer I become. She has a talent for taking themes that have been done a thousand times before and presenting them in a way that is both current and fresh
- [The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/the-art-of-being-normal-by-lisa-williamson-review/) - There’s still an underrepresentation of transgender characters in YA fiction, although this is improving all the time, and it was great to see the subject tackled here. That said, there are certain aspects to the plot which struck a jarring note with me
- [Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/darius-the-great-is-not-okay-by-adib-khorram-review/) - Darius the Great Is Not Okay is a story about feeling inadequate and as though you don’t fit in, something so many young people will be able to relate to.
- [10 YA LGBT+ Novels to Read for Mental Health Awareness Week](https://jamiedeacon.com/10-ya-lgbt-novels-to-read-for-mental-health-awareness-week/) - One way we can gain a more informed view is through fictional accounts of characters who are struggling with mental health issues, whether depression, anxiety, self-harm, body dysmorphia, or any of the many varied forms it can take
- [All the Better Part of Me by Molly Ringle: ARC Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/all-the-better-part-of-me-by-molly-ringle-arc-review/) - Why did I fall so hard for this novel? Largely because of Sinter Blackwell, its protagonist. Well, his name alone is reason enough, being one of the coolest I’ve come across in a character, but he’s also incredibly sexy.
- [The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/the-ladys-guide-to-petticoats-and-piracy-by-mackenzi-lee-review/) - I also enjoyed the subtlety with which Felicity explores her asexuality, discovering that while she experiences no physical desire, she does possess an enormous capacity for love.
- [Spy Stuff by Matthew J. Metzger: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/spy-stuff-by-matthew-j-metzger-review/) - I challenge any reader not to feel for Anton, the novel’s fifteen-year-old transgender hero. The narrative follows him as he starts at a new school, anxious to begin living openly as his true gender, away from all those who knew him as Natasha.
- [On Chocorua (Trailblazer, Book 1) by Robin Reardon: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/on-chocorua-trailblazer-book-1-by-robin-reardon-review/) - Trailblazing, as the series’ title suggests, plays a vital role in this story. I especially enjoyed how cleverly Nathan’s difficult path to discovering the appeal of hiking mirrors the highs and lows of his freshman year.
- [People Like Us by Dana Mele: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/people-like-us-by-dana-mele-review/) - One thing all the best boarding school stories have in common is how they pull me in and make me a part of the day-to-day routine, until I almost feel I’ve attended there myself. Sadly, this book never quite achieved this.
- [A Kiss in the Dark by Cat Clarke: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/a-kiss-in-the-dark-by-cat-clarke-review/) - The deceit that runs through the entire book made for an uncomfortable reading experience at times. That said, I found the twisting narrative utterly enthralling, so that I had to keep turning the pages to find out how it all ended.
- [The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/the-gentlemans-guide-to-vice-and-virtue-by-mackenzi-lee-review/) - Monty is a fantastic hero, incredibly flawed as the best characters tend to be. He’s reckless to the point of selfishness—at least in the beginning—intent on nothing but the quest for pleasure.
- [Year of the Guilty Soul by A.M. Leibowitz: Audio Book Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/year-of-the-guilty-soul-by-a-m-leibowitz-audio-book-review/) - My heart really went out to Toni, the narrative’s teenage protagonist. During the year in which the book takes place, she has so many things to work through, from her mixed feelings about religion, to her confusion over her own sexuality and gender.
- [Chasing Nirvana by Ellyn Oaksmith: Blog Tour with Review and Giveaway](https://jamiedeacon.com/chasing-nirvana-by-ellyn-oaksmith-blog-tour-with-review-and-giveaway/) - The author captures perfectly how it is to be young, to be so hooked on a band that you’ll chase them over a thousand miles across the country, as well as how it is to be marked out as different in a small town
- [Some of My Favorite Opening Lines in Novels](https://jamiedeacon.com/some-of-my-favorite-opening-lines-in-novels/) - While editing the first chapter of Caught Inside and playing around with various options for the opening line, I got to thinking about some of my favorite novel beginnings. I thought it would be fun to compile a list of the lines that have left a lasting impression on me
- [5 Fun Facts About My Muse](https://jamiedeacon.com/5-fun-facts-about-my-muse/) - Whilst working on my debut novel Caught Inside, I've had plenty of opportunity to get up close and personal with my muse. In fact, I'm not sure I've ever spent so much one-to-one time with anyone before without them driving me completely insane
- [Caught Inside: Luke's Summer in Songs](https://jamiedeacon.com/caught-inside-lukes-summer-in-songs/) - In tribute to Luke’s love of rock and metal, I’ve put together a playlist of some of the tracks you might have found on his iPod over the summer.
- [These Are My Guilty Pleasures... Let's Here Yours!](https://jamiedeacon.com/these-are-my-guilty-pleasures-lets-here-yours/) - Since guilty pleasure plays such an important role in the story, I thought I’d reveal a few of my own. I’d love to hear yours as well, so feel free to share!
- [5 Things I Love About Christmas](https://jamiedeacon.com/5-things-i-love-about-christmas/) - things I love about Christmas, favourite things about christmas
- [The Second Sister (Amendyr, Book 1) by Rae D. Magdon: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/the-second-sister-amendyr-book-1-by-rae-d-magdon-review/) - I started out with such high hopes, intrigued by the concept of a lesbian retelling of Cinderella. I’m also drawn to romances that err on the side of the forbidden, and the idea of stepsisters falling in love peaked my interest.
- [Caught Inside - Exploring the Sexuality of My Hero](https://jamiedeacon.com/caught-inside-exploring-the-sexuality-of-my-hero/) - This might sound strange, but all through the process of writing ‘Caught Inside’, I gave very little thought to my hero’s sexuality. At Seventeen, Luke is the kind of young man who takes most things in his stride and who isn’t generally prone to self-analysis
- [Love Spell by Mia Kerick: Blog Tour with Review and Giveaway](https://jamiedeacon.com/love-spell-by-mia-kerick-blog-tour-with-review-and-giveaway/) - When he meets Jasper Donahue, gorgeous, steady, and unequivocally masculine, Chance falls head over pointy-toed boots. Of course, he has no idea whether Jazz is even gay, but he doesn't let a little detail like this stop him.
- [The Weekend Bucket List by Mia Kerick: Book Review and Giveaway](https://jamiedeacon.com/book-review-and-giveaway-the-weekend-bucket-list-by-mia-kerick/) - I do love a good romance, but it was quite refreshing to read a young adult novel that celebrates the value of friendship. In so many YA novels, romance is the be-all-and-end-all, and yet how many of us are lucky enough to meet our perfect match in high school?
- [New Year, Fresh Start](https://jamiedeacon.com/new-year-fresh-start/) - I don’t normally approach the end of the year with a sense of relief. In the case of 2013, however, I was heartily glad to see the back of it.
- [Courting Light by A. Zukowski: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/courting-light-by-a-zukowski-review-and-excerpt/) - There’s something magical about the summer holidays when you’re young—that sense of the days stretching ahead of you, full of potential and untapped possibility. Courting Light captures this magic beautifully
- [The Art of Hero Worship by Mia Kerick: Blog Tour with Excerpt and Giveaway](https://jamiedeacon.com/the-art-of-hero-worship-by-mia-kerick-blog-tour-with-excerpt-and-giveaway/) - Mentally, I’m on edge; my pain is raw, grating, and unbearable. I’m guilt-ridden and mortified. Devastation crossed with desperation—this is me, at the moment.
- [An Interview with Molly Ringle: Author of The Chrysomelia Stories](https://jamiedeacon.com/an-interview-with-molly-ringle-author-of-the-chrysomelia-stories/) - I’m thrilled today to be playing host to my good friend and critique partner Molly Ringle: author of The Chrysomelia Stories, a NA romantic trilogy inspired by the Greek myths.
- [I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/i-was-born-for-this-by-alice-oseman-review/) - To begin with, I owe Alice Oseman a massive apology for my preconceptions going into this book. From the blurb, I was fully expecting a predictable modern fairy tale where a fangirl meets the pop idol she has fantasized about for years, at which point they fall madly in love and he spirits her away from her drab existence
- [Celebrate the Release of Defensive Play and Enter to Win an Amazon Gift Card!](https://jamiedeacon.com/celebrate-the-release-of-defensive-play-and-enter-to-win-an-amazon-gift-card/) - It’s release day! Defensive Play, a novella in my Boys on the Brink series is now available to purchase from as little as $0.99! Davey and Adam were a real joy to write, and I can’t wait for you all to meet them.
- [Check Out a Teaser from Defensive Play, Coming November 30!](https://jamiedeacon.com/check-out-a-teaser-from-defensive-play/) - This excerpt actually comes from the opening of the book, set during the annual Brookshire football tournament, where seventeen-year-old Davey lays eyes on Adam for the first time, a moment which turns his precariously balanced world spinning.
- [Defensive Play (A Boys on the Brink Novella) - Preorder Now for Only $0.99!](https://jamiedeacon.com/defensive-play-a-boys-on-the-brink-novella-preorder-now-for-only-0-99/) - Defensive Play now available for preorder! Pick up a copy today for your Kindle, Nook, Kobo, Apple device, or other e-reader, and receive it as soon as it goes on sale.
- [Check Out the Cover for Defensive Play!](https://jamiedeacon.com/check-out-the-cover-for-defensive-play/) - I owe a massive thank you to Natasha Snow for doing such a wonderful job with the design, and for tying it in so brilliantly with my overall vision for the series. I’m over the moon with it!
- [A Springful of Winters by Dawn Sister: Review](https://jamiedeacon.com/a-springful-of-winters-by-dawn-sister-review/) - I had a smile on my face from the moment I started reading, and was still smiling when I reached the end. The overall style is one of warmth and fun, and the humour had me laughing out loud more than once.
- [Defensive Play (A Boys on the Brink Novella) - Coming Soon!](https://jamiedeacon.com/defensive-play-a-boys-on-the-brink-novella-coming-soon/) - I’m excited to announce that Defensive Play, a novella in my Boys on the Brink series set against the backdrop of high school football, , will be released later this month by Beaten Track Publishing!
- [Character Interview: Luke from Caught Inside](https://jamiedeacon.com/character-interview-luke-from-caught-inside/) - I’m on a private beach on the Cornish coast, catching up with Luke, the novel’s seventeen-year-old hero, to find out how his holiday’s going so far. He’s huddled on the sand, knees drawn up to his chest, head in his hands. I drop down to sit beside him.
- [Character Interview: Theo from Caught Inside](https://jamiedeacon.com/character-interview-theo-from-caught-inside/) - I’m up extra early this morning to stop by the Scott-Palmers holiday cottage on the Cornish coast, in the hope of snatching a private word with Theo, the novel’s nineteen-year-old love interest.
- [My Heartfelt Plea to Reviewers: Don't Back Down](https://jamiedeacon.com/my-heartfelt-plea-to-reviewers-dont-back-down/) - Okay, as you may have gathered, I’m about to throw in my few pennies’ worth over the recent uproar concerning Goodreads and a certain self-published author in the m/m romance genre
- [Congratulations to the 26th Annual Lambda Literary Awards Finalists!](https://jamiedeacon.com/congratulations-to-the-lambda-literary-awards-finalists/) - Extra special hugs go out to Madison Parker and J.H. Trumble, both of whom I've had the pleasure of featuring over at Boys on the Brink, and also to TJ Klune, since I know he and his partner Eric Arvin are going through an incredibly difficult time right now.
- [Biting the Bullet: Submitting My First Manuscript](https://jamiedeacon.com/biting-the-bullet-submitting-my-first-manuscript/) - Hitting send on that email, knowing that it would shortly be appearing in the publisher’s inbox, was at once one of the most terrifying and liberating things I’ve ever done. Now it’s out of my hands.
- [Congratulations to the Winners in the 26th Annual Lambda Literary Awards!](https://jamiedeacon.com/congratulations-to-the-winners-in-the-26th-annual-lambda-literary-awards/) - Huge congratulations go out this morning to the winners in the 26th annual Lambda Literay Awards which were announced last night at a star-studded event in New York.
- [The Daunting Task of Editing a Novel](https://jamiedeacon.com/the-daunting-task-of-editing-a-novel/) - Well, I’ve done it. The first draft of Caught Inside, my very first attempt at a novel and Book 1 in my Boys on the Brink series, is complete at around 85,000 words. Hooray! The process of writing it hasn’t always been easy. When I started, I only had the vaguest outline of where the
- [The Key to Writing a Great First Chapter](https://jamiedeacon.com/the-key-to-writing-a-great-first-chapter/) - So, what is it about some first chapters that has me frantically turning the page to Chapter Two, while others force me to give up without even reaching the end?
- [Editing a Novel: Knowing When to be Brave](https://jamiedeacon.com/editing-a-novel-knowing-when-to-be-brave/) - Of course, now comes the hard part: taking my opening chapters to pieces and putting them back together in a way that is stronger, livelier, and more compelling.
- [Polishing Your Manuscript: 5 Point Checklist](https://jamiedeacon.com/polishing-your-manuscript-5-point-checklist/) - Now that my muse has finally stopped picking fault with my plot, it's time to get my hands dirty and dig down into the nitty-gritty. In some sadistic way, I'm kind of looking forward to it. Editing, it seems to me, is the literary equivalent of geeky, which can't fail to appeal to a word nerd like me
- [Writing What You Know . . . Or Maybe Not](https://jamiedeacon.com/writing-what-you-know-or-maybe-not/) - From the moment Luke Savage, the seventeen-year-old hero and narrator of Caught Inside, took form in my mind, I knew several things about him. I knew he was an only child, came from a single-parent family, and lived on the rough side of Brookminster
- [Congratulations to the Winners of the 2014 Rainbow Awards!](https://jamiedeacon.com/congratulations-to-the-winners-of-the-2014-rainbow-awards/) - This is an annual contest celebrating outstanding work in LGBT fiction and nonfiction, and is open to all authors of work containing LGBT fictional characters and work chronicling the true stories of LGBT persons.
- [Riptide Publishing Announces the Launch of its New LGBTQ Young Adult Imprint](https://jamiedeacon.com/riptide-publishing-announces-the-launch-of-its-new-lgbtq-young-adult-imprint/) - Riptide Publishing, an industry-leading LGBTQ fiction press, is proud to announce the launch of its queer Young Adult imprint, Triton Books. Submissions for Triton Books are now open, and the first titles will be releasing in print and ebook in late 2015.
- [Caught Inside: Where the Story Began](https://jamiedeacon.com/caught-inside-where-the-story-began/) - As I continue to immerse myself in the edits for Caught Inside, I thought I'd share a sneak preview with you all. This is the very first scene I ever came up with, and where the story started to take root . . .
- [Stamp Out Homophobia in Religion - Be The Person You Were Born To Be](https://jamiedeacon.com/stamp-out-homophobia-in-religion-be-the-person-you-were-born-to-be/) - By tackling the problem head-on, raising awareness, providing mentoring and counselling, the Naz and Matt Foundation hopes to open the eyes of closed minds in religious communities and families
- [The Publishing Journey Begins - Signing My First Contract!](https://jamiedeacon.com/the-publishing-journey-begins-signing-my-first-contract/) - The story follows seventeen-year-old Luke Savage, who accepts his girlfriend's invitation to spend the summer at her family's cottage in Cornwall, only to fall headlong for her cousin Theo. So is spun a web of desire and deceit, secrets and discovery from which no one can emerge unscathed.
- [Check Out the Cover for Caught Inside and Win an Amazon Gift Card!](https://jamiedeacon.com/check-out-the-cover-for-caught-inside-and-win-an-amazon-gift-card/) - Only six weeks to go! The countdown to the release of Caught Inside, my debut YA m/m romance, begins with the reveal of this stunning cover designed by the immensely talented Natasha Snow
- [Caught Inside: Release Day Celebration and Giveaway!](https://jamiedeacon.com/caught-inside-release-day-celebration-and-giveaway/) - It’s here! The release day for my debut novel *Caught Inside* has finally arrived, and I’m so excited I can hardly sit still long enough to write this. For those of you who haven’t already preordered it, you can now pick up your copy
- [Caught Inside is a Finalist in the 29th Annual Lambda Literary Awards!](https://jamiedeacon.com/caught-inside-is-a-finalist-in-the-29th-annual-lambda-literary-awards/) - For the past several years, I've been an avid follower of the Lambda Literary Awards, awaiting the announcement, first of the finalists and then of the winners, with mounting excitement.
- [Double 2017 Rainbow Award Win for Caught Inside!](https://jamiedeacon.com/double-2017-rainbow-award-win-for-caught-inside/) - I’m thrilled and extremely humbled to announce that Caught Inside has been named as the winner of a 2017 Rainbow Award, both for Best Gay Young Adult Novel, and in the Best Debut Gay Book category.
- [My First Rejection: What I've Learned About Submitting to Anthologies](https://jamiedeacon.com/my-first-rejection-what-ive-learned-about-submitting-to-anthologies/) - All right, so it’s happened. I’ve hit that important milestone, and received the first ever rejection letter of my writing career, this one for a short work I put forward for an anthology a couple of months back.
- [The Divine Heart by Danielle R. Mani: Blog Tour and Giveaway](https://jamiedeacon.com/the-divine-heart-by-danielle-r-mani-blog-tour-and-giveaway/) - When a heart donor is found, Elle awakes from surgery gifted with more than just a new heart—clairaudient messages and spiritual apparitions haunt her until she is convinced that she must be insane. Either that, or her donor is sending a message.
- [The Goblins of Bellwater by Molly Ringle: Release Blitz and Giveaway](https://jamiedeacon.com/the-goblins-of-bellwater-by-molly-ringle-release-blitz-and-giveaway/) - The Goblins of Bellwater is a new adult paranormal romance inspired by Goblin Market, a wonderful piece by Christina Rossetti and one of my all-time favourite poems.
- [Premonition by Leigh Walker: Blog Tour with Author Interview and Giveaway](https://jamiedeacon.com/premonition-by-leigh-walker-blog-tour-with-author-interview-and-giveaway/) - Riley is a ‘normal’ girl dealing with a lot. Her father and sister died in a car accident and her mother started drinking heavily after it happened. She just wants to get out of her house and go to boarding school, but she gets more than she bargained for when she abruptly gets recruited into a secret agency…
- [So Near the Horizon by Jessica Koch: Blog Tour with Excerpt and Giveaway](https://jamiedeacon.com/so-near-the-horizon-by-jessica-koch-blog-tour-with-excerpt-and-giveaway/) - Seventeen-year-old Jessica has an uncomplicated life and a promising future. Leaving the house one evening, she has no idea that she’s about to meet the love of her life - or that her entire understanding of the world is about to change.
- [Eight Days on Planet Earth by Cat Jordan: Blog Tour with Guest Post and Giveaway](https://jamiedeacon.com/eight-days-on-planet-earth-by-cat-jordan-blog-tour-with-guest-post-and-giveaway/) - When Matty meets Priya in the field, she tells him she’s a visitor from another planet, here to collect data. Her notebook, he discovers, is filled with her data, from what a dog is to what a railroad crossing looks like.

## Pages

- [Welcome](https://jamiedeacon.com/) - Jamie Deacon is an author of YA LGBTQ+ fiction, writing stories about teens across the gender and sexuality spectrums.
- [Poll: What Genres Do You Read?](https://jamiedeacon.com/favourite-genres/) - As I reach the final stretch of my current work in progress, it’s time for me to turn my mind towards what comes next. I have plenty of ideas for novels along similar lines to what I’ve previously written, but I’d love to try my hand at a mystery/thriller, and even have a concept for
- [Off Course (A Boys on the Brink Short Story)](https://jamiedeacon.com/off-course/) - Available free and exclusive to readers' club members. He should never have gone running that afternoon—not with the roads so treacherous, and certainly not without checking his phone was charged. Then again, if there’s one thing seventeen-year-old Jason Connor is famous for, besides being the star of his cross country team, it’s his impulsiveness. So,
- [Join My Readers' Club](https://jamiedeacon.com/readersclub/) - Join my readers’ club and get a free short story available exclusively to members! Off Course is part of my Boys on the Brink series and follows the rivalry and romance between two cross-country runners.
- [The Music of Unexpected Things](https://jamiedeacon.com/the-music-of-unexpected-things/) - One competition, two girls, and a love neither expects to find… Attending Dukes Academy is every young musicians dream. Each July, gifted teens from across the country flock to its famous summer camp desperate to scoop the ultimate prize – a fully funded place at the college. When Georgie and her guide dog arrive at
- [Forbidden Steps (A Boys on the Brink Novel)](https://jamiedeacon.com/forbidden-steps/) - There’s also a boy sharing his bedroom—a beautiful, belligerent boy who Ben can’t stay away from, even though their relationship could shatter their already fragile family.Desire draws them together; their family threatens to tear them apart… The past months have been rough on Taylor. His parents’ marriage imploded, his boyfriend dumped him, and he feels like an interloper in his stepdad’s home. He’s counting down the days until he leaves for university. If not for his sister, he’d put all
- [Defensive Play (A Free Boys on the Brink Novella)](https://jamiedeacon.com/defensive-play/) - Then, during the annual Brookshire football tournament, his eyes meet those of a rival player across the field and a spark flares between them, one neither boy can deny. Adam is everything Davey longs to be—confident, popular, comfortable with his sexuality.
- [Caught Inside (A Boys on the Brink Novel)](https://jamiedeacon.com/caught-inside/) - “Thrumming with tension, heart-rending conflict and exquisite passion, *Caught Inside* is a compelling novel that will keep you up until the wee hours of the morning. It really is that good.” - J.H. Trumble, author of 'Don’t Let Me Go'
- [My Top YA LGBTQ+ Book Recommendations](https://jamiedeacon.com/top-ya-lgbtq-book-recommendations/) - This is by no means an exhaustive list, and will certainly be added to over time as I discover and fall in love with more titles, but here’s a selection of the YA LGBT+ stories that have left a lasting impression on me
- [About](https://jamiedeacon.com/about/) - Jamie’s debut novel, Caught Inside, was published in 2016 to much acclaim, including two Rainbow Awards. It was also nominated for a Lambda Literary (Lammy) Award, a Bisexual Book Award, and a Next Generation Indie Book Award.
- [Get in Touch](https://jamiedeacon.com/get-in-touch/) - Thanks so much for stopping by my website! It’s always a treat to hear from readers. If you’d like to get in touch, simply drop me an email or use the form above.
- [Reviews](https://jamiedeacon.com/reviews/) - Caught Inside (A Boys on the Brink Novel) “From the exquisite writing, where the metaphors were so beautifully entwined in the fast prose that you had to look twice to realise they were there, to the quick pace combined with great character development, to the realistic and important plot, this was the best book I’ve

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