Happy Pride!
When I started my pandemic-lockdown-era creative writing project that would become Roots in Ink I knew I wanted a queer normative world.
The characters would be dealing with an authoritarian government that monitors its citizens, rewrites history, bans magic and cultural practices, and puts limits on women’s rights. In a fictional universe where magic and unicorns exist, homophobia did not have to be an additional struggle.
I already talked at length about why I write bisexual main characters. And when I market my books, I really only focus on the primary couple.
But what about important secondary characters? Well you’re in luck because I made a handy graphic for that.
Roots in Ink
Roots in Ink is an M/F bi4bi pairing with a sapphic subplot
Emma DiMarco
Primary couple // Bisexual
Liam Doran
Primary couple // Bisexual
Regan Healy
Emma’s best friend // Pansexual, Polyamorous
Judy Boudin
Museum director // Trans woman, Lesbian
Mabel Turner
Museum volunteer // Lesbian
Hector Guzman
Museum programming director // Gay
Peyton Doolittle
Deli owner and friend // Omnisexual, Gender fluid, Polyamorous
Tommy Doran
Liam’s youngest brother // Pansexual
Bound by Ink
Bound by Ink is an F/F bi4bi (sapphic) pairing
Sara Cortese
Primary couple // Omnisexual and Polyamorous
Bethany Clement
Primary Couple // Pansexual and Polyamorous
Stephen Cortese
Sara’s nesting partner // Pansexual and Polyamorous
Piper Dawson
Sara and Bethany’s friend // Bisexual
Anna Hartley
Sara’s friend // Omnisexual
Eliza Banner
Sara’s friend // Lesbian
A note on non-monogamy
It’s safe to assume that most of these characters engage in some kind of consensual non-monogamy. Their more adventurous sexual activities aren’t pertinent to the plot, which is why they’re only implied.
A handful of characters are polyamorous and shows up on page most often in Bound by Ink. While Bound by Ink has polyam representation, I don’t market it as a polyam story because a polyamorous relationship is not at the center of the romance.
Ready to read?
Roots in Ink and Bound by Ink are available in paperback and ebook at all the usual places.
But since you’re here, I would love and appreciate it if you would consider swinging by my shop and buying them direct from me.
Let me entice you with:
- Bundle pricing
- Signed copies
- DRM-free eBooks
- Free art
None of which is available on any other platform.
