#suzurambles

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this is one of the things I love about reading @shousetsubangbang — every issue (except the december ones) has a theme but no two contributors ever take it in quite the same direction and the variety is always delightful and surprising

I think one of my favorite creative joys is seeing how many different things people can do with the same concept. give ten writers the same starting point, or basic plot, or set of tropes to use and you're still going to get wildly different end results

the details you focus on, the ones you omit, turns of phrase, tone, and framing, the cadence and tempo of the sentences themselves, all the little fingerprints you've left littered across the prose — how you tell the story matters, and your personal voice is what makes it unique

[suzurano-no-mikoto]

why did I plot out a twelve-hour marathon-sex fic for the MIW sequel whose idea was this oh gods it’s nearly february

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idk how much I will use this but BEHOLD. A BLOG. I write for Shousetsu Bang*Bang and you can find my work here

[suzurano-no-mikoto]

my first contributions to SSBB under my current penname came out this year, in issues 104 & 105! aside from those, though, I found something to love in every issue this year (or, more often, several somethings)!

Thank you for joining us for Shousetsu Bang*Bang's 2023! Here's a quick look back at the six great issues we've put out this year:

Coming off of our 100th issue in December 2022, we got Back to Basics with Issue 101, our trope-filled, tried and true return to the zine's yaoi-flavored roots. With seven great stories and an impressive amount of art, this issue's full of lighthearted fun.

Issue 102, The Monster in My Closet, brought some monstrously sweet happily ever afters in seven more stories and a standalone illustration. This one's for the folk out there who like their sexy beasts on the silghtly tamer side.

June took things Off the Beaten Path with Issue 103, a celebration of queer love in the forests, fields, oceans, and other destinations found out beyond the city limits. This issue contains a dozen wild stories of everything from fairy magic to rural cowpokes.

Some issues we just don't even try getting around Smashwords' content algorithm, and this is one of them. Our 18th birthday issue, Barely Legal, brings ten stories to the party, all of them about crime, punishment, and other delightful unmentionables.

Issue 105, Skin Deep, was a big one -- fourteen stories and over 130k words of sexy body horror. This year's traditionally spooky October issue's got everything you could want out of Halloween, from serious skin-crawling erotic nightmares to much cuddlier pieces of strange.

And finally, Issue 106 was our year-end theme-free big bang! Six stories both great and small fill a grab bag of delights.

All these issues were made possible by the hard work of the creators. The stories and art that pack these pages are all labors of love, made by people who have given freely of their time and talents. So if you enjoy something you find here, please take a moment to leave a note of thanks and appreciation. That warm glow of knowing something is loved is what keeps our contributors coming back issue afteer issue, bringing you more of the smutty queer romance you've come to expect from us these last eighteen (!) years.

We hope you'll be back to read more from us in 2024, and we'd especially love it if you'd consider being one of our authors and/or artists! Come check out the 2024 Themes and Dates schedule, where you can plan accordingly. Whether you're an experienced creator or just getting started, you should feel welcome to join us! Be sure to click here for our Google calendar with the dates pre-loaded so you never miss a deadline.

Until then, here's to a peaceful close to 2023 and a bright, fresh start in 2024!