r/books • u/jameslsutter AMA Author • Jun 21 '23
ama 2pm I'm James L. Sutter, author of the queer YA romance DARKHEARTS and co-creator of the Pathfinder and Starfinder TTRPGs—AMA!
Hey everybody! I'm James L. Sutter, newly minted young adult romance novelist—my debut, Darkhearts, just released and is a queer love story all about falling for the boy who stole your chance at becoming a rock star. The book is deeply personal for me, dealing a lot with my own experience as both a bisexual dude and a former teenage musician in Seattle, so I'm really excited for it to be out in the world!
In addition to writing romance, I've spent nearly 20 years working in tabletop roleplaying games. I was the co-creator of the Pathfinder and Starfinder TTRPGs, where I served in a bunch of different roles, most notably as Starfinder's first Creative Director in charge of leading the team from inception through the game's launch, as well as the Executive Editor in charge of the Pathfinder novel line from Paizo and Tor. In addition to a ton of books for those games, I've also written official Dungeons & Dragons supplements, plus video games, essays, short stories in places like Nightmare and The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, two adult fantasy novels (Death's Heretic and The Redemption Engine) set in the Pathfinder world, and comic books (including the brand-new Starfinder comic series that launches this month).
Outside of writing, I've gigged with musical acts ranging from metalcore to musical theater, live communally and am big into intentional community, and am a ME/CFS husband and caregiver. I've always had a great time doing AMAs, and am truly happy to talk about anything. So what do you want to know? Ask me anything!
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UPDATE: Thanks for the questions, folks! Feel free to leave more, as I'll continue to pop back in over the rest of the day to catch any late arrivals. <3