Welcome to the website of Lyssa Chiavari, author of inclusive sci-fi and fantasy for teens. Here you’ll find the latest news about my current and upcoming writing projects, new releases, and more. Don’t forget to sign up for my newsletter to get a free short story and be the first to know about my latest releases. Thanks for visiting!
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Guide to rep in my books
A lot of my books have LGBT rep in them, but not all of them do. So I thought it would be helpful to make…
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Everything you wanted to know about Lyssa but were afraid to ask
After procrastinating on it for quite some time, I’ve decided to post a little bit of an FAQ about myself so that if you see…
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Announcing: A new project!
In between all the planning for the Fourth World 10th anniversary Kickstarter, I’ve been steadily working on a new project. This is a book that I…
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Coming to Kickstarter this summer
I’ve got an exciting announcement today! This project has been in the works for two years now, and until today I haven’t shared anything about…
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Why I use italics in the Iamos Trilogy
There’s been some discourse on social media about the use of italics for non-English words when writing fiction. If you’ve read the Iamos Trilogy, you’ll…
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Adventures in Social Media
You may recall that several years ago I nuked most of my social media accounts. With the exception of Facebook, which my lovely assistant updates…
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I’m selling direct now!
Just a quick note today to let you all know that I am now selling direct. What does that mean? It means if you’re interested…
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Iamos pronunciation guides available now!
When you’re writing a book series that’s heavy on lore, sometimes you can fail to see the forest for the trees… and I was definitely…
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Today’s the day!
It seems almost impossible to believe, but today’s the day: One World, the last book of the Iamos Trilogy, is available now! It’s been a…
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Update on print preorders + preorder campaign for One World
Good news! Preorders for the print editions of One World are becoming available across retailers as we speak. You can preorder the paperback of One…