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 guilty of this when I was developing the Iamoi language for the Iamos Trilogy. Since Iamos is (in the continuity of the series) supposed to be the origin of the Atlantis myth, which is primarily associated with ancient Greece, the Greek language played a heavy…
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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 long (looong) time coming, but I’m so excited that fans of the series will finally be able to read the conclusionβand that new fans will now be able to binge read from start to finish! One World: The Iamos Trilogy, Book 3 One choice was…
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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 World from a variety of sources, including your local indie bookstore through Bookshop.org. The hardcover will also be available in the coming days. I wanted to make a quick post for all of you regarding the pricing. Because the book is quite long (print edition…
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Preorder campaign for ONE WORLD is live!
One World, the FINAL book in The Iamos Trilogy, is coming out on October 24! You’ll know that I always do a preorder campaign when I’ve got a new book coming out, and this time is no different. Preordering the ebook The ebook preorder is live at most retailers. (Google Play won’t let me until I’ve got the ebook file for them, so probably sometime in September.) (UPDATE 9/28: It’s…
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ONE WORLD is coming October 24!
You may already know this, since I’ve posted it just about everywhere except here on my website… but if you didn’t know: One World is finished! Finally! After all this time, it finally has an actual, OFFICIAL release date! One World, the final book of the Iamos Trilogy, will be published on October 24, during Ace Week! πππ I am very excited to finally be bringing you all the conclusion…
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Why my books are no longer returnable through Ingram
I wrote a draft of this post back in January and then never published it because I was lacking the spoons to deal with all of this. However, some stuff has come up that made me feel it was important to finally get this out there and address this issue. First, a disclaimer: The content of this post is entirely speculation on my part. The evidence I do have, while…
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Finding balance with chronic illness
Is it time for one of Lyssa’s semiannual life posts? I guess so! I blogged previously about what set off the major symptom flare I went through from late 2020 through 2021. And in this post I alluded to the fact that that self-analysis helped me identify what sets major symptom flares off. Basically, it’s pretty much the simple formula of too much work and/or too much stress. It’s something…
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My books are now on Smashwords! And they’re on sale!
As I mentioned earlier this year, thanks to the Draft2Digital and Smashwords merger, books distributed through D2D were going to be available on the Smashwords Store sometime this year. And that time is now! You can now find all my ebooks on Smashwords here. And this came just in time for the annual Smashwords end-of-year sale! That means you can grab all my books at 75% off on Smashwords now…