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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 a quick guide to all my books and short stories so that you have an idea of what to look for based on your interests! The Iamos Trilogy + Tie-Ins Fourth World, New World, One World: demisexual main character, asexual main character | m/f ace/demi…
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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 me mentioning something on social media you won’t be like, “WTF is she talking about?” Writing & Book Stuff Q: Who designs your book covers? Most of my covers are created by the ever-awesome Najla Qamber Designs. The exceptions are Magic at Midnight, which was…
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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 conclusion—and 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! 🎉🎉🎉 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…
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Discussion guide for The Iamos Trilogy now available!
Over at Snowy Wings Publishing we’ve been putting together resources for librarians and educators, including discussion guides for any teacher who may want to use a book in their classroom or librarian who may be hosting a teen book club. To that end, I’ve just released a discussion guide for The Iamos Trilogy, which includes questions related to both Fourth World and New World. Upon release, the guide will also…