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 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 Qamber Designs. The exceptions are Magic at Midnight, which was designed…
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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 for me, and Instagram, I was Officially Offline. But last April, in anticipation of the release of One World in Fall 2023, I decided to dip my toe back into social media. Now that we’re about 10 months out, I thought I’d share the results…
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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 in getting your ebooks OR print books directly from me and cutting out the middle man, you’re in luck! eBooks I’ve partnered with Lemon Squeezy to bring you all my ebooks DRM-free. Supporting your favorite authors by buying direct means the authors get the largest…
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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 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…