IvyBee 🐝

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Writer of queer SFF I Am Writing SFF ‘24 & RevPit ‘25 winner Read my villainous cosy fantasy serial here👇 https://www.bio.site/ivybee they/them/she

A moodboard with images of a person typing, code projected over a person’s siluette, a spell book, a twenty-sided die, and people in distorted shapes, with the neon sign: “Is this just fantasy”
Avery Clark runs a gloved hand over the shining metal surface of the behemoth he’s been building diligently for the last six months. An interstellar coloniser that will become, without a doubt, the grave of hundreds.
Drawing of a young man with blond hair, blue eyes, hunched over a little, wearing a dark coat.
Picture of a young blond man with blue eyes wearing a dark coat
Two man holding hands in a desert landscape, overlaid with the title “The Gravity of Hope” in a movie poster style.
Two man holding hands in a desert landscape, overlaid with the title “The Gravity of Hope” in a movie poster style.
A book cover of “Let Me Be Your Villain” with the tropes around it: grumpy ghost librarian, MM romance, asshole hero antagonist, sunshine villain protagonist, cozy fantasy, magic library, book characters escaping to the real world.
A collage of images: A window to space, two man holding hands, a man walking a desert landscape, a spaceship flying, Earth from space, a sci-fi space station, more desert landscape. In the middle the title: “The Gravity of Hope”.
Name: Avery Clark Occupation: space engineer Age: 29 Loves: street food, science, and puzzles Hates: social injustice and broccoli
Today, I want to say thank you to Miranda Darrow for her amazing insights, and relentless support in the last few weeks. Your timeline pushed me to achieve things I didn’t know I was capable of. Your advice and ideas helped turn The Gravity of Hope from a rough draft into a manuscript I’m proud of. It has been an absolute pleasure working with you.
Day 4: Snippet! Avery’s eyes close. His mind wanders to what it would be like to sit in this chair while stars blink beyond the screen panel, the endless space stretching in every direction, as they’re hurtling towards a new destination. Towards home. The word is foreign in his head. Maybe back when humanity lived in one place, it meant something different. Now home is nothing more than a philosophy, a train of thought. A dream people cannot get enough of, while they exist in this evanescent space between a planet lost and another found.
RevPit Class ‘25 Pitch your book! In a contest for a job on the next coloniser to humanity’s last hope, a dying engineer and his military space pilot ex are sent back from Titan to the dead planet, Earth. When the competition turns deadly, they must set aside past grievances and team up to get back to Titan alive.
A poster where two men hold hands, half-transparent, with a barren landscape under a starry sky in the background. The title reads: The Gravity of Hope Top of the poster: A genius Engineer fighting for his life A snarky pilot burnt by betrayal One deadly competition. Underneath: Ivybee presents A Dystopian sci-fi adventure featuring second-chance romance, A survival competition, and a race through space perfect for fans of The Ocean’s Echo and FOR ALL MANKIND A novel written by Ivy Bard. Querying Soon.
A cell-shaded drawing of a young blond man with blue eyes and a sad expression wearing a dark coat and blue t-shirt.
“I’m a pilot. I got engineering training. I might not be a genius like you, but I’m not stupid. This thing is a deathtrap. Look, even the signs say so.” Silas is wiping the dust off one of the plates describing the horrifying Space Shuttle accident of the Challenger that sounds too much like the one they witnessed only a few days ago. “I thought you said you needed me so we wouldn’t end up like that.” “True,” Silas replies. “But I’d rather not start with a base that’s proven to blow up regularly.” “Twice. It blew up twice.” “Let’s try one that did not blow up at all.” “Sometimes you sound so reasonable it’s disgusting.”
Book cover with the title LET ME BE YOUR VILLAIN, surrounded by the tropes: Grumpy ghost librarian Sunshine villain protagonist MM romance Cozy fantasy Magic library Asshole hero antagonist Book characters escaping to the real world
A picture of a black dog lying down and looking at the camera sideways
A moodboard with orange and purple tones, with a crossed-out HOPE and a HOME written over it. The images show: - A man walking in a desert landscape - Dried-out land - A rocket speeding towards the sky - Two man holding hands at sunset - A spaceship arriving at a space station - Earth photographed from space
Cell-shaded portrait of a blond man with blue eyes, wearing a dark jacket.
The problem is that for a scheming villain, I’m absolutely clueless when it comes to trying to stop a hero determined to deliver justice for all the crimes I don’t remember committing.
2 days until the release of the first chapter of LET ME BE YOUR VILLAIN! "Everything I once knew, everything I once was, is melting away like ice cubes in a summer cocktail. Except it’s neither pretty, nor tasty, and it definitely won’t get me drunk." Draven
The tropes: Grumpy ghost librarian Sunshine villain protagonist MM romance Asshole hero antagonist Cozy fantasy Magic library Book characters escaping to the real world
Title reveal
Announcing my new Wattpad Serial…
A collage of images: 1. Sword scabbards laid out on a table 2. A horse from the back walking away with a rider on a red, burning ground 3. Dark clouds 4. A person in cloak, hands holding a sword, flames in the foreground 5. Flames in the middle of darkness 6. A man completely hidden in dark clothes and a hood raising a sword 7. A man's back with two swords crossing over 8. Dark leaves 9. The faces of two men looking at each other A quote across the middle: The world can burn a little longer.
A collage of images: 1. Sword scabbards laid out on a table 2. A horse from the back walking away with a rider on a red, burning ground 3. Dark clouds 4. A person in cloak, hands holding a sword, flames in the foreground 5. Flames in the middle of darkness 6. A man completely hidden in dark clothes and a hood raising a sword 7. A man's back with two swords crossing over 8. Dark leaves 9. The faces of two men looking at each other A quote across the middle: The world can burn a little longer.
A collage of small images: 1. A canvas with drawing 2. A dark moon 3. An open book, a lantern and a skull on the ground under a tree 4. A burned piece of paper, "please" handwritten on it 5. A man's Victorian style shirt collar zoomed in, fingers touching the front 6. A hand reaching out into the sunlight 7. Someone lying on the floor, tried leaves around them 8. A hand with black nails holding a cup of red wine or blood 9. A foot in a ballet shoe
An agent's guide to BLOOD BEFORE BLOOD by Ivy Bard A Paranormal fantasy complete at 84,000 words
A screenshot of Dabble showing 40,000 words written against a 50,000 words project goal.