Lyssa Chiavari

@lyssachiavari.bsky.social

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YA SFF author 🚀 | aspec ♠️ | #faithfullyLGBT ✝️🏳️‍🌈 📚: THE IAMOS TRILOGY (@snowywingspublishing.com), CHEERLEADERS FROM PLANET X (@krakencollective.bsky.social), JUST LIKE THE FIRST TIME (patreon.com/lyssachiavari)

Once Upon a Rhyme, edited by Lyssa Chiavari
A graphic which shows the cover for Once Upon a Rhyme mostly obscured. With the text "Cover reveal coming soon. Ready or not... August 5th"
Mockup of the special edition hardcover of Fourth World
Mockups with jacket
The Iamos Trilogy by Lyssa Chiavari
The Iamos Trilogy by Lyssa Chiavari
Quote from New World, book 2 of the Iamos Trilogy, by Lyssa Chiavari
Japanese movie poster for Atlantis: The Lost Empire
The Iamos Trilogy by Lyssa Chiavari trope cloud: Atlantis, life on Mars, time travel, asexual main characters, space dinosaurs, conspiracies, slow-burn romance, friendship, rebel factions, ancient aliens
The Iamos Trilogy by Lyssa Chiavari
The Iamos Trilogy by Lyssa Chiavari: tenth anniversary edition.
The Iamos Trilogy trope cloud: Atlantis, life on Mars, time travel, asexual main characters, space dinosaurs, conspiracies, slow-burn romance, friendship, rebel factions, ancient aliens.
The Iamos Trilogy 10th Anniversary Edition by Lyssa Chiavari. Fourth World, New World, and One World.
The Iamos Trilogy by Lyssa Chiavari trope cloud: Atlantis, life on Mars, time travel, asexual main characters, space dinosaurs, conspiracies, slow-burn romance, friendship, rebel factions, ancient aliens
The Iamos Trilogy by Lyssa Chiavari: Tenth Anniversary Edition
The Iamos Trilogy by Lyssa Chiavari: Tenth Anniversary Edition. Fourth World, New World, One World.
Cheerleaders from Planet X by Lyssa Chiavari: Not your average alien invasion. Art of Shailene and Laura by Laya Rose.
A trope cloud featuring the special editions of the Iamos Trilogy (Fourth World, New World, and One World), showing off the fancy sprayed edges (featuring the evolution of Mars from the Red Planet of today to the terrformed world of the series) and the following tropes: Atlantis, life on Mars, time travel, asexual main characters, space dinosaurs, conspiracies, slow-burn romance, friendship, rebel factions, and ancient aliens.
The Iamos Trilogy (Fourth World, New World, One World) deluxe editions with sprayed edges revealing the transformation of Mars from the current red planet to the terraformed world of the series' day. Trope cloud surrounding the books: Atlantis, life on Mars, time travel, asexual main characters, space dinosaurs, conspiracies, slow-burn romance, friendship, rebel factions, and ancient aliens.
Fourth World: The Iamos Trilogy, Book One by Lyssa Chiavari
Just Like the First Time: Serializing now on Patreon!
The original covers of the Iamos Trilogy, a mid-2010s style with photos of the characters.
Kevin Tumlinson on Facebook: So far, regarding the Draft2Digital fees, the response I see from the industry insiders is "It's only $12 a year, what's the problem?" The problem is that it's only being charged to the LOWEST EARNING authors. If it were a charge every author had to pay, regardless of sales, it wouldn't look so much like a money grab. D2D is doing this for good reasons, and it's a good business decision. But it looks very bad to the author who took a chance, wrote the book, and didn't get any sales. I have literally seen authors say they're walking away from publishing because "clearly I'm not good enough." So to my fellow industry insiders: Remember who we're doing all this for in the first place. Show just a bit of compassion here, rather than trying to make these authors feel foolish for having qualms over what you think is small cash.
A riff on the "equality vs. equity" meme. Panel 1: Equality. Everyone is standing on one box of the same size. The two tallest people can see over the fence to watch the ballgame, the shortest person still is too short to see over the fence. This is labeled, "Making everyone pay $12." Panel 2: Equity. The tallest person gave his box to the shortest person. Now everyone can see over the fence. This is labeled, "Polling the users to find something workable for everyone." Panel 3: Reality. The tallest person is standing on seven boxes. The shortest person is standing in a hole. This is labeled, "Draft2Digital's solution."
Annual Maintenance Fee If you earn more than $100 dollars a year from book sales, meaning your net proceeds after D2D’s commission, your account fee will be waived automatically. Otherwise you will be asked to pay $12 annually to cover ongoing account costs. If applicable, your next maintenance fee will be due on April 16, 2027. Currently, your account has no published books. Accounts with no published books are not subject to maintenance fees. On the maintenance fee due date, your Account Status will change to "Non-Publishing Account" instead of being charged a maintenance fee. Should you wish to publish any books, a maintenance fee will be due at that time (and your maintenance fee due date will reset to one year out from when your fee was paid). What if I don’t want to be charged the maintenance fee? If you do not want to pay your annual account maintenance fee, you may unpublish your books to delist them from distribution. Accounts with no titles in distribution (no active request to list at stores) are not subject to the maintenance fee.
Account Status: Your account is in good standing. Your $12 USD annual maintenance fee will be due July 7, 2026. Annual Maintenance Fee: If you earn more than $100 dollars a year from book sales, meaning your net proceeds after D2D’s commission, your account fee will be waived automatically. Otherwise you will be asked to pay $12 annually to cover ongoing account costs. Your next maintenance fee is due on July 7, 2026. On July 7, 2026, we will collect $12 USD from your account balance. What if my account balance won’t cover the fee? We offer several payment options by credit card including Visa, Mastercard, American Express, etc. What if I don’t pay the negative account balance from my account maintenance fee? We allow a short grace period to allow you time to make payment. If payment hasn’t been made within 30 days of the fee due date, all published books will be unpublished, and the account status will change from “in good standing” to “suspended.” You will retain access to your account and can continue to download tax files and see historical data as well as take advantage of free tools like conversion and epubcheck, but no publishing actions can be made. Can I take a break and pay my negative account balance to re-enable publishing on my account? Sure. You can return at any time. Come back to this Account Status page to pay any outstanding fees and return your Account Status to “good standing”. Historical Fee Information: Any previous fee payments made are available to see in the chart below, in your account ledger, and will be included in your raw sales data downloads.
You have to know how mad you've just made everybody. I made $70 on D2D last year which is NOT a small amount considering that Amazon sales are not factored into that number. I made more than five times that amount on Amazon. You know that consumers are predominantly buying on Amazon. Wide authors are trying our hardest to encourage sales on non-Amazon retailers, on Smashwords, and through libraries, because we specifically believe in not participating in Amazon's KU monopoly, and we are trying to support D2D/Smashwords as a viable alternative. But at the end of the day we can't control it if consumers are choosing to buy on Amazon instead of through a D2D retailer. All you guys are doing by charging this fee is causing midlist indie authors to quit Draft2Digital entirely. Now that you've done this, even if you walk it back, you've burned authors' trust and a HUGE percentage of them are going to abandon you altogether and list directly now. So good job, I guess? Are you going to give us a waiver if we're IBPA or ALLi members, since we can verify we're not AI slop farms? Or are you just really adamant about driving yourselves out of business?
Katrina came over to stand by me. “I think it looks good.” “It’s not terrible, but…” I gestured toward the top third of the mural, where the space shuttle was soaring through the stars. “See how that looks kind of skewed when you look down here?” I pointed to the other mostly finished section, the underground crystal cavern. “When you’ve got a unified piece like this, you want to have one single vanishing point so that all the perspective is oriented the same way. Somewhere around here.” I tapped my finger on the blank wall in the spot where the ground of the as-yet-unpainted forest would disappear into the horizon. It was so obvious now. But I hadn’t known about linear perspective or vanishing points when I was in high school. I’d just drawn what “looked good” for each individual section, without considering how they would go together.
A graphic with the covers of all the books in the scifi bundle: The Lucky Machine by Aimee Cozza Wraith and the Revolution by A.J. Calvin Women and Other Creatures by Dani Finn Event Horizon by Dan F. Bispo Walking the Knife's Edge by Elise Carlson The Re-Emergence by Alan K. Dell The Artificial Structure Formerly Known as the Moon by I K Stokbaek The Tidelings of Dras Sayve by C. B. Lansdell Bear in Sheep's Clothing by Ligia Nunes Fourth World by Lyssa Chiavari A Stellar Spy by Maya Darjani Any Job Will Do by John Wilker N.I.C.E.F. by P.J.C. Cahill Invasive by Sheila Jenné In Spite of the Inevitable by Morgan Biscup The Mandroid Murders by Robin C. M. Duncan My Heart is Human by Reese Hogan Luxorian's Crew by Veo Corva A Demon to Save Me by H.S. Kallinger
Indie Book Sale: Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror. April 11-13
Cover for the special EP by RoAnna Sylver: Another World: Songs Inspired by the Iamos Trilogy.
Post from a group on Facebook I'm not in, good old algorithm. I think it was Authors Supporting Authors? Poster is AJ Frazier. The post text says "Stay safe out there, authors" with a saluting emoji. Attached is a photo of a hand typing on a laptop keyboard with text over it that says "Typing the em dashes so I don't get accused of having an AI story"
Just Like the First Time Chapter 9: Maureen and Alana investigate the mysterious flier that was left on Maureen's windshield, but the revelations they uncover are enough to turn her whole world upside down. New chapter posted every first of the month at Patreon.com/lyssachiavari
"Apparently," Mr. Hagen said. "Did you know that the creator of that series went to school in Weber Point? She was one of my wife's students. Maureen Wilson. She's going to be in town this week. Giving a talk for the kids at Sutter. My granddaughter is beside herself." He finished cleaning his glasses and reached for the mouse of the computer in front of him. "Well, let me get you checked in. Name?" Crap. I'd walked directly into that. But what else was I supposed to do? Looking down and longing with all my heart for the floor to open up and swallow me whole, I mumbled, "Maureen Wilson."
"That was not green lightning!" she shouted. "It wasn't magic, it was real lightning! You could have been killed!" "You were the one who suggested coming out here!" I protested. "It was a stupid idea and that's on me!" She got to her feet, holding her hand out to me to help me up. "We need to get out of here before that happens again."
Queer Your Bookshelf: March 14, 2026. 300+ LGBTQIA ebooks on sale for just $0.99 each! Today only!
I hit the brakes. I didn't know what would happen if that were the case, but I wrote speculative fiction for a living. I didn't want to risk accidentally blowing up the universe by coming in contact with another me.
Cursed Academy Deluxe Edition Complete Series omnibus by Holly Hook
Just Like the First Time by Lyssa Chiavari, serialized on Patreon!
Just Like the First Time by Lyssa Chiavari
Just Like the First Time by Lyssa Chiavari, serialized on Patreon!
#TimeTravelAuthors March 2026 1. Introduce your story (optional word: luck/lucky) 3. Are your characters protecting anything/one? 5. Apologies in your story 7. Saturday excerpt (optional word: quiet/loud) 9. Explain your story's time travel method with emojis 11. Wednesday POST-SIZED snippet (optional word: leaf/leaves/leave) 13. Cultures in your story 15. Does anyone have fun (or want to have fun) with time travel? 17. Patient or patience in your story 19. Servants in your story 21. Saturday excerpt (optional word: march/step) 23. Something that surprised you about your story 25. Wednesday POST-SIZED snippet (optional word: brief/short) 27. Alternate timelines in your story? 29. Characters' eye colors 31. Author's choice/promo All time-travel authors and published works, WIPs, etc. welcome! To join, just answer the prompts on odd days, using the hashtag #TimeTravelAuthors On even days, post what you like! Questions? @juliebihn.bsky.social or @juliebihn.mastodon.social
Just Like the First Time: Chapter 8. Maureen and her new friends look for clues in her favorite time travel movie, but what they learn leads to more questions than answers. New chapter posted every first of the month on Patreon!
Grab Fourth World at a discounted price during Kobo's Long Weekend Sale! February 12-18, 2026.
Grab Fourth World at a discounted price during Kobo's Long Weekend Sale! February 12-18, 2026.
DECK NINE Apology Form To: Deck Nine Games From: The LIS fandom Date: January 2026 Reason for behavior: ✅ People online convinced me Double Exposure was bad. ✅ I didn't play the actual game. ✅ I didn't think about how Chloe could be a major character if she's dead in one timeline without steps being taken to fix that. ✅ I only cared about shipping and not the plot making sense. ✅ I was jealous of Vinh's hair. ✅ Mercury was in retrograde. I will hereby respect Deck Nine and I will NOT listen to shippers on Tumblr anymore. Your apology needs to be as loud as your disrespect was.
Special bonus epilogue to One World on Patreon!
Kindle Countdown Deal 10th Anniversary! Dec. 29th 2025 thru jan. 2nd 2026 US/UK only Fourth World and Different Worlds: Free New World and One World: $0.99
Lyssa: I hope you are well and are grooving in a blissful creative state. I enjoyed your empathetic and joyful "Jim Theis" thread about the OSFAN days. I was a young member, too, though more active with Jim in our St. Louid comics club, GRAFAN. It was for the latter I eagerly published in our zine SON of GRAFAN the first two parts of Jim's follow-up tale, "The Sacred Crest." The manuscript got lost as editors changed, but I recently found it, scanned it, and turned it into the enclosed book; please accept it with my compliments. Thought you might enjoy seeing Jim's progression - the story's a big step up from "Argon," I think, and I believe the world needs to see it. I wrote the book's intro and designed it; it's on Amazon and elsewhere. In other words: Grignr lives! Best wishes, Walt
The Iamos Trilofy is the perfect Ace Week Read! Ace Week: October 19-25. The Iamos Trilogy by Lyssa Chiavari: Fourth World New World One World
"He loves time travel movies. Back to the Future, Bill and Ted, even Star Trek IV. If anyone's going to have an idea, it'll be him." I let out a sigh of relief. Telling Alana had been the right move. If JT could figure something out, maybe I could get out of this nightmare and back to my own time-ideally, without any run-ins with Valerie. And when I got back, I was not going to tempt fate any more. Who cared whether I let Mrs. Rivera's students down? I'd cancel that school visit and get on the road back to Seattle right away. Nice, safe Seattle, with no cornfields and freaky green lightning. I'd hunker down in my apartment and probably never leave it again. This whole thing would be like a bad dream.
Quietly, Alana got out of the car, coming up to lean against the hood beside me. "Maureen," she said softly. "What's really going on? Please. I want to help you. I want to help you get back to your time, but..." She waved her hands in my general direction. "I also want to help with whatever else is going on. Because it's obvious it's a lot more than just the time travel thing." The tears were flowing freely now. Why did I have to be such a crybaby? I'd never talked to anyone about this. About what had happened to me. Even my parents only knew bits and pieces. I couldn't bring myself to talk about it. Trying to summon the words always just made me feel uncomfortable, made me feel... Ashamed. I couldn't trust anyone. Not after what had happened with Valerie. I couldn't let anyone else in, because what if they turned on me too?
We wound up staying up until almost three A.M., though only the first hour or two were actually productive—if splitting hairs over whether the Time Turner from Harry Potter was more like Bill and Ted's phone booth or Sam Beckett's Project Accelerator, and whether The Butterfly Effect should be considered a cautionary tale or just a lesson in why Ashton Kutcher should not be allowed near time travel, counted as "productive". I spent the whole time taking frantic notes in a spiral notebook Alana had scrounged from her room and having absolutely no clue what half of them meant. JT had rattled off a bunch of potential "mechanisms," ranging from plausible to completely batshit: the green lightning had opened a rift in the time-space continuum (I'd buy that); a nuclear waste spill on the train tracks (kind of out there, but possible, I guess); even the possibility that someone had modified my Camry without my knowledge to include a flux capacitor (?!).
He leaned back on the couch, running his thumb over his chin thoughtfully. “I always knew, somehow, that something like this was going to happen to me. That’s why I’ve been preparing all these years, filling my mind with all this knowledge about the fourth dimension.” Alana snorted. “Yes, that’s why.” JT threw a frayed accent pillow at her. “Silence, wench! If you want to help our time stranger here, you’re going to need my help.”
Just Like the First Time by Lyssa Chiavari, serializing now on Patreon
Just Like the First Time, a sapphic time travel romance by Lyssa Chiavari, currently serialized on Patreon! Chapter 1: We meet Maureen, our anxious comic book artist heroine who's returned to her hometown to give a talk at her old high school...and immediately is encountered with a ghost from the past who makes her regret her decision to come back to Weber Point. New chapter posted every first of the month! Patreon.com/lyssachiavari
JT wrinkled his nose. "Are you sure it's a time travel movie?" I nodded emphatically. "It is. And it's the closest one I can think of to what's going on with me." He let out a heavy sigh. "All right. But if we're doing this, then I'm going to bed. If I have to get up early to go see a chick flick, I need my beauty rest." "We all need rest." Alana gave me a tired smile. "Especially Maureen, after the day she's had."
A graphic showing the 10th anniversary covers, of the Iamos Trilogy with the text "Ebooks only. Print copies to roll out thru Kickstarter 2026!"
Just Like the First Time by Lyssa Chiavari, a sapphic time travel romance serializing now on Patreon!