Lyssa Chiavari

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

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"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.

Just Like the First Time, serializing now on Patreon!

#LesFicFri: tempt

In this case, tempting fate!

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?

Just Like the First Time, Chapter 6: Maureen and Alana chase a thunderstorm in hopes of recreating the magic green lightning, but Maureen's memories of the past come to a head, leading both girls into a dangerous situation. Currently serialized on Patreon! New chapter posted every first of the month. Patreon.com/lyssachiavari

#LesFicFri: hurt

Surprisingly, I haven't actually used the word "hurt" in JLTFT—surprising because so much of the book is about overcoming the hurts of the past and learning to love yourself and find people who build you up rather than tear you down.

(This chapter is going live Oct. 1 btw)

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 (?!).

Finally, at half past two, as JT and Alana debated what qualified as a "closed loop" versus "multiverse fuckery, groggily said, "You know what's missing from this list? Magic." JT scoffed. "There's no such thing as magic." "There's no such thing as time travel," Alana protested, "and yet here she is." "Time travel is a scientific principle!" JT insisted. "Just because there's not scientific documentation of it yet"—he leaned heavily on the word, glaring at Alana as she opened her mouth to interrupt—"doesn't mean that it's magic." "But some of these use magic," I said. I held up the cardboard trifold case containing the InuYasha discs. "Like this. And Harry Potter. And 13 Going on 30."

#TimeTravelAuthors 19: Any reference to other time travel works in your story?

Quite a few—like this scene in chapter 4 where Alana and Maureen rely on JT's encyclopedic knowledge of the genre to try to brainstorm an answer to how Maureen traveled back in time.

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, a sapphic time travel romance by Lyssa Chiavari, serializing now on Patreon! Artwork by Melody Moreno

#TimeTravelAuthors 17: strange

Look, I'm cheating a little on this one because it is post-sized on Mastodon, it's the only occurrence of the word strange(r) in the book, and it makes no sense without the context of all these sentences. And because I like Alana and JT's banter.

Ending the social media adventure – Lyssa Chiavari, Author As you may recall, back in 2023 I dipped my toes back into social media after several years away. You can read all my thoughts about the first ten months of that experiment here.

I've decided to step back from social media: www.lyssachiavari.com/2025/09/16/e...

I will still post here when I have news or announcements.

I have a couple more #TimeTravelAuthors posts queued, but I'm not going to finish out the month. I'll miss you all!

Keep in touch on Patreon or my blog!

Just Like the First Time by Lyssa Chiavari, serializing now on Patreon

#TimeTravelAuthors 15: miracles?

Even though I'm religious, I try to keep my books secular, apart from characters mentioning their own faith. In JLTFT, things can be explained by magic rather than miracles. That said, there are always coincidences that can't be explained, make of that what you will

Update on KU timing: It occurred to me I should probably run a sale ON the anniversary date, and if I put it in KU on the 1st of October, I won't be able to because of the enrollment period timing. So I'm aiming for October 15 for that, which means you've got a while longer to grab the series wide!

They look so sci-fi! 🤩

I LOVED this series. Time-travel romance set in the near future with varied cultures. Looking back, a lot of it seems more and more timely; I'll have to read it again someday.... Check it out!

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

#TimeTravelAuthors 13: fire

I’d gotten off the freeway during “Firefly,” and from there I’d headed east. The last refrain of track nine was playing by the time I’d turned into the parking lot of the Oak Dell Inn and pulled into the shady spot at the foot of a tree where I sat now.

An orange leafy background with a blue thread of wool passing over it, as well as the occasional autumn leaves. In the centre is the cover for Common Bonds 2 (two friends knitting a sweater within a frame of autumnal leaves). The image says describes this book as “an aromantic SFF anthology” that is coming in 2026 and can be preordered through Kickstarter’s late pledges.

COMMON BONDS lovers, you can get even more of the good stuff. An entire anthology of short stories and poems that have:
💚 science fiction and fantasy
💚 aromantic MCs
💚 a focus on platonic relationships!

Publication in 2026; preorders through late pledges: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cla...

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And remember, the series will still be available for public libraries to order even once it's in Kindle Unlimited due to a new Amazon policy, so you're not locked in to Amazon. If you'd like your library to carry the series, be sure to request it!

If you've already purchased the books, you can update to the new version through your library on whichever retailer you purchased from.

If you bought the series through my direct store, you can download the new versions from the product page.

As a reminder, I'm putting the series in Kindle Unlimited at the beginning of October, so if you want to get the books with these covers on retailers other than Amazon, be sure to do that in the next week or so! books2read.com/ap/ng5kzx/Ly...

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."

Just Like the First Time, a sapphic time travel romance by Lyssa Chiavari, serializing now on Patreon!

#LesFicFri: beauty

Only occurrence of beauty/beautiful in the book and of course it's JT being a diva 😂

A graphic showing the 10th anniversary covers, of the Iamos Trilogy with the text "Ebooks only. Print copies to roll out thru Kickstarter 2026!"

It's the 10th anniversary of Fourth World in just a few months, so the series has been refreshed with all-new covers!

These are just for the ebooks, with the print editions keeping the old covers—but print editions with the new covers will be available on Kickstarter this spring, so watch for that!

Periodic reminder that I'm not really a social media user! 99% of my posts are queued with Buffer. I will usually check my notifications every couple days and maybe glance at whatever happens to be the top post on the feed, but I don't scroll. So apologies as ever if I miss anything!

Just Like the First Time by Lyssa Chiavari, a sapphic time travel romance serializing now on Patreon!

#TimeTravelAuthors 11: How do you keep up urgency in your story?

I tend to end chapters on cliffhangers to keep pages turning. This also has the side effect of working well for serialization, which is why I decided to do that for this one. It's how I write anyway, but it works well for that format!

📚✨ Today’s #CreativeConnections spotlight: Snowy Wings Publishing — a co-op press for MG & YA fiction, empowering authors through collaboration.

🎤 I interviewed founder Lyssa:
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#CoOpPublishing #YAFiction #KidLit #IndieAuthors

Just Like the First Time, a sapphic time travel romance by Lyssa Chiavari, serializing now on Patreon!

#TimeTravelAuthors 9: Tone of your story

It's definitely supposed to evoke early 00s movies like 13 Going on 30, Freaky Friday, Mean Girls, etc, so I'm going for that vibe only in written form!

Just Like the First Time by Lyssa Chiavari: Chapter 5: Maureen finds herself reliving her worst nightmare at Sutter High School, but a revelation from Alana could lead to a way for her to get back to her own time. Currently serialized on Patreon! New chapter posted every first of the month.

#TimeTravelAuthors 7: Smartest character in the story

I would definitely say Alana is the *wisest*. She has good intuition and is able to read between the lines better than most. She has a good understanding of the human condition, I think.

Chapter 5 is live now on Patreon!

CHOOSE YOUR COVER Two options for Titanic Voyage. Dark version with a glowing porthole, or light version with a sailor's silhouette looking left.

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I just updated Titanic Voyage on Itchio to have two cover choices. So cool that a platform would let you back-door that!

The thumbnail came out looking more aggressive than I intended, but heck, maybe someone will go "Oh, guess I will." juliebihn.itch.io/tv #LateNightWrite

Maybe things would be different if I had a girlfriend, I thought glumly. If I'd had someone who might have come with me down here, or who I could call now and who could offer me some encouragement. But I'd never had much luck on the dating front. I didn't even have any friends to speak of. As my first girlfriend had said—shouted, really—while showing me the door, "You never let anyone in." It wasn't like I was trying to keep people shut out, it's just... the Valerie incident had made me more than a little wary of getting too close to anyone, to be honest. You tell someone your feelings, your insecurities, your secrets, only to find them blasted all over the internet... It has an effect.

Just Like the First Time by Lyssa Chiavari

#LesFicFri: secret

Sometimes sharing secrets can backfire...

Just Like the First Time by Lyssa Chiavari, a sapphic time travel romance serializing now on Patreon!

#TimeTravelAuthors 5: How many people are aware of time travel in your story?

Just Maureen, Alana, JT... and whoever is the person who cast the time travel spell on Maureen in the first place...

⭐️ This is your periodic reminder to leave stars/reviews for books you've enjoyed! ⭐️

It doesn't have to be long or comprehensive—a sentence will do. Review numbers on places like Amazon/GR help the algorithm make those books more discoverable for new readers.

A spread of seven cover images that form one continuous canvas. The scenery goes from a red-sand desert (Awakenings) to a lush river valley (Flooded Secret), to a sea-side city (The Sea Spirit Festival), to a whirlpool in the water surrounded by a golden kraken (Stories from the Deep), to a beautifully carved stone corridor with etchings on the wall (Motes of Inspiration), to ruins of stone bathed in deep pink moonlight (Ruined History), and finally to a grey marsh with an abandoned monastery covered in blue flowers (Lost Traditions).

A thread of all the Nerezia novellas so far (whether released or available for preorders) 🧵

You can get more information at claudiearseneault.com/nerezia/

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PREORDER: Just Like the First Time A sapphic time travel novel about finding your people and learning to love who you are. (EBOOK) (PREORDER)

If I leave my books in KU, I will be putting JLTFT there too when it's done. But I've got it for preorder in my online store now, so if you want to get a DRM-free copy before that, you can preorder and you'll get it before the public release. (Current estimated publication date is spring 2026.)

I don't know how long I'll leave them there—if page reads are poor, I might pull them back out—but expect them to remain in KU through at least January of next year. I'll evaluate after that.

(Maybe this will encourage people to read through the whole dang series now 😂)

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