What it cost me to query: - $25 a year for QueryTracker Premium (so $50 total) - Literally nothing else, not a cent And tbh even that was me feeling lavish. I don't NEED QT Premium, I just like it. You don’t need to pay to query. Thanks for coming to my TEDtalk

earlier this week, i accidentally published two short stories in 48 hours. and another is processing. that's my b. i just forgot that A, that i had short stories on hand, and B, that i can just...... publish them if i want to Novel Tunnel Vision comes for us all (or maybe just me idk)

A shy tech support agent discovers that one persistent customer might be calling for more than their computer help. A 4,400-word sapphic romcom. ALL BUSINESS is available as an ebook on Amazon, and free on KU! books2read.com/AllBusiness

Good news if you've been meaning to book an editor! I recently had some fall availability open up, so I currently have openings for projects beginning in October. I offer line editing, copyediting, and proofreading for fiction, with a special love for romance and LGBTQ+ stories.

Ivy L. James - Editor | Reedsy

Sedona, AZ, USA Editor: Queer copy editor and proofreader specializing in adult genre fiction. I'm extra excited for romance and LGBTQIA+ stories!

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YES I am late to the party YES I am enjoying heartstopper. anyway

Me, happily: (writing my knight x princess besties-to lovers sapphic fantasy romance novel) the burglar, putting the PS5 down: "I don't think they'd be horny RIGHT THEN" Me, less happily: (delete delete delete)

A revised second edition of the sapphic poetry chapbook that started it all. Poems about queer identity, religious trauma, love, joy, rage, and finding your place under an orange and pink sky. Available in ebook or paperback! books2read.com/SapphicSunset

Available now at your favorite digital store!

The Orange and Pink Sunset: A Sapphic Poetry Chapbook by Ivy L. James

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regular people: monsters? sexy. me: yes! but first we need to establish their courtship customs, family structure, ideas of intimacy, and the cultural assumptions they're making about love.

Dear Skyward Sword, Thank you for giving me not one but two concepts for sapphic fantasy romance. Amen

come say hi to my Aurora pen name on Insta! As Aurora I write soft sapphic omegaverse romance 💙 instagram.com/aurorabwriting (and yes it is Aurora B-as-in-Blackwood writing played on "Aurora be writing" bc i'm sooooo funny)

I'm officially offering Author PA services! If you're an indie author who needs help with the behind-the-scenes work, I'd love to make your life easier. I can help with newsletters, ARC coordination, website updates, inbox management, social scheduling, formatting cleanup, research, + more...(1/2)

Finally giving Conveniently Hers the ✨glow-up✨ it deserves! I’m cleaning up a few lingering errors, reformatting the interior in Vellum, and uploading a fresh edition. Then I’ll order author copies I can be proud of 💙 Dear debut authors: never skip the final proofread. Trust me.

If you like FF erotic romance in a fantasy setting... If you like princess x knight romance... IF you like D/s dynamics... WALK, DON'T RUN. books2read.com/MoonPrincess...

Reading sapphic romance for Christmas in July? check out Make the Yuletide Gay 🎄 This sapphic holiday romance novella is full of cozy holiday chaos... and love showing up where it's least expected. books2read.com/GayYuletide #lesfic

Available now at your favorite digital store!

Make the Yuletide Gay by Ivy L. James

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Tip for new authors: After the manuscript is drafted, your next step is not a line/copy editor or a proofreader. It's not even a developmental editor. Find a critique partner (or multiple). Find beta readers. Find fellow authors willing to swap chapters.

Okay, but have you read A Rose at Midnight? Heat helper x client, alpha x omega, sapphic erotic short story...? NO?? Well, we gotta fix that: books2read.com/RoseMidnight #lesfic

Available now at your favorite digital store!

A Rose at Midnight: A Sapphic Omegaverse Romance Short Story by Aurora Blackwood

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if you see me clutching a Google Doc with the title structure of "VERBED: The [occupation] and the [monster you've never heard of before in your life]".... NO YOU DIDN'T

The Kickstarter for our next anthology, Wild and Full of Marvels: Queer Fanworks Inspired by Folklore and Fairy Tales, launched yesterday, and we’re already almost 50% funded and a “Project We Love”! Check out the campaign and see what all the fuss is about: www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc...

Up now at @romancingthevote.com — I am offering a 1-hour live copyedit and AMA about the editing process. The bidding starts at about half my usual hourly rate ... and all donations build voting rights and community power. www.32auctions.com/organization...

1-Hour Zoom Copyedit and Q&A #1

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The Romancing the Vote auction is live! It runs until 8pm Eastern on July 5. As Ivy, I'm offering a signed poetry paperback, a signed sapphic romance paperback, + a 7k fiction copyedit. As Aurora, I'm offering a chance to name a minor character in my next sapphic omegaverse romance novel.

The Romancing the Vote auction goes live at 10am Eastern on July 1, and it runs until 8pm Eastern on July 5. I'm offering a signed poetry paperback, a signed sapphic romance paperback, and a 7k fiction copyedit as Ivy. 🌈📚

Romancing the Vote 2026

Silent auction 'Romancing the Vote 2026' hosted online at 32auctions.

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Paid patrons who are Fan Tier and above get access to the first chapter of my upcoming sapphic paranormal romance novella Witch-Touched on my Patreon at 2pm Mountain time today! a lesbian friends to enemies to lovers, necromancer x healer, butch x femme romance 🩷 www.patreon.com/authorivylja...

A few years ago, I published a sapphic poetry chapbook called The Orange and Pink Sunset. Today, the revised second edition is officially live. 🧡🤍 🩷 I updated poems, replaced others entirely, revised references that no longer reflected my life, and added pieces inspired by the person I love now.

My beloved spouse: please watch the road, the car ahead is braking Me, reassuringly: I hit curbs, not people

Where are the queer writers and poets in northern Arizona? I neeeeeed a group to write with 💙 I've got bevvies and snacks (shakes bag of treats)

I did the math and my sapphic fantasy romance novella THE MOON PRINCESS'S KNIGHT is 37% spice. spicy chapters: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8 (epilogue). anyway, available now on Kindle and KU. authoraurora.carrd.co

me listening to Hilary Duff's new remake of What Dreams Are Made Of: SING TO ME PAOLO 🎤

I've renamed this account to Holly Jaeger. I'm still writing cozy sapphic romance + poetry as Ivy L. James, + soft sapphic omegaverse romance as Aurora Blackwood, but brought everything together under one creator account. Same books. Same me. Just a clearer home for my writing. - Holly 💙

Hey hey! My second sapphic poetry chapbook is now Done-zel Washington, which means I'm looking for beta readers! If you enjoy queer contemporary poetry and would like an early look at I Cannot Weave, I'd love your feedback. Reply here or DM me and I'll send it your way. 💙 #PoetryCommunity 🌈📚

If you'd like to read a little somethin' by me (as Cassia King), check out the Scholarly Pursuits antho by @duckprintspress.com! My sapphic fantasy romance short story, "Partnered Up," features an elf phys-ed professor + a shy orc literature professor in a cozy academia setting. #sapphfic #lesfic