banner
LightNews
iwaldrom.bsky.social
Issy Waldrom
@iwaldrom.bsky.social
2.3K followers 140 following 650 posts
She/her. Trans woman author of queer fantasy and supernatural stories (usually sapphic). Latest release: Heart's Whispers (universal link) https://books2read.com/ap/n7L2B2/Issy-Waldrom (itch) https://issy-waldrom.itch.io/
books2read.com
Posts Media Videos Starter Packs
Pinned
iwaldrom.bsky.social
Issy Waldrom @iwaldrom.bsky.social · Jun 22
I have a new book out!

*makes excited noises*

Wolf-shifter x Witch, featuring Candace (leader of the Toanengaro DMA) and newcomer Myla. Slow burn coming out romance with plenty of magic and a dash of dragons as well.

issy-waldrom.itch.io/hearts-whisp...
Heart's Whispers by Issy Waldrom
A sapphic urban fantasy shifter romance
issy-waldrom.itch.io
4 26 54
Reposted by Issy Waldrom
victoriastrauss.com
Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 2h
Impersonation alert! Writers, if you get an email from someone recommending you contact literary agent Annie Bomke at either [email protected] or [email protected], it's a SCAM. Both emails addys are fake. Annie's real domain is abliterary.com writerbeware.blog/2024/03/15/t...
The Impersonation List - Writer Beware
The most pernicious scams focused on English-speaking writers these days come from overseas: publishing/marketing/fake literary agency scams from the Philippines, and ghostwriting/editing/marketing sc...
writerbeware.blog
37 41
Reposted by Issy Waldrom
lilyseabrooke.bsky.social
Lily Seabrooke @lilyseabrooke.bsky.social · 1h
Guess who's got a new book coming soon!! Meet Cadence and Summer in Skyblossom, a lighthearted fantasy romcom novella coming November 1st, to see what happens when a magic wish for true love comes true in the most inconvenient way 🪄🌼
A book cover for Skyblossom by Lily Seabrooke, on a magical tarot-inspired background with a Starfall Academy crest at the top, and the subheader "The 313th Galeria Book One." The cover shows two women, one in an academy uniform and one in a field jacket, joined together by a magical vine. It's also all got this cute kinda Art Deco vibe to it, so it's like, you know, aesthetic.
1 1 4
Reposted by Issy Waldrom
transistance.press
transistance.press @transistance.press · 36m
To celebrate the launch of both @trishusband.itch.io and @sophiajt.com's new trans sapphic cyberpunk noir novels - you can grab both for the price of one!
trishusband.itch.io
Tris~~ @trishusband.itch.io · 1h
We are live on itch!

For a very limited time, you can get both of these brand-new, trans sapphic cyberpunk noir novels for the price of one!

itch.io/b/3330/new-t...

#lesfic #sapphic #cyberpunk #booksky #sff
A bundle graphic containing two books: Machines of Consent by Sophia Turner and Keeping The peace by Tris Husband
10 13
Reposted by Issy Waldrom
azulcrescent.bsky.social
AzulCrescent @azulcrescent.bsky.social · 15h
Hornet meeting anyone:
10 220 1.5K
Reposted by Issy Waldrom
melissacaruso.bsky.social
Melissa Caruso @melissacaruso.bsky.social · 1d
The best thing you can do for your writing is to take good care of yourself. The work comes easier, faster, and better when you've got full bars.

Corollary: The best thing we can do to get more amazing art from our faves is to take good care of the artists.
wiswell.bsky.social
John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 1d
Tell me your most life-affirming literary opinion.
32 110
Reposted by Issy Waldrom
artelsia.bsky.social
artelsia @artelsia.bsky.social · 1d
A2
1 78 290
Reposted by Issy Waldrom
rachelbowdler.bsky.social
Rachel Bowdler / B.B. Woods @rachelbowdler.bsky.social · 1d
Looking for a sapphic autumn romance? WHEN LOVE BARGES IN is 99p/c this October & includes:

🍂 brother’s best friend
🍂 opposites attract
🍂 small town
🍂 canine friends
🍂 late bloomer
🍂 plus size mc
🍂 lesbian x bi+
🍂 family dynamics
🍂 secret relationship

books2read.com/u/3L5LK1
WHEN LOVE BARGES IN by Bryony Rosehurst: And she couldn’t remember ever noticing the exact color of the autumn sun before, or the smoky smell that lingered on the cusp of the seasons. She couldn’t remember anybody ever looking at her and waiting for her to speak. She couldn’t remember ever feeling like she truly existed before now. So Piper said the things she’d always been too ashamed to say before. Because she could see her breath in front of her when she exhaled. Because she was here and she could
6 7
iwaldrom.bsky.social
Issy Waldrom @iwaldrom.bsky.social · 1d
Absolutely brilliant and highly enjoyable series. It's engrossing and moving, dark at times, and heartwarming in others. Such a wonderful read, and like all of her books, an easy recommendation.
cdarrowwrites.bsky.social
Cameron Darrow - Sapphic Fantasy and Mystery Author @cdarrowwrites.bsky.social · 1d
It's Spooky Sapphics week over at @iheartsapphfic.bsky.social, and I'm happy to say my gang of historical witches is part of it! But not just them!

Find the whole pumpkin-bucket-load of witches, vampires and werewolves (oh my!) right here ⬇️

iheartsapphfic.com/2025/10/13/2...

#wlw #sapphic #lesfic
2 6
iwaldrom.bsky.social
Issy Waldrom @iwaldrom.bsky.social · 1d
This week's IHS Reading Challenge theme is spooky sapphics, and Esper and the Witch is in some good company for the collection of suggested books (some really good titles, in fact, a number of which I'd highly recommend).

iheartsapphfic.com/2025/10/13/2...
Advert image for Week #41 of the I Heart Sapphic 2025 Sapphic reading challenge, featuring the cover of Esper and the Witch on the right hand side, and an assortment of books stacked haphazardly along the bottom.
1 3
Reposted by Issy Waldrom
dsloogs.com
D.SLOOGS💀 @dsloogs.com · 1d
Working on some looks for Maria (for a few things I'm working on). Messy bun supremacy🐇
9 220 1.2K
Reposted by Issy Waldrom
samandfuzzy.com
Sam Logan @samandfuzzy.com · 2d
Was trying to do some inking when Hilde grabbed the pen
Photo of a black and white illustration on a sheet of paper, sitting on a wood desk. The illustration is formatted like a four panel comic, two rows of two. Dipper the corgi is in the top left, looking down at Hilde the wizard cat in the bottom right. The top right panel features Poppy, and the bottom left features a pile of bones. Hilde has grabbed the actual real life pen that is sitting on top of the piece of paper they are drawn on, and is using it to draw a closed panel border around Dipper. Dipper is brandishing his sword as he glares at Hilde. The sword extends outside of the panel he is in, and into the neighbouring panel, in which Poppy the dog leans to the side to avoid the sword tip.
5 33 290
iwaldrom.bsky.social
Issy Waldrom @iwaldrom.bsky.social · 2d
It's still a very pretty drawing!!
2
Reposted by Issy Waldrom
chlowski.bsky.social
Chloé Stawski (Spooky Edition 🎃🦇) @chlowski.bsky.social · 3d
gifted weaver
fanart of Arachne from Hades 2 but in human form, wearing modern clothes - dark grey jeans, high heels, some orange long sleeves top with plant patterns, necklace, earrings, rings-, her usual short hair, flower and spider web tattoos on shoulders and chest Knees bent, sitting on her heels, hands on the ground
26 380 1.9K
Reposted by Issy Waldrom
eunnieboo.bsky.social
⭐️eunnie⭐️ @eunnieboo.bsky.social · Oct 2
👅⁉️😱
minicomic featuring momo and pg from If You’ll Have Me, eunnie’s graphic novel. page 1: momo and pg share a sweet kiss, surrounded by doodles of hearts. in the next panel, pg casts her a glance before moving forward to deepen the kiss, taking momo by surprise with the touch of her tongue. page 2: a flustered momo tries to maintain composure as pg leans further into the kiss. the next close-up shows momo’s eyes have dizzy spirals in them, puffs of steam coming from her head as she becomes overwhelmed. page 3: momo falls backwards, knees buckling as if she’s fainted away. the ghost of her soul comes floating out through her mouth, looking very pleased considering the circumstances. a startled pg holds momo up by her arms, alarmed by her girlfriend going limp.
12 180 780
Reposted by Issy Waldrom
azulcrescent.bsky.social
AzulCrescent @azulcrescent.bsky.social · 3d
A human flaw
20 200 1.5K
Reposted by Issy Waldrom
chlowski.bsky.social
Chloé Stawski (Spooky Edition 🎃🦇) @chlowski.bsky.social · 4d
the huntress
fanart of Artemis from Hades 2, wearing a modern outfit - dark jeans, bra with some sort of laces around the belly -, moon and arrows tattoos on the arms and chest, dark green hair, and a tiny owl standing on her head she's adjusting her outfit, head slightly tilted down, eyes closed, smiling she also wears an arrow earring and a moon necklace
84 1.2K 5.6K
iwaldrom.bsky.social
Issy Waldrom @iwaldrom.bsky.social · 4d
This, very much so, for me as well. For those who know me, know that I am always happy to recommend and shout about sapphic and trans books. We need our voices out there.
britneyjackson.com
Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 4d
I’m happy to stand with GCLS and SASS in defense of our stories. 💙

(3/3)

#SapphicsWithTheBanned
3 4
Reposted by Issy Waldrom
britneyjackson.com
Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 4d
I’m happy to stand with GCLS and SASS in defense of our stories. 💙

(3/3)

#SapphicsWithTheBanned
1 2
Reposted by Issy Waldrom
britneyjackson.com
Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 4d
Siren magic is…intense. 😅

For the #lesficfri theme, “jump.”
Excerpt on blue sea background with a tail fin sticking out of the water and a dragon separating the text: “Oh, no, you don’t!” Emilia pushed the captain away from the rail. “I’m not jumping in to save you!” An amused smile quirked at the corners of Maria's rosy-brown lips. “But you'd jump in to save them?” Emilia waved her hand toward the oblivious cook and master gunner. “They weren’t properly warned. You were!” Maria scoffed at that. “They’re sailors! They were warned. We all were.” — from GODDESS OF THE SEA, LESBIANS, PIRATES, & DRAGONS: BOOK 2, by Britney Jackson.
1 6
Reposted by Issy Waldrom
azulcrescent.bsky.social
AzulCrescent @azulcrescent.bsky.social · 4d
"Pick up hobbies that let you meet like-minded people!"
51 410 2K
Reposted by Issy Waldrom
samandfuzzy.com
Sam Logan @samandfuzzy.com · 5d
Facts about Dipper
A character profile of the version of Dipper that appears in my Fetch Quest fantasy themed comics. It lists the following info: Age:? Born in: unidentified fantasy realm Breed: Corgi occupation: adventurer, hero, bone collector Skills: hands-free swordplay (and hands-free everything else) Differences from regular Dipper: sword, clothes, tail (there are arrows pointing to each of these things, as well as a little graphic of regular Dipper glaring at his absence of a tail) Greatest achievement: defeated cat Lowest low: befriended cat There are some labeled illustrations of his relationships. The cat is labeled weirdo, Poppy is labeled assistant, and a bone is labeled beloved There is also a reality cam photo. This shows a photo of the real life Dipper, looking at a drawing of the cartoon Dipper. In the drawing, the cartoon Dipper is looking at a drawing of the fetch Quest hero version of Dipper. The photo is labeled dogception
6 57 350
Reposted by Issy Waldrom
cdarrowwrites.bsky.social
Cameron Darrow - Sapphic Fantasy and Mystery Author @cdarrowwrites.bsky.social · 5d
#lesficfri for JUMP

From Hall of Mirrors

Being a stranger in a den of witches was never going to go well, even for a fellow witch. After a threat like that from someone with the power to do it? I'd jump, too.

#lesfic #wlw #sapphic #sapphicbooks #queersff

www.amazon.com/dp/B07NKXPLMS
Background of the blurred cover of the novel Hall of Mirrors by Cameron Darrow. Centered on top is the full cover. Below it is the black text excerpt: "If you threaten my sister again, I will burn you alive and compose music to your screams."
"You fear truth," Sveta said to the new witch. "You have lived on lies for so long, you fear it will kill you."
The stranger flicked her eyes between the two Russians, Katya's flames clearly visible in the depths of the witch's pupils.
"She's never been threatened by a witch before today, and doesn't know if you're lying," Sveta supplied.
A fireball shot forward to within inches of the stranger, making her jump backwards. 
"She's welcome to find out," Katya said. Below that is white text: #lesficfri for jump
1 3 8
iwaldrom.bsky.social
Issy Waldrom @iwaldrom.bsky.social · 5d
Very much so!
Reposted by Issy Waldrom
cassiesandwich.bsky.social
Bæddelzebub 😈 @cassiesandwich.bsky.social · 5d
Hello everyone! I'm excited to announce an all new anthology from the Secret Trans Writing Lair! Inspired by the month of masquerade, this seasonal bundle includes seven all-new stories of devilish disguises and macabre delights-

itch.io/b/3327/stwl-...
Cover of the STWL Presents: Costumes and Masks
3 17 29
iwaldrom.bsky.social
Issy Waldrom @iwaldrom.bsky.social · 5d
Since it's #lesficfri where I am at least, here's an excerpt from Soul Flames vol 1. In this case, it's jumping for joy! ^^

books2read.com/u/bwNDBy
Cover of Soul Flames vol 1 by Issy Waldrom, with the following excerpt: “Yes! Finally!” Crystal let out a jubilant squeal as she did a victory jump. Ten orbs of light floated lazily around her, all with perfectly matching intensity.
1 6 12