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Issy Waldrom

@iwaldrom.bsky.social

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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/

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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.

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Heart's Whispers by Issy Waldrom

A sapphic urban fantasy shifter romance

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Issy Waldrom @iwaldrom.bsky.social · 5h

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! ^^

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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.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 15h

1. A new journal report in the prestigious Medical Journal of Australia eviscerates the Cass review, saying it is filled with fallacies and launders anti-trans disinformation.

It methodically goes through each problem in the review.

The latest from S. Baum.

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New Journal Report: Cass Review “Echoes Fallacies Promoted By Anti-Trans Disinformation”

While American lawyers pushed the anti-trans Cass Review this week, Australia’s top scholars rebuked it.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Cami ✨️ @caminukai.bsky.social · 18h

Mira 🩷

#KPOPDEMONHUNTERS

Fanart of Mira from the movie K-Pop Demon Hunters. We see her lifting up her right arm closing to her face to check at her nails, while conjuring her weapon on her right hand. She's looking at her nails with a smug smile. Behind her we can see some clouds and the city in nighttime.

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artelsia @artelsia.bsky.social · 21h

I drew my character from Animal Crossing

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 19h

I'm seeing an increasing number of scams like the one below, leveraging the widespread problem of publishing scams w/ a faux service promising to fix problems author is having w/ the original scam but really to hit them up for more $$ (note the "Amazon partner agency" claim: there's no such thing)

From: Blaire Andrews <bandrews@royaltypilots.com>
Date: Wed, Oct 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Subject: Your royalties on Amazon
To: [redacted]

Hi [redacted]

I’m Blaire from Amazon Partners – Royalty Pilots.
We’re an Amazon agency commissioned to help authors migrate their books from third-party publishers to their own Amazon KDP accounts.

I’m reaching out because we’ve spoken with many authors who recently shared frustrations that you might also be experiencing while being published through a third-party service provider—such as:

Royalties that never seem to arrive or come with little to no explanation.

No visibility or control over how many copies have been sold or where those sales are happening.

Endless upsells and new charges every time you want to make even a small change to your book.

Through Amazon KDP, authors are now publishing their books directly with Amazon — with no middlemen involved.
This means:

Royalties are sent straight to your bank account every month.

You can track real-time sales data through your own KDP dashboard.

You have full ownership and control over your books, including the freedom to make revisions free of charge.

If you’d like to explore how this can work for you, I’d love to schedule a quick call. Please let me know your best contact number and the most convenient time to reach you.

Blaire Andrews

Senior Marketing Manager – Partners, Authors

Royalty Pilots, an Amazon partner agency

Phone: 315-325-9099
Email: bandrews@royaltypilots.com

Website: https://royaltypilots.com/

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Chloé Stawski (Spooky Edition 🎃🦇) @chlowski.bsky.social · 22h

love goddess

fanart of Aphrodite from Hades 2, wearing a modern days outfit - purple micro jean shorts, pink crop top -, lots of jewelry (necklaces, rings, earrings, ankle bracelet), her hands joined on her knees, sitting, her luscious hair floating behind her, her eyes shining pink, smiling
also flower & heart tattoos on both her arms

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Issy Waldrom @iwaldrom.bsky.social · 1d

Very picturesque! 🌖

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 1d

Hey! It’s our day! 🧡🤍🩷

Have the gayest day possible! (Double-meaning intended.) 🧡🤍🩷

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The Latest Kate @thelatestkate.bsky.social · 1d

❤️

A drawing of a black cat resting under a blanket. The caption reads, "please be patient with yourself; it all feels overwhelming because it IS overwhelming"

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Issy Waldrom @iwaldrom.bsky.social · 1d

In particular, want to shout out my newest pair - Myla, who has long been confident in who she is, and Candace, who eventually gets there ^^

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Issy Waldrom @iwaldrom.bsky.social · 1d

Happy International Lesbian Day, to those out and proud, to those who are still figuring it out, and to those who can't come out yet.

And yes, plenty of lesbians in my books (in fact, lesbian mc's in all bar one of them, at different stages of their journeys).

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Issy Waldrom: books, biography, latest update

Follow Issy Waldrom and explore their bibliography from Amazon's Issy Waldrom Author Page.

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Sam Logan @samandfuzzy.com · 1d

Facts about Hilde

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 1d

1. In a devastating new Pew Research Survey, only 3 in 10 transgender adults report being accepted by their parents.

And only 1 in 10 say they are accepted by their extended family.

This is the lowest number ever found in surveys asking similar questions.

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Pew Survey: Only 31% Of Trans People Report Being Accepted By Their Parents

The survey comes as transgender people experience a legal assault from the far-right in the United States.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Chloé Stawski (Spooky Edition 🎃🦇) @chlowski.bsky.social · 1d

😭💜

(this is why you should tell artists you love their art, this made my day)

Samantha Solsdottir @sammisolsdottir.bsky.social · 1d

your excellence at drawing lovely sapphic ladies is only growing

like. I know your artwork gets compared to the one artist from the one game but it's so much its vastly own thing and is that has only become more and more clear and amazing

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Evil Orc Heart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 1d

Not to mention Cole admits she still suffers from gender dysphoria. Choosing not to treat your own headaches doesn't mean you get to ban Tylenol.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 1d

“The existence of even one ex gay dismantles the central lie of homosexuality, that it is an innate characteristic from birth and therefore should have human rights awarded to it.”

Same shit different era.

Chloe Cole: The existence of even one detransitioner dismantles the central lie of transgenderism, that it is an innate characteristic from birth and therefore should have human rights awarded to it.

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Gräfin Busenruh @candycrab.bsky.social · 2d

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Elise (they/them)🇦🇺 @eliseswritings.bsky.social · 2d

Grim, well-researched reading
“Most Trans+ people in the UK will wait more than 1/3 of their adult life to get their 1st appointment at a gender clinic, & some will never receive care...Long waits increase distress, self-harm &suicide risk &push people towards potentially unsafe routes to treatment"

UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.bsky.social · 2d

A worthy read of the exceptionally grim situation for trans people in the UK. The US gets the media spotlight, but the UK's attack on us is more subtle but also more destructive.

medium.com/@geekonaleas...

The UK’s Trans Genocide

The slow machinery of erasure: courts, clinics and ministers weaponising our disappearance

medium.com

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 1d

Scam alert: there's an IngramSpark impersonator at ingramsparkbookpublishers dot com. Part of a wave of publishing/ghostwriting scams from Pakistan that hijack authors looking to self-publish--they often "borrow" well-known publisher names but this one also "borrows" the real IngramSpark's logo

Screenshot of IngramSpark impersonator's contact form, with chat window where scammer sales rep "Travis Clark" claims that "We are Ingram Spark's hands-on services department. You will be able to find our information here: https://www.ingramsparkbookpublishers.com/

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Chloé Stawski (Spooky Edition 🎃🦇) @chlowski.bsky.social · 1d

happy International Lesbian Day girls 🧡💖💜

Sketch drawing of two women in each others arms, the one on the left holding the other’s head in a somewhat comforting or protective way

cover for the Adventure Time comic, "Bubbline College Special", showing Marceline and Bubblegum having a cute hangout at the college library, Marceline is floating holding a bag filled with books, Bubblegum next to her arm full of books

Ink drawings on a sketchbook page, studies : two women kissing ; two women on a bench, one is resting her head on the other's lap ; drawing of orchids

Sketch drawing, study of a pic, of two women sitting on the ground, kissing One is wearing a dress, the other tiny jean shorts and a loose open shirt

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artelsia @artelsia.bsky.social · 2d

Lara Croft

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Fetch @ameliafetch.bsky.social · 2d

🏳️‍⚧️
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I guess I'm officially a @beedokfern.bsky.social fan. "My Personal Trainer Cracked My Egg" is the second book of hers that I've read and absolutely adored. I love how Nat changes over the course of the story as she gets more comfortable with herself.
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#trans

My Personal Trainer Cracked My Egg by Beedok

She did not, in fact, make a man out of 'him'

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Sapphic Action Support Squad @s-a-s-s.bsky.social · 2d

“LGBTQ+ BIPOC stories are so important because they help share real,lived experiences that build understanding and empathy. When we read about other peoples lives, their challenges, joys, and perspectives, it becomes so much harder to see them as “other.” 1/3

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Serena J. Bishop - Author, Narrator, & not Snappy Dresser @serenajbishop.bsky.social · 2d

Banning books is banning thought.

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Christine Love @christinelove.bsky.social · 2d

Star Sword Nemesis is now available! Read about the most fashionable girl in a utopian collective of Trans-Neptunian Objects falling in love with her fencing instructor, the deadliest turncoat milf in all of space, feat. art by @mightyatom.bsky.social! loveconquersallgames.itch.io/star-sword-n...

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 2d

Because we must. We must stand up, however we can.

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