Ivy 🌙
(she/her)
author ✍🏻 Tide Breaker’s Curse out NOW for only 99c/99p 🥰
⚔️half of Swords and Sapphics Podcast
➡️ linktr.ee/ivymarikova
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙The authors below were also unfairly affected by this week’s events & still deserve love on their books! Support if you can. After much consideration, we will not be creating a new bundle as we don’t feel it would be safe for us or the authors involved. Full post on IG, inc. stabby quotes ⚔️
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙Today, we bring you a lovely interview with @nicoledisneyauthor.bsky.social, author of new sapphic sport romance Tapout. We asked about Nicole's inspiration, the characters, but also about her interesting range of jobs and her experience with publishing. www.swordsandsapphics.com/post/tapout-...
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙It’s Hauntfest time! Head to indievisibleevents.com to fill your autumn TBR with FREE & DISCOUNTED ebooks across ALL the genres! My spookiest & most seasonal stories are available for 0.99 this weekend, so cosy up with when LOVE BARGES IN or get in the Halloween spirit with a haunting 👻
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙Due to the unkindness of some of the participants in the Swords & Sapphics bundle, we have decided to unpublish the sale as they do not deserve to profit from our name. Please be sure to support the authors affected. Thank you for your love & support. We truly hate this. 🧡
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙On that note, here’s actually a newer report written by the creator of the Shinigami Eye extension after she got harassed by Bee and fans over her refusing to take down evidence of transphobia by Bee against trans men, from her now offline soupcan extension. bethylamine.github.io/library/inve...
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙in all the madness we have a wonderful new ep out - and I LOVED this book!
- This week, we were joined by Maddie Martinez to chat about her debut sapphic novel, The Maiden and Her Monster. We talked about the Golem of Prague legend that inspired the story, how Maddie created the fantasy languages, and so much more! Listen now: linktr.ee/swordsandsap...
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙This week, we were joined by Maddie Martinez to chat about her debut sapphic novel, The Maiden and Her Monster. We talked about the Golem of Prague legend that inspired the story, how Maddie created the fantasy languages, and so much more! Listen now: linktr.ee/swordsandsap...
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙mind you she has an entire section on her wikipedia page about her targeted attacks on marginalised folk. hope everyone supporting her is feeling particularly cool and superior for being part of her clique!
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙If you like your sapphics wielding pointy objects, THE ULTIMATE SWORDS & SAPPHICS BUNDLE is the one for you! KISS OF DEATH features in this wonderful collection of fantasy, horror, & sci-fi books, featuring the Norse goddess Hel and her mortal shield-maiden. ⚔️🏳️🌈 itch.io/b/3296/the-u...
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- Reposted by Ivy 🌙Our final statement on the discourse. Read it or don’t read it, but we deserved to say our piece without random accusations being thrown at us. www.instagram.com/p/DPOorHliBj...
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙I hope the people who did decide to cause this feel very accomplished. it sucks that after years of supporting queer authors, we get shit on for a bundle filled with sapphic diversity because some of the books also happen to feature men. our space is no longer safe. thank you.
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙final post about this & then we’re done giving these people the time of day: I need you to know we are NOT labeling man/woman relationships as sapphic. that’s not happening. it never was. somebody else made that up. some of the stories do feature m/w ALONGSIDE sapphic (wlw or w/nb) relationships.
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙while you’re here don’t forget to buy our bundle! 💗💞💕💝💓💘💞💕💝💓💘
- CALLING STABBY SAPPHICS! Add 19 new swords & sapphics-themed books to your TBR this autumn with our Ultimate Book Bundle! 19 books for $22 including: ⚔️ fantasy, romance, mythology, sci-fi, & horror ⚔️ lesbian, bi, & pan women ⚔️ will definitely include sharp objects itch.io/b/3296/the-u...
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙Idk man I just think it's weird to harass sapphic authors who know better than you if their books are sapphic are not lmao
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- I got my first hate comment after my story being hate read (they also paid for it yay), im being called a podcaster, i feel like i really really made it today
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙so honoured that you guys are calling us podcasters (derogatory)!!!!! we made it!!!!!!
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙I know it’s crazy and yet the book deals keep coming
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙if you don’t want the bundle, don’t buy the bundle, but christ, surely there are better things to be doing than spreading hatred in your own community. so fucking sad.
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙the bundle is titled “sapphic” not “men-haters”. nowhere in the description did we promise a complete lack of cis men. when I say you are SO weird.
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙some misinformation is being spread about this bundle which is really shitty. for clarification, all of these characters are sapphic. there are polyam relationships. sometimes men exist in them. sometimes a man furthers the sapphic plot. the women are still sapphic; you’re just a biphobe.
- CALLING STABBY SAPPHICS! Add 19 new swords & sapphics-themed books to your TBR this autumn with our Ultimate Book Bundle! 19 books for $22 including: ⚔️ fantasy, romance, mythology, sci-fi, & horror ⚔️ lesbian, bi, & pan women ⚔️ will definitely include sharp objects itch.io/b/3296/the-u...
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙since some of you need a reminder: a queer woman is not less queer for loving a man 📣
- CALLING STABBY SAPPHICS! Add 19 new swords & sapphics-themed books to your TBR this autumn with our Ultimate Book Bundle! 19 books for $22 including: ⚔️ fantasy, romance, mythology, sci-fi, & horror ⚔️ lesbian, bi, & pan women ⚔️ will definitely include sharp objects 👉🏻 tinyurl.com/sandsbundle
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙CALLING STABBY SAPPHICS! Add 19 new swords & sapphics-themed books to your TBR this autumn with our Ultimate Book Bundle! 19 books for $22 including: ⚔️ fantasy, romance, mythology, sci-fi, & horror ⚔️ lesbian, bi, & pan women ⚔️ will definitely include sharp objects itch.io/b/3296/the-u...
- I’m the luckiest to have truly the best friend like Rach 😭❤️
- It’s Ivy’s birthday today! She is half of Swords & Sapphics and also half of my heart. I hope you’ll all join me in celebrating by wishing her a happy birthday and perhaps purchasing her epic short story, TIDE BREAKER’S CURSE! amzn.eu/d/4LcmYca
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙It’s Ivy’s birthday today! She is half of Swords & Sapphics and also half of my heart. I hope you’ll all join me in celebrating by wishing her a happy birthday and perhaps purchasing her epic short story, TIDE BREAKER’S CURSE! amzn.eu/d/4LcmYca
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙Happy Pride Month! Celebrate with a new book or ten - there are plenty of new releases to choose from this month! www.swordsandsapphics.com/post/lgbtq-b...
- I finished my second short story, Magic in the Unexpected! 🥰 Here's a little taste of what's coming (at some point). ✨cinderella retelling 👩🏻 sapphic main character 🧙🏻♀️ sapphic witch living in the woods ❄️ inspired by czech christmas fairytale 🩸little bit of torture and murder ofc
- Are you looking for a short fantasy to read this weekend? Don’t look any further. ☺️ Tide Breaker’s Curse is only for 0.99 c/p, or free on KU. Get your copy through the link in the bio! 😇
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙Happy Friday! Get stuck into our interview with Avrah C. Baren and learn about the inspirations behind sapphic sci-fi novel, FIRST COMES DEATH, plus the creation of the queer SFF anthology, Of Stardust. www.swordsandsapphics.com/post/first-c...
- Tide Breaker’s Curse is for free until March 10 as part of The Author Indie Spring Spectacular. 🌸🥰 There’s been overwhelming amount of downloads and I can only hope that people will love it as much as I do. 😍 Grab your copy now! The link is in my bio.☺️
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙After three long long days my books are now up on Ko-fi as well as Itch! When it comes to ebooks, Ko-fi is the best place to support me directly, so if you don’t mind the extra faff of sending PDF/EPUB files to your ereader, please consider heading there first. Ko-fi.com/rachelbowdler 🧡
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙For this week's episode, we were joined by @stephanieburgis.bsky.social to talk about her new book, Wooing the Witch Queen. She told us all about the first book in this series, where she finds her inspiration, and so much more! Listen now: linktr.ee/swordsandsap...
- The Indie Author Spring Spectacular is starting on Friday! 🥰🌸 During the event, Tide Breaker’s Curse is going to be completely free, so don’t forget to grab your copy. ☺️ More about the event: indievisibleevents.com
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙He’s had many names, lived many lives, worn many disguises. 🎭 a magician’s last act 💖 a burgeoning romance 🗡️ brothers at odds 📓 21 pages 🤍 only ✨99c✨ 🔖 book: mybook.to/H6oGDdB 📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/12... [ #booksky ] [ 📚💙 ]
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙Are you a queer writer or reader? 🏳️🌈 Comment or DM us to be added to our queer starter pack! go.bsky.app/2ACDipqat://did:plc:xr524oaxsutj6e7l47tq4u5u/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3ljk7eijbvv26
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙✨ FANTASY SHORT STORY ✨ 🐉 a dragon (with a princess) 🗡️ a knight (with a plan) 👑 a palace (with a cruel king) 🏰 second pov 🥀 only 99c 🎉 🔖 book link: mybook.to/eJsBfU 📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/21... [ #booksky ] [ 📚💙 ]
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙BRB, still thinking about that one line from the Epic saga and gnawing at the bars of my enclosure. "After everything you've done, how will you sleep at night?" "Next to my wife."
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙Is this you?🤔 💜Identifies as a woman or fem-presenting nb 🩵Likes reading OR writing about FEMININE RAGE in any genre 💅🤬😈❤️🔥 💚Didn't vote for 🍊 ❤️Doesn't support problematic authors Comment or DM me to be added to a new starter pack! go.bsky.app/8oX9gWu #femininerage #girlpower #womensupportingwomenat://did:plc:pyt4pr45zs7sl4slwhxuxoal/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3ljgzeu44sv24
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙if you sign up for a blog interview with us & haven’t heard back around your proposed date, please check your email spam ‼️ we have no other way of contacting you unless you follow us on other platforms, & we hate to see the effort that goes into scheduling & writing the interviews wasted.
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙Have you joined our Discord server? Everyone is welcome! 🖤 queer-friendly community 🖤 authors, readers, & friends 🖤 support spaces 🖤 discussion channels 🖤 self-promo 🖤 writing tips & sprints 🖤 marketing & publishing resources 🖤 writing events 🖤 media recs 🖤 fun, no pressure! discord.gg/QWuHxdFpJ5
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙Spring is hopefully springing, and what better way to celebrate more daylight than with books? There are lots of highly anticipated queer reads publishing this month, so prepare your TBR pile for even more books! www.swordsandsapphics.com/post/lgbtq-r...
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙I love good sapphic romantic suspense, so throw your recs my way please! #books #booksky #sapphicbooks #reading #WLW #romanticsuspense #lesfic
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙I have a couple if you don’t mind self-recs! SAFE & SOUND and SAVING THE STAR - both bodyguard romances, at least kinda, and high stakes. I also love THE FLOURISHING by @merlinagarance.bsky.social
- I started watching Bluey last night and it’s all I can think of, it’s all I want since the moment I woke up.
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙Bethany Russo’s books are some of my favourites to design covers for, and this new edition of THE DEVIL INSIDE might make it to second place. (First is yet to be revealed 👀) My cover design services are always open, with paperback wraparounds available.
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙In today's interview, we chat with @clericofthevoid.bsky.social all about their debut novel, Name Her Holy, which came out earlier this month. If you're looking for an epic sapphic tale, dive right in! #booksky #sapphic www.swordsandsapphics.com/post/name-he...
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- Reposted by Ivy 🌙Our first guest this year is author of Modern Divination, Isa Agajanian. We talked about what inspired this book, all the changes it went through, and Isa's experience in both indie and trad publishing. They also teased a few more projects they're working on. 😍 Listen now: linktr.ee/swordsandsap...
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- Reposted by Ivy 🌙Happy Aromantic Awareness Week! To celebrate, we’ve put together a list of books that feature characters on the aromantic spectrum. 💚🤍🩶🖤 www.swordsandsapphics.com/post/books-t...
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙🧙 immortal witches 🌄 eventual portal fantasy 👨❤️👨 true love 🏹 magic 🗡️ revenge 👑 evil faeries 🥀 curses 🔖 series link: mybook.to/KO0E 📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/series/37553... [ #booksky ] [ 🪐📚🌈 ] [ 📚💙 ]
- I started knitting a sweater and I’m so excited already 🥹
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙I had the honour not only of creating the cover for this stunning memoir, but also proofreading it. Belle Mills’ debut is raw, poignant, and deeply personal, detailing her childhood struggles with an alcoholic mother. Support this new indie author if you can! amzn.eu/d/8rtsQfT
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙✨ NEW RELEASE ✨ 🤍 estranged husbands 🥺 close brothers x2 🗡️ an mc who is 100% done 🐺 a love interest ready to grovel 👻 small town spooks 🏫 a haunted, gothic school 🔍 buried secrets ❄️ snowy setting 🔖 book link: mybook.to/aBMB 📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22... [ #booksky ] [ 💙📚 ] [ 📚🌈 ]
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙Happy Valentine’s! If you’d like a dash of murder mystery with your romance today, we have just the guest for you. R.O. Thorp tells us all about her new series with scientists and sleuths, the Blanchard Twins, in this new interview all about Death on Ice! www.swordsandsapphics.com/post/death-o...
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙Happy V Day! They made a whole holiday for my favorite nonbinary whirlwind of chaos. Today only—and only on itch.io—you can pick up The Scandalous Letters of V and J for half off! Or buy the whole series for $10! feliciadavin.itch.io...
- Reposted by Ivy 🌙🚀 spaceships 🌡️ dark conspiracies 🎭 brotherhood ❌ no romance 🐛 strange creatures 🤖 futuristic 🪐 other worlds 🐈 a rescue cat 🔖 book link: mybook.to/schU 📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/56... [ #booksky ] [ 🪐📚 ] [ 📚💙 ]
