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ashleytwrites.bsky.social
@ashleytwrites.bsky.social
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✍🏽 Urban Fantasy Writer working on debut novel
📚 Avid reader of fantasy, sci-fi, and romance
🎨 Artist and graphic designer
👩🏽‍💻 @AshleyTWrites
🗞️ https://ashleytwrites.substack.com
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My writing plans for 2026!

#writersofbluesky #writersky #authorsky #writingcommunity
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New Year New Writer
I'm buckling down in 2026
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January 2, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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I just bought Scrivener with some money I got for Christmas! I feel like I just leveled up! It came highly recommended so I hope I enjoy it! #booksky #writingcommunity #authorcommunity #scrivener #writersky #authorsky
January 2, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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I met and exceeded my 2025 reading goal of 52 books! I ended the year with 62 completed books though I did have a year heavy with DNFs otherwise it would be higher. I’m keeping the same goal of a book a week for 2026! What are your reading goals? #booksky #storygraph #readinggoal #readingwrapup
StoryGraph wrap up: first book: Quicksilver, last book: the Knight and the Moth, longest book: Quicksilver, shortest book: Beautiful Nightmare; total books read: 63, total pages read 22,658; top genres: Romance, Fantasy, Contemporary, Short Stories, LGBTQIA+; top authors: Abby Jimenez, Ali Hazelwood, Meghan Quinn; 5 star reads: Peaches and Honey, Nettle and Bone, Part of your world; average rating: 4.05
January 2, 2026 at 2:58 AM
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Only two weeks left in 2025 and im going to my best to accomplish these writing goals

#writersofbluesky #writingcommunity #amwriting #authorsky #writersky
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End of Year Writing Goals
Coasting to 2026
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December 16, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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I’m supposed to get back to editing my manuscript tomorrow after the 3 month hiatus I took for my serial novel and I’m honestly so scared. I’ve changed so much as a writer from when I first started the project a year and a half ago.
#authorsky #writersky #amwriting #writingcommunity
December 11, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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I learned quite a lot from my first foray inter serial story telling! Here are my takeaways!
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What I Learned From My First Serial Novel
And what I'd do differently!
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December 9, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Easily pick up where you left off with the Short Cuts table of contents! All the episodes and companion pieces in one place!

#booksky #readersofbluesky #authorsky #substackwriters #shortstory #urbanfantasy #writingcommunity #serialfiction

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Short Cuts Table of Contents
Easily Find Season One Episodes in One Place
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December 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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It’s strange to have nothing to do. No writing, no editing, no deadlines. I’m not sure what to do with myself on this week off.

#booksky #authorsky #writingcommunity #writersky
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ALT: a man sitting in a field of yellow flowers
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December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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I cannot believe we’re at the finale! Six weeks, six amazing episodes, one beautiful story! We’ve made it to the Wolf Moon Festival!

#serialnovel #booksky #writersky #urbanfantasy #shifterromance #paranormalromance #cozyfantasy #paranormalfantasy #substack
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Short Cuts: Supernatural Butcher
Season One, Episode Six: Wolf Moon Festival
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December 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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I wrote 7000 words yesterday when I realized at 5pm I had to turn in a short story by midnight after I’d already worked all day on another project. Proving once again that procrastination is the best motivator. 😌

#writingcommunity #writersky #procrastination #authorsky #amwritingurbanfantasy
November 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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I’m so excited! I got my first commissioned art for Short Cuts!!!

#characterart #ocart #artcommission #booksky #artsky #writingcommunity #bookcommunity #urbanfantasy #serialfiction
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New Character Art!
As an author, I’ve dreamed of seeing my characters portrayed by artists.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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And we’ve reached the climax of this cozy story! Kit and Wells get snowed into the butcher shop and have to work through their problems and learn about each other and get a little bit closer as the temperatures plummet!

#serialnovel #cozyfantasy #booksky #shifters
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Short Cuts: Supernatural Butcher
Season One, Episode Five: Snowed In
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November 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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I realized last night that this is the week the novel I set aside begins. The inciting incident is literally on Thanksgiving. It’s bittersweet because I thought in my naïveté that this story would be published but instead it’s stuck in edits.
#writingcommunity #authorsky #writersky #amwriting #wip
November 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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This is the greatest day in my audiobook loving author journey! I’ve literally dreamed of hearing my characters brought to life by narration and this excerpt brought to life for #humanvoicesonly by @narratedbymariana.bsky.social and @narratedbychris.bsky.social was truly a dream come true!
narratedbymariana.bsky.social Mariana Olmeda | Narrator 🎙️📚 @narratedbymariana.bsky.social · Nov 21
Stop the use of generative AI in creative work! Once again, voice actors from all genres have come together to flood your feeds with snippets of work created by people, performed by people!

#humanvoicesonly #humanvoices #audiobooknarrator #voiceactor #narrator
November 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Things I did instead of writing: carving a turkey out of floral foam and a bread knife for my kid’s Thanksgiving parade. It’s going to go in a cardboard oven that lights up. Also needs to be done by tomorrow 😅
#artsandcrafts #writingexcuses #thanksgiving #writingcommunity #artistcommunity
November 20, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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I’ve finally got a moment to sit down and write! What are you working on today?
#writingcommunity #amwriting #authorsky #writersky #WIPwednesday
November 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Episode Four is live! This is one of my favorite ones! The banter is 🤌🏽. Also I’m very proud of the art I made this week. I draw a new cover art of a miscellaneous item from the story every week

#serialfiction #booksky #paranormalfiction #cozyfantasy #shifterromance
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Short Cuts: Supernatural Butcher
Episode Four, First Time for Everything
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November 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Tomorrow the fourth installment of my serial novel Short Cuts goes live! You can hop in at four but if you’d like a recap, here you go!
#freebooks #serialfiction #urbanfantasy #paranormalfantasy #shufterromance #writingcommunity #booksky
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Previously on Short Cuts Episode Three
Catch up on the story
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November 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Yesterday I went to a book signing for two amazing authors Nicole Holland and Lily Rian! I’ve already read Vlad and Friends and can’t wait to dive into A Kingdom of Silver Shadows!
#booksigning #authorsinthewild #booksky #readersofbluesky #bookcommunity
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November 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Short Cuts episode three is now available!!! What happens when a shifter butcher meets a witch baker? Magic of course!
#booksky #cozyfantasy #urbanfantasy #paranormalromace #shifterromace #shortstory #serialfiction #writingcommunity #Writersky #authorsky
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Short Cuts: Supernatural Butcher
Episode Three, Something Witchy This Way Comes
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November 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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A brief recap before tomorrow’s new episode!

#booksky #readersky #shortstory #serialfiction #writersky #aurhorsky
#paranormalromance #cozyfantasy #shifterromance
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Previously on Short Cuts Episode Two
Catch up on the story
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November 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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I accomplished getting over 150 reads on the first episode of my short stories and releasing the second installment of the series which is already at 80 reads! I’m so glad people are reading my work! #fifrevpit #writingcommunity #writersky #writersofbluesky
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Happy Saturday! What did you get accomplished this week?? Celebrate yourself and congratulate fellow writers! #FiFRevPit #writingcommunity #writersky #writersofbluesky
#FiF RevPit Share Your Weekly Wins!
November 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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my daughter said that it looks like he’s about to slap her and now I can’t unsee it 😂. To be fair, he does knock her hand out of the way. I promise it’s more of him being socially awkward than anything else.

Read about this disaster of a man here:

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#booksky
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November 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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I started new short story during my writing break 😅 #writingcommunity #writersky #shortstory #authorsky #amwriting
November 6, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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It’s been up for one week today and I reached 100 reads today!!! A huge milestone for me!
#booksky #serialfiction #writingcommunity #writingmilestone #authorsky #paranormalromace #urbanfantasy #cozyfantasy

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November 4, 2025 at 9:24 PM