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A.M. (Ash) Aycock
@ash-writes.bsky.social
Author in Progress / Reader of Fantasy
Upcoming: The Witch & Her Sword in the Blades for Hire Anthology
WIP: A Filthy Hunger, a dark high fantasy coming soon
https://linktr.ee/a.m.aycock
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Looking for fellow writers to follow! If you're into...
⚔️ Fantasy
⚔️ Enemies to lovers
⚔️ Worldbuilding
⚔️ Plot > Romance (but also love romance)
⚔️ Unique magic systems & lore
...then let's follow each other!
#fantasy #darkfantasy #Indiewriter #writer #womeninfantasy #fantasyauthor #highfantasy
Folks, take your mental health day if your work allows it. You don’t need to be falling a part at the seams, either. Listen to your body and do what you need to recenter.
January 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Pre-Orders for the Blades for Hire Anthology, a self-published collection of short stories surrounding the theme of mercenaries and sellswords, is finally available!

www.amazon.com/dp/B0DTKPXG76

#fantasy #anthology #darkfantasy #selfpublished
January 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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One thing before tomorrow:

Use your local libraries.

Get your card.

Borrow books, manga, films, audios, ebooks.

Recommend titles for purchase (usually online).

Attend promoted activities.

Fill out those "How are we doing?" questionnaires.

Tell your kids that libraries are good.

They are.

📚
January 20, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Anyone experiencing bot issues with authors, writers, editors, etc.? Like reaching out to start messages?
January 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Good morning from me and my mug, Nick the Opossum, during our first post #tiktokban morning (😭)Today is a plotting day!
#wip #writer
January 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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“How can the government ban Tiktok? It’s a violation of the First Amendment!”

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬.

They don’t care about our constitutional rights.

#ReadBannedBooks
#Booksky #Booktok
#Tiktokban #BannedBooks
January 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Not me getting weirdly emotional about the #tiktokban, mostly for the amazing #authors and #writers who now must start from scratch or work hard to gain traction once again 😭
January 18, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I’ve found getting out of the house to write, edit, or plot is a game changer for my productivity. For example, I plan on headed to a coffee shop to plot this weekend until I have some chapters fully fleshed out.
Where do you do your best work?
#writer #wip #fantasyauthor #womeninfantasy
January 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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There is still time to vote for OF SILVER AND SIN in the Nugget's Hidden Gem Indie Author Awards! Voting ends 1/17.
January 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Lots of debate recently about Grammarly & writing. I use the free version with the suggestions toggled off bc it catches more incorrect punctuation & spelling than Scrivener does, but others think it’s completely wrong (despite every app using AI).
What are your thoughts? #writer #writing #author
January 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
What gets you interested in a WIP author or novel? Is it cool edits, Pinterest boards, art, snippets of writing?
#writer #wip #author #novelwriting #fantasy
January 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I’m definitely going to mourn #tiktok, especially the great community I had on there. But I’m also excited to not have such a time-sucker on my phone. I am, unfortunately, addicted 😅
#booktok #writertok
January 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Today, I go antiquing. Tomorrow, I start heavily plotting the rest of my dark fantasy. How do you plan a novel--are you a heavy plotter, or do you fly by the seat of your author pants?
#writer #fantasyauthor #writing #author
January 12, 2025 at 6:27 PM
🧙Like Fantasy?
📚 Love short stories?
✨Want to support new and self-published authors?
⚔️ Check out the upcoming anthology, Blades for Hire! ARC sign up link in my profile!

#fantasy #anthology #Indiewriters #selfpublished #darkfantasy #arcreaders
January 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Looking for fellow writers to follow! If you're into...
⚔️ Fantasy
⚔️ Enemies to lovers
⚔️ Worldbuilding
⚔️ Plot > Romance (but also love romance)
⚔️ Unique magic systems & lore
...then let's follow each other!
#fantasy #darkfantasy #Indiewriter #writer #womeninfantasy #fantasyauthor #highfantasy
January 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM