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Ashley Van E
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fantasy and horror writer • editorial assistant • artist • 29 • 💖💛💙 she/they
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Ashley Van E @ashvanewrites.bsky.social · Oct 17
Current WIP - Mourn for Silver

A woman haunted by her past and shifting relationship with her pyrokinetic childhood friend turned lover reflects on their lives before, during, and after the revolution they orchestrated.
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catacalypto.bsky.social
at a certain level of any creative or intellectual collaborative job the main task is sin-eater: to fix what you can and get blamed for what you can’t, secretly knowing how much worse it would have been if you hadn’t done what you did.
December 10, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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thoughtsstained.bsky.social
"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—"

Reviews.

Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)

Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
December 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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coreybrickley.bsky.social
Sketch vs. Final
Thumbnail of three village children approaching a dark, dense forest, with the shadows of the forest filled with floating eyes. The thumbnail has a text caption that reads "Illo 5: The three "hero" children hold hands as they prepare to enter the forest from a field of tall grass. The first layer of trees is eerily well lit, behind that layer is pitch black. From the blackness, several eyes of chaotic varied sizes and positions are visible, all looking directly at the children." Fully rendered and colored artwork matching the description "Three villager children hold hands as they prepare to enter the forest from a field of tall grass. The first layer of trees are eerily well lit, behind that layer is pitch black. From the blackness, several eyes of chaotic varied sizes and positions are visible, all looking directly at the children." Two of the children wear hooded cloaks, while the taller middle child is wearing a blue maid's dress sinched with a white ribbon, wearing a white bonnet. The whites of the eyes are all a mustard yellow and ominously glowing, weathered dark blue skin can be seen a bit around each eye.
December 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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eliseswritings.bsky.social
Author PSA
Bsky doesn't have algorithms suppressing links. There's no reason not to put your book link in the top post of any thread, or to merely say 'link in bio'. Nothing bad happens when you put a book link in your post. All that happens is you spare readers this👇!
thebookwyrmshoard2.bsky.social Just a girl and her books @thebookwyrmshoard2.bsky.social · 3d
Puhlease! Im not hunting it down. Its actually pretty hard to find one particular book out of millions, especially if the title is common (which happens way more than people think) or you have a common name.
lollardfish.bsky.social David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 3d
WHEN YOU SHARE YOUR BOOK ALWAYS INCLUDE AN ORDER LINK
December 8, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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jelenawrites.bsky.social
2025 Awards Eligibility!
I published just one story this year, The Midwife in the Palace of the Forest King in @bcsmagazine.bsky.social
but it's a very good story IMO
Dark fantasy+ Slavic folklore
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-...
December 5, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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tendermiasma.com
Also tell them how much of a security risk the SCREEN act is! Remember the discord data breach that exposed IDs this year
anonthemarten.bsky.social AnonTheMarten @anonthemarten.bsky.social · 8d
Please for the love of god call your reps and tell them to vote no to KOSA and other bad internet bills otherwise we lose everything we have
You need to do it now, today is the day
mikestabile.bsky.social Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 9d
Congress is attempting to fast track KOSA and more than a dozen bills that would restrict internet access, censor speech and increase surveillance under the guise of protecting children.

Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
December 2, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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bcsmagazine.bsky.social
BCS Patreon has fallen below the monthly amount we need to pay our authors a pro rate and our First Readers a worthy honorarium ($125/mo). Sometimes folks need to lower or pause their support; we understand. But less than 1% of BCS readership donates or supports. www.patreon.com/beneath_ceas... 1/3
Get more from Beneath Ceaseless Skies on Patreon
creating an online fantasy magazine & podcast
www.patreon.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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emrynbird.bsky.social
dark erotic fairy tales and a religious cosmic horror romance, everything in my ebook shops is 50% off until the end of the year 🫀🌿✨

payhip: payhip.com/EmrynBird
itchio: emrynbird.itch.io
eshop storefront showcasing To Wallow With Tongues, Hallowed Be Her Flesh, In the Jaws of an Oak at 50% off
November 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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bonedustpress.bsky.social
This #SmallBusinessSaturday consider supporting an indie press!

Grab The Traitor & The Wretch for yourself or for a friend!
A slow-burn queer romance between two henchmen determined to outrun their own terrible fates.

✨10% of every sale will be donated to the San Diego Food Bank until Dec. 31st✨
A photo of the exclusive paperback edition for The Traitor & The Wretch (drawn by the amazing Amy Phillips) showing off the shiny silver foil details. The book is written by Jasmine Walls and internally illustrated by Rowan MacColl. A photo of brown hands holding open the paperback book, showing off one of Rowan's lovely illustrations.
November 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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gwillow.me
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
blipstress.bsky.social violet allen @blipstress.bsky.social · 16d
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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ironspike.bsky.social
In self-interest but also general interest, folks: Black Friday is coming up, and small publishers/independent creators will always be a better choice than megacorps.

When the sales drop, please remember that!
November 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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annelouiseavery.bsky.social
🦊 Why not buy my book, Reynard the Fox, for Christmas – the perfect stocking filler! Marina Warner described it as "marvellously spirited and adroit storytelling.Reynar" To buy a signed and gift-wrapped book, order directly from me! DM to purchase or go to my Etsy shop here: etsy.com/uk/listing/1...
Reynard the Fox Reynard the Fox Reynard
November 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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lgions.bsky.social
i don't want to have to second guess if every image is ai!! i don't want to edit with ai!! i don't wait to generate anything!!!! i don't want to talk to an ai chatbot!!! go away omg
November 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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tenebrouspress.bsky.social
2 ongoing convos are dovetailing rn:
1. a holiday shopping $ blackout aimed at big business;
2. worry over small presses closing or paring down.

Let's talk direct action: YOU CAN DO BOTH😀

IT'S VITAL TO SUPPORT indie pubs that encourage risk & diversity. Here's a 🧵 of em you can support directly:
November 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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letterstothegods.bsky.social
In five (5) days, the submission window for the first issue will open on November 30th, 2025. So, if you're into queer monsters and eroguro, check out the website below for information on the theme, submission guidelines and a wish list, and how to contact the staff.
A dimmed red-hued picture of a femme person cradling the head of a demonic-looking monster, and the follow text: If you’re into queer monsters and eroguro, there are... Five (5) days until the submission window opens! For more information, see letterstothegods.carrd.co
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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nooskadraws.bsky.social
✨BUST COMMISSIONS ARE OPEN!✨

to help me pay for extra expenses in preparation for top surgery in jan, i've decided to open up bust commissions! 🏳️‍⚧️

send me your beloved tavs, durges, dnd ocs, rooks, inquisitors, ocs, and more to: 🌿[email protected]🌿(pls don't dm me on here!) (rts = 💖🙏😭)
nooska's bust commissions are OPEN! 1 character: £45 / $59 (USD) 2 characters: £90 / $118 (USD) contact: alex_dingley@hotmail.co.uk payment through paypal invoices Bust commission examples. Left: A digital illustration of Sir Radzig Kobyla from Kingdom Come Deliverance (and also history). He has short cropped brown hair, a brush moustache and goatee. He wears his grey-beige hood lined with red, embroidered with plants and the Skalitz crest. He is surrounded by iris flowers. Right: A digital illustration of Sir Hanush from Kingdom Come Deliverance (and also history). He has short cropped brown hair and a full dark beard. He has hazel eyes. He wears a breastplate adorned with gold metal details. He wears a blue and gold robe. He is surrounded by yellow gladiolus flowers. Digital illustration of two character busts. One is a teal green skinned man with a pink curly moustache and red wavy hair. His eyes are black with blue irises. He grins in a wide smile at the person next to him. The other person is a pink skinned tiefling with white horns. She has light pink long hair, pink eyes and dark purple lipstick. She wears a crown inset with a purple gemstone, and small silver hooped earrings.
November 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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tenebrouspress.bsky.social
🔥 COVER +TITLE REVEAL + SUBMISSIONS OPEN🔥

YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM: A Cosmic Body Horror Anthology from Trans & Gender Nonconforming Voices

A Charity collection coming in October 2026🖤☠️🏳️‍⚧️

Art by @mxmorgan.com

All the info here: tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/11...
Cover art, a swan alights on a cosmic celestial sea, the sky in the colors of the trans rights flag
November 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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bmwillows.bsky.social
The Cardplay Duology ebook box set is on sale for $0.99! With the holidays around the corner, it could make a great gift for the YA Urban Fantasy reader in your life (or for yourself 😉✨)

♠️ amazon.com/dp/B0FC6Y3W51
♥️ amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FC6Y3W51

#BookSky #WritingCommunity
Promo graphic that reads "I got a BookBub Featured Deal?! Cardplay Duology Digital Box Set 99 cents on Kindle (US and UK), or get Bloody Spade and Bleeding Heart for 99 cents each (US and International). Image also has a 3D mock-up of a physical box set featuring art of the story's main duo, Ellen and Iori. Ellen is a girl with long white hair and a scythe, Iori is a boy with cat ears and a cat tail. A black ink-like substance swirls around them. A promotional graphic featuring 3D mock-ups of Bloody Spade and Bleeding Heart's, surrounded by a list of tropes/themes that appear in the Cardplay Duology. Text reads: Abundant hurt/comfort, inky body horror, hot-tempered fire wielder, bird girl with plant magic, a celestial deity with a penchant for murder, a budding QPR, returned magic, slow-burn romantic subplot, asexual panic, monsters born from malice, softhearted scythe-wielding girl, snarky cat-eared thief. Bloody Spade's cover depicts a black silhouette of a short-haired cat-eared boy with a glowing purple spade in front of him. Bleeding Heart's depicts a white silhouette of a girl with deer antlers and long flowing hair with a glowing heart in front of her.
November 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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scottedelman.bsky.social
Did you read my post from last week about how contract woes caused me to withdraw an accepted story from F&SF, ending my 54-year quest to be published in that magazine? But wait (as the saying goes) — there's more! Scroll down at the link for an update. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
A dream denied: My 54-year quest to publish a short story in F&SF ‹ Scott Edelman
www.scottedelman.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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bmwillows.bsky.social
Hey, guess what else: Preorders are officially open for THE HOWLING DARK, my scifi fantasy novel about fugitive werewolf brothers on a perilous journey home across a post-apocalyptic landscape! 🐺🌓

PREORDER: amazon.com/dp/B0G1KFVKVM
ADD ON GR/SG: thehowlingdark.carrd.co
Kindle pre-order promo graphic for THE HOWLING DARK, coming mid or late 2026. Centered in the graphic is the placeholder cover for the book, featuring the protagonist looking with a neutral expression into the camera, holding a spear. He's backlit and framed by leafless branches. He is a 22-year-old white man with long black and white hair, one brown eye and one blue, and a scar over his left eye. He's wearing a parka with a fur-lined hood over a tan sweater. Sylvain is an eclipse-born werewolf who knows neither his bestial form nor the post-nuclear wilds his kind hail from. Raised on the orbital research station Zodiac, he’s grown accustomed to a life of peaceful predictability. Though fantasies of visiting his birthplace may be out of reach due to medical restrictions, he has a loving boyfriend and all of his essential needs are met. What more could he want?In the opinion of his elder brother, the answer is: everything.Believing them abducted as children, Illia has always sworn to someday return with his brother to the mountains they were taken from. And when a peculiar turn in Sylvain’s health brings to light an ugly truth, someday becomes now—whether Sylvain is ready for it or not.Soon enough, the brothers find themselves fugitives on the planet’s surface, pursued by the government and bloodthirsty huntsmen, and under the unexpected guidance of the rebel Sundogs. All that lies between them and home is miles of unfamiliar countryside, toxic wastelands, a parasitic garden of death . . . and the question of how much they’re willing to risk in order to get there.
November 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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letterstothegods.bsky.social
Great news: Assistant Editors have been chosen! Their introductions are coming soon. In the meantime, here’s the submission window information for the first issue!

Submissions open 11/30/25 - 03/01/26.

For more information, see letterstothegods.carrd.co

#QueerArt #queerAdultSFF #Horror
Letters to the Gods Left in Fireplaces
A queer lit magazine where the forbidden thrives.
letterstothegods.carrd.co
November 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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faithschaffer.bsky.social
⭐🌟 searching by starlight 🌟⭐
Ink drawing- side profile vignette of a woman walking though a windy patch of tall grass. She is carrying a lantern full of stars.
November 12, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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ardenpowell.bsky.social
I don't like going into adaptations with the intent to dissect their faithfulness to the original text. I get excited about faithful adaptations, but that's a bonus. I want to approach an adaptation as a story in its own right, and then look at its conversation with the original text afterwards.
November 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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evelynepark.bsky.social
" [...] with a red light of triumph in his eyes, and with a smile that Judas in hell might be proud of. "

Acrylic painting on watercolor paper, inspired by Bram Stoker's Dracula
November 8, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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riengray.bsky.social
I will never use AI for my covers, editing, translation, or anything else. It is not only useless to me as an author, it is actively hostile and harms every skill related to book production.

If you're an author against AI used to generate writing, you better back everyone else in the chain too.
November 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM