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Ashley Van E
@ashvanewrites.bsky.social
fantasy and horror writer • editorial assistant • artist • 29 • 💖💛💙 she/they
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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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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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"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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Sketch vs. Final
December 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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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👇!
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.
WHEN YOU SHARE YOUR BOOK ALWAYS INCLUDE AN ORDER LINK
December 8, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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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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Also tell them how much of a security risk the SCREEN act is! Remember the discord data breach that exposed IDs this year
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
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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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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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
November 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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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✨
November 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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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
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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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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🦊 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...
November 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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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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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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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.
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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✨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 = 💖🙏😭)
November 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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🔥 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...
November 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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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
November 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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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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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
November 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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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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⭐🌟 searching by starlight 🌟⭐
November 12, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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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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" [...] 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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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