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Ash Clifton

@ashcliftonwriter.bsky.social

Novelist and blogger. Author of Twice the Trouble from Crooked Lane Books. I write literary, mystery, and speculative fiction novels. Repped by Cindy Bullard of Birch Literary. http://ashcliftonwriter.com

184 Followers  |  133 Following  |  59 Posts  |  Joined: 17.11.2024  |  2.1096

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Thank you so much! This means the world. ❀

04.12.2025 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#Wednesday w @ericbeetner.bsky.social

>> 7criminalminds.blogspot.com/2025/12/than... | @sistersincrimela.bsky.social @sincworldwide.bsky.social #writerslife

03.12.2025 11:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My picture book The Fib @gloobooks.bsky.social made CBS Morning News today! What an honor! Check it out!
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03.12.2025 01:11 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Great descriptive writing, great characters, more battle scenes than 300, and swift, captivating twists and turns make this an edgy, engaging read!"

Start the award-winning Stage 3 series with a FREE book!

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Also on #audible

#zombie #horror #zombies #Free #zombie #audiobook
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02.12.2025 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Graffiti says: Spread Anarchy.
but that is crossed out and replaced with: Don't tell me what to do

Graffiti says: Spread Anarchy. but that is crossed out and replaced with: Don't tell me what to do

02.12.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Heads up everyone! My Shamus-award winning and Edgar-nominated novel, TWICE THE TROUBLE, is a Kindle Monthly Deal all through December. Only $1.99!!!

a.co/d/hvxLdtV

@crookedlanebooks.bsky.social
#WritingCommunity

02.12.2025 02:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#ICYMI Poppy Gee @catrionamcp.bsky.social @ericbeetner.bsky.social @gvaljan.bsky.social @navah74.bsky.social #attention

>> 7criminalminds.blogspot.com

22.11.2025 09:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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She worked hard for my impulse purchases.. #bookishmemes #bookmeme #bookishhumor #bookcomedy #romantasy #romancebooks #morallygrey #enemiestolovers #bookreview #currentlyreading #booklover #gothic #fantasybook #romancebook #darkromance #bookish #bookblog #shelfie

22.11.2025 10:46 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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From Spies and Matrons to Miami Vice: A Short History of Women in Law Enforcement When I was a little girl, my grandmother asked the typical question, β€œWhat do you want to be when you grow up?” and I answered truthfully that I wanted to be a police officer. Honestly,…

I wrote a piece for @crimereads.bsky.social on a quick history of women in law enforcement. You can find it here!
#booksky #writingcommunity
crimereads.com/women-law-en...

19.11.2025 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've seen Tobe Hooper's Salem's Lot a hundred times, and only now did I put it together that casting these two as old lovers was an homage.

18.11.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m happy to announce that you can now find THE MONSTERS AMONG US on shelves at two excellent bookstores in New Paltz, NY:

Inquiring Minds and Barner Books!

16.11.2025 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And a special thanks to @cwblackwell.bsky.social for writing this fantastic crime novelette! Don’t miss it! a.co/d/djWrkwT

14.11.2025 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#wednesday w Dietrich Kalteis

>> 7criminalminds.blogspot.com/2025/11/spar... | @canadahardcover.bsky.social @sinc-cw.bsky.social @sincworldwide.bsky.social #shoutout @ianleslie.bsky.social

12.11.2025 10:06 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Leafcutter (Megachile rotundata) by Colleen S. Harris Brightly flowering plantsin easy reach are the most temptingβ€”the candied pinks and purplesof azaleas, alfalfa, lilac.

Super proud to have my #poem "The Leafcutter (Megachile rotundata)" in Hawai'i Pacific Review! It's short - give it a look and let me know what you think: hawaiipacificreview.org/2025/11/03/t...

#booksky πŸ’™πŸ“š #writing πŸ“– #Poetry πŸ“@blueskypoetry.bsky.social πŸ“šβ˜οΈ #ReadMorePoetry

04.11.2025 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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In Delaware?

I'm an Attending Author at DelaConn this Saturday the 8th, where I'll be signing copies of my Firebird Book Award-winning dark fantasy novel, THE MONSTERS AMONG US, so make sure to stop by!

03.11.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Job in New Orleans by Nils Gilbertson A Job in New Orleans by Nils Gilbertson I picked up the gun from an old man in a balcony apartment one block up from Bourbon Street. He smoked a joint and didn’t say much. Better that way, I though…

One of my favorite crime writers walks the Tightrope! Check out this beautifully evocative piece by Nils Gilbertson, published by Punk Noir Magazine.

@meproctor.bsky.social

punknoirmagazine.wordpress.com/2025/11/02/a...

02.11.2025 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The hard cover edition of Twice the Trouble is now going for $6.50 on Amazon. That's just over six Ameroes. Cheap!

It would make a great Christmas gift. I'm just sayin...

tinyurl.com/yvdjh5xm

#WritingCommunity #Mysteries

02.11.2025 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
My 11-year-old sitting with her pile of Halloween candy, sorting it into a bar graph

My 11-year-old sitting with her pile of Halloween candy, sorting it into a bar graph

We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.

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Begs the questionβ€”why haven't they produced a John Waters biopic so that Buscemi can snag that elusive Oscar?

29.10.2025 22:53 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Interview Encased in glass at the end of the room, the door pulsed. He gripped the knob that was hot to the touch from the sun. But he managed to turn it and swung open the door, peering into an endless blackne...

My horror story β€œInterview” is published today @pipelineartists

Think you’ve had a bad interview before, just wait… 😈
pipelineartists.com/interview-sh...

29.10.2025 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Authors’ Class Action Lawsuit Against OpenAI Moves Ahead A New York judge dismissed an attempt by OpenAI to throw out a class action lawsuit that consolidates suits from a number of authors charging the company with copyright infringement.

LFG www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

29.10.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 245    πŸ” 59    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 9
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Bite into the award-winning Stage 3 Series with a FREE BOOK!
viewbook.at/stage3

Read Stage 3 today!

"Horror as it should be. Detail high, blood by the gallon, suspense at every turn."

Also on #audible

#zombies #thriller #zombie #audiobook
#freebook #horror #stage3seriesπŸ“šπŸ’™

29.10.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Writer Peeps! I will soon be accepting interview requests for writers who want to appear on my upcoming podcast - Where They Started - on the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network!

All genres welcome! Only requirement is that there is a recent book available for us to discuss! #writingcommunity

28.10.2025 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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So, who wants a free spooky read? πŸ“–πŸ˜ˆ

Enter this Goodreads Giveaway for a signed copy of my award-winning dark fantasy novel, THE MONSTERS AMONG US! Three lucky readers will win, so go shelve it and enter today!

www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

28.10.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tune in Monday morning and catch @joelnedecky.bsky.social on The Writer's Dossier Podcast. thewritersdossier.com

26.10.2025 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Leading off MYOPIC DUPLICITY is a stunning "What would you do to protect someone you love?" story by @robwhart.bsky.social, narrated by @leonardoaudio.bsky.social, Chris Ciulla.

leonardoaudio.com | a.co/d/dfukRy5

25.10.2025 01:11 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Books, Buzz, & Building Momentum: Talking Books & Authors with Emi Battaglia Today is a super fun discussion with an amazing publicist and friend, Emi Battaglia! Emi has let me interview her in the past and has connected me with some amazing authors!

This Substack Q&A was fun to do since it is with a dear friend and publcist who I've interviewed in the past. It's also a deep dive into a typical day for a publicist! Her name is Emi Battaglia!

substack.com/home/post/p-...

24.10.2025 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Been waiting for this news for a long time. Huge congratulations to @caseystegman.com

24.10.2025 09:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Poe is getting into the Halloween spirit by going full hellhound mode!

And he says everyone should read The Monsters Among Us, lest he devour them whole (sorry, he can’t be stopped, and his hunger knows no bounds!)

Save yourself:
books2read.com/u/m27rzr
#darkfantasy #horror #RowanProsePublishing

22.10.2025 12:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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