ashia 🕯️

The good news is that I will continue to give you updates as things roll along for my strange, gothic fantasy horror novel. We’re rolling into final edits, so I hope to have some other news soon, especially on fun things like cover reveals and blurbs and various other promo items.

Transparently, these things happen a lot in publishing! Because I do not have any control over when my book comes out, you may just have to send your complaints up to god, because the situation is quite certainly above me.

I have an update on the release date for NECROGENESIS: it is now expected to be released in Spring 2027!

Thank you Kiana!!! 🥹🖤✨

books for the liminal season Some of my favorite stories for long, dark October nights.

If you’re looking for autumn book recommendations, I shared a mega list of my favorite books for the season on my Substack! Come peruse the gothic, dark fantasy, thrillers, and lots of other genres

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I’m so excited for that one so I’m glad to hear you enjoyed it!!

(my) most anticipated queer books for 2025/2026 Still here, still queer.

To celebrate Pride in the midst of political fear + uncertainty, I decided to look to the future with a recommendation list of upcoming 2025/2026 queer novels to add to your TBRs.

Be strong and kind, ily

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on slow-growing writing careers Sometimes it takes time.

May’s newsletter went out yesterday! I’m really proud of this one so I hope you’ll like it.

Let’s talk about getting through the disappointments and rough patches of your writing career

how to rebuild your creative routine The time has come to spring clean our habits.

Newsletter update! This time we’re chatting about developing a writing schedule that allows you to meet your goals AND your needs (and a small check-in on how NECROGENESIS revisions have been going) ✨

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on the mass social media exodus Finding new ways to build connection and community during terrifying times

Everyone is talking about leaving social media (myself included) but are people spending that time engaging with our local communities instead, or are we just retreating into hyper-individualized isolation? So I wrote about it on my newsletter!

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I’m like three years late but I started playing Citizen Sleeper for the first time…oh my god. What a rich tapestry of a game. The worldbuilding, the game mechanics, the character storylines?!?

how i got my book deal: the long story or, why i consider necrogenesis (2026) a christmas story

A new post for the Inner Parlour section of my newsletter just released! 🖤

This is the long (and honestly, rather personal) story of how my debut novel, NECROGENESIS, sold. It’s about grief, and making the best of terrible situations

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Announcing a Scholarship for Trans Writers We are delighted to announce the Sea Star Scholarship, an annual full-tuition scholarship for our flagship Six-Week Workshop, offered by an anonymous donor, which will be awarded each year to one…

Are you a trans or nonbinary writer?

Clarion West just announced a new scholarship that covers all six weeks of tuition:

Tysm!! 🥳

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Thank you!!!

Thank you so much!! This is so kind 🖤

Read Ashia's fiction, read Ashia's newsletter, read NECROGENSIS when it comes out next year.

If we're friends I promise you the newsletter descriptions for what NECROGENESIS looks and sounds like will be of GREAT interest to you and you should take a peek for something to get excited about.

Thank you so much!! It’s a huge theme in the book and also in the process of making the book, so it’s nice to see things come full circle

there's a book deal in this one Necromancy class will be in session in late 2026.

An update for my newsletter just went out!

In this one, I chat about my debut gothic novel NECROGENESIS. It also features a list of moody, atmospheric recommendations (movies, shows, music, and more!) to get you in the mood for the book when it releases in 2026 🪦🌘

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thank you!! 🥳🥳🥳

Thank you!! ✨

Tysm!! 🖤

Thank you!!

Tysm!!! 🖤✨

Thank you!! 🥳

I am so, so thrilled about being able to write these words.

It’s time to study necromancy. The gods will not enjoy this, but that doesn’t matter. Class is in session. Which is to say: my gothic, queer campus novel NECROGENESIS will be published by Del Rey in 2026!

I have some *news* dropping on Friday that I hope you’ll keep your eyes peeled for 🕯️✨🖤

PERFECT!!

You too!! 🥹🖤