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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON
@ashintheashes.bsky.social
Author | ARTIFICE & ACCESS out now! | CHILD OF THE DRAGON coming 2026 | repped by
@redpenkaitlyn.bsky.social | disabled as heck | MPH | Epidemiology | Virology | she/her 🖤🤍💜
https://linktr.ee/ashley.sheesley
Are we doing #IndiePit here too?
CHILD OF THE DRAGON is a YA contemporary fantasy about a ragtag team of cursed (and queer) shape-shifting dragons in high school trying to break their curse, take down a magical dragon government, and still pass calculus. Coming March 10! #YA #F #PN #DIS
October 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I've been dreaming about the day I'd see my own name on a book cover. A massive thanks to JV Artists for making the cover of my dreams! Child of the Dragon is releasing March 10, 2026 from @inkedingraypress.bsky.social and preorders are available now on their website!
September 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
There’s something cover shaped in my inbox that I think I can share next week 👀
September 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I've collected a lot of songs over the years with Child of the Dragon vibes, but here are just a few to listen to while we all wait super duper uber patiently (I'm not very patient) for Child of the Dragon to come out early 2026
August 14, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Post an archer 🏹

Can I use this as an excuse to share the incredible character art of my sapphic Marian and Robin archers in Artifice & Access??

Art by @nevtheartist.bsky.social
August 5, 2025 at 5:08 AM
I made lil video for my book on the picture app but I worked TOO HARD on it to just leave it there 😂

Anyway, if you like dragons, curses, queer and disability rep, a bunch of self-sacrificing losers, and contemporary fantasy, Child of the Dragon comes out early 2026 and you can add it on GR now!
July 25, 2025 at 7:47 PM
this is the funniest thing I've ever made, everyone please wish my chronic illnesses a happy 5th birthday 😂
July 18, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I really want to hit 100 TBR on goodreads before my birthday next month so, umm… please add Child of the Dragon on goodreads?
July 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Exciting news! I’m going to be on two panels AND doing a live reading from Child of the Dragon, my upcoming debut from @inkedingraypress.bsky.social for WriteHive THIS WEEKEND!! it’s free, virtual, and there’s still time to register! Come support me and the other incredibly talented speakers!
July 11, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Artifice & Access ebook sale for Pride month is live*!!

*mostly. Not all retailers have updated the pricing yet and for some reason amazon has the ebook listed twice and only showing the sale price on one of them?? But bookshop, kobo, and kindle have it and everywhere else should be good soon too!
June 9, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Made a lil teaser trailer for Child of the Dragon 👀
June 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"Ask me one more time..."

I got art of my girls from my short story, Hope, be it Never So Faint in Artifice & Access! I'm so in love! The artist is @Nev_The_Artist on twit, @nevtheartist.bsky.social on bsky, and @nev-jpgg on tumblr and now I need to commission all my characters from Nev!
April 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
here are mine!
April 21, 2025 at 1:37 AM
The chosen one is dead.
The prophecy unfulfilled.
The shape-shifting dragons left cursed to be puppets to their dragon kings.

It's up to a ragtag team of high school shifters to break the curse and take down the kings ruling the secret magical society of modern day earth.

#PosterPitP #F #DIS #YA
April 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Did I make a poster for my short story in Artifice & Access?? Of course I did! Hope, be it Never so Faint is a Sapphic Robin Hood retelling with a chronically ill maid Marian and a "you shot me!" "you shot first!" meet cute

#PosterPitP #F #DIS #OWN #PosterPit

Add on GR/Storygraph and order now!
April 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
12yo mythology nerd Sophie KNOWS magical creatures are real. She just has to prove it. So when she finds "werewolf" tracks, all she has to do is grab her bff Lizzie, follow the tracks, and BOOM! Werewolf proof
The only problem?
Lizzie's the werewolf
Coming on sub soon!
#PosterPitA #MG #F #DIS #OWN
April 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Happy book birthday to @ritacoolbeans.bsky.social! I got the chance to sit down and talk with them and I shared that interview on my newsletter! Check it out here open.substack.com/pub/ashleysh... to learn more about this epic book and this awesome author!
April 16, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Thank you!! My husband and I got celebratory pancakes when I accepted the offer!
March 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I am SO excited to finally announce that I've signed with @redpenkaitlyn.bsky.social at @belcastroagency.bsky.social! She understands exactly what I want my book to be! She's been so lovely, and I can't believe I get to work with her!
March 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I thrive on positive validation while drafting so a very small handful of trusted friends read my disaster drafts behind me and tell me it’s good even though we both know it’s a lie 😆
March 17, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Everyone stop and look at my son!
February 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Well, I just finished a massive R&R for my #amquerying #MG cozy spooky fantasy SOPHIE'S GUIDE TO WEREWOLVES AND PANCAKES so that means it's time to reshare my #AgentGuide but with updated stats!! #disabilityrep #OWNvoices
February 21, 2025 at 12:42 AM
My 2026 debut YA contemporary Fantasy CHILD OF THE DRAGON is up on Goodreads and Storygraph now! Still a year out but it's never too early to add books to your TBR! app.thestorygraph.com/books/10b0fc... and www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
February 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
2 MORE DAYS!! And apparently SOME people are already getting theirs??? even though I ordered the second the preorders went live, my copies won't come until Wednesday. I'm not hurt about it or anything...

Don't forget about our livestream/launch parties on Saturday!! (see link in bio for details)
January 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Join us this weekend for an Artifice & Access virtual launch party with several of the authors from the anthology!! Since we’re scattered all over the globe, we’re doing two sessions AND recording it!
@ellatholmes.bsky.social will host both sessions
January 19, 2025 at 10:47 PM