Ashton Kane Barnes
@ashtonkbarnes.bsky.social
35 • Pisces • 7BookClub 📚 • ‘10 ‘15 ‘22 NaNoWriMo winner 🌟👨🏻
#OurScarsBecameVines is in process 🌴💛💨 the threequel in my #TooLatetoGetOut series 👨🏻❤️👨🏻❤️🔥🎶 #book8
Follow if you ❤️ #gayromance & multicultural #fiction 🏳️🌈🎎👾
https://link.me/ashtonkbarnes
#OurScarsBecameVines is in process 🌴💛💨 the threequel in my #TooLatetoGetOut series 👨🏻❤️👨🏻❤️🔥🎶 #book8
Follow if you ❤️ #gayromance & multicultural #fiction 🏳️🌈🎎👾
https://link.me/ashtonkbarnes
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Looking for #LGBTQ stories? I'm Ashton, and my works are back online after a long hiatus where books are sold. Happy reading! #writingcommunity #booksky #AppleBooks #BarnesandNoble #BorrowBox #cloudLibrary, #Everand #Fable #Gardners #Hoopla #Kobo #Odilo #OverDrive #Smashwords #Tolino #Vivlio
December 25, 2025 at 6:22 AM
thankful for the blessings this year (in spite of stress)
TY, my angels 🥰 tails & halos
they were teachers & companions as I continued addressing lifelong grief & unmasking after a monumental diagnosis. So break wasn’t in vain.
a toast 🥂 to my Teddy, Daisy, Luke, & Trouble626 👬🏻🐾
323 days #sober
TY, my angels 🥰 tails & halos
they were teachers & companions as I continued addressing lifelong grief & unmasking after a monumental diagnosis. So break wasn’t in vain.
a toast 🥂 to my Teddy, Daisy, Luke, & Trouble626 👬🏻🐾
323 days #sober
December 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
thankful for the blessings this year (in spite of stress)
TY, my angels 🥰 tails & halos
they were teachers & companions as I continued addressing lifelong grief & unmasking after a monumental diagnosis. So break wasn’t in vain.
a toast 🥂 to my Teddy, Daisy, Luke, & Trouble626 👬🏻🐾
323 days #sober
TY, my angels 🥰 tails & halos
they were teachers & companions as I continued addressing lifelong grief & unmasking after a monumental diagnosis. So break wasn’t in vain.
a toast 🥂 to my Teddy, Daisy, Luke, & Trouble626 👬🏻🐾
323 days #sober
silently grieving the loss of Christmas past & celebrating 6 years of being your quirky, gay romance author Ashton 🥰
❤️12.24.2019🎄
#nowplaying #ByeBye by 👑 #Mariah
(100 weeks at #1 on the #Hot100 & the leading no. 1 reigning single)
#happyholidays #merrychristmas #writingcommunity #authorthoughts
❤️12.24.2019🎄
#nowplaying #ByeBye by 👑 #Mariah
(100 weeks at #1 on the #Hot100 & the leading no. 1 reigning single)
#happyholidays #merrychristmas #writingcommunity #authorthoughts
December 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
silently grieving the loss of Christmas past & celebrating 6 years of being your quirky, gay romance author Ashton 🥰
❤️12.24.2019🎄
#nowplaying #ByeBye by 👑 #Mariah
(100 weeks at #1 on the #Hot100 & the leading no. 1 reigning single)
#happyholidays #merrychristmas #writingcommunity #authorthoughts
❤️12.24.2019🎄
#nowplaying #ByeBye by 👑 #Mariah
(100 weeks at #1 on the #Hot100 & the leading no. 1 reigning single)
#happyholidays #merrychristmas #writingcommunity #authorthoughts
as far as I know, family hasn’t read any. Friends have. One in particular always says after spicy scenes, “I almost needed a cigarette.” 😜
Overall, it’s been a positive experience. I’m just glad they enjoy my writing instead of just indulging me.
#book8 #gayromance #booksky #writingcommunity #smut
Overall, it’s been a positive experience. I’m just glad they enjoy my writing instead of just indulging me.
#book8 #gayromance #booksky #writingcommunity #smut
Considering that many of you may be spending time with loved ones this month, #Smutcember:
Who among your friends and family has read your smut? Has it been a positive experience sharing it with them?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Who among your friends and family has read your smut? Has it been a positive experience sharing it with them?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 24, 2025 at 3:58 AM
as far as I know, family hasn’t read any. Friends have. One in particular always says after spicy scenes, “I almost needed a cigarette.” 😜
Overall, it’s been a positive experience. I’m just glad they enjoy my writing instead of just indulging me.
#book8 #gayromance #booksky #writingcommunity #smut
Overall, it’s been a positive experience. I’m just glad they enjoy my writing instead of just indulging me.
#book8 #gayromance #booksky #writingcommunity #smut
#wipsnips here’s an excerpt of a spicy interview 🌶️👀
#Pop singer Táozi *is* the controversy, stripping pundits of their relevance.
“A lion doesn’t lose sleep over the opinion of sheep.”
If a bigot tried to soil your name on live TV, how would you fight back?
#gayfiction #booksky #writingcommunity
#Pop singer Táozi *is* the controversy, stripping pundits of their relevance.
“A lion doesn’t lose sleep over the opinion of sheep.”
If a bigot tried to soil your name on live TV, how would you fight back?
#gayfiction #booksky #writingcommunity
December 23, 2025 at 7:47 PM
#wipsnips here’s an excerpt of a spicy interview 🌶️👀
#Pop singer Táozi *is* the controversy, stripping pundits of their relevance.
“A lion doesn’t lose sleep over the opinion of sheep.”
If a bigot tried to soil your name on live TV, how would you fight back?
#gayfiction #booksky #writingcommunity
#Pop singer Táozi *is* the controversy, stripping pundits of their relevance.
“A lion doesn’t lose sleep over the opinion of sheep.”
If a bigot tried to soil your name on live TV, how would you fight back?
#gayfiction #booksky #writingcommunity
#AshtonMart is live! Check out my #redbubble shop for some unique, literary, and (dare I say) mischevious #merch. 😜 #redbubble #author #gayfiction
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AshtonMart is an independent artist creating amazing designs for great products such as t-shirts, stickers, posters, and phone cases.
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December 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
#AshtonMart is live! Check out my #redbubble shop for some unique, literary, and (dare I say) mischevious #merch. 😜 #redbubble #author #gayfiction
ironically, same as for our Showgirl era 💃 #wip is most definitely ❤️🔥 #writingcommunity #OurScarsBecameVines #gayfiction
December 23, 2025 at 4:13 AM
ironically, same as for our Showgirl era 💃 #wip is most definitely ❤️🔥 #writingcommunity #OurScarsBecameVines #gayfiction
It’s almost 2026. Release the damn files.
December 22, 2025 at 2:58 PM
It’s almost 2026. Release the damn files.
“And I can’t fucking take care of him,” I continued... emotions still on high alert. “I can barely muster the energy to cuddle with him when he’s crying, and on my bad days… I have… my boyfriend… bathing me, dressing me... feeding me… I feel so broken sometimes…” #wipsnips #wip #gayromance #book8
🎵 She's so hiiiiiiii--eee---yiii---yiiiiigh... high above me... she's so lovely.... 🎵
The #WIPSnips word for December 19th is "high"
Please share my earworm with me.
#WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity
The #WIPSnips word for December 19th is "high"
Please share my earworm with me.
#WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity
December 20, 2025 at 8:18 PM
“And I can’t fucking take care of him,” I continued... emotions still on high alert. “I can barely muster the energy to cuddle with him when he’s crying, and on my bad days… I have… my boyfriend… bathing me, dressing me... feeding me… I feel so broken sometimes…” #wipsnips #wip #gayromance #book8
#Ashtonmart is almost ready. Waiting on designs to show up in the shop. Get ready for some unique Ashton-branded #merch! #redbubble #digitalart #writer
December 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
#Ashtonmart is almost ready. Waiting on designs to show up in the shop. Get ready for some unique Ashton-branded #merch! #redbubble #digitalart #writer
Join me on #Patreon for #BTS lives and watch the book making process unfold in front of you. #booksky
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December 20, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Proud to share the updated cover and new title. Our Scars Became Vines. 2026 release.
#gayromance #lgbtfiction #booksky #writingcommunity #writer
#gayromance #lgbtfiction #booksky #writingcommunity #writer
December 20, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Proud to share the updated cover and new title. Our Scars Became Vines. 2026 release.
#gayromance #lgbtfiction #booksky #writingcommunity #writer
#gayromance #lgbtfiction #booksky #writingcommunity #writer
Celebrating like only a #gaybear and #gayotter can. #Watching #HomeAlone2 and made violent retching sounds when #TACOTrump appeared. 🤮🎄❤️
December 20, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Celebrating like only a #gaybear and #gayotter can. #Watching #HomeAlone2 and made violent retching sounds when #TACOTrump appeared. 🤮🎄❤️
#awesomecharacters Jamie is an #LA native & self-made A&R exec. Known for his music genius, appetite, & ahem 🍆😳 Facing long #covid while his partner Eric / #popstar Taozi is hopelessly depressed. Their boyfriend Jun cares for them both. 3️⃣ families come together to save the broken Táo dynasty. #book8
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
What is one thing you know about your character you think would surprise them about themself?
Is there something they aren't good at seeing in themself, even if obvious to others?
Is it positive or negative?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
What is one thing you know about your character you think would surprise them about themself?
Is there something they aren't good at seeing in themself, even if obvious to others?
Is it positive or negative?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 16, 2025 at 3:32 AM
#awesomecharacters Jamie is an #LA native & self-made A&R exec. Known for his music genius, appetite, & ahem 🍆😳 Facing long #covid while his partner Eric / #popstar Taozi is hopelessly depressed. Their boyfriend Jun cares for them both. 3️⃣ families come together to save the broken Táo dynasty. #book8
totally me today, casually sleeping four hours this afternoon and then realizing it’s 6:00 🥴 #grandpapost
December 14, 2025 at 6:58 AM
totally me today, casually sleeping four hours this afternoon and then realizing it’s 6:00 🥴 #grandpapost
I don’t give a flying fuck what this asshat says - I’m still using Calibri. #fuckfascism
Why there isn’t a place for Calibri among the aesthetics of fascism.
Marco Rubio’s State Department has deleted Calibri and installed Times New Roman.
As Reuters reported yesterday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has enforced new font restrictions in the state department, because Trump and his hogmen continue to keep their eye on what matters to …
buff.ly
December 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I don’t give a flying fuck what this asshat says - I’m still using Calibri. #fuckfascism
Reposted by Ashton Kane Barnes
#writesky #writingprompts quite the contrary 🌶️ My last scene could’ve torched a fireproofed house. The challenge is everything’s already been done. The task then is to make it different & fresh. Dive into feelings, faith, baggage, dissociation - whatever sticks with readers and refines your voice 🥵
#Smutcember for Hump Day asks:
Do you struggle with sharing your smutty writing? If so, what internal or external obstacles have been the most challenging? If not, what advice would you give someone who's struggling but wants to share their work?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Do you struggle with sharing your smutty writing? If so, what internal or external obstacles have been the most challenging? If not, what advice would you give someone who's struggling but wants to share their work?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 11, 2025 at 2:01 AM
#writesky #writingprompts quite the contrary 🌶️ My last scene could’ve torched a fireproofed house. The challenge is everything’s already been done. The task then is to make it different & fresh. Dive into feelings, faith, baggage, dissociation - whatever sticks with readers and refines your voice 🥵
#ExtinctionofTeamRocket is still being relisted and isn't available yet. DM me for an early #Christmasgift and you'll get the book file for your ereader, tablet, or computer. Happy holidays and happy reading! #booksky #freebooks
December 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
#ExtinctionofTeamRocket is still being relisted and isn't available yet. DM me for an early #Christmasgift and you'll get the book file for your ereader, tablet, or computer. Happy holidays and happy reading! #booksky #freebooks
didn't think I'd be saying this, but I'm putting my 🤑 where my mouth is and starting my 1st professional #audiobook. Can't wait for it to be a reality and bring my #ExtinctionofTeamRocket series to life. #pokemonfanfiction #fantasylit #comingofage #doyouevenDrew
December 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
didn't think I'd be saying this, but I'm putting my 🤑 where my mouth is and starting my 1st professional #audiobook. Can't wait for it to be a reality and bring my #ExtinctionofTeamRocket series to life. #pokemonfanfiction #fantasylit #comingofage #doyouevenDrew
starting to feel energized about creating again. last project came out in 2023, and the break became a midlife crisis turned personal transformation turned neurospicy discovery. gotta relearn how to write now, but I’m finally starting to feel excited about everything 😄💙
#writerthoughts #gaywriters
#writerthoughts #gaywriters
December 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
starting to feel energized about creating again. last project came out in 2023, and the break became a midlife crisis turned personal transformation turned neurospicy discovery. gotta relearn how to write now, but I’m finally starting to feel excited about everything 😄💙
#writerthoughts #gaywriters
#writerthoughts #gaywriters
#booksky #writingcommunity how do you work with beta and alpha readers for a sequel or threequel if they haven’t read the previous books? Needing to get back into the swing of things.
Want to be an alpha reader? Give me a DM. 💙 #gayfiction #gayromance #gayerotica
Want to be an alpha reader? Give me a DM. 💙 #gayfiction #gayromance #gayerotica
December 9, 2025 at 11:27 PM
#booksky #writingcommunity how do you work with beta and alpha readers for a sequel or threequel if they haven’t read the previous books? Needing to get back into the swing of things.
Want to be an alpha reader? Give me a DM. 💙 #gayfiction #gayromance #gayerotica
Want to be an alpha reader? Give me a DM. 💙 #gayfiction #gayromance #gayerotica
#writesky #writingcommunity I enjoy all three, but each presents its own challenges. The buildup has to sound natural, the act itself should be inventive without sounding stale or trite, & aftercare can be sour or sweet. But all have to contribute to the plot or character development. #spicylit
Our #Smutcember prompt for today asks:
When writing sex in your stories, do you prefer to write the build up, the act itself, the aftercare, or all of the above?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
When writing sex in your stories, do you prefer to write the build up, the act itself, the aftercare, or all of the above?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
#writesky #writingcommunity I enjoy all three, but each presents its own challenges. The buildup has to sound natural, the act itself should be inventive without sounding stale or trite, & aftercare can be sour or sweet. But all have to contribute to the plot or character development. #spicylit
For any of you book lovers, what were the last #romantasy, #gayromance, or #lgbtfiction books you enjoyed? Asking for a friend 😏 #booksky #lgbtwriter #writingcommunity
December 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
For any of you book lovers, what were the last #romantasy, #gayromance, or #lgbtfiction books you enjoyed? Asking for a friend 😏 #booksky #lgbtwriter #writingcommunity