Astra Crompton
ulzaorith.bsky.social
Astra Crompton
@ulzaorith.bsky.social
Author, editor, and illustrator of all flavours of fantasy. My work can be found in magazines, anthologies, blogs, ttrpg books, comics, and novels. Queer witchy lover of costuming, tea, my cats & books
LEGEND OF THE QUILL coming soon!
www.astracrompton.com
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Legend of the Quill: an epic second-world fantasy out March 26!
✨️a demisexual protagonist wracked with visions
✨️non-human cultures, gods, creatures
✨️a magic system wrapped around choice & matter vs possibiliy & entropy
✨️complex antagonists, ensemble casts
✨️chapter illustrations & maps!
#BookSky
I'll be giving a talk at the Jane Austen Society tomorrow!
September 12, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I have my first bookstore author signing tomorrow Indigo Mayfair from noon to 3 p.m.!

I hope to see you there! I'll be in costume with behind the scenes sneak peeks.

#indieauthor #fantasybooks #specialedition #booksigning
August 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Just over a week until the giveaway for LEGEND OF THE QUILL to celebrate launch day! If you want to be entered for the draw, you can sign up for my (very infrequent) newsletter and/or pre-order the deluxe hardcover
#bookgiveaway
#booksky
#fantasybooks
March 18, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Did you know I am doing a giveaway for LEGEND OF THE QUILL?? There are two ways to enter!
(Newsletter sign-up on the front page of my website!)
March 5, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I love this book SO MUCH. Read this boooook!
oh, it's hard to see but the right-hand picture above is character art and it was drawn by @ulzaorith.bsky.social!
March 5, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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If you're interested in getting an ARC copy of LEGEND OF THE QUILL, it's now available on NetGalley until March 31!
#netgalley
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February 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Finished my new website splash page, just in time to welcome new readers! If you sign up for my newsletter before March 26, you'll be entered to win a signed deluxe hardcover of LEGEND OF THE QUILL!

#bookgiveaway
#BookSky
#fantasyreads
#booklaunch
February 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
I got my finished LEGEND OF THE QUILL proofs today! In celebration, I'll share random quotes. Pick a number from 1 to 343 and I'll pick an excerpt from that page 📖👀

#BookSky
#fantasybooks
#booklaunch
#fantasyreaders
January 31, 2025 at 8:49 PM
4 hours of work and many more to go, but progress on my new landing page illustration for my website. Have to give a bit of love to the Great Mage who started it all . . .

#illustration
#BookSky
#fantasybooks
January 30, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Joined Tome today, but man, the more social media I join, the older I feel.
January 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
What's that? Cat tax time?
January 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Got my interior layout proofs from my designer! Time to watch the typos pop up like whackamole.
a close up of a cat 's face with a blue light shining on it .
ALT: a close up of a cat 's face with a blue light shining on it .
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January 27, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Today's #bookhaul

Do you have a favourite from these?

#BookSky
#readingchallenge
January 27, 2025 at 12:22 AM
A new challenge to authors and writers. Post 1 sentence a day from any project for 20 days. No explanations & no judgement. #booksky 📚

1. Am I to be judged?
January 16, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Legend of the Quill: an epic second-world fantasy out March 26!
✨️a demisexual protagonist wracked with visions
✨️non-human cultures, gods, creatures
✨️a magic system wrapped around choice & matter vs possibiliy & entropy
✨️complex antagonists, ensemble casts
✨️chapter illustrations & maps!
#BookSky
January 16, 2025 at 12:06 PM
20 Books that mattered to me (in no particular order)—no explanation, just covers.
#1: Count of Monte Cristo
#booksky #authors
January 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I needed a new reading bingo for this year!
I saw a few reading bingo cards doing the rounds and thought it would be fun to come up with a BFS one! How many of these can you mark off in 2025?
January 7, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I've been told all the writers are migrating here, so I thought I'd stake my flag.

What to know about me:
-author of all flavours of fantasy
-freelance illustrator
-editor in my day job
-queer and witchy
-Canadian
-anti-AI
-cat-parent

And I have a new novel coming out: LEGEND OF THE QUILL!
January 7, 2025 at 9:53 PM