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Posts by Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON

A cover with fire on the left edges and ice on the right edges centering around a girl in shorts and a tank top, raising a sword high and summoning lightning in front of a massive purple-y european dragon inside some sort of arena. The title: Child of the Dragon is written across the center in a curly, silver font, and the author name is in a smaller version of the same and says Ashley N.Y. Sheesley

A cover with fire on the left edges and ice on the right edges centering around a girl in shorts and a tank top, raising a sword high and summoning lightning in front of a massive purple-y european dragon inside some sort of arena. The title: Child of the Dragon is written across the center in a curly, silver font, and the author name is in a smaller version of the same and says Ashley N.Y. Sheesley

here's the cover and buy links (these are US buy links because that's where I'm located and know where to look, but it should be available to order internationally in most places!) ashleysheesley.wordpress.com/buy-links/

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🥰 thank you! I’m so excited!

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A character bravely standing before a dragon

A character bravely standing before a dragon

huge #BBNYA2026 welcome to @ashintheashes.bsky.social and Child of the Dragon!

Good luck!

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and It's out now. and also it just won a BookFest Award last weekend 😅

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I love this woman so much 😭

She would probably get mad at me if I didn't at least say my book is Child of the Dragon and it's a YA contemporary fantasy that's kind of like if Eragon took place in the modern day, but instead of a boy finding a dragon egg, a girl finds out she IS a dragon.

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We'd all been talking about our BookCon fomo, and suddenly they were like "haha who needs bookcon when you can sit with an award-winning author at your friends' wedding!" and I was like "Ha! Yeah...We have BookCon at home!" but internally I was feeling every emotion known to man 😅

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so grabbed some water before so I didn't have raspberry juice in my teeth. and she teased me by saying "Ash! you become an award-winning author an suddenly everyone just has to wait for you!" We laughed. she took the photo. I turned around and everyone is staring at me like 👁️👄👁️

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Exhibit B: I went to my friend's wedding/vow renewal last night, and he had seated my husband and I at the table with "all the other nerds and writers!" I...didn't tell any of them I'm an author
But his mom comes over and asks for a photo with the table. I'd just been eating some cake,

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a huge fan" (I am a small press author stocked in like 3 bookstores in the world. There are very few people who've heard of me, let alone a random stranger 😅)

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I think my best friend's mom is single-handedly the only one successfully selling my book 😆
exhibit A: I reached out to a local LGBTQ+ youth center to see about doing an author's visit. The contact person got really excited and told me that she's friends with my best friend's mom and is "already

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A green and gold background with a dark skinned, dark haired girl holding glowing golden magic in her hand. Title: All the Scattered Stars Accolades: #1 Goodreads 2026 Debut with LGBTQIA+ Rep, #1 Goodreads Queer Books Set in Italy, and 4.75 average rating Endorsements: “A gripping eco-thriller,” award-winning author Mindy McGinnis & “A must read for any fantasy fans!” ARC reader

A green and gold background with a dark skinned, dark haired girl holding glowing golden magic in her hand. Title: All the Scattered Stars Accolades: #1 Goodreads 2026 Debut with LGBTQIA+ Rep, #1 Goodreads Queer Books Set in Italy, and 4.75 average rating Endorsements: “A gripping eco-thriller,” award-winning author Mindy McGinnis & “A must read for any fantasy fans!” ARC reader

The glitter of Venice’s lights hides a dark truth: when the floodwaters rise, no one is safe. And Venice is sinking. Tonight.

🌿 Earth Magic
🌿 Vaporetto Heist
🌿 Weaponized Pigeon Chaos
🌿 Mythical Trees
🌿 Queer Rep
🌿 Animal Besties

Coming 4.21.26 @ Running Wild Press!

#PosterPit #P #F #LGBTQ #YA

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Art by @chachadraw.bsky.social

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A purple and blue galaxy background with art of 4 teenagers in kind of a diamond shape. Kat is in front and she has blonde wavy hair, a gray shirt, silver eyes, and gold magic coming out of her upraised hand. The glow of the magic lights the other 3 characters. Coleman is on Kat’s left and closest to her and has red hair, red eyes, freckles, a tattoo on his arm, and is wearing a green shirt with a jacket wrapped around his waist. He has blue magic coming off his hand and casting a cool glow on his face. To Kat’s left and behind is Jason. He has brown skin, black hair, blue eyes, and is wearing a black jacket and holding a sword point down and looking back at Coleman. Aaron is in the back, looking to the right, wearing a dark jacket over a red hoodie, you can see backpack straps and a lacrosse stick sticking out. He has dark blond hair and green eyes There is a gold frame around them all There is text over it like a movie poster. The text reads: FOUND FAMILY DRAGON SHIFTERS ANCIENT MODERN CURSE SETTING QUEER REP DISABILITY REP Spring 2026 bookfest award winner ALL THE HALLMARKS OF A FANTASY CLASSIC. - RITA A. RUBIN, AUTHOR OF A BALLAD FOR SLAYERS & MONSTERS REFRESHING AND POWERFUL -ERICA ROSE EBERHART, AUTHOR OF THE ELDER TREE TRILOGY, CHILD OF THE DRAGON IF WE HAVE HOPE, WE HAVE AN ARMY A YA CONTEMPORARY FANTASY BY ASHLEY N.Y. SHEESLEY AVAILABLE ONLINE WHEREVER BOOKS ARE SOLD

A purple and blue galaxy background with art of 4 teenagers in kind of a diamond shape. Kat is in front and she has blonde wavy hair, a gray shirt, silver eyes, and gold magic coming out of her upraised hand. The glow of the magic lights the other 3 characters. Coleman is on Kat’s left and closest to her and has red hair, red eyes, freckles, a tattoo on his arm, and is wearing a green shirt with a jacket wrapped around his waist. He has blue magic coming off his hand and casting a cool glow on his face. To Kat’s left and behind is Jason. He has brown skin, black hair, blue eyes, and is wearing a black jacket and holding a sword point down and looking back at Coleman. Aaron is in the back, looking to the right, wearing a dark jacket over a red hoodie, you can see backpack straps and a lacrosse stick sticking out. He has dark blond hair and green eyes There is a gold frame around them all There is text over it like a movie poster. The text reads: FOUND FAMILY DRAGON SHIFTERS ANCIENT MODERN CURSE SETTING QUEER REP DISABILITY REP Spring 2026 bookfest award winner ALL THE HALLMARKS OF A FANTASY CLASSIC. - RITA A. RUBIN, AUTHOR OF A BALLAD FOR SLAYERS & MONSTERS REFRESHING AND POWERFUL -ERICA ROSE EBERHART, AUTHOR OF THE ELDER TREE TRILOGY, CHILD OF THE DRAGON IF WE HAVE HOPE, WE HAVE AN ARMY A YA CONTEMPORARY FANTASY BY ASHLEY N.Y. SHEESLEY AVAILABLE ONLINE WHEREVER BOOKS ARE SOLD

okay okay one more for #posterpit! Child of the Dragon is kind of like if Eragon took place in the modern day, but instead of a boy finding a dragon a girl finds out she IS a dragon.
#YA #DIS #OWN #P #LGBTQ

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A movie poster type graphic with a gold-hued opera house background. There’s a female assassin crouched down on the ground. I Am The Night. Dark academia novel, work in progress. Ownvoices dis rep, “who did this to you?”, morally gray MCs. Pitch at the bottom says: As the top student of a performing arts boarding school & a renowned assassin of an organized crime system, Anya discovers life-altering secrets, forcing her to choose between her own survival or destroying The Guild from within.

A movie poster type graphic with a gold-hued opera house background. There’s a female assassin crouched down on the ground. I Am The Night. Dark academia novel, work in progress. Ownvoices dis rep, “who did this to you?”, morally gray MCs. Pitch at the bottom says: As the top student of a performing arts boarding school & a renowned assassin of an organized crime system, Anya discovers life-altering secrets, forcing her to choose between her own survival or destroying The Guild from within.

I AM THE NIGHT is a new adult, dark academia, & [redacted] retelling w/ dis rep, morally gray MCs, & social commentary. It is a WIP, but I sold 2 books by proposal to a small press so agents, plz reach out if interested!

John Wick x Peaky Blinders

🏷️: #PosterPit #NA #SPF #R #W

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A movie poster for “HELL IS WORK” a hand with white painted fingernails holding a shiny apple. Reflected in the apple is a silhouette of a businessman’s shadow with demon horns in the background there is a graph of financial decline over a burning silhouette of the Cleveland skyline. The tagline at the bottom says “HELL IS EMPTY AND ALL THE DEMONS ARE IN POLO SHIRTS”

A movie poster for “HELL IS WORK” a hand with white painted fingernails holding a shiny apple. Reflected in the apple is a silhouette of a businessman’s shadow with demon horns in the background there is a graph of financial decline over a burning silhouette of the Cleveland skyline. The tagline at the bottom says “HELL IS EMPTY AND ALL THE DEMONS ARE IN POLO SHIRTS”

THE OFFICE X GOOD OMENS

A satire of both business and the supernatural, Virgil Mora, Hell's Consultant, must restore Heaven's faith in Hell by saving a vampire-run Ohio gas station in just three months to save his job and Lucifer, the angel he's fallen for.

#PosterPit #A #F #W #LGBT

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thank you Kara!! 🔥🐉

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😁😁😁😁

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Trope map of ALEX, BY PROXY. The cover is overlaid onto a starry background, surrounded by text identifying tropes or story elements of the book. These include: • mental illness rep • chaotic found family • exploration of true crime genre • podcast that grows more and more unhinged • overthinking MC + best friend who's never had a single thought in his life • what happens AFTER the Munchausen syndrome by proxy reveal • podcast transcripts, news, articles, letters

Trope map of ALEX, BY PROXY. The cover is overlaid onto a starry background, surrounded by text identifying tropes or story elements of the book. These include: • mental illness rep • chaotic found family • exploration of true crime genre • podcast that grows more and more unhinged • overthinking MC + best friend who's never had a single thought in his life • what happens AFTER the Munchausen syndrome by proxy reveal • podcast transcripts, news, articles, letters

Blurb of ALEX, BY PROXY. Blurb reads: HARROWING NEW DETAILS IN ‘MONSTER MOMMY’ CASE… SHOCKING INFORMATION SURFACES AS ‘MONSTER MOMMY’ CASE HEADS TO TRIAL… HOW COULD A MOTHER POISON HER SON? Welcome to sixteen-year-old Alex’s life, ripped straight from the headlines. Alex is a victim of Munchausen by proxy, but he’s also a witty, sarcastic kid with unusually good crossword skills and a penchant for astronomy. At least he used to be. Now that he’s recovered from years of illness induced by his mother, he sort of has to figure out who he is all over again… And most importantly, he’ll have to decide if he can testify against the woman who gave birth to him. As Alex awaits the trial, his friends convince him to start a podcast as a way to tell his story. Lethal Lullaby brings Alex closer to his old life—hanging out with friends, cracking jokes, having fun—but at the same time, dark memories surface, forcing Alex to acknowledge that the podcast could be making things worse. It seems like he’s got deeper issues than he’d like to admit, and this time, he can’t blame them on his mom. Day by day, Alex’s mental health crumbles, until he can no longer distinguish between truth and fiction. Should he trust himself to testify? And if he gets up there, what version of the truth will he share?

Blurb of ALEX, BY PROXY. Blurb reads: HARROWING NEW DETAILS IN ‘MONSTER MOMMY’ CASE… SHOCKING INFORMATION SURFACES AS ‘MONSTER MOMMY’ CASE HEADS TO TRIAL… HOW COULD A MOTHER POISON HER SON? Welcome to sixteen-year-old Alex’s life, ripped straight from the headlines. Alex is a victim of Munchausen by proxy, but he’s also a witty, sarcastic kid with unusually good crossword skills and a penchant for astronomy. At least he used to be. Now that he’s recovered from years of illness induced by his mother, he sort of has to figure out who he is all over again… And most importantly, he’ll have to decide if he can testify against the woman who gave birth to him. As Alex awaits the trial, his friends convince him to start a podcast as a way to tell his story. Lethal Lullaby brings Alex closer to his old life—hanging out with friends, cracking jokes, having fun—but at the same time, dark memories surface, forcing Alex to acknowledge that the podcast could be making things worse. It seems like he’s got deeper issues than he’d like to admit, and this time, he can’t blame them on his mom. Day by day, Alex’s mental health crumbles, until he can no longer distinguish between truth and fiction. Should he trust himself to testify? And if he gets up there, what version of the truth will he share?

ALEX, BY PROXY is now available for preorder (see link in bio), and will be published 7/21/2026 with Holiday House!

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😍😍😍

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👀👀👀

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😆 thank you!!

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A movie poster style photo of a fire at night with text across it that says stuff like FOUND FAMILY DRAGON SHIFTERS ANCIENT CURSE MODERN SETTING QUEER REP DISABILITY REP ALL THE HALLMARKS OF A FANTASY CLASSIC. - RITA A. RUBIN, AUTHOR OF A BALLAD FOR SLAYERS & MONSTERS SPRING 2026 BOOKFEST AWARD WINNER REFRESHING AND POWERFUL -ERICA ROSE EBERHART, AUTHOR OF THE ELDER TREE TRILOGY IF WE HAVE HOPE, WE HAVE AN ARMY CHILD OF THE DRAGON A YA CONTEMPORARY FANTASY BY ASHLEY N.Y. SHEESLEY CAME FOR THE SNARKY. CHRONICALLY ILL ASSASSIN, STAYED FOR THE DRAGONS AND FEMININE RAGE. -HANNAH, GOODREADS REVIEW AVAILABLE ONLINE WHEREVER BOOKS ARE SOLD A RAGTAG GROUP OF HIGH SCHOOLERS WITH THE ABILITY TO TURN INTO DRAGONS COME TOGETHER TO TAKE DOWN A TYRANNICAL GOVERNMENT RULING THE SECRET MAGICAL UNDERGROUND OF MODERN DAY EARTH

A movie poster style photo of a fire at night with text across it that says stuff like FOUND FAMILY DRAGON SHIFTERS ANCIENT CURSE MODERN SETTING QUEER REP DISABILITY REP ALL THE HALLMARKS OF A FANTASY CLASSIC. - RITA A. RUBIN, AUTHOR OF A BALLAD FOR SLAYERS & MONSTERS SPRING 2026 BOOKFEST AWARD WINNER REFRESHING AND POWERFUL -ERICA ROSE EBERHART, AUTHOR OF THE ELDER TREE TRILOGY IF WE HAVE HOPE, WE HAVE AN ARMY CHILD OF THE DRAGON A YA CONTEMPORARY FANTASY BY ASHLEY N.Y. SHEESLEY CAME FOR THE SNARKY. CHRONICALLY ILL ASSASSIN, STAYED FOR THE DRAGONS AND FEMININE RAGE. -HANNAH, GOODREADS REVIEW AVAILABLE ONLINE WHEREVER BOOKS ARE SOLD A RAGTAG GROUP OF HIGH SCHOOLERS WITH THE ABILITY TO TURN INTO DRAGONS COME TOGETHER TO TAKE DOWN A TYRANNICAL GOVERNMENT RULING THE SECRET MAGICAL UNDERGROUND OF MODERN DAY EARTH

My #posterpit submission for Child of the Dragon that reviewers are saying “changed [their] brain chemistry” and is “a comfort read for anyone who ever wanted to spread their wings and fly”
#YA #F #P available now!

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Yessss

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Three photos in succession, the first showing a red cathedral ceiling, the second showing two hands reaching for each other, and the bottom photo showing a stone altar.

Title text reads: Even Seints Fall Tagline at the bottom reads: Find the truth. Even if it destroys you. Two quotes surrounded by laurels read: “RIP in pieces literally” and “I’d die for him - my best friend” Text at the top reads: Gothic horror fantasy, Upper YA, Dual POV, Ride or die friendship, one last adventure.

Three photos in succession, the first showing a red cathedral ceiling, the second showing two hands reaching for each other, and the bottom photo showing a stone altar.

Title text reads: Even Seints Fall Tagline at the bottom reads: Find the truth. Even if it destroys you. Two quotes surrounded by laurels read: “RIP in pieces literally” and “I’d die for him - my best friend” Text at the top reads: Gothic horror fantasy, Upper YA, Dual POV, Ride or die friendship, one last adventure.

One final mission: Find the truth. Even if it destroys you.

🗡️ Monster Hunting
💀 Seven deadly sins
🩸 Chronic illness
🥀 Corruption vs. truth
🖤 Ride or Die

#PosterPit #W #F #H #YA

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A black and white movie-style poster showing a young woman with dark hair holding a sword up so that the blade half-obscures her bloodied face. The text reads: Six of Crows x Romeo and Juliet: A Song of Silver and Scarlet He is no Romeo. She is no Juliet. And this is no love story. This is war. YA fantasy, queer retelling, dual POV. “This story has it all: forbidden magic, swoon-worthy romance, and reluctant assassins, all layered over a richly-textured world and plot twists for days!” — Future Readers, Probably Viola: an imposter princess sent to assassinate a rival nation’s prince. Kharis: the woman Viola will become a murder to save. Vašek: a pretender prince forced to kill a foreign princess. Rho: the true prince, who Vašek would sacrifice anything for. Premiering now in the querying trenches!

A black and white movie-style poster showing a young woman with dark hair holding a sword up so that the blade half-obscures her bloodied face. The text reads: Six of Crows x Romeo and Juliet: A Song of Silver and Scarlet He is no Romeo. She is no Juliet. And this is no love story. This is war. YA fantasy, queer retelling, dual POV. “This story has it all: forbidden magic, swoon-worthy romance, and reluctant assassins, all layered over a richly-textured world and plot twists for days!” — Future Readers, Probably Viola: an imposter princess sent to assassinate a rival nation’s prince. Kharis: the woman Viola will become a murder to save. Vašek: a pretender prince forced to kill a foreign princess. Rho: the true prince, who Vašek would sacrifice anything for. Premiering now in the querying trenches!

Six of Crows meets Romeo and Juliet in A SONG OF SILVER AND SCARLET

🤍 Forbidden magic
❤️ Fairytale retelling x classic remix
🤍 Dual POV
❤️ All queer cast
🤍 So. Much. Yearning.
❤️ Reluctant assassins
🤍 Plot twists for days

Querying now!

#PosterPit #Q #F #FT #YA

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thank you!! 🫶

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I can share!!
Child of the Dragon won third place in the YA Fantasy category of the spring 2026 BookFest Awards!!!! I'm an award-winning author!! Child of the Dragon won an award!!!!!

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Thank you for bringing my vision to life!!

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a sketch of two young men. One is lying on the ground, the other is leaning over him and crying. They’re looking at each other with so much yearning it hurts.

a sketch of two young men. One is lying on the ground, the other is leaning over him and crying. They’re looking at each other with so much yearning it hurts.

I got character art from the extremely talented @byfionafenn.bsky.social!! I’ve been wanting this scene from Child of the Dragon drawn out for AGES and I’m so happy with how it turned out!! 😍

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Literally me 😆

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