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ashia 🕯️

@ashiamonet.bsky.social
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essayist. novelist: NECROGENESIS (Del Rey, 2027), ALL THESE SUNKEN SOULS. if it’s darkness we’re having, let it be extravagant. rep: @EmilyKaitlinnn

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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Ahh tysm Kiana!!! 🥹✨
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
My debut gothic fantasy novel has a release date: THE LAST NECROMANCER OF MARNE HALL hits shelves on 7/27/27 (She’s a Leo…) Fans of THE SECRET HISTORY meets THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE may enjoy this story following the deaths of a group of (gay) necromancers in the 70’s 🥀✨
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I giggle every time I remember that my first Zelda game was Twilight Princess, life truly gave me no options but to become a weird goth girlie
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
TYSM! ✨
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
My debut gothic fantasy novel has a new title: it is now THE LAST NECROMANCER OF MARNE HALL🫀🥀 The story is still the same haunting narrative surrounding the mysterious deaths of a group of (gay) necromancers in the 70’s, for fans of HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE + THE SECRET HISTORY
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
In this modern age of generative AI recycling the same ideas, the people (me) are desperate for original art! For the spring essay of my newsletter, I reflected on being a debut tradpub author and cultivating a healthy relationship with writing 🔗: lilithsmuse.substack.com/p/does-a-tho...
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does a thought daughter exist outside of her thoughts?
Reflections on being a young, debut novelist.
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
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.
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
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.
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
I have an update on the release date for NECROGENESIS: it is now expected to be released in Spring 2027!
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Thank you Kiana!!! 🥹🖤✨
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
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 shorturl.at/WYPVH
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books for the liminal season
Some of my favorite stories for long, dark October nights.
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
I’m so excited for that one so I’m glad to hear you enjoyed it!!
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
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 shorturl.at/AnsSx
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(my) most anticipated queer books for 2025/2026
Still here, still queer.
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
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
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on slow-growing writing careers
Sometimes it takes time.
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
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) ✨ shorturl.at/ifmP4
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how to rebuild your creative routine
The time has come to spring clean our habits.
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
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! shorturl.at/TzPns
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on the mass social media exodus
Finding new ways to build connection and community during terrifying times
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
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?!?
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
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 shorturl.at/KfcYx
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how i got my book deal: the long story
or, why i consider necrogenesis (2026) a christmas story
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Chad Gayle @chadgayle.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Are you a trans or nonbinary writer? Clarion West just announced a new scholarship that covers all six weeks of tuition:
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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…
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Tysm!! 🥳
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
👀🖤
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Thank you!!!
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Thank you so much!! This is so kind 🖤
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Drift @driftcompatib1e.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
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.
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
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
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
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 🪦🌘 shorturl.at/w6NOP
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there's a book deal in this one
Necromancy class will be in session in late 2026.
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
thank you!! 🥳🥳🥳
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Thank you!! ✨
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Tysm!! 🖤
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Thank you!!
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Tysm!!! 🖤✨
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Thank you!! 🥳
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
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!
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
I have some *news* dropping on Friday that I hope you’ll keep your eyes peeled for 🕯️✨🖤
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
PERFECT!!
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
You too!! 🥹🖤
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Love to see it!
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Soooo I heard all the cool kids are over here now, is that true? 👀
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Weeknight Writers @weeknightwriters.bsky.social · 15/12/2023
Want to write about queer-platonic partners? Polyamory? Other alternative relationship models? Check out this panel with @diannalgunn.bsky.social, Jade Benjamin, @thepoetjean.bsky.social, @rosieethor.bsky.social, @ashiamonet.bsky.social, and Sagan Morrow!
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Writing Alternative Relationships: Polyamory, Queer-Platonic Life Partners and More!
In celebration of Pride Month, we brought a bunch of amazing writers together to talk about how to write alternative relationships: polyamorous relationships...
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 14/11/2023
Enjoy! 🔗 shorturl.at/uz078
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 14/11/2023
Just shared an introspective piece yesterday over on Lilith’s Muse! My creative life has been changing shape lately, and I wanted to share some of my thoughts on that. (Link in the replies 🔗)
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Mike Schuster @mcs212.bsky.social · 22/10/2023
A piece I made in 2018 that I love a lot
Drawing that mimics a mid-century ad for coffin bells that can be rung if you're buried alive. Caption: Buried alive? That rings a bell! Meyer's Coffin Bells. Guaranteed or your money back!
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 17/10/2023
Thank you! I hope you enjoy!
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 17/10/2023
It’s here, it’s here! ALL THESE SUNKEN SOULS releases today and is free to roam the world, producing cold nightmares and haunting daydreams… I am so grateful to be included in such a star studded anthology with some truly talented, awe-inspiring voices!
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Hell Frasier: Bloodline @babadooknukem.bsky.social · 08/07/2023
The VVitch (2015)
the scene from The Witch (2015) where Black Phillip asks Thomasin "wouldst thou like to live deliciously". it has been recaptioned "aren't thou tired of being nice? wouldst thou like to go ape shit"
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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 15/10/2023
Holding this quote close to my heart while I grieve and call my reps again and again making my flaccid little Jewish pleas to cease the ethnic cleansing of Palestine.
"The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality." --James Baldwin
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 13/10/2023
HAPPY BIRTHDAYYYYY 🥳✨
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 12/10/2023
And if you enjoy Lilith’s Muse and/or want to support me and my writing, I would LOVE it if you could subscribe! Social media is in a weird place right now and it’s nice to have a spot where I know my words are actually reaching people :,)
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ashia 🕯️ @ashiamonet.bsky.social · 12/10/2023
Is that a newsletter post about my must-watch autumn films and TV shows? Yes, yes it is tinyurl.com/43k4ubu8
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