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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I made a spooky Halloween version! With bats! Because I love bats! bats are one of my favorite animals! They’re incredible athletes, control mosquito populations, are key nighttime pollinators, AND have super fascinating immune systems to allow for flight!! Everyone give it up for BATS!! 🦇🦇🦇

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

LOOK WHAT I CAN DO NOW!! I painted (in Krita) and animated (also in Krita) (and added text and audio in canva lol) one of my favorite visuals in my upcoming cozy spooky middle grade debut, Sophie’s Guide to Werewolves and Pancakes!

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Hello! I need your help! I got half-scammed into drawing someone's kitten as a commission, but then it ended up being a paypal phishing scam. I'm trying to find the cat's real owners so they can have this cute drawing of their kitten!! So I hereby call upon the powers of the internet to find them!

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

WARNING! flashing lights!! (it’s a color shifting light like they’re at a party) They’re at a Ghost dance party OBVIOUSLY

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

He’s waaavvviiinnngg (WARNING! flashing lights in the NEXT video)

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

HELLO I FIGURED OUT HOW TO DO SIMPLE ANIMATIONS!! ( warning! The last threaded comment has flashing lights!)

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Was anyone else lowkey traumatized by The Green Ribbon story as child? Anyway, I’m going as her™️ for Halloween I’ll do my best not to lose my head

A woman with dark hair and almost sickly pale skin wears an off white Edwardian dress with a green ribbon tied around her neck

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Today's Krita experimentation didn't work the way I wanted it to, so I pivoted and made this little ghosts in the graveyard scene instead and it's so cute 😭 the little black cat cuddling with the ghost cat? the two little ghosts on a date?? the shy ghost behind the headstone?? I love them.

an orange night scene in a graveyard with a giant crescent moon, a scraggly, bare tree, some hidden ghosts, and a black cat cuddling with a ghost cat under the tree in a simple illustration

a close up on two of the secret ghosts holding hands

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

(And add Sophie’s Guide to Werewolves and Pancakes on Goodreads because the stars LITERALLY ALIGNED for this moment!!! this is like Christmas to me!)

A purple night sky with pancakes in the moon phases at the top and trees at the bottom in the middle is a mock cover for Sophie’s Guide to Werewolves and Pancakes with the arrows with tropes pointing at the book. The text reads

Chronically ill werewolf
Cozy, spooky hilgrious
Shenanigans
Pancakes
werewolves.
ride or die friendship
coming August 2027 on the full moon

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Revisited this the last couple days because I had a few ideas and learned a few new things! Still not satisfied with Sophie, but I think I need to accept humans are still just a little outside my skill level 😂 but really happy with this new update!

A werewolf sits under a full moon in the grass with her best friend leaning against her, reading a book. the art's a little clunky, but we're figuring it out!

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Really struggled with Krita today, and I wanted everything to just work like paint or graphite, but I did learn how to do grouping and alpha layers to make it easier to draw Wolf!Lizzie without having to erase off Sophie and the other way around! But some Sophie’s Guide to werewolves and pancakes

A clunky digital drawing of a girl in a blue striped shirt reading a pink book and holding a pen while she leans against a giant wolf in a purple room

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Hello it is me again. Having done battle with Krita in the name of beating AI and have a new atrocity for everyone to look at! why I started with TWO PEOPLE AND SIDE PROFILES when I KNOW I CAN'T DO PEOPLE AND ESPECIALLY NOT SIDE PROFILES is a mystery to me.

A scene from Child of the Dragon of Kat and Aaron at Homecoming. The art is very beginner, but it's still kinda sweet. This one is the same as the one above, but the purple lighting crosses over the couple

A scene from Child of the Dragon of Kat and Aaron at Homecoming. The art is very beginner, but it's still kinda sweet

the same art, but the characters are in front of text from the book instead of the simple homecoming dance background. The text is difficult to read because of the characters in front of it, but you can make out that they're being very shy and cute and flirty and between their faces, you can just read "I wanted to kiss him"

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Ah!! I decided to try to figure out digital art and it’s been GOING POORLY (why did I decide to pick up an entirely new medium with a high learning curve after years of not really drawing at all??) but I MADE SOMETHING!!

A very beginner digital painting of a dragon on a rocky cliff thingy in a mountain valley.

Text beneath it reads "I leaned over the cliff wall, eyeing the drop below. I didn't even bother to think about whether I could fly. I knew I would. I launched myself off the edge. -Child of the Dragon"'

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Thank you for coming to my monotone powerpoint presentation about child of the dragon 😐 (<-monotone face)

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

ashleysheesley.wordpress.com/child-of-the...

a purple spark-y background with the cover for Child of the Dragon in the center (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)
Text at the top says "hyper-specific tropes in Child of the Dragon" with text around it with arrows pointing at the cover that say:
bunch of self-sacrificing losers
Who did this to you but platonic >>>>>>
Angsty face washing bathroom scene but it’s the FMC
3 raccoons in a trench coat but more nefarious
Maybe the chosen one was the friends we made along the way
I personally owe the National Parks Service an apology

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Surprise!!! I get to write about werewolves now too!!! I so firmly believe in this book, and I'm SO thrilled to have found a home with Orange Blossom! I hope you're all ready to fall in love with a chronically ill werewolf, her nerdy best friend, and the shenanigans they get up to along the way!

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Got my final copy of Why Aren’t You Dead Yet?! I hope the surreal joy of putting a book with my words on the shelf never gets old!

A bookshelf showing the front covers for why aren’t you dead yet, a bedazzled cover of child of the dragon, and Artifice & Access. You can see the spines for more copies of child of the dragon (including the version I printed years ago), and A&A

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Happy book birthday to this anthology! @ellatholmes.bsky.social has done it again! Where Artifice & Access was a love letter to disabled people, Why Aren't You Dead Yet? is a hate letter to the systems that want disabled people to disappear.

a blurry green, purple, and white background with pink and gold glitter behind the cover for Why Aren't You Dead Yet? (a primarily green cover with a scalloped stamp-like frame around an image of a green mushroom cloud in a purple neighborhood. two people are moving towards the cloud, one on a bike, one using forearm crutches. Someone sits on the roof on the left side and is throwing out a cloud of glitter. On the right, someone lounges on the roof top, kicking up their prosthetic leg. Across the top reads An Anthology of Disability in Dystopia. The title reads: Why Aren't You Dead Yet? and at the bottom, the tag line says "no offense, but the end of the world isn't exactly a "disability-friendly" event)
Text at the top in a sci-fi glitch font says Out Now!
at the bottom it reads: “What do you get out of this? Some sick pleasure
from destroying government property?”
“Nah, I take a deep, righteous pleasure in annoying you.”

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Celebrate disability pride month with some good old fashioned disabled rage and preorder Why Aren't You Dead Yet? A disability in dystopia anthology releasing July 20th #DisabilityPride #DisabilityRage #Dystopia #anthology #books @ellatholmes.bsky.social

a red background with a green smoke. The cover for Why Aren't You Dead Yet? has been cut into the shape of a 5 so it says 5 Days Why Aren't You Dead Yet? Releases July 20th
Celebrate Disability Pride Month with some good old fashioned disabled rage

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Acquisition announcement! I am thrilled to announce that @inkedingraypress.bsky.social is letting me write more Child of the Dragon books!! I can't believe I get to actually write more books! I cannot WAIT for everyone to return to this world with new and familiar friends and magics!

a smokey blue and red background with fancy corners and little dragons around text that reads

Coming soon from Inked in Gray Press:
heart of the dragon and blood of the dragon
two more books from the world of Ashley N.Y. Sheesley's CHILD OF THE DRAGON

a smokey blue and red background with fancy corners and little dragons around text that reads
Heart of the Dragon

Pact of the Ancients Book 2
After learning the tyrannical dragon kings were only a part of the curse over the Rhaegynne—that dragon shifters are only a small piece of the greater magical world—Kat and her friends must embark across the world to seek blessings from ancient and powerful beings to finally break the curse that doesn’t just take their freedom but now threatens their lives.

a smokey blue and red background with fancy corners and little dragons around text that reads
Blood of the Dragon

Pact of the Ancients Prequel
A prequel taking take place prior to the events of Child of the Dragon and will follow the young dragon rider Z and her family as they attempt to rip out the heart of the Council of Mages from the inside.

a smokey blue and red background with fancy corners and little dragons around text that reads
For better or worse, there’s no going back.

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

full disclaimer: we don't get this much crew interaction in the actual short story, but oh my gosh, I adore these characters so much and would love to expand this world some day! Why Aren't You Dead Yet? Is available to request on Netgalley and BookSirens!! #CrippingDystopia #Heist #DisabilityRep

a manilla folder with text on it that reads: Meet the Crew

of Cat & Mouse
My story in the upcoming disability in dystopia anthology about a sassy disabled heist crew

We only get them for a few pages, but I know the Deep lore(tm), so now you do too
coming July 20
A binder clip holds a picture of the cover of Why Aren't You Dead Yet? (a primarily green cover with a scalloped stamp-like frame around an image of a green mushroom cloud in a purple neighborhood. two people are moving towards the cloud, one on a bike, one using forearm crutches. Someone sits on the roof on the left side and is throwing out a cloud of glitter. On the right, someone lounges on the roof top, kicking up their prosthetic leg. Across the top reads An Anthology of Disability in Dystopia. The title reads: Why Aren't You Dead Yet? and at the bottom, the tag line says "no offense, but the end of the world isn't exactly a "disability-friendly" event)

the inside of a manilla folder showing a paper with a sticky note and a photos paper clipped/binder clipped to the page:
the sicky note reads: Name: Phoenix
Pronouns: She/her
Disabilities: Chronic pain, hEDS, POTS
The photo is of a pic crew illustration of a girl with a side-shaved under cut and black hair in a bun in front of the bi and ace flags.
the main paper reads:
Bio
Daredevil, sarcastic leader of the rebellion (above this is an arrow saying "and super awesome in phoenix's handwriting and a note in Janz's handwriting that reads "Nix...") who took her childhood best friend, Rydden, deciding to work for the government personallly. Appearance: Shaved side of her head with a tattoo behind her ear (right side), naturally black hair, usually dyed red. brown eyes, hair usually up in a messy braided bun. Has a bad left leg—especially her hip.

Quote: “You can’t kill hope, you bastard”

the inside of a manilla folder showing a paper with a sticky note and a photos paper clipped/binder clipped to the page:
the sicky note reads: Name: Boots
Pronouns: He/him
Disabilities: ADHD and lower limb amputee
The photo shows a young man with brown hair wearing a jacket in front of a rainbow flag in an illustrated pic crew
The main text reads: You might think the code name Boots came because of the leg brace on one leg and the prosthetic foot on the other, but the nickname actually came before either of those things. No, the true story is, he once lost both his boots on a mission and had to run home barefoot and no one let him live it down. He's a college student and a little more aloof, a little more serious, but he can nail a punch line as well as the rest of them.

An underline under the story of losing his boots leads to a note in boots's handwriting that reads: Really guys? We put this in my file??
then, in phoenix's handwriting: Ha...yeah. I did that

the inside of a manilla folder showing a paper with a sticky note and a photos paper clipped/binder clipped to the page:
the sicky note reads: Name: Riggs
Pronouns: Any (slight preference for she/her)
Disabilities: ADHD and undiagnosed chronic pain, likely autoimmune
the photo is a pic crew illustration of a nonbinary individual with short ginger hair under a beanie in front of the nonbinary flag.
The main paper reads: a tech prodigy, especially mechanics, but is motivated by trying to be a better hacker than her older brother, Milo (not on this crew) (he'd never admit it, but she already is).

in rigg's handwriting, You couldn’t misgender me if you tried
in boots's handwriting "okay buddy"
in rigg's handwriting: never mind. apparently Boots figured out how

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

The ebook for Why Aren't You Dead Yet? is up on B&N for the preorder sale! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/why-arent-...

A barnes & noble screenshot with the green and purple cover for Why Aren't You Dead Yet? with text and buttons to the side that read: Why Aren't You Dead Yet?: A Disability In Dystopia Anthology
By Ella T. Holmes (Editor), Ella T. Holmes (Compiler)

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

What’s more unhinged than your editor’s cat, named cheese, ALLEGEDLY leaving her own edits to the first print round of your debut…and then you accidentally build a cult for cheese and she’s now gone viral 3x and technically also won an award as my co-author?? #unhingedPit #YA #P #F #CheeseTheCat

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

#unhingedPit #YA #F #P Child of the Dragon is available now online wherever books are sold! Check it out if you like: 😌bunch of self-sacrificing losers 😭Who did this to you but platonic 😤Angsty face washing bathroom scene but it’s the FMC 🦝3 raccoons in a trench coat but more nefarious

an aroaceflag background with character art of a teen girl with blonde hair. One is in a more serious style, she looks somber, and she's holding aloft yellow magic. The other is comical chibi emote art and she looks mischievous and is holding a knife.
There is a label at the top that reads "Kat"
The textposts read:
1) The secret is out. Aces are actually.... majestic dragons.
You fool....you absolute fool... this was a secret for a reason.
2) ask reads: What state do you live in?
answer: constant stress

a background of cinnamon rolls. There's a label at the top that reads "aaron," beneath it. There is character art of a teen boy with blonde hair. One is a more serious style, he looks slightly concerned and has a lacrosse stick from his backpack. The other is a chibi emote art of him waving and smiling. The textposts read:
1) normalize being out of the loop...like what is even going on lol
2) This wouldn't happen to me if I were a huge dragon

A red dragon scale background with a label at the top that reads "coleman" over two text posts and character art of a teen boy with red hair. One is more serious and he is holding up a blue flame of magic. The other is a silly chibi emote style and he is in the "fire elmo" meme pose with arms raised in front of fire
the textposts read
1. There is a fine line between being sassy and being an asshole and I cross that line everyday
2. "I'm the main character" girl you're the unreliable narrator

A bisexual pride flag background with a label that reads "jason" with 2 textposts and character art of a teen boy with long, dark hair and light brown skin. One is more serious and he is wearing a jacket over a hoodie and holding a sword. The other is silly chibi art of him looking unfazed wearing sunglasses that are relfecting fire. The text posts read:
1. It's been.... 6 minutes and 32 seconds since I last recieved any attention... its tough out here...i'm already starting to run short on supplies... i really might not make it this time....
2. I heard god is testing both of us at the same time wanna hang out?

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

it looks so FORMAL and FANCY like this, but little would you know Child of the Dragon is ACTUALLY a weird little ace dragon book 😂

A fiery background with the cover for 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) over 2 medals, one for the bookfest awards and one for readers' favorite 5 star review. text around it reads:
“A strong mix of fast-paced fantasy and emotional storytelling that kept me engaged the whole way through.”

-Miche Arendse for Readers' Favorite

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

I got my first trade review and they said the nicest things 😭😭 You can read the whole thing here readersfavorite.com/book-review/... and get yourself a copy of my award-winning small press debut about a bunch of queer dragon shifters in high school online wherever books are sold!

a maroon background with dragon heads forming the corners of a rectangular frame. the text inside reads: “Child of the Dragon by Ashley N.Y. Sheesley throws you straight into the action. It’s intense right from the start, and the writing makes everything feel very vivid and cinematic... At the same time, it balances that action with a lot of emotion, particularly through Kat’s grief, which made her journey feel more grounded and real...

a maroon background with dragon heads forming the corners of a rectangular frame. the text inside reads: “I found the characters easy to connect with . . . The plot itself kept me interested with its mix of prophecy, rebellion, and hidden agendas, and I liked that it didn’t rely too heavily on a typical “chosen one” trope. If anything, it leans more into choice and responsibility, which made the story feel more refreshing. Overall, it’s a strong mix of fast-paced fantasy and emotional storytelling that kept me engaged the whole way through.”
- Miche Arendse for Readers' Favorite, 5 star review

a maroon background with dragon heads forming the corners of a rectangular frame. Inside the frame is the cover for Child of the Dragon with text above and below that reads available now! read the whole review at the link in my bio! (and don't forget to leave your own reveiw if you've read it!)

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

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/

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

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

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

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

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

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!

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

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

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!! 😍

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.

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

3.5 weeks after release, I found a…uh…*addition* to Child of the Dragon that was not in any previous version. Now…I know a cat edit when I see one. and at first I was horrified! then I couldn’t stop laughing. And now I think it’s kinda sweet 🥺😭

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

It was recommended I post this now. While it’s fresh. Like those kitkats. Which kitkats are certainly not in my possession… #KitKat #KitKatHeist

A purple background with text that reads

Though if you are curious which crimes they HAVE committed...
Child of the Dragon is available now!

The cover for Child of the Dragon is shown: 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

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

my debut, a queer, small press ya fantasy came out earlier this month, and I'm just so proud of it. I'm never going to make lists, but I published an entire book! Little me would be so happy. I did it for her, and for the teens who would rather fight dragons (or be a dragon!) than deal with homework

A purple background with a ghostly purple fire behind the cover for 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) at the center with arrows pointing to the book. each arrow has a little trope next to it. The arrows read: shape-shifting dragons / forehead kisses / a bunch of self-sacrificing losers / swords, sorcery, & high school / ancient curse. modern setting / angst / characters with more sass than self-preservation / queer & disability rep / dead chosen one

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

I know a lot of you originally found me and started following me because of Artifice & Access, and I’m so happy so many of you decided to stick around! I’ve had a few questions about how my short story in A&A, Hope, be it Never so Faint, compares to Child of the Dragon, so I made this post!

A teal, rose-patterned background with text and the covers for Artifice & Access (The cover has the title in teal to white medieval fantasy lettering. Above the title is the subtitle "an anthology of disability in fantasy" and a red rose. Beneath it are illustrations from various stories including a large snake with a person standing on its head, a person in a wheelchair, and a person with a prosthetic leg, as well as smaller illustrations like a sword and a mushroom.) and 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) the text reads Compare and Contast. Beneath Artifice & Access it says "specifically for my story, hope, be it never so faint"

a teal, rose-colored background with text and the covers for Artifice & Access and Child of the Dragon (see first slide for full descriptons), and text that reads: Similarities
POTs and migraine rep
Sass
Bada$$ disabled heroes
Queer
Ambulatory wheelchair user
Young adult
Humor
Heart
I love them both so, so much

a teal, rose-patterned background with the cover for Artifice & Access and character art ( A stunning painting done in a medieval style of a red headed woman with a quivver on her back kneeling over a noble woman in a wheelchair. They are gazing lovingly at each other, and the noble's hand is being held to the redhead's heart. They are in a rose garden at night. Around their heads are gold halos and there are gold decorations in the top and bottom left corners.)
The text reads:
Hope, be it Never so Faint
Cozy romantasy
Sapphic & demiromantic rep
Robin Hood retelling
Grounded stakes
No explicit magic
The disability rep is a central focus of the story
Only one POV
Third person
Marian uses her wheelchair most of the time
Archery

a teal, rose-patterned background with the cover for Child of the dragon and character art (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)
The text reads:
Child of the Dragon
Contemporary fantasy
Found family
Demiromantic, asexual, gay, and bi rep
Dragons
Magic
High stakes
1st person POV
3 POVs
Coleman’s disability isn’t the main focus of the story & he only sometimes uses a wheelchair
Swords, sorcery, high school

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

i’ve been informed I need to cross post meme posts for Child of the Dragon. forgive me😔 Child of the Dragon is a queer YA contemporary fantasy with disability rep that’s kinda 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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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

I can't believe Child of the Dragon comes out tomorrow!! My little book baby will be out of my hands and into yours! I'd love to have you to my virtual launch party hosted by @harperkinsley.bsky.social Please feel free to dm me or email Harper to RSPV so the zoom link can be sent to you!!

an orange/red background with glowing yellow text that reads TOMORROW above the cover for 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)
The quote from the book reads "see you tomorrow then?"

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

2 more days until my debut comes out!! my linktree has general buy links, links to order directly from @inkedingraypress.bsky.social, and a google form to submit to if you order before April 10 (one month after release) if you want a sticker and bookmark! linktr.ee/ashley.shees...

A purple background with the cover for child of the dragon cropped into the shape of a 2 so it reads 2 days. There is a quote from the book beneath it that reads: I laughed, but when he didn’t join me, I froze. “You’re serious? She’s been a full-fledged Rhaegynne for two days, and you
already got her into a fight?”

A purple background behind the cover for 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) at the center with arrows pointing to the book. each arrow has a little trope next to it. The arrows read: shape-shifting dragons / forehead kisses / a bunch of self-sacrificing losers / swords, sorcery, & high school / ancient curse. modern setting / angst / characters with more sass than self-preservation / queer & disability rep / dead chosen one

a purple background with the cover for child of the dragon shown on a tablet, smartphone, and paperback above a yellow bar that reads Preorder Now. the text across the bottom says eBook paperback book box* *Book box exclusively from Inked in Gray Press, ebook and paperback where ever books are sold

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

I get to share two more blurbs! some of the coolest authors read my book and said nice things and I 🥹😭 Thank you @ritacoolbeans.bsky.social and @cassbeewrites.bsky.social! Child of the Dragon comes out in just over 2 weeks from @inkedingraypress.bsky.social

A plum background with filigree in the corners and text that reads: CHILD OF THE DRAGON is an exhilarating tale, jam-packed with action, the power of friendship, diverse characters you will want to fight an evil king for, and best of all, dragons. Sheesley’s magical debut has all the hallmarks of a fantasy classic.

- Rita A. Rubin, author of A Ballad for Slayers & Monsters

A maroon smoky background with a dragon frame around text that reads:
With humor and heart, CHILD OF THE DRAGON is an explosion of adventure. Between fantastical, life-or-death stakes or calculus, I—like Kat—would choose the dragons any day.

-Cass Biehn, Author of Vesuvius
March 10, 2026
Inked In Gray Press

beneath it is the cover for 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) on a torn piece of paper that says March 10, 2026 Inked in Gray Press

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

My first three author blurbs for Child of the Dragon are live with more coming! Thank you to Jelena Dunato, @ericaroseeberhart.bsky.social and @collinsauthors.bsky.social!! do yourself a favor and go check out their books!!

A purple swirly background with a blue box with text that reads
Life is hard when you need to handle homework, teenage hormones and ancient dragon overlords trying to kill you, but Kat, a young dragon shapeshifter faces it bravely. Sheesley weaves an adventurous YA fantasy, skillfully combining everyday challenges of teenage life with dangerous mystery and powerful magic.

-Jelena Dunato, author of Dark Woods, Deep Water
beneath it is the cover for 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) repeated on a tablet, smart phone, and paperback. beneath it it reads "available to preorder!"

An orange swirly background with a transparent box in the center with text that reads:
A fast-paced adventure where family secrets are exposed, a whole world emerges, and friendships are tested. The representation of disabled and queer characters is refreshing and powerful, the dialogue is fresh and believable, and the plot will keep readers hooked from start to finish. This debut promises to entertain fantasy readers and YA fans alike.

-Erica Rose Eberhart, author of The Elder Tree Trilogy

beneath it is the the cover for 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) repeated on a tablet, smart phone, and paperback. beneath it it reads "available to preorder!"

A blue smoky background with a large piece of torn paper across the center and text that reads: Equal parts perilous and tender, CHILD OF THE DRAGON unfolds with compelling human—and dragon—stakes, pieced together with all the elements you'd want in a fantasy story: rising magic, the power of friendship, and delightful humor. An evil king, shapeshifting dragons, and high school calculus offer readers adventure at a page-turning pace. Grief, growth, and legacy are interwoven among both the fantastical and a diverse cast sure to win your heart. This story is a comfort read for everyone who ever wanted to spread their wings and fly.

—Courtney Collins, co-author of the award-winning Vows & Valor Trilogy

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

I can't believe I get to be in @ellatholmes.bsky.social second disability anthology! I've been TRYING to convince them to call it 2 ARTIFICE 2 ACCESS but I think I've been overruled 😔 Artifice & Access means so so much to me, and I am so excited to be in this one too #CrippingDystopia

A kinda creepy green background with a scaloped edge like a stamp. inside the frame, it reads "My story was accepted into the Disability in Dystopia Anthology coming May 2026. or as I lik to call it 2 Artifice 2 Access. in the center, there is a stamp of a green mushroom cloud with a skull in the corner. a disability pride flag sticks out of the corner

A green and purple background with text that reads Anthology acceptance. the same stamp of a green mushroom cloud from the first slide is in the upper right corner. Underneath it says "you can look forward to short stories from the following authors! Shantell Powell, Alexis Ames, Ashley NY Sheesley Sally Sultzman, Morgan Greensmith, Gabriella Hassan, Noelle Falls, Casper E. Falls, Ellis Nye, Kara Siert, Julie March, Leigh Ann Cowan. Dysability in Dystopia Anthology coming 2026"

A kinda creepy green background with a scalped edge like a stamp. inside the stamp fram, it reads:
My short story is about a a bunch of disabled rogues causing some good trouble in a dystopian society
It’s got:
A sassy narrator
best friends to enemies
annoyance as resistance
my old nemesis . . . stairs
and a whole lot of disabled rage

a mood board with a lot of blacks and electric blues. There are 9 grids. the top left, middle-middle, and bottom right have text that across the 3 reads "It's like a game of cat and mouse we like to play in which I am the mouse--clever, slippery, and destructive."the images are:top row: box 1 (text) box 2 dark server room lit with blue lights from the server towers. box 3 a black and white flight of metal stairs.middle row: box 1 a starless night sky with blue-ish light pollution. box 2 (text), box 3 a misty view of a bunch of sky scrapers as pictured from abovebottom row: box 1 yellow eyes of a cat stare out of the darkness. Box 2 glowing blue circuit board. Box 3 (text)

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

I forgot to post it here but got my first Netgalley review the other day and the reviewer posted separately on tumblr and made FANART and I will never be normal again 🥹😭😭😭 done by @ forestcowboi on Instagram (shared with permission)

A screenshot from Tumblr that reads: I just read a book that changed my brain chemistry, so of course I had to draw fanart for it! The book in question being 'Child of the Dragon' by @chronicallydragons (seriously it's my new fave and thank you for writing it)
(also it's not any scene from the book, but a what if scenario, in which Jason procures a camera and decides to use it on Cole

A screenshot from tumblr that reads
I would die for all of them ngl, but Coleman is just sO...
*biting a chair and shaking it like a possessed dog* I'm absolutely normal about him
(but seriously it's so well written, that I felt like | was actually there and I'm so in love with this book and the characters)
#bookblr #Child of the Dragon #my artwork #fanart #I'm a changed person

An illustration of a young man with red hair and a green shirt with a dragon necklace being recorded on a camcorder in a green field with a dragon in the background

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

ack!! Child of the Dragon is finally on Netgalley!!!!!! and my publisher has their own ARC sign ups with a very limited run of physical ARCs available to request + normal eARCs if you'd rather not use Netgalley I've been so excited for this and I'm a lil emotional but also terrified out of my mind 😅

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

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

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