Hey everyone! A combination blog post + Patreon update a little late into the beginning of August. Thank you again for supporting me and showing interest in my works.
Author: Ashe Mocaw
Writer, storyteller, fantasy lover.
Minor Rebranding
(Apologies this is late going up, I had a busy week!)
As you may have noticed, I did a little rebranding across my accounts last week. I’m very excited about this change and definitely want to tell you all a little more about my decision making and creative process, as I try and make all my headers, promo material, etc. myself.
Summer Tarot Sale
My Tarot Commissions on my Ko-fi are on sale for the summer! The solstice has come and recharged my decks, and they are ready and willing to answer all your questions.
3 Card reading: 3 Ko-fis (just $9 CAD!)
Celtic Cross Reading: 7 Ko-fis ($21 CAD)
Hit up my Guidelines post for extra information/process, as well as pictures and descriptions of each of my decks. Thanks for helping this queer witch keep themself afloat ❤
Sending magic your way,
Ashe Mocaw
We Hunt the Flame Review
People lived because she killed. People died because he lived.
To those following my Twitter, these words should be all too familiar. From the moment I discovered Hafsah Faizal’s upcoming (now published) debut, We Hunt the Flame, I was captivated. A rich, Arabian-inspired fantasy world, written by a Muslim woman? It’s everything I love about diverse books and YA, and I had to get my hands on it. I’m not much of a book reviewer, as most of my critical skills fall to the wayside as the excitement of “PLEASE read this” overcomes me, so this will likely not compare to more experienced bloggers’ words.
All the same, I have to say something beyond “PLEASE read this”. The book deserves it.
Aesthetic Boards
All my posts can be accessed a week early on Patreon for as little as $2/month. Consider supporting me there and here for the full experience.
Like many authors, my background isn’t in creative writing. I have a degree in communications and design—still storytelling, but in a different medium. When I joined Twitter and saw the aesthetic boards the community makes, I was in love so quickly. For this post, I thought I’d do a writeup on three of the boards I made for #WedWIPAesthetic. I’ll touch on my image choices, overall design, and a little about process. All of these are for my dark fantasy WIP, starring a messy man named Magnolia Ryder.
Princess Tutu & Happiness
A reminder that all my posts can be accessed a week early on Patreon for as little as $1/month!
I recently finished something like my 10th re-watch of a very good anime, “Princess Tutu”. I’ve always loved it for a number of reasons, the characters, the ballet, the music…but this time as I start my own writing career what really struck me was the ending and the themes of happiness vs suffering the story presents. This will obviously contain spoilers for the end of the series, so if you haven’t seen and wish to remain unspoiled, bookmark this for after a good marathon watch.
Prism Worldbuilding
Did you enjoy last week’s short story Prism? Interested in learning more of the development behind the series, including more info on the alien races, or perhaps the future of humanity?
$5 Patreons now have access to all this information as well as Patreon-exclusive writing tips. Check it out and consider supporting me and my future posts.
Ashe Mocaw
Short Story: Prism
Hello all! Back again with another short story, this one a dystopian Sci-Fi with aliens, chaotic neutrals, gangs, evil governments, and more.
Interested in seeing my blog posts a week before they go out here? Consider pledging to my ~Patreon~. Not only will you get early access to public blog posts, but for just $1 you’ll also get exclusive writing tips I won’t post here. Check it out!
Prism, by Ashe Mocaw
Short Story: The Goddess of Raya’s Biggest Mistake
Hello again! I’ve been submitting to magazines, and around the rejections and awaiting rejections I’ve gotten some more writing done for here, too. Please enjoy this short tale of a solider, a goddess, and the mistake that brought them together.
Artwork above was commissioned from Kami, who is a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend their services (as long as their commissions are open).
The Goddess of Raya’s Biggest Mistake, by Ashe Mocaw
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Short Story: a glimpse in time
Round 2 of Christmas gift short stories! This one is for Quynh, who I was blessed to get to meet in person this year. 2018 had ups and downs, but that was 100% an up, and I hope you can come visit again!
a glimpse in time, by Ashe Mocaw
