Ashley Capes
@ashcapes.bsky.social
Australian writer of fantasy fiction, free verse poetry, haiku and other stuff. See more at his website below: www.ashleycapes.com
Readers of the world, please don't buy my books without sampling the writing - it well may save you some disappointment, lol (That may have sounded odd, but I don't like disappointing people and you deserve to keep your money, instead of spending it on something that you don't end up enjoying :D).
I'm just gonna say: it somewhat baffles me that people who are understandably skeptical of opaque LLMs as legitimate sources of information will suddenly go full on "the computer KNOWS" when they are using opaque tools to "detect" AI. The computer does not know.
Susanna Kearsley@susannakearsley.bsky.social · 2d ago❤️ Gillian Green, publisher at Tor Bramble, told The Bookseller: “HM Wolfe has confirmed that Daggermouth was written entirely without AI. We stand behind our author, and we do not recognise third-party AI detection tools as a fair or reliable measure of authenticity when used on their own.”
NEW stretch goal: Consoles! 🎮✨🔥 With 10 days left, let's see if we can help it get there! :D ℹ️INFO: kickstarter.com/projects/rapturousstudio/robot-rhapsody/posts/4762374 #IndieGames #RPG #IndieDev #PixelArt #Cyberpunk #JRPG #TurnBasedCombat #trailertuesday #ドット絵 #ロールプレイングゲーム
Update 6: Console ports revealed! 🔥🎮 + 5th Stretch-Goal unlocked! · Robot Rhapsody
Good morning everyone! ✨We have officially 10 days remaining on the campaign! Feels surreal!The continued support has been...truly humbling, and deeply motivating for our team. 🧡😅Now, let me get to s...
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Spider-Man, in his particularly fetching black costume, chasing down the Hobgoblin, by Charles Vess, 1992.
Massive thank you to @stevewestenra.bsky.social (and the Before We Go team :D) for all the care and effort you took with the review of 'Knee-Deep in Cinders' for SPFBO - and everyone else's books, also :) Thank you so much (Also, sorry, I can't recall if I'd thanked you or not - I should have!)
This was pretty awesome - from the winter light show at the Botanical Gardens here in Melbourne (artist details): www.lightscape.com/melbourne/ar...
Just realized I never shared this here TMNT art in the style of old Bengus art (circa MvC1.) Made the Turtles, and was initially just going to add April O'Neil, ended up adding Splinter, Bebop and Rocksteady as well. I made these during a number of livestreams. Could be fun to add more.
The new He-Man film was pretty fun - shame Leto is in it, that wasn't a fun surprise. (I did really like the way the film handled the names of the characters, "Ram Man" etc, etc).
Way back in January, I finally reviewed something that I'd been meaning to write about for maybe 20 years! It was fun, and I was definitely over the top with my rating - but ratings don't mean much, and I rhapsodised about the film in general anyway, lol: thereviewheap.home.blog/2026/01/09/g...
Ghost in the Shell (1995)
After a lot of pointless back-and-forth with myself about making this review better than my usual ones, I’ve given up on placing that pressure on my own shoulders. However, in the spirit of at leas…
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here's a fun lil exercise for cis people: how many articles would a publication have to print calling for your extermination before you would expect people who care about you to stop giving them money? and how would you feel if their excuse for still supporting them is some fuckass crossword puzzle?
Okay horror authors, I'm looking to feature your books in my newsletter. For more info comment or DM. 🎃
G'day all, it's Aussie Author August... and I have a sweet swag of Australian dystopian horror and post-apocalyptic fantasy. Plenty of bogans, roos, and curse words. Grab one now, chuck a sickie, and live ya best life!
Maybe I could add "wait for it" to my mute list, and at least one variant "wait for it..."
Ten years ago, it started with a game jam. Since then, we've poured all of our love and craft into every single pixel. Now, it's finally here: a wordless point-and-click adventure in a prehistoric world full of dinosaurs. Theropods launches August 20th!🦕
My POV character (in this new book) is going to see themselves in a mirror and no-one can stop me XD
My instinct is "no" - but is there any etiquette around updating author photos? I mean, maybe it'd matter more if I were hand-selling my books more often? My hair is fairly different now, and I thought that I ought to update my author photo due to that... but I don't know if I can be bothered, lol
Elysia returns in this short 60k novel. Lured back to Titan City, can she survive the night? Reposts appreciated🙏😊 Pre-order this Amazon exclusive! Out August 7th! 🇺🇸: amazon.com/dp/B0H99J6M9Q 🇬🇧: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H99J6M9Q 🇨🇦: amazon.ca/dp/B0H99J6M9Q 🇦🇺: amazon.com.au/dp/B0H99J6M9Q
Eyvind Earle, American (1916-2000), Yorktown Branch, 1996, serigraph on paper, 102 x 51 cm, private collection
Halloween is creeping closer! "She thinks she's tracking a beast…but is the beast hunting her?" books2read.com/u/4jWDlY
Timezone depending, it's 1 August, which means "First Day Free" at AXP - plenty of free ebooks here: authorsxp.com/first-day-fr...
August
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Doing my best to actually take a break now that I'm in-between books - tinkering with an old review site, which has been fun. (Commissioning a few icons for use in the reviews, tidying up some language in the reviews, tweaking the banner, stuff that feels low-key but it still fun)
keeping an eye out for the magic as night falls art by Maggie Vandewalle
Over the years, I've discovered that I don't know how best to sell this book. Either I haven't found the right tagline, comparison, or I opened with the wrong chapter - or maybe folks are just waiting for the trilogy to be complete for giving it a go. Good news is that Book 3 is getting closer!
