Finn McLellan

@saranadosfiction.com

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Disabled transmasc butch fantasy writer in this world, stabby bastards of various stripes in sundry fictional ones.

Writing LGBTQ+ gaslamp fantasy (among other things) over at https://saranadosfiction.com/

@[email protected]
(they/he)

@alextomlinson.com Oct 9, 2026, 3:30 PMReposted by @saranadosfiction.com

Flat illustration of a Mourning Dove, Blue Jay, and Chipping Sparrow each holding a fall leaf in their beak and walking in a parade-like manner. This is my US (eastern) version of last year's UK-focused illustration!

@mostlybree.kitrocha.com Oct 11, 2026, 5:30 PMReposted by @saranadosfiction.com

Also mutes take alt text into account. If you mute a word and it shows up in alt text, you won't see that post. I deeply appreciate people who use alt text!

@saranadosfiction.com Oct 11, 2026, 5:07 PM

Because a) National Coming Out Day, and b) I've already talked about this short story in response to today's AwesomeCharacters prompt about honour and oaths, re-upping a very specific snippet of Sabbat and Archer's backstory: saranadosfiction.com/2021/10/11/s...

@toadcialism.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 4:53 PMReposted by @saranadosfiction.com

What’s this? Surprise Varanid Paradise Saturday mini-drop?!

More Hallowed Moonbeam of Varanidae, and a NEW gem-like colorway?!

I’ve been extra inspired, here’s a mini drop! ❤️🦎💎

🧵 (Shop links below)

#bsnm #jewelry

Bob the Komodo dragon toy modeling a scaly black bracelet with fiery blue gem-like center and long frosted seaglass blue teeth on the sides

Hallowed Moonbeam of Varanidae scaly earrings with black beads and a fiery blue gem-like center with silver chrome croc monitor teeth on the edges

Precious Prasinus scaly earrings with black scales on the outside, gem-like teal and aqua blue centers, and color-shifting dark green and blue seed beads

Small scaly earring in my hand that is black with holographic glitter and matte silver seed beads

@girlsown.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 5:00 PMReposted by @saranadosfiction.com

Link takes you to a consent form, just need to provide an email address or phone number for them to send you the name you will record and the details of how to submit your recording on. Thank you so much ❤️

@girlsown.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 5:00 PMReposted by @saranadosfiction.com

And also help needed!
Can you record a short video of yourself saying the name of one of 397 poor men from York who went to WWI?
The School Roll of Honour they are named on has recently been restored, and we would like to remember each of them:
forms.gle/7XfhUcj46G6Z...

@saranadosfiction.com Oct 11, 2026, 4:38 PM

I think it's definitely worth offering, especially if you're worried that your site might get blocked in some countries (because, say, you use the word 'transgender' somewhere on it) - though I actually originally made the ebook drafts for a friend who can't read longform on laptop but can on kindle

@stephanieburgis.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 4:15 PMReposted by @saranadosfiction.com

Only 3 more days until A Waltz of Sinister Import arrives everywhere to complete The Supernatural Adventures of Lady & Lord Riven!

Preorder now: books2read.com/waltzSinister

Or subscribe to my Patreon as a Dragon Ruler to read it today: patreon.com/stephanieburgis

#romancelandia

The cover of A Waltz of Sinister Import, by Stephanie Burgis, shows a pair of late nineteenth-century dancing slippers hanging over the title and a bat with outstretched wings underneath the author's name. Framing the cover's text are branches with golden leaves. Above, beside, and below that cover image is this snippet of text: As he sank into his seat with rather less than his usual grace, Lord Riven knocked back a hasty sip of his glass of blood—and then winced.
“Not quite so fresh as promised?” Margaret inquired.
Strain tightened his expression as he closed his eyes against her. “It...is as fresh as could be hoped when served in this way. It only suffers by comparison.”
...Comparison to her, he meant. The warmth in Margaret’s stomach gave an answering throb at that, and she ran her tongue over her upper lip. Having published an internationally renowned article on the physical effects of a lover’s vampiric bite, she knew exactly how marvelous that would feel.
Their curtains were so very tightly closed...

@adorkastock.com Oct 11, 2026, 4:03 PMReposted by @saranadosfiction.com

Rabies pack: A dramatic re-enactment of one woman's desire to save a cute bat that ended up costing her thousands. Get it on Ko-fi now for $5+: ko-fi.com/s/a79f0c0fde

*Disclaimer: if you think you've been exposed, get the shots. Rabies is 100% fatal once symptoms start!*

#Pose #PoseRef

Majority orange graphic that reads "Pack alert! Rabies pack. 35 images helps Sarah pay off her rabies shots $5+ ko-fi.com/adorkastock" featuring a white woman wearing bat wings and showing teeth/hissing.

@illustratedjai.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 4:03 PMReposted by @saranadosfiction.com

And finally, we closed out #fantasycon with a panel about food. (Hi @idakeogh.bsky.social !)

A photograph of four pencil sketch busts. On the top left is a light skinned person with long dark hair wearing lobster shaped earrings. They are labelled Ida Keogh. On the top right is a light skinned person with wispy shoulder length dark hair, labelled Sophie Jarrell. On the bottom left is a light skinned person with short dark hair and a goatee, labelled Oliver Gertlach. On the bottom right is a light skinned person wearing a dark fedora. They have long curly light coloured hair and are wearing glasses. They are labelled Fiona Moore.

@drnwillburger.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 8:01 AMReposted by @saranadosfiction.com

We all need a timeline cleanse, so here is the most adorable #chess piece ever!

A knight, made of antler. Dating 11/12th century.

Found at the Burgstein, Lichtenstein-Holzelfingen.

📷️ me

A carved chess piece representing a knight, depicted in an abstract, stylized form with a triangular head, amd wide circular eyes,. The figure has a hunched, cylindrical body and is displayed on a dark surface with an other game pieces and a die nearby.

@illustratedjai.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 12:53 PMReposted by @saranadosfiction.com

"He looks like a hot alien snake." - @clhellisen.com on the "Creating Likeable Unlikeable Characters" panel at #fantasycon.

@illustratedjai.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 3:45 PMReposted by @saranadosfiction.com

Next up at #fantasycon was a panel about realistic injury in SFFH.

A photograph of four pencil sketch busts. On the top left is a light skinned person with dark thinning hair. They are labelled DA Lascelles. On the top right is a light skinned person with short dark hair a goatee, wearing glasses. They are labelled Steve Toase. On the bottom left is a light skinned person with long dark hair pulled back in a high ponytail. They are labelled Amy Jane Stewart. On the bottom right is a light skinned person with short light hair. They have a fairly square face and are labelled Ramsey Campbell.

@illustratedjai.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 3:36 PMReposted by @saranadosfiction.com

After that, we went to a panel on likeable unlikable characters. (Where we got to see @trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com and @clhellisen.com !)

A photograph of a page of five pencil sketch busts. On the top left is a light skinned person. With short wispy hair, wearing glasses. They are labelled Trudie Skies. On the top right is a light skinned person with short, thick, wavy hair. They are wearing glasses and they are labelled CL Hellisen. On the middle left is a light skinned person with short dark hair and a faint beard, wearing glasses. They are labelled Justin Lee Anderson. On the middle right, is a light skinned person with long straight dark hair, labelled Shauna Lawless. On the bottom is a light skinned person with dark hair cut in a bob with long bangs, labelled Sarah J Daley.

@illustratedjai.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 3:30 PMReposted by @saranadosfiction.com

Next up at #fantasycon, we went to a panel on underused biomes.

A photograph of a page of five pencil sketch busts. On the top left is a light skinned person with short light hair and a tidy beard. They are wearing glasses and are labelled Robin CM Duncan. On the top right is a light skinned person with long dark hair that is draped over their shoulders. They are labelled Shannon K English. In the centre of the page is a light skinned person with short wavy dark hair. They are wearing glasses and smiling widely, and they are labelled Emma L Adams. On the bottom right is a light skinned man with dark hair and a beard. He is wearing glasses and is labelled Tej Turner. On the bottom right is a light skinned person with thinning light hair. They have a fairly square face and are labelled Carl Bayley.

@illustratedjai.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 3:25 PMReposted by @saranadosfiction.com

#fantasycon started early today for the Art on Commission panel - the audience only *just* outnumbered the panel!

A photograph of four pencil sketch busts. The top left is a light skinned person with short dark hair and large glasses. They are labelled Simon McCall. The top right is a dark skinned person with ear-length dreadlocks. They are smiling widely and are labelled Chris Baker (Fangorn). The bottom left is a light skinned person with light hair in a bob. They are wearing glasses and labelled Margaret Walty. The bottom right is a light skinned person with long hair swept back from their face and draped over one shoulder. They are wearing glasses and are labelled Sophie Jonas-Hill. There is a note in the bottom corner of the page that reads "association of illustrators - licensing."

@saranadosfiction.com Oct 11, 2026, 6:08 AMReposted by @saranadosfiction.com

#AwesomeCharacters (Breaking the rules, on the other hand, depends very heavily on whose rules we're talking about - if it's the law, then all of them barring Fest have very much broken that several times over. If it's certain cultural/species taboos, on the other hand, then... well, spoilers.)

@saranadosfiction.com Oct 11, 2026, 6:08 AMReposted by @saranadosfiction.com

#AwesomeCharacters So for this crew this one very much comes from cultural stuff - oaths are *massively* important in Sacaask culture, so all of them would generally land very heavily on the honour side of the equation there (possibly surprisingly, this very much includes Sabbat).

@eliseswords.eurosky.social Oct 11, 2026, 3:21 PMReposted by @saranadosfiction.com

Let me know if you're in the above regions/ are the above authors and would like me to DM you a sign up form!

@eliseswords.eurosky.social Oct 11, 2026, 9:52 AMReposted by @saranadosfiction.com

Indie Author note: Still Open To Submissions from Authors Selling Direct in; -Asia-Pacific (New Zealand, Australia, Pasifika Islands & Asia) -Africa -Central & South America -Europe And to (irrespective of region) -First Nations authors -Black authors Canada: room for 1 more author US: Closed

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