Finn McLellan
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Finn McLellan
@saranadosfiction.com
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]
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Ahoy!

I'm Finn, and I'm a disabled queer transmasc butch SFF writer.

My main project is an ongoing queer Gothic gaslamp fantasy serial called Argentum in Aqua, which you can read for free over on my site ( saranadosfiction.com/2023/12/11/a... ) or pick up in ebook form ( finn-mclellan.itch.io )
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Early Arthropods

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January 28, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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I've heard of meeting your audience where they are, but uploading an entire anime series as a single 10-hour-long video to a Youtube channel named "Anime Manga Official" is a level of bootleg I would expect from Tokyopop
Kodansha announced they released all 26 episodes of Mushishi Season 1 to watch for free on their Youtube Channel

(Availability limited to English Speaking Countries)

English Sub
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvsA...

English Dub
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXpg...
January 28, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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my only notes to people under 30: your 30s aren't for ditching fandom, they're for re-evaluating all the "cringe" stuff you liked as a teenager through the lens of someone who can appreciate it fully, going, "that owned, actually," and becoming even more unhinged about it. please look forward to it.
January 28, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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Fucken typos galore there. Useless fingers. BLACK HACK ffs.
January 28, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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Incidentally it was one if Chris' dives - a read through of Vlsck Hack - that got me interested in OSR-adjacent games which has been grand. Plus their adventures are always full of cool stuff which is why I shamelessly shill their work.
Hello. It's my final week as a full time game designer, and as if to underline why I can't do this anymore, I currently can't afford to cover my bills at the end of the month.

All of my work on itch is on sale. Tell your friends, buy something, thank you very much.

itch.io/s/179351/jan...
January
A bundle by Chris Bissette, £150.00 for 60 games
itch.io
January 28, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Once again, turns out that 'I feel generally hackles-up and frustrated for no apparent reason' is actually 'I am in a fairly significant amount of pain' by way of said hackles-up and frustration being massively reduced by taking the decent painkillers.

You'd think I'd recognise it by now, but no.
January 28, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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EXTREMELY IMPORTANT:

If you receive a marketing pitch from "Smart Bitches Strategic Partnerships," IT IS NOT US.

Big thanks to the Cold War historian who forwarded me the scam email he received.

AGAIN: NOT US.
January 28, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I'm sorry, but the reaction to Brianna Ghey being murdered by people she knew offline *because she was transgender* becoming 'we should stop teenagers from being on social media' rather than 'we should deal with the recent horrifying rise of transphobia in the UK' is unbelievably fucking bullshit.
January 28, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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Anyone wanna add a cool lanyard to their pledge!? 👀✨️👁
Since everything funded in the first 24hrs I've also added some colourful matching lanyards to the add-ons for the campaign! 😁✨️👁
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...
#artShop #WarpedOcean #Pintopia #Backerkit
January 28, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Any 'guidance' that says trans people aren't allowed to use bathrooms and changing rooms we've been using for decades because a small group of bigots don't like us being there won't be worth the paper it's written on, no matter how 'constructive' the conversations that lead to it.
January 28, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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We have blasted past all of our stretch goals, unlocked a new pin, and are just over $400 from unlocking 2 new colorways for the "cisn't" pins! We've got 15 days left to go and Spider has cooked up exciting new stretch goals for us. :]

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/n...
Survival By Snark & Sincerity: Shiny Things In Dark Times
Survival By Snark & Sincerity is a collection of pins for people who know we're Going Through Some Sh*t, and the only way we survive is by laughing about it all.
www.backerkit.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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We're hiring!

Join our team on a project to share stories from our rural film archives with different audiences.

Find out more and apply today:

jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Engagement Officer (BFI Project) :London Road Reading, UK
Part Time / Fixed Term till 30th October 2026
jobs.reading.ac.uk
January 28, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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A lot has happened recently on the EHRC’s proposed bathroom ban but they're still trying to exclude trans people from public life. The EHRC aren’t changing course, and we have to keep the pressure up.

Write to your MP: tinyurl.com/scrap-the-ba...

#ScraptheBathroomBan #EHRC #TransRights
January 28, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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I wrote a thing about short stories, why they get rejected, and what you can apply to your own work.

clhellisen.beehiiv.com/p/a-view-fro...
A View from the Slush
clhellisen.beehiiv.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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JOB ALERT: Lead Curator, Modern Archives & Manuscripts (1601-1800) at The British Library - closing date: 18th Feb

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQH179/l...
Lead Curator: Modern Archives & Manuscripts (1601 – 1800) at British Library
Explore an exciting academic career as a Lead Curator: Modern Archives & Manuscripts (1601 – 1800). Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.
www.jobs.ac.uk
January 28, 2026 at 12:15 PM
I'm really enjoying the 1 like = 1 random line thing, both because it means I get to see a whole spread of stuff from folks I follow and also because it means I get to go digging in my WIP folder and reminding myself that some of what's in there is actually decent.
January 28, 2026 at 11:36 AM
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Two fully funded studentships at Manchester to support research in queer and trans healthcare and creativity www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Queer and Trans Healthcare and Creativity studentships | Faculty of Humanities | The University of Manchester
Explore Queer and Trans Healthcare and Creativity studentships at The University of Manchester, supporting inclusive postgraduate research funding options.
www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk
January 28, 2026 at 7:52 AM
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Read on for a round-up of my writing this month, the WIPs I've been working on, and my published works! #IndieAuthors #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

https://cmrosens.com/2026/01/28/january-2026-writing-round-up/
January 28, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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I have a book coming out tomorrow. With everything that's happened, I haven't really had the spoons to promote it, but I'm so proud of it, and so far the response from ARC readers has been overwhelmingly positive.

Pre-orders available here: mybook.to/datw
January 26, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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Re-upping this article in the Guardian Oz, about my research into the extreme harm being caused by Wes Streeting's puberty-blocker ban.

UK mainstream media has collectively ignored my research (as I expected) but not the Guardian Australia.

Needless the UK and US Guardian's didn't share it.
Puberty blocker bans in Queensland and NZ risk extreme harm to trans youth, UK expert warns
Sociologist who surveyed effect of 2024 UK ban says denial of gender-affirming care has left trans and non-binary children in ‘abject misery and severe distress’
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:31 AM
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Considering that a driving force behind the Aussie social media ban is Melinda Tankard Reist, co-founder of Collective Shout, whose other co-founder cofounded Spinafex Press, which published Sex Matters Fiona Macena's pro-TERF propaganda 'TERF Island,'👇👇 makes perfect sense.
(Sources for above in👇)
January 28, 2026 at 9:05 AM
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I mean, a lot of this is quite directly a moral panic about social media apparently turning teenagers trans, if you dig into who's funding this push and what they're like.
Not the last word on teens and social media, but massively more rigorous than the sloppy work Jonathan Haidt has peddled. No one should ever listen to him on anything, let alone base legislation on his claims.
Social media time does not increase teenagers’ mental health problems – study
Research finds no evidence heavier social media use or more gaming increases symptoms of anxiety or depression
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:04 AM
#WIPSnips | procrastinate

That I don't have, but 'put off' I do - into the climax of Silver in the Ashes, and Mortimer and Viola realising that, right now, everything's up to them. No pressure, then.

( saranadosfiction.com/2025/02/15/s... )
January 28, 2026 at 8:43 AM
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It's Widdershins Wednesday! The dramatic pose can sometimes become an issue. www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/januar... #webcomics #comics
January 28, 2026 at 8:38 AM
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THE REANIMATOR'S FATE (TRM #4) is coming January 29th! 2 MORE DAYS to preorder your copy for:
📚A conspiracy to undermine the Society
📚A cursed book
📚Felipe battling his demons
📚Oliver truly embracing who he is
📚And a way for them to save their community
books2read.com/trm4
Paperbacks available now!
January 27, 2026 at 4:49 PM