Blaine D. Arden
@blainedarden.com
enby/ace | Mx/she/ey/em
Author of Queer Romantic SFF who sings eir way through life in platform boots.
Tech Prince Troubles OUT NOW!! 👽☕
https://go.blainedarden.com/tech-troubles
Author of Queer Romantic SFF who sings eir way through life in platform boots.
Tech Prince Troubles OUT NOW!! 👽☕
https://go.blainedarden.com/tech-troubles
💙 Love is… stealing glances when he's not looking. 👀✏️
Runaway Prince 💙 Single Dad
Quiet, Please 💜 Thrives on Chaos
Sketches Birds 🤎 Paddles Rivers
Tech Mage 🖤 Espresso Wizard
go.blainedarden.com/tech-troubles
Your next magical MM romance is just a cup away.
Runaway Prince 💙 Single Dad
Quiet, Please 💜 Thrives on Chaos
Sketches Birds 🤎 Paddles Rivers
Tech Mage 🖤 Espresso Wizard
go.blainedarden.com/tech-troubles
Your next magical MM romance is just a cup away.
September 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM
💙 Love is… stealing glances when he's not looking. 👀✏️
Runaway Prince 💙 Single Dad
Quiet, Please 💜 Thrives on Chaos
Sketches Birds 🤎 Paddles Rivers
Tech Mage 🖤 Espresso Wizard
go.blainedarden.com/tech-troubles
Your next magical MM romance is just a cup away.
Runaway Prince 💙 Single Dad
Quiet, Please 💜 Thrives on Chaos
Sketches Birds 🤎 Paddles Rivers
Tech Mage 🖤 Espresso Wizard
go.blainedarden.com/tech-troubles
Your next magical MM romance is just a cup away.
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Happy Bisexual Awareness week!
The Bi+ umbrella includes anyone who is attracted to more than one gender. This includes people who identify as bisexual, pansexual, omnisexual, polysexual, queer, and sexually fluid.
Did you know that B+ people make up over 50% of people in the LGBTQIA+ community?
The Bi+ umbrella includes anyone who is attracted to more than one gender. This includes people who identify as bisexual, pansexual, omnisexual, polysexual, queer, and sexually fluid.
Did you know that B+ people make up over 50% of people in the LGBTQIA+ community?
September 16, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Happy Bisexual Awareness week!
The Bi+ umbrella includes anyone who is attracted to more than one gender. This includes people who identify as bisexual, pansexual, omnisexual, polysexual, queer, and sexually fluid.
Did you know that B+ people make up over 50% of people in the LGBTQIA+ community?
The Bi+ umbrella includes anyone who is attracted to more than one gender. This includes people who identify as bisexual, pansexual, omnisexual, polysexual, queer, and sexually fluid.
Did you know that B+ people make up over 50% of people in the LGBTQIA+ community?
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Goblin adventurers. One's a trans girl working to be the greatest goblin sorceress ever. The other is her half orc cousin, who likes punching things and kissing women.
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September 16, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Goblin adventurers. One's a trans girl working to be the greatest goblin sorceress ever. The other is her half orc cousin, who likes punching things and kissing women.
beedok.itch.io/illyxa-and-g...
www.amazon.com/Illyxa-Gragy...
www.patreon.com/posts/illyxa...
beedok.itch.io/illyxa-and-g...
www.amazon.com/Illyxa-Gragy...
www.patreon.com/posts/illyxa...
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I'm on a plane about to take off, but...
The Goodreads giveaway for Checking Out the Librarian ends today, and the book is live in Kindle on Friday!
Sign up for the giveaway at this link, or go to Goodreads giveaway page and sort by LGBTQ+ and "ending soon".
www.goodreads.com/book/show/25...
The Goodreads giveaway for Checking Out the Librarian ends today, and the book is live in Kindle on Friday!
Sign up for the giveaway at this link, or go to Goodreads giveaway page and sort by LGBTQ+ and "ending soon".
www.goodreads.com/book/show/25...
September 16, 2026 at 3:53 PM
I'm on a plane about to take off, but...
The Goodreads giveaway for Checking Out the Librarian ends today, and the book is live in Kindle on Friday!
Sign up for the giveaway at this link, or go to Goodreads giveaway page and sort by LGBTQ+ and "ending soon".
www.goodreads.com/book/show/25...
The Goodreads giveaway for Checking Out the Librarian ends today, and the book is live in Kindle on Friday!
Sign up for the giveaway at this link, or go to Goodreads giveaway page and sort by LGBTQ+ and "ending soon".
www.goodreads.com/book/show/25...
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I once killed a man, but that’s not where this story starts.
It begins at the house that I want to die in.
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Radio Silence, a 1940s m/m historical romance, arrives October 6, 2026.
www.smashwords.com/books/view/2...
It begins at the house that I want to die in.
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Radio Silence, a 1940s m/m historical romance, arrives October 6, 2026.
www.smashwords.com/books/view/2...
September 16, 2026 at 4:10 PM
I once killed a man, but that’s not where this story starts.
It begins at the house that I want to die in.
---
Radio Silence, a 1940s m/m historical romance, arrives October 6, 2026.
www.smashwords.com/books/view/2...
It begins at the house that I want to die in.
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Radio Silence, a 1940s m/m historical romance, arrives October 6, 2026.
www.smashwords.com/books/view/2...
Some single dads are grumpy, some are soft, and some are absolutely not ready to date again.
MM Romance with guaranteed HEAs!
Here's a whole shelf of them:
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MM Romance with guaranteed HEAs!
Here's a whole shelf of them:
books.blainedarden.com/mmsingledadb...
September 16, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Some single dads are grumpy, some are soft, and some are absolutely not ready to date again.
MM Romance with guaranteed HEAs!
Here's a whole shelf of them:
books.blainedarden.com/mmsingledadb...
MM Romance with guaranteed HEAs!
Here's a whole shelf of them:
books.blainedarden.com/mmsingledadb...
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There still really isn’t a cohesive body of work that speaks rigorously to the oppression of trans men and that frankly really bothers me.
I wish I were in a position to help change that.
I wish I were in a position to help change that.
September 16, 2026 at 7:44 AM
There still really isn’t a cohesive body of work that speaks rigorously to the oppression of trans men and that frankly really bothers me.
I wish I were in a position to help change that.
I wish I were in a position to help change that.
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An excellent idea. We used ours just once when I was a kid, but it allowed me to get picked up from school when my parents were at the emergency vet with my cat.
In the age of scams, it makes even more sense.
In the age of scams, it makes even more sense.
btw, if you don't have a family password set up, you should do so in person and away from your devices.
it may sound paranoid, but scammers are doing deep fake phone calls. you'll get a phone call from your partner or child about how they're in jail and need bail money.
You need a password.
it may sound paranoid, but scammers are doing deep fake phone calls. you'll get a phone call from your partner or child about how they're in jail and need bail money.
You need a password.
September 15, 2026 at 5:40 PM
An excellent idea. We used ours just once when I was a kid, but it allowed me to get picked up from school when my parents were at the emergency vet with my cat.
In the age of scams, it makes even more sense.
In the age of scams, it makes even more sense.
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The time is NOW, friends. The 2027 Lambda Literary Awards season is officially open. ✨
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#lammys2027
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#lammys2027
September 14, 2026 at 8:53 PM
The time is NOW, friends. The 2027 Lambda Literary Awards season is officially open. ✨
lambdaliteraryawards.submittable.com/submit
#lammys2027
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#lammys2027
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(also if you're a Reacher fan due to him being a tall Women Respecter who executes bad guys without hesitation or remorse, Campbell, the love interest of the series below, is like that but without a gender - just saying
If you're looking for a read for Sapphic September AND Bisexual Visibility month, I have six books that overlap with both!
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📸 www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCQLB1W3
🦌 riengray.itch.io/a-strip-of-v...
September 14, 2026 at 8:35 PM
(also if you're a Reacher fan due to him being a tall Women Respecter who executes bad guys without hesitation or remorse, Campbell, the love interest of the series below, is like that but without a gender - just saying
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'In Love and War - The first Lotus Knights' is out! Our most ambitious novel yet, and we couldn't be happier to share this with you. 🥰
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#QueerSFF #SpaceOpera #ScienceFictionRomance #MMMRomance #LGBTQBooks #PolyamorousRomance
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#QueerSFF #SpaceOpera #ScienceFictionRomance #MMMRomance #LGBTQBooks #PolyamorousRomance
Available now at your favorite digital store!
In Love and War - The First Lotus Knights by Beryll Brackhaus, Osiris Brackhaus
books2read.com
September 14, 2026 at 5:36 PM
'In Love and War - The first Lotus Knights' is out! Our most ambitious novel yet, and we couldn't be happier to share this with you. 🥰
books2read.com/In-Love-And-...
#QueerSFF #SpaceOpera #ScienceFictionRomance #MMMRomance #LGBTQBooks #PolyamorousRomance
books2read.com/In-Love-And-...
#QueerSFF #SpaceOpera #ScienceFictionRomance #MMMRomance #LGBTQBooks #PolyamorousRomance
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Trans people are not the cause of any of your problems, and only assheads want you to believe they are.
September 13, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Trans people are not the cause of any of your problems, and only assheads want you to believe they are.
Love single dads?
MM Romance with guaranteed HEAs!
Here's a whole shelf of them:
books.blainedarden.com/mmsingledadb...
MM Romance with guaranteed HEAs!
Here's a whole shelf of them:
books.blainedarden.com/mmsingledadb...
September 13, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Love single dads?
MM Romance with guaranteed HEAs!
Here's a whole shelf of them:
books.blainedarden.com/mmsingledadb...
MM Romance with guaranteed HEAs!
Here's a whole shelf of them:
books.blainedarden.com/mmsingledadb...
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Again, wouldn't it be great if we just left trans people the fuck alone?
September 12, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Again, wouldn't it be great if we just left trans people the fuck alone?
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This is why jams are good for your art! This is why 5 page comics are good for comics! This is why short stories are good! Not just because short things inherently rule but also because they teach you A LOT.
Anyways, join my jam, you still have a month and a half: itch.io/jam/the-tran...
Anyways, join my jam, you still have a month and a half: itch.io/jam/the-tran...
The Transhet Jam #2
A game jam from 2026-08-01 to 2026-11-05 hosted by DarkChibiShadow & Blushinmoon. 🔞 This jam is for mature audiences only. Projects may contain adult content. 🔞 The goal: create a transhet romance (or...
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September 11, 2026 at 9:34 PM
This is why jams are good for your art! This is why 5 page comics are good for comics! This is why short stories are good! Not just because short things inherently rule but also because they teach you A LOT.
Anyways, join my jam, you still have a month and a half: itch.io/jam/the-tran...
Anyways, join my jam, you still have a month and a half: itch.io/jam/the-tran...
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I have just signed the contract for Spoon Knife 11 with @autonomouspress.bsky.social
So excited that my little story about a gender fluid person living with dementia has found a loving home XXX
#AutonomousPress
#GenderFluidArt
#QueerArt
#MyArt
So excited that my little story about a gender fluid person living with dementia has found a loving home XXX
#AutonomousPress
#GenderFluidArt
#QueerArt
#MyArt
Sassy Dance Move in Heels
ALT: Sassy Dance Move in Heels
static.klipy.com
September 6, 2026 at 6:51 AM
I have just signed the contract for Spoon Knife 11 with @autonomouspress.bsky.social
So excited that my little story about a gender fluid person living with dementia has found a loving home XXX
#AutonomousPress
#GenderFluidArt
#QueerArt
#MyArt
So excited that my little story about a gender fluid person living with dementia has found a loving home XXX
#AutonomousPress
#GenderFluidArt
#QueerArt
#MyArt
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It absolutely feels like authors are the people in this process everyone wants to steal from, which is hilarious given we are largely the people with the least money.
September 6, 2026 at 7:11 AM
It absolutely feels like authors are the people in this process everyone wants to steal from, which is hilarious given we are largely the people with the least money.
Meet Adri and Sam
Runaway Prince 💙 Single Dad
Quiet, Please 💜 Thrives on Chaos
Sketches Birds 🤎 Paddles Rivers
Tech Mage 🖤 Espresso Wizard
☕ Love is… a flawless espresso shot.
Except when love is… badly charred toast. 🔥🍞
go.blainedarden.com/tech-troubles
Runaway Prince 💙 Single Dad
Quiet, Please 💜 Thrives on Chaos
Sketches Birds 🤎 Paddles Rivers
Tech Mage 🖤 Espresso Wizard
☕ Love is… a flawless espresso shot.
Except when love is… badly charred toast. 🔥🍞
go.blainedarden.com/tech-troubles
September 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Meet Adri and Sam
Runaway Prince 💙 Single Dad
Quiet, Please 💜 Thrives on Chaos
Sketches Birds 🤎 Paddles Rivers
Tech Mage 🖤 Espresso Wizard
☕ Love is… a flawless espresso shot.
Except when love is… badly charred toast. 🔥🍞
go.blainedarden.com/tech-troubles
Runaway Prince 💙 Single Dad
Quiet, Please 💜 Thrives on Chaos
Sketches Birds 🤎 Paddles Rivers
Tech Mage 🖤 Espresso Wizard
☕ Love is… a flawless espresso shot.
Except when love is… badly charred toast. 🔥🍞
go.blainedarden.com/tech-troubles
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If you are agented by:
The Wylie Agency, Malatesta Literary Agency, L. Perkins Agency, Global Lion Intellectual Property (formerly PMA Literary), Jeanne Fredericks Literary Agency, Sanford J. Greenburger, Dystel Goderich & Bourret, Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency
...read this and consider hard.
The Wylie Agency, Malatesta Literary Agency, L. Perkins Agency, Global Lion Intellectual Property (formerly PMA Literary), Jeanne Fredericks Literary Agency, Sanford J. Greenburger, Dystel Goderich & Bourret, Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency
...read this and consider hard.
My post from earlier today about the craziness around Anthropic claim notices, updated with both of the notices writers are receiving, and a list of literary agents who are trying to claim a share of payouts writerbeware.blog/2026/09/04/a...
Anthropic Copyright Settlement: Publishers Are Making Incorrect Claims on Authors' Payouts - Writer Beware
This week, many authors who are part of the Anthropic copyright class action settlement began receiving notices like these: The one on the right invites authors to review and confirm their claims: jus...
writerbeware.blog
September 5, 2026 at 9:14 AM
If you are agented by:
The Wylie Agency, Malatesta Literary Agency, L. Perkins Agency, Global Lion Intellectual Property (formerly PMA Literary), Jeanne Fredericks Literary Agency, Sanford J. Greenburger, Dystel Goderich & Bourret, Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency
...read this and consider hard.
The Wylie Agency, Malatesta Literary Agency, L. Perkins Agency, Global Lion Intellectual Property (formerly PMA Literary), Jeanne Fredericks Literary Agency, Sanford J. Greenburger, Dystel Goderich & Bourret, Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency
...read this and consider hard.
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Aussie, Kiwi & Asia-Pacific Authors Who Sell Direct,
(Itch/ Kofi/Payhip/your site)
I'm organising a Books Direct From Asia-Pacific Authors blog post
Open to: All Genres (we're SFF so far)
That're: Queer Normative (don't assume everyone's cis-het) With: some LGBTQIA+ rep
Bonus: BIPOC/Disability rep
(Itch/ Kofi/Payhip/your site)
I'm organising a Books Direct From Asia-Pacific Authors blog post
Open to: All Genres (we're SFF so far)
That're: Queer Normative (don't assume everyone's cis-het) With: some LGBTQIA+ rep
Bonus: BIPOC/Disability rep
September 1, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Aussie, Kiwi & Asia-Pacific Authors Who Sell Direct,
(Itch/ Kofi/Payhip/your site)
I'm organising a Books Direct From Asia-Pacific Authors blog post
Open to: All Genres (we're SFF so far)
That're: Queer Normative (don't assume everyone's cis-het) With: some LGBTQIA+ rep
Bonus: BIPOC/Disability rep
(Itch/ Kofi/Payhip/your site)
I'm organising a Books Direct From Asia-Pacific Authors blog post
Open to: All Genres (we're SFF so far)
That're: Queer Normative (don't assume everyone's cis-het) With: some LGBTQIA+ rep
Bonus: BIPOC/Disability rep
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Running a jam is truly quite easier. Way easier than running a bundle and running a bundle is also pretty easy. This stuff requires, yes, some planning, but a lot of it is winding it up and letting it spin. Read this if you're curious about the process!
A little Queer Wrongs Jam postmortem. How easy it is to run a jam, how it was not primarily a response to the censorship you're thinking of, and how I embraced love for the internet again.
caedestyles.wordpress.com/2026/09/02/h...
caedestyles.wordpress.com/2026/09/02/h...
September 2, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Running a jam is truly quite easier. Way easier than running a bundle and running a bundle is also pretty easy. This stuff requires, yes, some planning, but a lot of it is winding it up and letting it spin. Read this if you're curious about the process!
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Sapphic Treats: character-driven erotic shorts by Victoria Janssen, collected from anthologies including Best Lesbian Erotica; Thunder of War, Lightning of Desire; & Lipstick on Her Collar. 💙📚 🌈📚🪐 #contemporary #historical #sciencefiction #fantasy #sapphicseptember
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September 2, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Sapphic Treats: character-driven erotic shorts by Victoria Janssen, collected from anthologies including Best Lesbian Erotica; Thunder of War, Lightning of Desire; & Lipstick on Her Collar. 💙📚 🌈📚🪐 #contemporary #historical #sciencefiction #fantasy #sapphicseptember
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books2read.com/rl/bedtimestories
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I'm a part of a new project, and we are currently open to submissions. Poetry and short stories for now, but who knows, maybe novels one day?
jacksonfletcherpublishing.com
jacksonfletcherpublishing.com
September 2, 2026 at 5:09 PM
I'm a part of a new project, and we are currently open to submissions. Poetry and short stories for now, but who knows, maybe novels one day?
jacksonfletcherpublishing.com
jacksonfletcherpublishing.com
What happens when a single dad barista who thrives on chaos meets a runaway prince looking for some much-needed quiet?
Find out in my new M/M Urban Fantasy Romance 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀.
go.blainedarden.com/tech-troubles
Chibis created by the wonderfully talented Rhys Everly-Lawless
Find out in my new M/M Urban Fantasy Romance 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀.
go.blainedarden.com/tech-troubles
Chibis created by the wonderfully talented Rhys Everly-Lawless
September 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
What happens when a single dad barista who thrives on chaos meets a runaway prince looking for some much-needed quiet?
Find out in my new M/M Urban Fantasy Romance 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀.
go.blainedarden.com/tech-troubles
Chibis created by the wonderfully talented Rhys Everly-Lawless
Find out in my new M/M Urban Fantasy Romance 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀.
go.blainedarden.com/tech-troubles
Chibis created by the wonderfully talented Rhys Everly-Lawless
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Six hours left!
Since it's now #SapphicSeptember, I extended this sale for one more day - you can get an immediate bingo for the month with a single dollar purchase!
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September 1, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Six hours left!