Devlin James
@devlinjames.com
If, like me, you were named backwards then you’ll understand why I go by “Dev”.
I create stories and artwork that explore universal themes such as personal identity and found family. I stand for creative expression of ideas and affirmative storytelling,
I create stories and artwork that explore universal themes such as personal identity and found family. I stand for creative expression of ideas and affirmative storytelling,
Nine months ago, I posted a bunch of art of the characters from Flame & Claw.
Now that the site is basically live for the trilogy pre-launch I realize I never actually made the bloody covers....
BEHOLD! The current mock-up for book one, "Peacebreaker"
Now that the site is basically live for the trilogy pre-launch I realize I never actually made the bloody covers....
BEHOLD! The current mock-up for book one, "Peacebreaker"
November 17, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Nine months ago, I posted a bunch of art of the characters from Flame & Claw.
Now that the site is basically live for the trilogy pre-launch I realize I never actually made the bloody covers....
BEHOLD! The current mock-up for book one, "Peacebreaker"
Now that the site is basically live for the trilogy pre-launch I realize I never actually made the bloody covers....
BEHOLD! The current mock-up for book one, "Peacebreaker"
I was going to say something clever and encouraging. I had it all composed in my head, and sat down at my computer to post it, just to try to bring a little bit warmth to your day.
But now I can't remember what I was gonna say! So here's a gif of a bunny.
But now I can't remember what I was gonna say! So here's a gif of a bunny.
a brown rabbit is sitting in a white cage with a water bottle in the background
ALT: a brown rabbit is sitting in a white cage with a water bottle in the background
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November 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I was going to say something clever and encouraging. I had it all composed in my head, and sat down at my computer to post it, just to try to bring a little bit warmth to your day.
But now I can't remember what I was gonna say! So here's a gif of a bunny.
But now I can't remember what I was gonna say! So here's a gif of a bunny.
I had a creative writing professor who insisted you had to open a genre work with clear and concise world building, so the read could have a touchstone.
Ok. Here's the first line of #Peacebreaker, Book 1 of Flame & Claw:
"The beer bottle whistled through the air, straight at my head."
Ok. Here's the first line of #Peacebreaker, Book 1 of Flame & Claw:
"The beer bottle whistled through the air, straight at my head."
November 12, 2025 at 6:51 AM
I had a creative writing professor who insisted you had to open a genre work with clear and concise world building, so the read could have a touchstone.
Ok. Here's the first line of #Peacebreaker, Book 1 of Flame & Claw:
"The beer bottle whistled through the air, straight at my head."
Ok. Here's the first line of #Peacebreaker, Book 1 of Flame & Claw:
"The beer bottle whistled through the air, straight at my head."
Repost with an iconic fictional band
November 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Repost with an iconic fictional band
After many headaches (I know just enough web dev to be really dangerous), my website is finally redone, and fully fleshed out. I'm even starting a newsletter called 'Smythings' to document all the rakes I'm about to step on self-publishing the Flame & Claw trilogy.
Check it out! devlinjames.com/
Check it out! devlinjames.com/
Devlin James – Storyteller and Wordsmythe
www.devlinjames.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:24 AM
After many headaches (I know just enough web dev to be really dangerous), my website is finally redone, and fully fleshed out. I'm even starting a newsletter called 'Smythings' to document all the rakes I'm about to step on self-publishing the Flame & Claw trilogy.
Check it out! devlinjames.com/
Check it out! devlinjames.com/
More Velveteen???? How about YES and PLEASE? :D
Oh I am SO excited.
Attention @seananmcguire.bsky.social fans! We’re pleased to announce a new mega-collection by Seanan (600+ pages, with 16 never-before-published stories!), Velveteen vs. the Consequences of Her Actions. Full details and preorder info here: subterraneanpress.com/newsannounci...
November 11, 2025 at 6:19 AM
More Velveteen???? How about YES and PLEASE? :D
Cannot flammng wait. :D
*insert Nova Emoji here*
*insert Nova Emoji here*
With two villains lurking about, Claire, Sara, Cass, Hana, and Nova have to figure out a new approach to their magic and their music, with some help from unexpected friends!
"Magica Riot: Full Bloom" is bigger, deeper, and gayer than the first book, and it arrives Dec. 5th* magicariot.com/fullbloom
"Magica Riot: Full Bloom" is bigger, deeper, and gayer than the first book, and it arrives Dec. 5th* magicariot.com/fullbloom
November 11, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Cannot flammng wait. :D
*insert Nova Emoji here*
*insert Nova Emoji here*
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Hello #PortfolioDay ✨
My name is Nono!
I mainly draw fan art of game characters.
Recently, I've been putting all my energy into creating original characters.
I like the slightly retro art style that gives off a 90s Japanese anime vibe.
My name is Nono!
I mainly draw fan art of game characters.
Recently, I've been putting all my energy into creating original characters.
I like the slightly retro art style that gives off a 90s Japanese anime vibe.
July 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Hello #PortfolioDay ✨
My name is Nono!
I mainly draw fan art of game characters.
Recently, I've been putting all my energy into creating original characters.
I like the slightly retro art style that gives off a 90s Japanese anime vibe.
My name is Nono!
I mainly draw fan art of game characters.
Recently, I've been putting all my energy into creating original characters.
I like the slightly retro art style that gives off a 90s Japanese anime vibe.
Ah, that wonderful moment when 200 pages into your WIP, you realize you go the narrating character's gender wrong.
What IS it and what WAS it? I'm not tell y'all that. Their name is Robin Jones though, so you work on that for a bit. ;)
What IS it and what WAS it? I'm not tell y'all that. Their name is Robin Jones though, so you work on that for a bit. ;)
May 29, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Ah, that wonderful moment when 200 pages into your WIP, you realize you go the narrating character's gender wrong.
What IS it and what WAS it? I'm not tell y'all that. Their name is Robin Jones though, so you work on that for a bit. ;)
What IS it and what WAS it? I'm not tell y'all that. Their name is Robin Jones though, so you work on that for a bit. ;)
Why is it I can find all sorts of covers for dozens and dozens of 80's and 90's cartoon openings, but not one decent rendition of the theme form "Pirates of Dark Water?" That music was EPIC. Was the show just too obscure?
...asking for a freind. #80scartoons #Pirates of #DarkWater
...asking for a freind. #80scartoons #Pirates of #DarkWater
May 11, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Why is it I can find all sorts of covers for dozens and dozens of 80's and 90's cartoon openings, but not one decent rendition of the theme form "Pirates of Dark Water?" That music was EPIC. Was the show just too obscure?
...asking for a freind. #80scartoons #Pirates of #DarkWater
...asking for a freind. #80scartoons #Pirates of #DarkWater
How many story irons do -I- have in the fire just now?
So many, oh so many...
So many, oh so many...
May 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
How many story irons do -I- have in the fire just now?
So many, oh so many...
So many, oh so many...
I've had a very awful week in which I've thought I was going to die, made my fiancee think I was going to die (these were three days apart mind you), felt so emotionally low that I spent a day in almost stasis, actually slept 20 hrs in snatches across a 36 hr spread, Saw a FAVORITE movie...
May 3, 2025 at 5:26 AM
I've had a very awful week in which I've thought I was going to die, made my fiancee think I was going to die (these were three days apart mind you), felt so emotionally low that I spent a day in almost stasis, actually slept 20 hrs in snatches across a 36 hr spread, Saw a FAVORITE movie...
🎵 It's here! It's here! It is here, my dears...🎵
Guess what I'm watching today! YACK DECULTURE!
#macross #fharmonygold
Guess what I'm watching today! YACK DECULTURE!
#macross #fharmonygold
April 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
🎵 It's here! It's here! It is here, my dears...🎵
Guess what I'm watching today! YACK DECULTURE!
#macross #fharmonygold
Guess what I'm watching today! YACK DECULTURE!
#macross #fharmonygold
And Nene is NEVER wrong. 😉
April 19, 2025 at 12:01 AM
And Nene is NEVER wrong. 😉
Without saying your age, who was your first animated crush?
((Insert a cute, heartwarming .gif of Yuki Mori from Uchuu Senkan Yamato here. Good luck finding one.))
((Insert a cute, heartwarming .gif of Yuki Mori from Uchuu Senkan Yamato here. Good luck finding one.))
Without saying your age, who was your first animated crush?
April 18, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Without saying your age, who was your first animated crush?
((Insert a cute, heartwarming .gif of Yuki Mori from Uchuu Senkan Yamato here. Good luck finding one.))
((Insert a cute, heartwarming .gif of Yuki Mori from Uchuu Senkan Yamato here. Good luck finding one.))
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Certainly worth repeating in the times we are in..
April 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Certainly worth repeating in the times we are in..
Amen. And the most valuable of these? The kind word. Never underestimate the power of simple kindness.
A lot of creative folks are demoralized right now. Hell, I'm one of them. Maybe some of them are helping you through this rough time. If so, do me a solid:
Share their stuff. Drop them a kind word. Tip their Ko-fis, or join their Patreons. It seems like nothing, but it's everything right now. 🤘
Share their stuff. Drop them a kind word. Tip their Ko-fis, or join their Patreons. It seems like nothing, but it's everything right now. 🤘
April 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Amen. And the most valuable of these? The kind word. Never underestimate the power of simple kindness.
Am I drinking Blackberry Dr. Pepper while shading and refining a drawing of #MagicaRiot Purple? Why yes, yes I am. Great way to spend a Saturday afternoon.
April 12, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Am I drinking Blackberry Dr. Pepper while shading and refining a drawing of #MagicaRiot Purple? Why yes, yes I am. Great way to spend a Saturday afternoon.
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#Luke #Skywalker supports #TeslaTakedown!
#Join the #Resistance
#GoodTrouble
#UnitedWeStand
#TheForceIsWithUS
#WeAreTheFlood
#HandsOff
#50501
#Join the #Resistance
#GoodTrouble
#UnitedWeStand
#TheForceIsWithUS
#WeAreTheFlood
#HandsOff
#50501
April 7, 2025 at 1:23 PM
How good is #MagicaRiot? So good I've spent the last several weeks working on this during warm-ups. It's till not finished, but it's about ready to shade.
April 10, 2025 at 1:20 AM
How good is #MagicaRiot? So good I've spent the last several weeks working on this during warm-ups. It's till not finished, but it's about ready to shade.
At the #MargaretOwen signing in LFP. SOOOooo looking forward to this book!
April 8, 2025 at 2:03 AM
At the #MargaretOwen signing in LFP. SOOOooo looking forward to this book!
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Hey all! Super in the red for bills, so needing some commissions~ E-mail or DM if interested. 🙏🏻💕
Personal and commercial work accepted! OCs and fanart welcome! For you or gifts for your friends~
(I love drawing forgotten or obscure anime and game characters fyi)
Personal and commercial work accepted! OCs and fanart welcome! For you or gifts for your friends~
(I love drawing forgotten or obscure anime and game characters fyi)
Hiya! I’m Otacat, an oldtaku lady who loves drawing retro anime style! 🍥✨Available for personal and commercial projects!
🧋 Ko-fi Support: ko-fi.com/otacat
🖼️ Commissions: otacat.carrd.co
✉️ Business E-mail: otacat.art@gmail.com
🧋 Ko-fi Support: ko-fi.com/otacat
🖼️ Commissions: otacat.carrd.co
✉️ Business E-mail: otacat.art@gmail.com
April 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Hey all! Super in the red for bills, so needing some commissions~ E-mail or DM if interested. 🙏🏻💕
Personal and commercial work accepted! OCs and fanart welcome! For you or gifts for your friends~
(I love drawing forgotten or obscure anime and game characters fyi)
Personal and commercial work accepted! OCs and fanart welcome! For you or gifts for your friends~
(I love drawing forgotten or obscure anime and game characters fyi)
Many happy flashbacks, but zero notes. :)
April 1, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Many happy flashbacks, but zero notes. :)
I have two pop culture obsessions right now. Book-wise: Magica Riot by Kara Buchanan @magicariot.com. Big shock, right?
The other the Macross anime back-catalog that recently showed up on hulu/disney+ (at last!).
I've been daydreaming about Magica Riot (the band) covering Fire Bomber. Help Me. ;)
The other the Macross anime back-catalog that recently showed up on hulu/disney+ (at last!).
I've been daydreaming about Magica Riot (the band) covering Fire Bomber. Help Me. ;)
April 1, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I have two pop culture obsessions right now. Book-wise: Magica Riot by Kara Buchanan @magicariot.com. Big shock, right?
The other the Macross anime back-catalog that recently showed up on hulu/disney+ (at last!).
I've been daydreaming about Magica Riot (the band) covering Fire Bomber. Help Me. ;)
The other the Macross anime back-catalog that recently showed up on hulu/disney+ (at last!).
I've been daydreaming about Magica Riot (the band) covering Fire Bomber. Help Me. ;)