Happy Pokémon Day to all who celebrate !!!!

#FanArtFriday! 4 drawings of Darren Shan, by LIV. The 1st features a young, carefree Darren. The 2nd captures him dur the Purge. The 3rd dressed as Dracula! And the 4th is when he's facing the realisation that he might be destined to become the dreaded Lord of the Shadows.

I had a couple of emails recently from budding writers asking for advice. As I always do, I pointed them in the direction of the WRITING TIPS section of my site, where you can find LOTS of advice if you're interested in learning about MY writing journeys. darrenshan.com/extras/topic...

"Unalive" "grape" "seggs" This has got to stop. Do people hear themselves? Its like talking to a particularly sensitive toddler. We can't remove serious words from our language just because we're afraid some fickle algorithm will show our posts to less people

I have a backlog of some #cirquedufreak fanart so I might start to slowly post these. #Murlough was actually done in my sketchbook but I liked it enough to finish it digitally. I might post the sketchbook one at some point. #Darrenshan #fanart

The last time I actually done a piece of Mr.Tall was back in middle school. My youngerself would have been proud! #darrenshan #cirquedufreak #mrtall

Forgot to post here. I participated in the #cirquedufreak fanzine this year. You can find it for free on Gumroad. I drew Madame Truska in what could be her Cirque poster #madametruska #cdf #darrenshan #digitalrt #digitslillustration

We have another Tattoo Tuesday post! And this one's a stunner! It was sent to me by FELIX, who decided to get a tattoo of Darren and Mr Crepsley on their way to Vampire Mountain, when they first catch sight of it. Fair takes one's breath away, doesn't it?!? 😍 #cirquedufreak #tattootuesday

Had drawn these ages ago. The three amazing vampire princes from The Saga of Darren Shan. I would love do another set like this in my updated style with Darren and Vancha #darrenshan #fanart

MikaKurda x textposts for (the day after) Valentine’s Day 🖤🩵⚔️🧭👑🗺️ pt1

It's #FanArtFriday. We have: CYRUS by LIV. GLALDA by AMEIRO. QUICKSILVER by EMILY. WESTER by LENI. How many of you remember who they all were, and the roles they played in the storyline??? If you're drawing a blank, perhaps it's time for a quick reread... 😂 #cirquedufreak

The first 2026 issue of my online monthly newsletter is live. *New UK editions of The Vampire's Assistant and Tunnels Of Blood incoming! *Chart success for Archibald Lox! *An online manga focusing on Cirque Du Freak! And lots more! darrenshan.com/shanville #cirquedufreak

Some real bangers 👌 #art #DarrenShan

#art #DarrenShan

Kinda wanna redraw this 🤪 #art

#art #DarrenShan

#art #DarrenShan

Merry Christmas from Vampire Mountain [Dynasty AU] ·꙳⋆𖢔𖠰𖢔·꙳⋆ #cirquedufreak #fanfic #shanfic

I posted my annual SHANTA CLAUS story online yesterday. Search online for DARREN SHAN SHANTA CLAUS EXTRAS or else go to darrenshan dot com /extras There are some Shanified Christmas songs, and my own unique version of Twas The Night Before Christmas to enjoy too!!! 🤣

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She sees your fandom as affirmation, your money as funding for the harm she causes to trans people. It doesn't matter how you feel about her work, whether it was a formative touchstone or not. If you still buy the merch or hype up Harry Potter, you are complicit.

“the fandom is dying” maybe to you 🫵, i’m delusional enough to keep this thing running without any help

Me at work watching my cats eating lunch from the autofeeder through the app

I don't use ai for inspiration. I don't use ai to write. I don't use ai for anything. I simply sit and WRITE. Because it's MINE. Because I LOVE it. And if it gets tough, I just keep WRITING.

Let's do a Fan Art Friday post, with Mr Crepsley the star! The Prince Of Ale is by NOEL. STEPH imagines him as a character on King Of The Hill. MAISEY sees him as The Mad Hatter. While KEROROMO simply entitled their drawing, Master. Happy weekend, everybody! #FanArtFriday #cirquedufreak

This is why I am the way I am iykyk

The October issue of my newsletter is live online! The Terrified Troll! Events/signings in Ireland! New Cirque Dub Freak episode! My fave horror film of the last year! Where we're at with the Demonata TV adaptation! More! Search for SHANVILLE MONTHLY online, and enjoy!

#darrenshan #cirquedufreak #shanfic archiveofourown.org/works/655032...

Sorry not sorry it gives me the ick in a truly visceral way that influencers are canon in the pokemon universe. Like do we not get enough of that here? Where exactly am I supposed to get a break?

I’ve been in this fandom since 2007 and I still to this day am finding international covers I’ve never seen before

When you don’t know what to draw just draw a happy Trubbish 💕

My favourite vampire movie of 2025 is SINNERS, and on my blog I've linked to a review for it that was in The Spectator a while back. Why?!? Read the blog to find out! 😂 darrenshan.com/news/sinners...

this is a mood

A blogger called JULIANA SIMPSON wrote a very nice article, focusing on Mr Crepsley and his complicated love life. I enjoyed it a lot, and you can check it out here: julisimp.wordpress.com/2023/10/14/t... The accompanying, all-too-apt drawing of Mr Crepsley is by STEPH. 😂🥰 #cirquedufreak

The third episode of Cirque DUB Freak went live on YouTube TODAY! You can watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TgM... If you're new to Cirque Dub Freak, it's a fan-made video where the Cirque Du Freak manga gets dubbed by voice actors who have all given their time for free.

while fics are just the written form of playing with your dolls. nobody cares if you do it right, if it’s entertaining, or if anyone else likes it. as long as the author had fun it has already served its purpose.

i hate the fic vs. books comparison because in only one of those the author is being paid in order to just sit down and write. fics are written for self indulgent reasons, at no cost. no author owes you their fics being “good” or to your taste.

I saw a crazy tiktok debate recently about constructive feedback in the comments of fics. Every author was BEGGING readers to stop doing that and SO MANY people were arguing they just wanted to "help the author to improve". Do not help me!! I'm not a professional author!! I'm just having fun!

I am open for commissions btw 👀 bsky.app/profile/step...

Some PRINCELY fan art to brighten up the weekend! Arrow, by a Tweeter called @ParadoxSketchs. Mika Ver Leth (and a doomed vampet) by EMILY. Vancha March, looking spiffing, by LIV. And the Hall Of Princes by ZERO. Enjoy the weekend, folks, and I hope the weather's a bit better where you are!

A very extra special episode of the MikaKurda show beta’d by my most trusted ally @marzipanotter.bsky.social (this is the one where they resolve almost a century’s worth of sexual tension) 🌚 archiveofourown.org/works/575818... 🌝 #shanfic

A very extra special episode of the MikaKurda show beta’d by my most trusted ally @marzipanotter.bsky.social (this is the one where they resolve almost a century’s worth of sexual tension) 🌚 archiveofourown.org/works/575818... 🌝 #shanfic