Author, artist, fire dragon Gemini. I live in a house in a birch forest that I built with my true love in Alaska. I write funny and feel-good magical romance (sometimes with flamingos) as Elva Birch and Zoe Chant and draw unicorns. https://ellenmillion.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/elvabirch.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/elvabirch.bsky.social/post/3mvbxbhwc5a2iThis piece would be going a lot faster if I hadn't decided to do an INSANE level of detail in it. I thought that stone wall would never end...12 Sep 2026 01:42 +0000at://did:plc:wntunhpywcjcdkyamvrcl7up/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbxbhwc5a2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/elvabirch.bsky.social/post/3mv7fsduwb72gLook what's back in KU! https://amazon.com/author/elvabirch Fated mates, found family, swoony romance, and side-splitting laughs - each one a complete series ready for a binge-read!!11 Sep 2026 01:24 +0000at://did:plc:wntunhpywcjcdkyamvrcl7up/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv7fsduwb72ghttps://bsky.app/profile/elvabirch.bsky.social/post/3mv6ybma25r2yLook what's coming!! Do I have any German-speaking followers who want an ARC copy of Der Drache aus Glas?10 Sep 2026 21:22 +0000at://did:plc:wntunhpywcjcdkyamvrcl7up/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6ybma25r2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/elvabirch.bsky.social/post/3mizi5gtcz22kDucks in the miiiiiiist. (From Chena Hot Springs a few weeks ago.)08 Apr 2026 23:47 +0000at://did:plc:wntunhpywcjcdkyamvrcl7up/app.bsky.feed.post/3mizi5gtcz22khttps://bsky.app/profile/elvabirch.bsky.social/post/3mfnlc5gh6s2pPoor greenhouse! Sleep well!25 Feb 2026 01:56 +0000at://did:plc:wntunhpywcjcdkyamvrcl7up/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfnlc5gh6s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/elvabirch.bsky.social/post/3mfhmkpqb7k2mLayla got this epic photo of me dancing ridiculously behind my booth at Alaska ComiCon. Clearance books are marked down to $5 today! Thanks to everyone who is braving the snow and 30 below!!22 Feb 2026 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:wntunhpywcjcdkyamvrcl7up/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfhmkpqb7k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/elvabirch.bsky.social/post/3mfeyke5o2c2oEee, show day! Please come buy some books because I do not have enough boxes to bring them all home again. 😆 Today, 10-6 and tomorrow 10-4 at the Carlson Center!21 Feb 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:wntunhpywcjcdkyamvrcl7up/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfeyke5o2c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/elvabirch.bsky.social/post/3mf3imvammk27The Suddenly Shifters series asks: what happens if you could suddenly turn into an animal? And what if it was hilarious?!17 Feb 2026 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:wntunhpywcjcdkyamvrcl7up/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf3imvammk27https://bsky.app/profile/elvabirch.bsky.social/post/3meyh2ihlhk2mI have been sitting on this character artwork by @selinafenech.bsky.social for so long!! The Royal Dragons of Alaska was my first series as Elva Birch and I love this alternate Alaska so much. Cool fact: I came up with the book covers before I had even a whiff of a plot.16 Feb 2026 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:wntunhpywcjcdkyamvrcl7up/app.bsky.feed.post/3meyh2ihlhk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/elvabirch.bsky.social/post/3meufwi7lms27Happy Valentine's Day!15 Feb 2026 01:43 +0000at://did:plc:wntunhpywcjcdkyamvrcl7up/app.bsky.feed.post/3meufwi7lms27https://bsky.app/profile/elvabirch.bsky.social/post/3mer753clns2wA book doesn't feel REAL until I hold it in my hands. Release #42 is TODAY on the great river site. Signing and sketching today, plus doing laundry, because laundry doesn't care what day it is. French toast and bacon for breakfast. I think I need a second cup of coffee.13 Feb 2026 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:wntunhpywcjcdkyamvrcl7up/app.bsky.feed.post/3mer753clns2whttps://bsky.app/profile/elvabirch.bsky.social/post/3memdlrhjos2uSaturday will be my ten year authorversary, and I want to celebrate! Get a free ebook, enter for a signed paperback, and tell me in the comments what your favorite kind of character is. Sassy FMC? Grumpy with a heart of gold? Golden retriever hero? https://forms.gle/bQDwL14nAEztEVUS711 Feb 2026 20:40 +0000at://did:plc:wntunhpywcjcdkyamvrcl7up/app.bsky.feed.post/3memdlrhjos2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/elvabirch.bsky.social/post/3mejy6jg6qk27The book is DONE. I probably have another chapter to add - I want to make sure there's a conversation in there that needs to be there, but it's a book! It's serializing now on Patreon, and the first chapter is free now! www.patreon.com/ellenmillion10 Feb 2026 22:11 +0000at://did:plc:wntunhpywcjcdkyamvrcl7up/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejy6jg6qk27https://bsky.app/profile/elvabirch.bsky.social/post/3md4hghyjw22kNorthern lights from a few nights ago.23 Jan 2026 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:wntunhpywcjcdkyamvrcl7up/app.bsky.feed.post/3md4hghyjw22khttps://bsky.app/profile/elvabirch.bsky.social/post/3mcdn6fl43s2wIt's FORTY-SIX BELOW today and I do not like this. No sir. Ready to head back to Hawaii, please.13 Jan 2026 22:48 +0000at://did:plc:wntunhpywcjcdkyamvrcl7up/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcdn6fl43s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/elvabirch.bsky.social/post/3mc6chrwz2k2tI had the incredible good luck to see the Kilauea eruption a few days before Christmas. Woke up randomly at 1 am to find that the fog had lifted and we had a clear view of fountains up to 1400 feet right out our hotel window. An AMAZING experience.11 Jan 2026 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:wntunhpywcjcdkyamvrcl7up/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc6chrwz2k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/elvabirch.bsky.social/post/3mb3sy7gv5s2e2025 certainly was a lot of year in a year. I only published four books, but I wrote 5. I did more art than I have in a while, and ran two Kickstarters and did 13 in-person shows. I feel pretty good about my successes, learned from my failures, and am glad for my health and family.29 Dec 2025 02:45 +0000at://did:plc:wntunhpywcjcdkyamvrcl7up/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb3sy7gv5s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/elvabirch.bsky.social/post/3m4vyrkozxc2bDragon's Instinct is FREE this week! https://books2read.com/dragonsinstinct?store=amazon05 Nov 2025 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:wntunhpywcjcdkyamvrcl7up/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4vyrkozxc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/elvabirch.bsky.social/post/3m4qjwh3rjc2qArctic Panda's Secret Mate is now in Kindle Unlimited!! https://books2read.com/arcticpandassecretmate?store=amazon03 Nov 2025 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:wntunhpywcjcdkyamvrcl7up/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4qjwh3rjc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/elvabirch.bsky.social/post/3m4cau3vpwk2lHave you pledged for your set yet? Eeeeeee! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ellenmillion/fae-shifter-knights?ref=3o8l6v29 Oct 2025 01:03 +0000at://did:plc:wntunhpywcjcdkyamvrcl7up/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4cau3vpwk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/elvabirch.bsky.social/post/3m4bdvxf7ws2nIt's a spin-off of the beloved Shifting Sands Resort! Tristan accepts a holiday vacation to Alaska, but is the chalet haunted? Mysteries, mates, and just a touch of mayhem, with humor and heart. Available direct from me - but only until Thursday!! https://shop.ellenmillion.com/products/arctic-pandas-secret-mate28 Oct 2025 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:wntunhpywcjcdkyamvrcl7up/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4bdvxf7ws2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/elvabirch.bsky.social/post/3m47skxbgxs2qThey are so tiny and detailed and AMAZING. I am in LOVE. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ellenmillion/fae-shifter-knights?ref=3o8l6v28 Oct 2025 01:42 +0000at://did:plc:wntunhpywcjcdkyamvrcl7up/app.bsky.feed.post/3m47skxbgxs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/elvabirch.bsky.social/post/3m3s4kv5wq22qHappy tears!!! We're at nearly 800%! Don't miss your chance for the deluxe limited edition hardcover, collectible ornaments, or tiny metal charms! Get the swoony audiobooks, narrated by @travisbaldree.bsky.social and @snemethparker.bsky.social! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ellenmillion/fae-shifter-knights?ref=3o8l6v22 Oct 2025 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:wntunhpywcjcdkyamvrcl7up/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3s4kv5wq22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/elvabirch.bsky.social/post/3m3g227zwuk2sComing to Kickstarter in (counts) FOUR DAYS. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ellenmillion/fae-shifter-knights?ref=3o8l6v (I have no idea what I'm doing, but I'm doing it!)17 Oct 2025 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:wntunhpywcjcdkyamvrcl7up/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3g227zwuk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/elvabirch.bsky.social/post/3lzmaqiiixs2zYOU GUYS. THIS IS SO AMAZING I AM DEAD. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Sep 2025 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:wntunhpywcjcdkyamvrcl7up/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzmaqiiixs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/elvabirch.bsky.social/post/3lzjg6hmamc24A salad yesterday entirely from my garden. (Except the ranch dressing. I did not grow that.)23 Sep 2025 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:wntunhpywcjcdkyamvrcl7up/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzjg6hmamc24https://bsky.app/profile/elvabirch.bsky.social/post/3lzfkxpdpwc2zAre you in Anchorage? I will be signing books! preorder to ensure I have what you want! shop.ellenmillion.com22 Sep 2025 04:27 +0000at://did:plc:wntunhpywcjcdkyamvrcl7up/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzfkxpdpwc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/elvabirch.bsky.social/post/3lxul2pec7s2iSelfie from this weekend's Viking Festival. It was beautiful, if cold, and some Unicorn Key decks found their forever homes.02 Sep 2025 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:wntunhpywcjcdkyamvrcl7up/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxul2pec7s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/elvabirch.bsky.social/post/3lxiqyphh5227Most of my mushroom photos are in the woods, where mushrooms can grow on rotting logs and drink swamp water. Not this guy. This mushroom is made of grit and f*ck you, living his best life in a busy intersection, sucking nutrients out of gravel and cigarette butts. I salute you, mushroom.29 Aug 2025 00:02 +0000at://did:plc:wntunhpywcjcdkyamvrcl7up/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxiqyphh5227https://bsky.app/profile/elvabirch.bsky.social/post/3lwzslc42u22gCOMING OCTOBER 21! At laaaaaaaast!! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ellenmillion/fae-shifter-knights?ref=3o8l6v23 Aug 2025 01:20 +0000at://did:plc:wntunhpywcjcdkyamvrcl7up/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwzslc42u22g