# Brian McClellan on Reddit (u/BrianMcClellan)

Part of Creators on Reddit, researched with Autumn (https://www.autumn.ai) from public sources. Updated 2026-11-07. Interactive version: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/creators-on-reddit/brian-mcclellan

Brian McClellan: Fantasy author, Powder Mage.

- Reddit account: [u/BrianMcClellan](https://www.reddit.com/user/BrianMcClellan/) (Personal account)
- How we know it's theirs: [Their 2018 r/Fantasy AMA, posted from this account](https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/a5voqb/hi_reddit_my_name_is_brian_mcclellan_author_of/)
- Where they post, in the records we retrieved: r/Fantasy (3286), r/powdermage (436), r/BrianMcClellan (227), r/AskReddit (149), r/Cleveland (77), r/SaltLakeCity (47)
- Known activity in the posts we found: 2012 to 2026
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_McClellan

## Moments

### u/BrianMcClellan in r/gardening, Sep 18, 2019 · Hobby

**Last night I made 21 cups of raspberry jam from the berries I picked from my little patch over the last few days!**

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/gardening/comments/d5poet/last_night_i_made_21_cups_of_raspberry_jam_from/ · 4,425 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/BrianMcClellan in r/Fantasy, May 8, 2014 · Cut idea

Replying to a redditor:

> how did you develop the idea for the powder mage concept? is it based on things you read? ideas you always fancied seeing played out? also how strict is your writing? do you go from a well developed skeleton to write story around? or do you kinda let it unfold as you write it…

> It developed over a few months, if I remember right. I originally wanted to do something with Tommy Guns and sorcerers robbing banks, John Dillinger style. Then I saw Sharpe's Rifles and thought it would make a fantastic setting for an epic fantasy novel. My wife and I brainstormed the types of magic one would find in that kind of world and that's what we came up with!

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/251o9a/comment/chcv6zs/ · 10 points as of Nov 7, 2026