ren-c-leyn

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#fun writing things #so true it hurts #they also do this to me right when I start winding down for bed #like come on #why can't you all invade my mind when I'm awake and have a spare moment to deal with all of you

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A Writeblr’s Guide to Storyteller Saturday (STS)

 So, since I was asked about how storyteller saturday works a few times this year by newer writeblrs, I thought I’d go ahead and make this handy-dandy guide on how it works and how you join in on the fun. ^^

 What is storyteller saturday?

 It’s a weekly ask game style event that happens every saturday where writers send each other questions. I don’t remember who started it, but it was started on an individual writeblr and then spread throughout the community until it became a writeblr-wide event. It was a very popular way to get to know other writeblrs’ work and meet new writeblrs when I was still newish to the community myself.

 How does it work?

 Well, you announce that you’re participating by either reblogging an sts announcement post or making your own, and then go find other writers who are participating and send them any writing related question you think of. Questions about the writing process, projects they’re currently working on, and their OCs are all very common. World building questions are usually reserved for world building Wednesdays, a similar event that happens on Wednesdays and is solely focused on world building related questions. That being said, you are more than welcome to send world building asks.

 I don’t know what to ask…

 Yeah, that’s a common struggle, particularly when trying to interact with new people. You can look at the other questions people are sending or what kind of questions you hope people will ask you for inspiration. When in doubt, I find asking people about their favorite parts of x writing process works great. You can also ask them to just ramble about whatever character/project is on their mind. Writing ask games also make for good inspiration.

   Is it okay to send asks to writeblrs I don’t interact a lot with?

 Generally, yes, so long as you see that they’re participating. That is the point of the event, to get to know writeblrs and their work! :D

 How do I let people know I’m participating?

 You can make a post on Saturdays to let people know, or just start stopping by people’s ask boxes and leaving questions. Both is pretty common. You can also add it to your blog’s bio that you’re open to storyteller Saturday asks. If you can never remember what day of the week it is, you can schedule your ‘I’m participating in STS this week’ posts in your queue so they post on Saturday.

 How do I know if people are participating?

 Keep an eye out for posts saying they’re participating in STS, or people who sent your mutuals/writeblrs you follow questions. People who answer sts asks usually are participating as well.

Also, @directoryofwriters​ has a site where writeblrs can add their writing blogs to a list of participants for STS, and a few other weekly events, so you can check here for a list of people who participate, and add yourself to it if you’d like ^^

 A final note.

 As of all ask games, it’s considered polite to send an ask back to people who sent you one. That being said, it’s not a hard rule.

 Also, not everyone will have the time or spoons to answer all of the questions, little alone send them back, and that’s alright. It’s perfectly fine to not answer the asks you get that day if you get overwhelmed. It’s alright if you space sending an ask back. I’m sure people will understand, so don’t beat yourself up if it happens, alright? ^^

 And that’s it, that’s the basics of storyteller Saturday ^^ I hope this helps.

#ren's reblogs

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help ?

Hello, to upload writings / texts (such as chapters of a webmabga / novel / etc.) here to Tumblr...

Do you do it on a different page on the same tumblr?

Or do you just upload the chapter and then put links to the next chapters?

(I hope you all know what I mean-)

#writing tips

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 If you like your story, then that’s a good enough reason to write it. If you like the plot twist, the character, the trope, then that’s more than enough of a reason to write it. It’s your story, your own little world, and what matters most is that it’s a story you love.

#ren's reblogs

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No harm done here ^^ I knew what you meant. It can get pretty overwhelming starting an on going series that's super long for some people.

Yeah, I'm hoping so too.

Thanks, Hannah-hun <3 You've been a good friend and are a great writer. I hope you're doing alright in your neck of the woods ^^

The Shackles of Time Chapter Masterlist

 Since I recently learned that the pages aren’t very mobile friendly, I’ve decided to move The Shackles of Time chapter list here. I’ll keep the page up, and maybe I’ll think of something fun, or at least more practical, to do with it later.

I’ll be linking each chapter of it here under the read more for ease of access. Chapters I have written will also be listed along with the dates I have them scheduled to be posted. If you’d like to be on the taglist, please let me know!

 Don’t know if this is your thing? On the fence about trying out a random fantasy series? Understandable. Here’s a summary/breakdown of kind of what you can expect:

 The Shackles of Time is a twice monthly high fantasy story I’m writing here on tumblr. It’s influenced by various media such as DnD, Final Fantasy, Skyrim, Fable, Record of Grancrest Wars, Record of Lodos Wars, Fairy Tail, and many others.

 It features - A recklessly optimistic moon elf mage that wants to be a hero, his cat-sized dragon-like familiar who acts as his sassy voice of reason, A human warrior woman who loves a good battle and wants to carve her name into history, a mysterious Shade-kin woman seeking to save others from Death, and a large cast of colorful side characters with their own arcs, quirks, and personalities; a guild system I spent waaay too much time thinking about, a world with lost ruins, ancient evils, strange technology, like 9 million different magic systems, and a complicated relationship with their religions after a Mad God started a war on mortals.

 Each chapter is somewhere between 1,000 and 5,000 words, so they’re a bit of a read. Trigger warnings are listed per chapter, and are always put above the read more. However, the series as a whole does include death, violence, monsters, angst, and so on. I don’t get too descriptive into the gore, but if these things bother you, this may not be a good read for you.

 Though the series is far from all doom and gloom, there is plenty of fluffy and comedic moments to keep it from getting too deary. So, if this sounds like something you’d enjoy, then happy reading to you~!

Keep reading

[ren-c-leyn]

🎉☀️PREORDER ANNOUNCEMENT☀️🎉

ORDER OF THE SUN, book 1 of The Order Trilogy, is available for preorder right now! Releasing JUNE 18TH!!!! Check back as time goes on for more store links, and for physical copies to become available!!🎉🎉🎉

the blurb once again:

An undercover mission is the worst place to find love. Lord Cerrick Montef has been many things: an unloved son, a criminal in a powerful gang, and a royal spy for a man who would fire him if he knew of Cerrick’s unsavory past. When Cerrick’s boss sends him abroad, alone, and undercover on his latest investigative mission, he must adopt a new role: the husband of a foreign prince. The arranged marriage to Prince Njord is strictly business that will end once Cerrick closes his investigation. Yet Njord is nothing like he expected: kind and genuine and handsome. As Cerrick struggles with deceiving Njord, he uncovers a conspiracy that makes him question his boss, his country, and himself.

Thank you to my friends, my betas, and my entire writeblr community. This one is big for me. I am so beyond excited to see it released into the world.

Sidenote, can we hear some commotion for this cover PLEASE I am so in love with it. thank you thank you thank you!! boost the hell out of this post!!

orderverse taglist (lmk to be added/removed) @willowiswriting @ninazeniks @magic-is-something-we-create @ren-c-leyn @justwriteyoudummy @47crayons @yejidoesthings @ettawritesnstudies @faithfire @a-forgotten-dusk @talesfromaurea @ashen-crest @thelaughingstag@transmasc-wizard

GENERAL TAGLIST: @worldbuildng @muddshadow @nikkywrites @47crayons @directionoftime @chayscribbles @magic-is-something-we-create @rodentwrites

#CONGRATS ON GETTING PUBLISHED! #I'm so happy for you!!!! #You're an AWESOME writer and I hope your book does well #boosting

[ren-c-leyn]

Yeah, I've been out of time and spoons myself lately with everything happening all at once and going wrong while it's at it, so this is the first time I've logged into tumblr since the last time you caught me online so you are not missing anything as far as my blog goes ^^; I'm hoping things might chill out a bit sometime in the future, but I guess we'll see what happens.

So, take your time with Shackles of Time, it's not going anywhere, and it's not going to magically expand to a 9,000 chapter monster overnight anytime soon lol. You're also far from my only friend with the probably motivating themselves to read, even stuff they adore, so I've come to expect it. There's no pressure and I promise you're not hurting my feelings ^^ Just hearing that you liked what you read is more than enough to make me crazy happy ^^

The Shackles of Time Chapter Masterlist

 Since I recently learned that the pages aren’t very mobile friendly, I’ve decided to move The Shackles of Time chapter list here. I’ll keep the page up, and maybe I’ll think of something fun, or at least more practical, to do with it later.

I’ll be linking each chapter of it here under the read more for ease of access. Chapters I have written will also be listed along with the dates I have them scheduled to be posted. If you’d like to be on the taglist, please let me know!

 Don’t know if this is your thing? On the fence about trying out a random fantasy series? Understandable. Here’s a summary/breakdown of kind of what you can expect:

 The Shackles of Time is a twice monthly high fantasy story I’m writing here on tumblr. It’s influenced by various media such as DnD, Final Fantasy, Skyrim, Fable, Record of Grancrest Wars, Record of Lodos Wars, Fairy Tail, and many others.

 It features - A recklessly optimistic moon elf mage that wants to be a hero, his cat-sized dragon-like familiar who acts as his sassy voice of reason, A human warrior woman who loves a good battle and wants to carve her name into history, a mysterious Shade-kin woman seeking to save others from Death, and a large cast of colorful side characters with their own arcs, quirks, and personalities; a guild system I spent waaay too much time thinking about, a world with lost ruins, ancient evils, strange technology, like 9 million different magic systems, and a complicated relationship with their religions after a Mad God started a war on mortals.

 Each chapter is somewhere between 1,000 and 5,000 words, so they’re a bit of a read. Trigger warnings are listed per chapter, and are always put above the read more. However, the series as a whole does include death, violence, monsters, angst, and so on. I don’t get too descriptive into the gore, but if these things bother you, this may not be a good read for you.

 Though the series is far from all doom and gloom, there is plenty of fluffy and comedic moments to keep it from getting too deary. So, if this sounds like something you’d enjoy, then happy reading to you~!

Keep reading

[ren-c-leyn]

Hannah, that's s sweet of you to say T-T I'm glad that you loved Shackles of Time so much <3 I'm not sure if I should say or don't worry, but you'll have plenty of time to catch up with it before the next update. Things got super chaotic again, so I still don't have time to write right now.

The Shackles of Time Chapter Masterlist

 Since I recently learned that the pages aren’t very mobile friendly, I’ve decided to move The Shackles of Time chapter list here. I’ll keep the page up, and maybe I’ll think of something fun, or at least more practical, to do with it later.

I’ll be linking each chapter of it here under the read more for ease of access. Chapters I have written will also be listed along with the dates I have them scheduled to be posted. If you’d like to be on the taglist, please let me know!

 Don’t know if this is your thing? On the fence about trying out a random fantasy series? Understandable. Here’s a summary/breakdown of kind of what you can expect:

 The Shackles of Time is a twice monthly high fantasy story I’m writing here on tumblr. It’s influenced by various media such as DnD, Final Fantasy, Skyrim, Fable, Record of Grancrest Wars, Record of Lodos Wars, Fairy Tail, and many others.

 It features - A recklessly optimistic moon elf mage that wants to be a hero, his cat-sized dragon-like familiar who acts as his sassy voice of reason, A human warrior woman who loves a good battle and wants to carve her name into history, a mysterious Shade-kin woman seeking to save others from Death, and a large cast of colorful side characters with their own arcs, quirks, and personalities; a guild system I spent waaay too much time thinking about, a world with lost ruins, ancient evils, strange technology, like 9 million different magic systems, and a complicated relationship with their religions after a Mad God started a war on mortals.

 Each chapter is somewhere between 1,000 and 5,000 words, so they’re a bit of a read. Trigger warnings are listed per chapter, and are always put above the read more. However, the series as a whole does include death, violence, monsters, angst, and so on. I don’t get too descriptive into the gore, but if these things bother you, this may not be a good read for you.

 Though the series is far from all doom and gloom, there is plenty of fluffy and comedic moments to keep it from getting too deary. So, if this sounds like something you’d enjoy, then happy reading to you~!

Keep reading

#not me crying over here #okay maybe a little #it was a lot to pop in and see someone say something so nice about my writing after it's been so long since I've been able to write at all #I should go back and reread Shackles of Time when I get the chance #I just haven't had time or spoons to do anything with my writing #I wonder if anyone has read the whole thing #not that I've seen in the notes #but if there is someone I feel kinda sorry for them #they've been waiting almost a full year for me to update now XD

[ren-c-leyn]

Canning is a ton of fun! :D I thought it was going to be really hard, but once I got the process down it was actually pretty simple. And thank you so much for the well wishes! I hope you've been doing well too ^^

Ren-rill-ren! Baby! How are you? I think of you often and always hope you're doing well.

Sleepy-friend! It's been a long time, I hope you've been doing well ^^ The colors in your icon are beautiful, btw.

I'm currently in the middle of dealing with some stressful life stuff and haven't had time to really get back into the swing of tumblr or write, but I'm taking everything one step at a time and one day at a time. But it's not all doom and gloom here, I did quite a bit of canning while my computer was broken and even started learning how to do embroidery.

[ren-c-leyn]

I'm so sorry about the delayed reply, Hyba, life keeps throwing me more than I can handle here lately and I only just now got a few minutes of breathing room to check to see how everyone on tumblr have been doing again ^^;

So far, I've only had 1 failed canning, which was a batch of pear fruit butter. I don't think the recipe I was following had enough acidity to properly preserve it. And that's kind of the key to canning, making sure that there's enough acidity to keep what you're canning from spoiling. I think there's an organization that sets canning safety standards somewhere on the internet that goes through proper technique and stuff, but I learned from my grandmother whose done a Ton of canning in her lifetime.

I normally make jams and jellies, which are actually pretty simple. The pectin brand I use has really easy to follow recipes on how to get everything just right. Though, there is quite a bit of multi-tasking while you're actually making the jams. Getting the jars properly prepared, heating up the lids so they'll seal properly, and making the jam/jelly itself. It took a couple of batches for me to get the process down, but it's not as hard or scary once you do. I do advise being very, very careful with peach jams, though. They like to pop and sputter and I got a small burn from doing a batch. (I'm okay, though, I promise ^^)

I did can some fresh peaches with a light sugar syrup, and it turned out wonderful. They didn't last long enough for me to see how well they kept over a long period of time, though. (My housemates really liked them lol)

Ren-rill-ren! Baby! How are you? I think of you often and always hope you're doing well.

Sleepy-friend! It's been a long time, I hope you've been doing well ^^ The colors in your icon are beautiful, btw.

I'm currently in the middle of dealing with some stressful life stuff and haven't had time to really get back into the swing of tumblr or write, but I'm taking everything one step at a time and one day at a time. But it's not all doom and gloom here, I did quite a bit of canning while my computer was broken and even started learning how to do embroidery.

[ren-c-leyn]

Love me a villain that is tragic and sympathetic but is also shown to have 70% of their problems be their own damn fault.

#tropes #I love villains who are their own worst enemy

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Renjiiiii!! ... hi! :D

Hannah-Hun! :D How are you?

[ren-c-leyn]

Ren-rill-ren! Baby! How are you? I think of you often and always hope you're doing well.

Sleepy-friend! It's been a long time, I hope you've been doing well ^^ The colors in your icon are beautiful, btw.

I'm currently in the middle of dealing with some stressful life stuff and haven't had time to really get back into the swing of tumblr or write, but I'm taking everything one step at a time and one day at a time. But it's not all doom and gloom here, I did quite a bit of canning while my computer was broken and even started learning how to do embroidery.

[ren-c-leyn]

#fun writing things #so true it hurts

[ren-c-leyn]

Enjoying the last of the autumn leaves 🍁

#art #art by someone else #this is lovely

[ren-c-leyn]

obsessed with characters being saved against their will. being knocked unconscious and carried away from a danger they won't stop trying to fight. being shoved through a portal somewhere far away and safe right before it closes. trying to self-sacrifice only to have the exact person they're trying to save swap their places at the last second. getting the only cure to the disease or curse bc the person administering it loves them too much to give it to anyone else, including themselves. being thrown to safety right as they had accepted dying. someone else they thought had gotten to safety running back to drag them out of danger. it's so fucking tasty

#tropes #I freaken love all of these

[ren-c-leyn]

Today's kind art reminder: You don't need permission to switch projects on the fly and change what thing you're working on at any time. Note that this also means you don't need a permission to solely focus on only one project, even if that means neglecting the other ones. You're the captain of this ship and you choose where you drop the anchor

#writing positivity #writing encouragement #art positivity #positive thinking #sharing the positivity