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arlen ren ✨

@arlenrenwrites.bsky.social

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queer writer of otherworldly fiction, re-enchanting the mundane one word at a time ✨ he/they 🏳️‍⚧️ www.arlenren.co.uk

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arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 1h

I have three WIPs in contention for my next project, and I'm trying to use this month to decide whether I should write: 🐺 YA gothic horror w/ a trans boy, sinister cults and werewolves 🌿 YA fantasy w/ a trans girl swapped for a changeling who must now survive the faerie realm... #LGBTQWriteAThon

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arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Oct 1st 2026 (Tricky), in less than 8 minutes 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com

A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!

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arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

yaaay hello #LGBTQWriteAThon 🎃 I'm ren, a transmasc writer of YA fantasy and horror! I've just finished the third draft of the book of my heart, a YA shark eco- fantasy 🦈✨ and my goal this month is deciding which WIP to work on next! looking forward to seeing what everyone else is working on 👀

arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

as I prepare to share Shark WIP with friends it does feel kinda wild that this book I've been writing since August 2024 is finally ready to be Perceived by eyes other than my own

arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I won't be starting a new WIP (yet) but I'm hoping to take part anyway - and I'm looking forward to hearing about everyone's WIPs! 🎃

arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Sep 30th 2026 (Medium), in 02:27 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com

A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!

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arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

one day I'll make halloumi burgers without accidentally subjecting myself to smoke inhalation but today is not that day

arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

wahhh dumb mistake 😭 I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Sep 28th 2026 (Easy), in 04:04 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com

A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!

arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

hi #queerwriters 👋🏻 the last thing I need to do with the latest draft of Shark WIP is fill in some plot holes and make a pack to send to readers...so my goal this week is to do just that 💪🏻✨ I hope that everyone has a good week!

arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

one plot hole of five filled in 💪🏻✨ how long do we think it'll take me to sort out the other four? my brain is telling me that I can do them all this evening, but I know better than to trust its delusions...

arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

foolish mistakes abound 🙃 I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Sep 27th 2026 (Brutal), in less than 9 minutes 🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟨🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com

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arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

draft 3 pass 2 is complete with 2,251 words cut! 🥳

arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Sep 26th 2026 (Hard), in 04:56 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com

A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!

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arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

hi #queerwriters 👋🏻 I actually managed to write every day, even on the day I was out! I edited the climactic battle scene today and only have a few more chapters to go...will I finish this pass this weekend? let's find out! 🤪

arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Sep 25th 2026 (Hard), in less than 11 minutes 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com

A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!

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arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

turns out the plot holes that I thought were gaping chasms are actually very easy to fix 😮‍💨 I might be done with this book earlier than anticipated...

arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Sep 24th 2026 (Tricky), in less than 9 minutes 🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟨🟩 cluesbysam.com

A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!

arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

thought I was gonna get NO WRITING DONE TODAY but then woke up at a reasonable time and have edited ch31! I'm flying through the latter half of this book. maybe I could finish this pass by the end of the month? 👀

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

When you want to write, "The AI wants to hurt people," remember that you mean to write, "The AI company profits off of hurting people."

arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

so it seems there's some difference in opinion as to whether Mabon was yesterday or today, but I've managed to straddle the line by posting about it yesterday and then forgetting to share it until today 😅 I've revived my blog! still a work in progress but I'm going to try to stick at it 😤

Mabon 2026: A New Beginning — Arlen Ren Writes

To say that it’s been a while since my last blog post is an understatement. It’s been just shy of two years since my last update, and I wasn’t much more consistent before then; though I always inte...

arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Sep 23rd 2026 (Medium), in 05:48 🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com

A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!

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arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

hi #queerwriters September hasn't been as consistent as August for me, so this week my goal is to write every day (except tomorrow when I'm out all day), even if it's just a little I'm making good progress through my pass but need to start planning some reworked bits 🫡 have a good week all!

arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

gah, such a silly mistake 😭 I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Sep 22nd 2026 (Medium), in 03:28 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟩🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com

A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!

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arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

it's "spiderwebs flying through the air" season so now my skin is constantly crawling, hoorah 🙃

arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Sep 21st 2026 (Easy), in 03:17 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com

A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!

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arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

they wrapped it all up but man. at what cost

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arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

finished Chilling Adventures of Sabrina...what a horrible ending 🥲 I get that it was super rushed because the show was cancelled, but the very very end...wtf. so depressing, and all the worse because it was trying to be uplifting. a miserable ending for an otherwise goofy, unserious show. ugh.

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arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

hey #queerwriters 😮‍💨 I did the hard work thing and it didn't go so well BUT it's done and I only accomplished it today because life is so busy lately but...I've edited up to and including ch10! 🥳 things are only going to get busier for me now 🙃 but I'll try to keep up with my writing...

arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Sep 20th 2026 (Hard), in less than 23 minutes 🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟨 cluesbysam.com

A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!

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arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

tricky one today! gave the brain a good workout 🧠 I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Sep 18th 2026 (Hard), in less than 14 minutes 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com

A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!

arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Sep 17th 2026 (Tricky), in less than 10 minutes 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com

A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!

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arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

just saw either a very large mouse or a very small rat at the train station. day made.

arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

well, that went about as horribly as it could. but I survived it 🥲

arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

my ability to fixate on something that I Don't Want To Do really is something

arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

just finished the penultimate episode of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and I don't think this is all going to be wrapped up...🥲

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arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

gotta do a work thing tomorrow and I Don't Wanna

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arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

immensely exciting news: saw a green woodpecker on my lunchtime walk today!!

arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

so NEARLY messed up my left and right today 😂 I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Sep 16th 2026 (Tricky), in less than 10 minutes 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com

A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!

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arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"The goal is not to have artificial intelligence. The goal is to foster natural stupidity." this man doesn't miss

arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

GUESS WHO'S GOING TO SEE THE WARNING IN APRIL!!!!!!! 🤘🏻🔥🔥🔥🤘🏻

arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Sep 15th 2026 (Medium), in less than 7 minutes 🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com

A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!

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arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

caught a mosquito drinking from my hand on Sunday and now the itchiness is making itself known 🙃

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arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Sep 14th 2026 (Easy), in 02:34 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com

A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!

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arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

hi #queerwriters 👋🏻 another busy(ish) week ahead, so I'll take what l can when it comes to writing 🥲 I've managed to edit three chapters so far in my latest pass, so if I could get up to ch10, that would be great! I hope everyone has a good week 💪🏻✨

arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Sep 13th 2026 (Hard), in less than 8 minutes 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com

A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!

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arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

hi #queerwriters 😴 well, I finished draft 3 of Shark WIP 🦈 (!!!) AND survived the week, so I guess that's a win! however, due to aforementioned Life Stuff (which is good, just all-consuming), my writing has dropped off sharply... hoping to make a start on my 2nd pass today and return to a flow 🥲

arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

21 minutes 🫣 I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Sep 12th 2026 (Hard), in less than 21 minutes 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟨🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com

A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!

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Gwrach Gymraeg @cherylmorgan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

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arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

wehhh, foolish mistakes I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Sep 11th 2026 (Tricky), in less than 11 minutes 🟩🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com

A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!

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arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I wasn't enjoying Everything's Falling as much as Keep Me Fed but then I was listening to it yesterday and it just CLICKED (proper headphones + no background noise = 🔥) I am OBSESSED with Waste Your Time On Me, it's making me feel some kind of way lmao The Warning literally never miss 🤘🏻🔥