Alex Riven, Author

27 | 🔞 🇺🇸 ♾️ ⚧️ | She/They Author | Intellectual | Philosopher Current Project: The Emergence Chronicles --- I am a storyteller who builds narratives as acts of architectural self-compassion and systemic translation. My work explores the fragile sanctuaries we build against tyrannical systems, the power of found family, and the profound strength found in vulnerability. My current project is an epic fantasy trilogy that normalizes queerness and plurality as the diegetic fabric of its world, not as features. It is a disciplined exploration of love as both a vulnerability and our greatest strength, and the eternal conflict between the creative trowel and the destructive sword. I believe in fiction as a tool for understanding the most complex parts of ourselves and our world. Thank you for visiting. I hope you find a world within these pages that you can feel more than imagine. May harmony find you. Alex Riven

[alexriven201]

Intro Post, I Guess

Hello, Tumblr! Call me Alex. (She/They) I am 27. I am a published author, but I'm a bit of a maverick in the field. I published through Amazon and Draft2Digital, yes. I sell my debut novel and will sell all subsequent novels for $5.95 USD through those platforms. But I ALSO publish my work on both ScribbleHub and RoyalRoad, completely for free! Why? Because I believe art should be created regardless of capital gain. I'm not in it for the money. I work full-time. I can provide for my family.

I am not looking for beta readers, editors, publishers, marketing services, or paid collaborations of any kind. When I mention 'my work', I am speaking about the work that I have published, the work that is both complete and freely available. Unsolicited offers will be politely (but strongly) declined or ignored. If you want to discuss the work itself, such as themes, craft, or if you have any questions you would like to ask, I welcome all of that on my public platforms.

If you want to tip me, sure. Go ahead. Buy the EPUB. Share it for free if you so desire. But I ask that you do not try to make money off of my work behind my back. That's fair enough, isn't it?

Now, if you want to engage with me, I may seem cold. I may act indifferent. That is not because I don't care about you, human reader. It is because anytime someone interacts with me over the internet, I do not have any way of knowing whether or not I am speaking with a human, or giving a machine more input. I will remain professional to a fault. I will not break that professional mask. This is for my sanity, as I cannot allow the internet to consciously inform my identity.

If you made it this far, congratulations! You still have an attention span! Thank you for sticking with me through this intro. I will be around, largely in the Aspiring Author's Guild community lol.

May harmony find you, Alex Riven

[hussyknee]

How long have you been on Tumblr?

Over 16 years (before 2010) (toddlers in the dawn of the ant colony)

16 to 14 years (2010-2012) (livejournal and Myspace refugees)

13 to 11 years (2013-2015) (you used to follow thebootydiaries)

10 to 8 years (2016-2018) (era of Russian bot conspiracy)

7 to 3.5 years (2019-2022) (post sex ban to Goncharov)

3.5 years or less (2023–2026) (Twitter refugee)

Remaining time: 2 days 22 hours

Rebagel for science pls.

[seaacearts]

I have never heard anyone talk about this one scene in moa and it makes me so mad because it's so wholesome and important to the plot

[yesterdaysprint]

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania, July 29, 1904

[lilaccatholic]

Well that’s not so crazy I mean how much could–

OH

[persianpenname]

[wetheurban]

Overwhelmed.

But getting through it. And holding onto my softness.

By any and all means.

Because I refuse to let this cold world steal my hope.

[wetheurban]

You're not lazy. You're overwhelmed.

[flandrepudding]

the ever so well-meaning kinger

[demilypyro]

"if Jax is a trans woman she's still an abuser so she's bad representation so the show is transphobic" you're an idiot. you want your blorbos to be perfect ideal angels, I want my blorbos to be realistic, nuanced, flawed human beings, we are not the same. I LIKE that she's messy and fucked up and problematic, I think it's a realistic depiction of how a lot of repressed and traumatized trans women are. I think the show goes to great lengths to explore how and why she is the way she is, and to evoke sympathy for this kind of person. it doesn't excuse her actions but it does make them understandable. and I think the fact women like that deserve sympathy is an idea worth stating and worth shouting. yes she's a bully and she hurt everyone around her and that may never change. she still deserves sympathy.

[jaxtadcismydaughter13]

you are correct and you should say it

[389]

[wetheurban]

Today I’m thinking about Black families whose ancestors built this country. Indigenous communities who were here before it. Immigrants who crossed oceans and borders believing in its promise. And everyone still waiting to feel safe, seen, and free.

[neilaglet]

[alexriven201]

BWAHAHAHAHA!!!

[anxietyproblem]

[castlepunk1077]

Oh that's a lovely post! I wonder who this "Jasmine" is that retweeted this?

Huh.

Would you look at that?

[alexriven201]

Intro Post, I Guess

Hello, Tumblr! Call me Alex. (She/They) I am 27. I am a published author, but I'm a bit of a maverick in the field. I published through Amazon and Draft2Digital, yes. I sell my debut novel and will sell all subsequent novels for $5.95 USD through those platforms. But I ALSO publish my work on both ScribbleHub and RoyalRoad, completely for free! Why? Because I believe art should be created regardless of capital gain. I'm not in it for the money. I work full-time. I can provide for my family.

I am not looking for beta readers, editors, publishers, marketing services, or paid collaborations of any kind. When I mention 'my work', I am speaking about the work that I have published, the work that is both complete and freely available. Unsolicited offers will be politely (but strongly) declined or ignored. If you want to discuss the work itself, such as themes, craft, or if you have any questions you would like to ask, I welcome all of that on my public platforms.

If you want to tip me, sure. Go ahead. Buy the EPUB. Share it for free if you so desire. But I ask that you do not try to make money off of my work behind my back. That's fair enough, isn't it?

Now, if you want to engage with me, I may seem cold. I may act indifferent. That is not because I don't care about you, human reader. It is because anytime someone interacts with me over the internet, I do not have any way of knowing whether or not I am speaking with a human, or giving a machine more input. I will remain professional to a fault. I will not break that professional mask. This is for my sanity, as I cannot allow the internet to consciously inform my identity.

If you made it this far, congratulations! You still have an attention span! Thank you for sticking with me through this intro. I will be around, largely in the Aspiring Author's Guild community lol.

May harmony find you, Alex Riven

[anxietyproblem]

[wetheurban]

May July remind you that you’re allowed to enjoy your life while you’re building it.

[positive-pumpkin]