Okay, so I love Raylan, and I love the way you write him, and I love RP-ing but I've never RP-ed on Tumblr before. I would absolutely love to RP with you, but I've no idea how to go about it. Would you be kind enough to walk me through what I need to do to get started and the like?
((Welcome to Tumblr RP! Very humbled by your words, thank you very much. I’ve only been on Tumblr since August of last year though I’ve role played for years elsewhere prior. But Tumblr RP has its own unique structure that I’m still learning. Every RPer you encounter here has a different way of role playing, myself included. It’s a matter of finding your way.
First and foremost, if you haven’t already, I suggest you register a separate Tumblr account strictly dedicated to your role play and character, so that you don’t get your role plays mixed up with your personal blog’s content.
Do you have an idea of the type of character you’d like to role play? Is it someone from a book, movie, TV show, etc. (a canon character) or someone completely of your creation (an original character)?
Then, read up further on RP blog creation. Below, I’ve linked you some guides that I’ve found useful. They do a good job of explaining things for beginners (click on each underlined item for the page):
HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR FAVORITE RP BLOGS, A GUIDE FOR NON-RPERS
How To Create & Play An Original Character
A GUIDE TO BASIC RP BLOGGING: LAYOUTS, PAGE INFORMATION, AND CONTENT
I also recommend following dear-indies an independent role play resource blog.
When you have your character blog ready, please let me know the URL so I can give you a follow. I can provide you with further assistance on your blog too, if you need it and want it from me. And when you’re ready, I’ll send you a starter (like a post introducing the start of a story/role play) or a meme (an ask or a submit that contains a line of writing for your character to respond to once you receive it). I can also send you a message on your RP blog to check in and see how you’re doing and if there’s anything further that I can be of help with. As always, you’re welcome to message me if you have any further questions; for example, if there’s something you see me post that you’d like to know more about why it’s posted the way it is, etc. I’m looking forward to role playing with you very soon!))