#enchanted ink

[castielslostwings]

✨ 🌈PRIDE BOOK RELEASE 🌈 ✨

ENCHANTED INK

by Robin Lynn

SUMMARY:

When it comes to transformation, magic only fixes what's skin deep…

In a world where an artist's magic brings tattoos to life, ink gone wrong can spell lasting heartache for those unlucky enough to experience it. Jaded and cynical on both life and love, tattoo artist Ashton Andrews is about to find out that even the most deeply-etched scars can be transformed into something beautiful when the right person is holding the pen.

Having carried the burden of intentionally-ruined ink on his skin (and the matching scars on his psyche that come with such betrayal), Ashton is understandably reluctant to trust. He’s entirely content to bury his nose in the fantasy worlds created by his favorite author, rather than risk his heart in the real one.

…On the other hand, he would like his tattoo fixed.

Enter Link Remington: magical tattoo artist extraordinaire, devastatingly handsome media darling, and co-owner of the famed tattoo studio, Soul Survivor. Ashton knows that Link has the artistic chops to repair his skin, but is completely unprepared for the charming, persistent, and impossibly understanding man to find a place inside his heart.

Through working together, Ashton begins to realize that there’s more to Link than his public persona, the art on his body, and the image he’s created that only goes skin-deep. Link has his own scars to heal, but with a charm or two, a dash of creativity, and equal leaps of faith, perhaps the enchanted ink the two of them create together will be the beginning of something positively magical.

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If you like:

Fantasy, magic, world-building, tattoos and tattoo artists, Hurt/Comfort, profound instant connections, Meet-Cutes, Secret Identities, Celebrities, happy endings (😏), gay romances with lots of intimacy and affection, and positive messaging about choosing your own scars, this is the story for you!

“Enchanted Ink” is available in TWO VERSIONS! Both come in ebook + paperback. Choose:

“Spicy” 🌶️ (adult, 🔥🔥🔥 heat level, language)

OR

“Clean” 🧼 (rated Teen, NO explicit content, softer language)

About the Author:

Robin is a 36-year-old queer, autistic, a mom and a disabled former firefighter, paramedic, and registered nurse who writes with the goal of reflecting the queer community in media. Because everyone deserves to see relatable, imperfect main character mirrors simply existing and getting their happy endings.

More about Robin!

Signed copies, merch, and limited edition launch bundles available on Ko-fi.

XoXo,

Robin Lynn ❤️💚💙

[lailoken]

I‘m in the process of creating a green Craft Ink, so stay tuned for a post on that!

[barberwitch]

Hey Barber! I’ve been reading, studying, dispensing information for a while about the craft and similar practices. I write a lot of fiction and poetry utilizing folkloric elements and always manage to incorporate something I’ve learned. But my issue comes in actual practice, application. I’m not attuned to the land, nor have I done much magic. I’ve had the knowhow for almost 8 years, so how do you suggest I start? Also, any tips for incorporating my writing skills in my practice? Thanks!

Hey there 👋🏼

So I know it sounds redundant, but..start.

Pick something you’re doing already on the mundane front and use that knowledge you’ve acquired to try something. Magic is about tipping the scales in your favor, not just relying on it as the sole provider of your wants and goals.

If you want something simple and every day, get a jar, or bowl (I’ve got a small ceramic cauldron meant for baking a small dessert) and put a bay leaf and a piece of pyrite in it. Empty your pocket of any loose change into the container. Do it anytime you’ve got change and just leave it be. If you need change, get it from somewhere else, the main thing is what you put into the container stay in the container (so if times are rough, maybe don’t immediately stick in that $20). It’s meant to bring in wealth.

If you want a folk magic tie to hang your hat on, it’s a variation of a housewarming gift that used to be given to newly weds (I’ve referenced it multiple times through the years). Jar, add in salt, a coin (preferably gold, or silver, though copper does fine), and a piece of bread. Seal it and give it to the newly moved people, or the newly married. Salt so their life always has flavor, and purity. Bread so they never hunger, and the coin so they’re never poor. It’s also multiplied due to the wheat in the bread, and break barriers with the salt. The coin conducts energy and blah blah blah.

As far as incorporating your writing into magic, here’s a post about enchanted inks for spellwork

And a follow up post about enchanting letters as spells utilizing the inks.

Aside from that, take a look at your style and apply it to writing spells and incantations. Take notes on how the work out! Even a simple phrase or rhyme about parking, or finding lost items. Try it once, then again, third times the charm and means it may be something you use regularly!

Good luck dear, best way to start is to try something simple.

🦋Cheers, Barberwitch

[castielslostwings]

ARC OPPORTUNITY

When it comes to transformation, magic only fixes what's skin deep, but if you love reading & reviewing books in advance, then you don't need any secret powers to get your hands on a copy of Enchanted Ink for FREE!

For a LIMITED TIME (ends 5/31/23), you can apply to review an advanced copy of this hotly-anticipated, fantastical adventure in art, life, and love. "Enchanted Ink" is even being released in both SPICY and CLEAN versions (in ebook & paperback), so you can pick your pleasure! APPLY HERE! Additional book details below --->

Tropes/themes: Fantasy/World-building, magic, gay romance, tattoo artists, magic tattoos, h/c, HEA, demisexuality, instant bond, secret identities, celebrities, spice (or not), self-acceptance journey, trauma recovery. Summary:

Magic tattoos, baby! Both the Adult & Clean EBOOK preorders are LIVE on Amazon now! Paperbacks for BOTH versions drop on 6/1/23, at the same time the ebooks release. ARC downloads CLOSE the day before release.

Signed copies + Merch bundles available on my Ko-Fi soon & multiple giveaways are forthcoming (likely based on twitter)! Stay tuned. Please boost <3 <3 <3 Thank you for your support!!!!! LINKS TO EVERYTHING REFERENCED ABOVE

[castielslostwings]

Enchanted Ink

My FTH 2020 is COMPLETE! for @zaffrefic​ 36k, No Archive Warnings, Rated E: Dean/Cas

https://archiveofourown.org/works/23043622

Tags: Tattoo artist Dean, Tattoo artist Castiel, Tattoo artist Sam, Magical Realism, Magical Tattoos, Tattooed Dean & Cas, hurt/comfort (emotional), first meetings, Castiel’s wings, the Bunker, Getting together, Sweet Dean, Secret writer Dean, no relationship angst, eventual smut, domestic fluff. Top Cas/Bottom Dean.

In a world where an artist's magic brings tattoos to life, ink-gone-wrong can spell lasting heartache for those unlucky enough to experience it. Jaded and cynical on both life and love, Castiel's about to find out that even the most deeply-etched scars can be transformed into something beautiful when the right person is holding the pen.

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[thecasualbookreviewer]

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Enchanted Ink, Robin Lynn

Summary:

In a world where an artist's magic brings tattoos to life, ink gone wrong can spell lasting heartache for those unlucky enough to experience it. Jaded and cynical on both life and love, tattoo artist Ashton Andrews is about to find out that even the most deeply-etched scars can be transformed into something beautiful when the right person is holding the pen.

Having carried the burden of intentionally-ruined ink on his skin (and the matching scars on his psyche that come with such betrayal), Ashton is understandably reluctant to trust. He’s entirely content to bury his nose in the fantasy worlds created by his favorite author, rather than risk his heart in the real one.

…On the other hand, he would like his tattoo fixed.

Enter Link Remington: magical tattoo artist extraordinaire, devastatingly handsome media darling, and co-owner of the famed tattoo studio, Soul Survivor. Ashton knows that Link has the artistic chops to repair his skin, but is completely unprepared for the charming, persistent, and impossibly understanding man to find a place inside his heart.

Through working together, Ashton begins to realize that there’s more to Link than his public persona, the art on his body, and the image he’s created that only goes skin-deep. Link has his own scars to heal, but with a charm or two, a dash of creativity, and equal leaps of faith, perhaps the enchanted ink the two of them create together will be the beginning of something positively magical.

Review:

Let's start with the good parts!

I think the book was well written, the pace of the story was good and it kept you interested, it makes for a fast read (I think once I finally got around to it, I read it in two sittings), the concept and plot are very cool ideas, magical tattoos are such a cool concept and the author did a great job describing the enchantments and how they worked through the book. The book follows a very interesting journey of self discovery and acceptance that didn't felt too heavy but it still had you cheering on the main characters.

I, personally, however couldn't get too much into it in the sense of reading it like original fiction since it was very clearly a Destiel Fanfiction turned into an original book, or at least they tried to, since there was a lot of back story, lines, and settings that came straight from the show, and as a person who has spend over 15 year of her life watching and loving that show, it just kept taking me out; and around chapter 2 I just accepted i was reading a fanfic and kept going with that mindset.

If you're someone who knows nothing about Supernatural and you like the themes of the book you're probably going to enjoy it a lot! If you're a fan like me, it's probably going to be a lot harder to see it as a standalone work, because it's very very obviously not.