Reincarnated as a Mutt

I'm Sorry

Hello, this is me speaking. Hahaha, I mean, who else would speaking right now?

So I like to say first that I hope you are all doing well these days. A lot of things go on in people's life and sometimes they do things to escape from their issues or just give themselves to time to relax as any normal human being would do. What I'm trying to say is that hang in there and watch for your own mental health, physical and emotional well being.

Secondly, I would never have guessed that this story would reach 7.7 k reads. I mean, I'm speechless. I sometimes stare at the read count and just rub my eyes unable to believe what I'm seeing. And I have 200 votes. Again, wow. Never knew this is what feeling special would feel like. I mean, I just wrote as hobby and thought I might as well post it cause what the heck? I didn't expect to reach 100 reads or even 1k reads! I just thought it would be another story that would just get lost in the web with very little reads or hardly any at all. Thank you all for giving this story a shot and staying to the end. The support means more to me than I'm led to believe strangers could offer.

And lastly, the topic I was dreading to share. I'm taking a break. I'm not leaving Wattpad or quitting writing. I like this story. I got a lot planned and this evil pupper certainly isn't going to stand idle and watch the world pass him by, especially when its not under his rule. But I got a lot of things on my plate and I feel like crap. My grandmother and aunt had recovered from COVID recently, a secret kept from me in worry that I wouldn't take it well. Wouldn't you know it, I feel like the world ended even though it was saved by the time I found out. My mind is plagued with ill thoughts, I have responsibilities, and I can hardly muster the will to write.

So I'm taking a break. Do I want to? No, but all things considered I should. I can't exactly churn out chapter after chapter with 10k word count as much I want to. I know I don't have to, but being able write a story that can last readers hours of readable content so they don't stay bored or nothing to do is a win in my book. That and I can see how far I can go. I mean, how many people have the passion to enjoy writing and have a story that can roughly last 14 hours to read? I never thought I would be that person -- granted it's not finished. Heck, I'm not even half way done with this book. The mood I want when I write isn't 'I'm slaving away writing chapters for a book for strangers I don't know'. I don't want to force myself to think my book is a chore to work on. I want 'I'm writing more chapters for a book I'm passionate about and readers who enjoy it'. Isn't that what all authors want? To write something that gives people enjoyment and give them a 'show' that their minds can create? I can't release chapters that I'm not proud of whether it be quality or time spent, if I'm not feeling my best. I know my writing leaves much to be desired and I'm not exactly the most detailed author or convincing, as much I'd want to, but that doesn't mean I'm not trying. In short, I want write my best for not just you guys and gals, but for myself too; and I can't do that if I'm not feeling 100% up to the task.

So I hope you all understand and I hope you're all doing okay during this hot mess we call a pandemic. I didn't feel it to be right to leave you all in the dark on why I haven't updated since September -- 8 months as of now, nor give you work I'm not proud of. So time will tell when you'll get to see what our evil pupper has in store for the world, and when it happens I'll at least try to get some laughs out of you.