Hoax

A note from the Author

Well.

I only have three words.

'Holy-fucking-shit'.

I cannot express how much this story has meant to me, so let me give you some backstory.

The concept for 'Hoax' floated into my mind after the Emrata x Harry kiss (sorry to remind y'all) but it's true! Everything stemmed from there.

At the time, I was in a pretty dark place in my life. I was not happy in the decisions I had made, I felt anxious and depressed a lot, and I felt lonelier than I'd ever felt in my entire life. Therefore, I knew that I need some much-needed escapism, so when the idea of writing a Harry Styles fan fiction wandered into my mind, I thought, why not! – I've read enough of them to give it a go, so I started working on the concept of the story; conjuring up the characters of Estelle, Jenna, Richie, Xavier, and of course Harry!

I must admit, when I started writing chapter one, I had little idea about where the story was going and absolutely no clue about how it was going to end. The only thing I DID know, was the fact that after a few paragraphs, I was already finding more joy in writing it, than I'd experienced during those preceding months. So, it all became second nature.

During this time, I changed my life plan.

I decided to quit the course which was making me unhappy and take a leap into the unknown. During that uncertain time, I continued working on 'Hoax', coming up with extra plotlines and crafting my story alongside the changing paths of my life, at the time.

Hoax was my one stability; the one thing I could do which took me away from my little life and allow me the creativity make a world which was my own.

At this point, I had written about twenty-five chapters, but none were published on Wattpad.

Why? – You may ask?

Well, I was scared.

I was scared that if I posted the chapters, no-one would want to read it.

I was scared that if I shared 'Hoax' with the world, people would be bored of it or disinterested by its contents, and in turn, I'd lose my passion for writing. However, in November 2023, I thought, I'd take a leap into the dark again and post it on Wattpad. Alongside which, I posted promotional TikTok's, trying to round up as much interest in the story as I could.

Within one month of posting chapter one, I had a thousand reads, and within six months, I had just under eighty-thousand. 

Now, as I write this, we have just over one-hundred-and-sixty-thousand reads.

It's wild.

I still cannot believe that people find my story, my brainchild that is 'Hoax' interesting enough that they want to read it. Nothing makes me happier than when people comment, like, or message me, telling me how much they love 'Hoax'.

It's something I'll never get over.

Now, as I finish writing this story, I am a completely different person than who I was when I started writing it.

I went from being miserable and anxious, to being happy and grateful for everything and everyone in my life – and this story has stuck with me through all of that. Like I said, it's been constant, my stable; the one thing I can rely upon to provide some fun, harmless escapism that no-one in my life knows about.

As I write this, I can't quite believe that Estelle and Harry's story has officially ended. I don't plan on writing a sequel or any further books about their story, as I think some things are best left to one's imagination. However, I hope you can appreciate that I gave them the happiest ending that I could. In my mind, they go on to get married, have a number of children, and buy that dream coastal property in Devon. Living the dream that they so desperately deserve.

Now, to all of you, who have read this far – whether you were here with me since I first started posting or perhaps you're only just finishing reading now, I have to thank you.

Your unwavering support is something which has bought me so much joy over the past year. From interacting with you all, to reading your comments (some of which make me laugh out loud) – every single one of you mean the world to me.

Your support has never gone unnoticed, so thank you.

Thank you for loving Harry and Estelle as much as I have.

But anyway, I could go on for a while about how much this story means to me, but I don't want to bore you all to death by doing so (!).

All I will say, for the one-hundredth time, is thank you.

I hope my story has provided you with some escapism from whatever struggles you may be going through. There is no better remedy to sadness than a good old Harry Styles fan fiction! So, I hope if you ever need solace, this is a safe space for you to come back to for a little while. As, it has been my solace for the past seventeen months of writing.

I'm not sure when I'll see you again, but hopefully, when I start working on something new (which I plan on doing and is currently in the works) you guys will still be interested enough to read it.

For one final time, thank you for your support.

I will never get over the sheer joy that this little fan fiction has bought into my life. 

I love you all eternally and I'm always here to talk if you need to.

G, over and out x