Wattpad won't let me respond directly to your comment for some reason so I hope it's ok that I came here. Thank you for taking the time to write this, especially after following Beloved Beast for so many years.
I won't pretend your comment wasn't difficult to read, but I genuinely appreciate your honesty. I completely understand why this feels like another disappointment, and I'm truly sorry that's how this decision has affected you.
I also want to address something you said about the promises I've made over the years because, honestly, you're right. There have been times when I've talked about updating more consistently or said I was determined to finish, only for life to get in the way and for me to fall short. I know how disappointing that has been, and I'm truly sorry for that.
The truth is, recognizing that pattern is one of the biggest reasons I came to this decision.
I don't think I explained clearly enough what actually changed for me. Before making this decision, readers were waiting for updates with no real timeline, and every time I opened Wattpad, I was reminded that I was letting people down. The longer that continued, the more guilt I carried, and that guilt slowly made writing feel less like the escape it had always been and more like another responsibility I was struggling to keep up with.
I know you said you would have waited, and I truly believe you. I know many of my readers would have, and that honestly made this decision even harder. But this wasn't because I thought my readers lacked patience. It was because I no longer felt comfortable continuing to ask for it. After so many years, I didn't think it was fair to keep everyone waiting and hoping for an update that I couldn't confidently promise.
