Blu_Koral

@ReaderOfStories42  I might need some proof readers eventually. I think I am leaning towards completely expanding the world within the story and re-doing it from scratch. It’s been so long, I am
            basically starting over anyhow. For the time being I am just testing out how it feels to me. If it flows on paper the way it is flowing within my head, I’ll probably post some drafts and see how it goes. I’ve been working on a starting point that can weave all the different storylines together properly. 

Hi, if you need any help editing, I can volunteer. Your stories have been rattling around in my mind for a few years so I’d be happy to help get them out again.

It unfortunately isn’t. Every platform for posting, even for self-publishing, books online I researched banned explicit content and said they’d delete stories without warning. So I just can’t trust any of them to not delete the book again. It’s extremely upsetting when it happens. And the last time it happened, I was in the middle of a major edit so my backed up files were all out of order. It was a nightmare. And I’ve yet to fix all the problems it created. I posted the chapters I did fix, but just never got around to fixing more of it yet. I am about to start working on it again, but I have no idea how long it’ll take.

@Blu_Koral I'm glad he's doing great 

@Djdime Thank you. He just passed his 100th day of life celebration last week. He’s gone from 5.5lbs to 12lbs and from 18” to 24”. He’s now babbling like crazy, smiling and laughing, and doing his utmost to move absolutely everywhere, preferably all at once. 

@Blu_Koral Congratulations  blu I hope he grows up healthy and strong. 

@Crevicenose Lol. I’m happy that you are happy. 

@Blu_Koral TNO IS UP!!  YYEESSSSS!!  And it has one of my fav chapters! Punishment!

@Djdime I can’t guarantee how quickly I’ll update. TNO was deleted while I was in the middle of re-ordering all the chapters. So the original version is gone completely, and the version that I was in the process of editing/re-ordering all the chapters is still completely out of order beyond the fifteen chapters I posted yesterday. I’ve been slowly trying to make sense of it these past several months, but it’s still an ongoing process at this point. 

@Lovergirl414 Thank you. I appreciate your support. I am ready to attempt to tackle the learning curve. 

@Blu_Koral AO3 can definitely have a learning curve but once you get it, it makes everything so much easier to manage. I use it more as a reader, but I would love to help in any way I can! Extra eyes or a helpful hand to lend support can do wonders to elevate the stress of feeling like you have to figure everything out on your own.
            
            No matter what, everyone here supports you and wants you to succeed! 

@_Fenrir_ 
            
            I have indeed been super frustrated with the entire situation… I never wanted to have to take down my stories… but not much I can do about it, other than learn a new platform, or wait it out. 
            
            I will definitely try Ao3 again. I just need to see if I can log in still, or if I’m locked out again. I’ve heard good things about the platform. I am just awful with technology - it takes me forever to get comfortable using new platforms/devices. 

@elizaf6969 I’ll honestly never understand flagging/banning or outright destroying a story just because some people do not enjoy reading it. There are lots of stories I don’t enjoy reading… I just close the book and find a new one to read. I can even understand banning content though - if they didn’t destroy it. It’s not that difficult to contact a writer and ask them to remove their content from the platform. Or, make it private/a draft/un-viewable to the public. The deletion of an online story is equivalent to the burning of a physical book and it hurts my heart to see it happen. No matter who wrote it. It’s just sad. 

@Blu_Koral  I love your stories just the way they are people need to grow up if they don’t want to read it then don’t it’s not your fault people are small minded

@elizaf6969 I’ll definitely update everybody here if I do so. 
            
            So far I’ve only tried A03, but it hasn’t gone so well thus far. 
            
            I’ve been debating re-posting here, but removing all of the mature content, but I feel as if that would significantly water-down the emotional impact of the story, so I’m conflicted. 

Me too. I still haven’t found a platform that won’t guarantee not to delete them with no warning though. It’s honestly quite frustrating reading through the deletion policies of all these platforms. Modern day book burnings aren’t any more okay than the historical version. 

I’m glad I could be of help to you. It’s truly an awful feeling when you wake up and discover a story you’ve poured a part of your heart into is just gone. 

@Blu_Koral  thank you sooo much for warning us that Wattpad deletes stories without warning! I just found my two books fully gone from my account. But I have evrything saved on my phone, thanks to you!!!!! <333333333

@Lovergirl414 I have been debating re-posting here, since people here know/want to re-read the story… but to avoid another round of flagging/deletion I’d have to remove all the mature content. And I feel conflicted about doing so, as it would significantly reduce the emotional impact of the story. As a writer, I believe firmly in realism, and bringing the story to life… I’m not sure I’d be happy with the outcome if I removed everything that could potentially get the story flagged and deleted all over again. 

@Blu_Koral I’m so excited and I cannot wait! Will you be posting them here again or just on your AO3 account?

@Nova_Stellar Next year.

It’s totally not your fault. Your stories are amazing and I love how they are entertwinned. Please let me know if you are published one day. 

@AnneLambert6 TNO is currently under contract with Wattpad. So I cannot post it anywhere else. They have failed/refused to contact me/correct the problem, for months at this point. But even if they breached the contract, I will not do so. Once the contract expires I’ll make it available to be read again. I truly am sorry this happened, I feel awful.