CamelliaCarroll

Congrats to all the Ambys round 2 folks!!
          	
          	I uhhhhhh completely spaced out and missed the deadline for entry this year, but I’m excited to sit back and cheer for you all ❤️

CamelliaCarroll

Just got back from DragonCon and went to some awesome writing panels while I was there!! Was also thrilled to do a mentor session that was incredibly helpful and gave me a lot to think about. Some good things are coming in the next several months. I feel it in my bones.
          
          Hope you’re all well and had a lovely Labor Day weekend!

CamelliaCarroll

Hi everyone! It’s the first update in a while.
          
          I hope you’re all doing well. Did anyone enter the Wattys? Best of luck to you all! I’m hoping to be back with more regularity posting the last bits of Ambrosia Rising AND a revised Blood Memories, but we’ll see how it goes. I got a new second job that I’m very excited for, and I’m also working on some offline projects. 
          
          All the best ❤️❤️❤️

SeraDrake

@CamelliaCarroll - Which reminds me. I need to finish reading the books I bought from your Lulu storefront and review them.
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SeraDrake

@CamelliaCarroll - I did. I not going to advance to the longlist, though - my novel has no hook, the pace is not fast or immediate, there's not much commercial potential from a Wattpad perspective, there are no easy/popular tropes to speak of, it's LITERARY FICTION, there are no cliffhangers, and it's basically the exact opposite of everything Wattpad wants. I mostly just entered it because it was eligible and I felt like being obnoxious.
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CamelliaCarroll

Blood Memories will be down for an undetermined amount of time for workshopping and editing.
          
          This is a very personal book for me, and I want to make sure it is exactly how I want it when the time comes to release the whole thing.
          
          Thanks for your patience and support, everyone ❤️

CamelliaCarroll

OFFICIAL WEBSITE IS LIVE!! Find me at https://camelliacarroll.com/
          
          I’m so excited to launch this platform. I’m hoping to use the blog feature for news and communication, and it will also allow me to do things like set bookstore distributor codes for my work and sell online at a lower price point than I can to global retailers. The price is currently about $3 lower than global retail, and I’m planning to drop it another dollar. Digital versions will go up soon! 
          
          Thank you all so much for your support ❤️

CamelliaCarroll

@22Hamilton Thank you so much! At this point, I just hope the website works well, and we shall see what comes next ❤️
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22Hamilton

@CamelliaCarroll Congratulations!  The Website is amazing!  I look forward to witnessing your meteoric rise!
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CamelliaCarroll

AMBROSIA RISING updates and tweaks are all finished! I am fairly confident that I caught everything that needed to be changed, and I also spent a good chunk of time on my laptop with the document just rearranging scenes. 
          
          I hope the new changes will bring the story up to a faster pace and increase the characters' drive to act, aaaaand also provide an opportunity for Ami to have a little more agency in what happens to her rather than finding herself dragged along for the ride.

CamelliaCarroll

Poll Time! Would you all rather see a review book with a scorecard or some kind of contest/awards hosted here? There are pros and cons to both.

QuinceArchFortes

@CamelliaCarroll You can do a mini award if you want to do something quick before settling in with a review book. That being said, my favorite prize *is* a review!
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CamelliaCarroll

@AthenaPersephone9 I was leaning that way myself. I thought it might be more consistent and reach more people that way.
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AthenaPersephone9

@CamelliaCarroll Oh, that's difficult.  But I would say a review book
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