CharmingArachnid

Hey everyone,
          	
          	First, I'm so sorry for missing Thursday's update. I caught the flu and basically spent Wednesday to Friday coughing, having hot and cold flashes and sleeping. I also made everyone else in my house sick, so thank you to the parents who decided their sick child's picture with the Easter Bunny was more important than everyone else's health. Really appreciate it 
          	
          	I also wanted to give you a heads-up that there won't be any posts this week. Between naps, I was thinking about Clearing Karma’s storyline, and I’m really not happy with it. At first, I was thinking, “It’s a first draft, just get it down, you can adjust it when you edit it later.” 
          	
          	But that thinking is making it hard to write. I don’t like how it’s mostly focused on the investigation rather than Maverick and Antonia, so I’m going to take this week to sit down and figure out what needs to change. This might mean adding chapters, expanding existing ones, or completely rewriting what’s already been done. 
          	
          	I'd rather take the time to get it right than rush something out that doesn't feel true to the story. Thank you so much for sticking with me. I'll be back soon!

CeeHope

Ok, that answered my question I came here for. I am recently new to Wattpad and I just finished Karma’s  Kiss and absolutely loved it. I went to start the sequel clearing karma then I noticed it hadn’t been updated in a while. I did not want to start it and then been disappointed that it had been abandoned. That is the biggest negative I found about this platform, I’m learning look check for dates before I get invested.
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JoannaGruchel

@CharmingArachnid  Pozdrawiam serdecznie, odpoczywaj i kuruj się:)
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Pattonbeth97

Just feel better.  About you and the story!
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CharmingArachnid

Hey everyone,
          
          First, I'm so sorry for missing Thursday's update. I caught the flu and basically spent Wednesday to Friday coughing, having hot and cold flashes and sleeping. I also made everyone else in my house sick, so thank you to the parents who decided their sick child's picture with the Easter Bunny was more important than everyone else's health. Really appreciate it 
          
          I also wanted to give you a heads-up that there won't be any posts this week. Between naps, I was thinking about Clearing Karma’s storyline, and I’m really not happy with it. At first, I was thinking, “It’s a first draft, just get it down, you can adjust it when you edit it later.” 
          
          But that thinking is making it hard to write. I don’t like how it’s mostly focused on the investigation rather than Maverick and Antonia, so I’m going to take this week to sit down and figure out what needs to change. This might mean adding chapters, expanding existing ones, or completely rewriting what’s already been done. 
          
          I'd rather take the time to get it right than rush something out that doesn't feel true to the story. Thank you so much for sticking with me. I'll be back soon!

CeeHope

Ok, that answered my question I came here for. I am recently new to Wattpad and I just finished Karma’s  Kiss and absolutely loved it. I went to start the sequel clearing karma then I noticed it hadn’t been updated in a while. I did not want to start it and then been disappointed that it had been abandoned. That is the biggest negative I found about this platform, I’m learning look check for dates before I get invested.
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JoannaGruchel

@CharmingArachnid  Pozdrawiam serdecznie, odpoczywaj i kuruj się:)
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Pattonbeth97

Just feel better.  About you and the story!
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theretiredreader

OMG!  I didn’t even read the first in the trilogy - just straight to Back to HIm.   But let me tell you BtH was BRILLIANT!!!!!    Now I need to go to Amazon and buy Evie’s Story!  I can’t wait for all of them to be available for my Kindle!!  Thank you! 

lconedy

Me too!!! As soon as the stories are up for purchase…I buy them!
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CharmingArachnid

Happy Easter! I hope the Easter Bunny brought lots of chocolate!
          
          Sorry about my posting schedule. I took on a two-week contract helping out with Easter Bunny Photos with friends of mine, and I did my best to write and preschedule chapters to go up, but by the end, I was exhausted. Far too many people and screaming children. 
          
          I'll make up for missing last Thursday's post by posting two on Tuesday, and then we'll be back to the regular schedule.

KarinFransisca2024

Hey! Love your books, binged two already!  But I’m slightly confused about the trilogy (Back to) that’s on here? What’s the reading order as book one i the shortest and book three completed?

KarinFransisca2024

@CharmingArachnid thank you for the explanation! I might just wait till you’ve published all three before I read them all, then!
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CharmingArachnid

@KarinFransisca2024 Thank you so much! 
            
            The Trilogy order is: Evie's Story, Before Him and Back to Him. Evie's Story is available in full on Amazon. 
            
            The trilogy is confusing (right now) for a couple of reasons:
            
            1. All these novels were on Wattpad before; I took them down because they were being stolen, and just recently reposted them. 
            
            2. Back to Him was written first, and it started as a Marvel Fanfiction, which meant I didn't need back stories for the characters. People asked me for more information, so I ended up writing Evie's Story and Before Him as prequels/backstories. There wasn't much to them.
            
            3. I'm in the process of editing and revising the trilogy for publication, and many changes and adjustments are being made. Evie's Story, for example, went from 42 chapters and just over 42,000 words to 60 chapters and something like 126,000 because I expanded on so much. 
            
            4. Because Evie's Story has been published on Amazon. I can only use the first 10,000 words as promotion, which is why it's so short.
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Tara_luve

Hi I have a book idea I think will be very cool if you wrote btw I love your books you inspired me to start writing I posted my first book last year on here and it's doing very well okay so the book idea I have is cheating husband wife catches him cheating with sister she doesn't expose them she tells sisters husband they get their revenge ruin the cheating spouses careers and end up together 

Tara_luve

@Tara_luve thank you so much i will try
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CharmingArachnid

@Tara_luve That's Amazing! I'm so happy you wrote and posted it. Love that for you!
            
            The plot is pretty similar to my novel, Temptation, just with the sibling twist, so I'm not sure I could do it twice, but I think it sounds like something you should write. Cheating spouse stories where Karma comes back and bites them in the ass do very well on here.
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pd1013

Hello! 
          
          New here. Found your story clearing karma on a pay by chapter app called JoyTale. I reported it as plagiarized but I’m not sure if it’d be better if you reached out to them. It’s got the same title. They have a link for email correspondence. 

pd1013

Lololol that’s exactly how I found you on Wattpad to read the story, so you’re not wrong!
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CharmingArachnid

@pd1013 Yeah, I don't know if it's the apps that do it or if it's some lazy person who has decided to profit off other peoples hard work and creativity like a parasite, but mine and other people's novels get stolen from here all the time and there's nothing Wattpad or the authors can do to prevent it. They screen shot the page, upload the pictures into Chat GPT or whatever and ask them to pull the writing and then put it in a document. 
            
            I used to chase them down, but I also discovered most people will search for the free version and find my stuff on Wattpad, so now I just think of it as free promotion. Wish they'd stop, but once my book gets published on Amazon, Amazon goes after unauthorized copies of the novel for me.
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CharmingArachnid

I wanted to take a moment to let you all know that a corrected version of Ashes of Us is now live.
          
          An error slipped through in the manuscript I originally uploaded, and as soon as I caught it, I fixed it and reuploaded the updated file. To make this right for readers, I have also:
          
          • Put the ebook on a free promotion
          • Lowered the paperback and hardcover prices as low as Amazon will allow
          
          If you already purchased a copy and would like the corrected version, you can return your book through Amazon and repurchase the updated edition at cost. I know this is an extra step, and I truly appreciate your patience and understanding.
          
          Thank you for supporting my work and for sticking with me. Your trust means everything. ❤️

Luffs2Read

@CharmingArachnid ohh downloaded ebook today, thanks for making it 0.00and letting us know this special offer!
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CharmingArachnid

@ceebond 
            If you borrowed Ashes of Us through Kindle Unlimited, the corrected version should update automatically once your device syncs. If not, returning and re-borrowing will pull the updated file.
            
            If you purchased the ebook, Amazon may not automatically push updates. If you don't see an update available in your Kindle library, returning and repurchasing will ensure you receive the corrected version.
            On Desktop or Mobile Browser (easiest):
            
            Go to Amazon
            Click Account & Lists
            Select Content & Devices
            Choose Books
            Find Ashes of Us
            Click the three dots (⋮) next to the title
            Select Return for Refund
            Confirm the return
            The ebook is usually removed immediately. Refunds typically process within minutes to a few hours
            
            Once returned:
            9. Go back to the book’s product page
            10. Repurchase the ebook
            This will pull the corrected version
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ceebond

@CharmingArachnid I bought the book back in September, can't return. and since it shows purchased, can't repurchase.
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MalindaLeach6

When is clearing Karma coming 

MalindaLeach6

@MalindaLeach6 thanks.  1st one was so good.  Looking forward to the next one
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CharmingArachnid

@MalindaLeach6 Took a while, but the first six chapters are up.
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Tamera617119

Yes! I second this question!
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lconedy

I don’t see your story, Back To Him…

MistiSmith2

@CharmingArachnid I was wondering what happened.
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ajkazarian59

Can’t wait to see it posted up tonight!!
            I got excited…..then bummed when I get the “can’t access message” auto bot reply
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lconedy

Thank you!!!
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