Amarirrose312
Just gotta say that I LOVE the book dirty little secret! Will be one of my favs to go back too!
ChromeDok
ellalbooks
hi! i hope you’re doing well. i’m currently writing a novella called the old days. it explores memory, healing, and mental health. i would really appreciate it if you could check it out. have a lovely day ♡
ChromeDok
Just finished writing Dirty Little Secret, I feel empty inside now :')
petalandsnowink
Congratulations! I understand how bittersweet it is but it’s an incredible achievement
ChromeDok
Grrrrrr I hate writing the last chapters of a book :')
ConsciousRoyal
@ChromeDok Me too! Writing the final chapter of Heists at the moment. Just really hoping everything ties up.
ChromeDok
I've been busy lately with work + writing the last few chapters of DLS, so I haven't read as much (online at least)
Right now I'm focused on keeping up with my ongoing current reads. But fear not, I'll soon start new stories
ChromeDok
That feeling when you upload fluff and are so excited for your readers, then go back to writing conflict 10 chapters ahead
ChromeDok
@petalandsnowink definitely not weird! :) the fluff feels more earned when it's faught for. doesn't make it any easier to write the conflict, though :')
petalandsnowink
@ChromeDok But the conflict makes the fluff extra fluffy later! Sometimes after I read the conflict and angst, I go back and read the fluff and the butterflies are like 10x stronger! Makes my heart ache over the conflict twice as hard, too. Maybe I'm a weirdo though!
ChromeDok
I'm at a crossroads plotwise, and it's annoyingly hard to choose which path to follow: the one I had in my mind since I started writing the story, or the one the characters are forcing me to follow
Of course the right answer is clear. It still hurts to throw in the trash an idea I had in the back of my mind for years lol Maybe I'll write a short story/AU thingy when the main story is done
leebonafide
@ChromeDok regardless of your choice in the end, what I've learned is it always works out for the best. So don't put pressure on yourself too much!
ChromeDok
@BashfulHeretic definitely! I do a gross outlining on my notes, then wing it for the most of it, but sometimes it's impossible to go as planned
ChromeDok
I'm gonna try joining an awards thingy for the first time: https://www.wattpad.com/story/406058054-the-nile-awards
ChromeDok
I've written two thirds of Dirty Little Secret, and the manuscript is already sitting at nearly 70k words. I'm aware YA novels are usually 60-80k. I'm also aware mine will be longer than that, because there's a lot to happen in part 3 yet.
I know I should cut down on what I've written so far, and be more selective on what I write from here on. There are some arcs that might not be necessary, as much as I want to dwelve into them.
Then, I realised something: this is Wattpad, not a publishing house. I can write as much as I want, especially because I believe my readers will enjoy the "director's cut" version. If I ever decide to try and formally publish this (I highly doubt it, though), I will edit and cut it down, otherwise no editor would ever consider it. But for now, I'll just keep this book what it's been so far: the story that got me back to writing.
debbigal
@ChromeDok Its fine,you would get a publisher to read your work one day(It would be a crime if they don't) Just do what you like and believe in yourself. Now back on my mission to catch up on your story. Justin I am coming back to you
ChromeDok
@debbigal thank you so much! It really means a lot ^o^ I'm portuguese. If I'd want to publish my book traditionally here, I'd have to transalate it because that's how publishers from here work. However, I don't know if the story would land as well in my native tongue due to the amount of geek culture references ahah Unless I sent it to international publishers, which would be even harder to get accepted than smaller, national ones
mitsukigirl9
Hello, vote to vote ? ˚˖⋆ I voted 16. Thank you for voting back on my reading list :)