@ClarityNMercy
Hi all! It's been a while, but I am writing still. You can find my stories like Our Love and The Fierce Novella Series on Radish, where I was recently featured for Hispanic Heritage Month.
Check me out there please and see my newest work Confessions of the Vampire's Maid. A very spicy vampire romance connected to Faded Dreams.
https://invite.radishfiction.com/invite?referCode=QRJCWWIRCSAQ
As most of you know, I no longer write or share new work on Wattpad. Heck, I don't even log in here most of the time. The one exception I typically make for the past couple of years, has been for the ONC or the Open Novella Contest. I've always enjoyed the experience and community that rallies. It makes me very sad to say I will not be entering this year, and I warn you all about doing the same.
For the first time ever, the terms of entry and winning make me sick to my stomach. Many of you might have glossed over the fact that the winners will be signing away rights to their story, including intellectual rights, for nothing. THIS IS HUGE!
Imagine my surprise and horror when I logged on for the first time in forever, to see if ONC is posted, and read the terms for this year. Not even publishers ask writers to give away their intellectual rights over a story and its contents. Know that you can participate in the prompts without submitting to the contest. I encourage you to do this, because it's really fun. But please, do not foolishly give away your rights, especially intellectual rights, to your story to Naver for nothing.
What it means is, if you win, they can steal. Yes, it is stealing because they are counting on people not knowing their rights, and or not having or putting any real value on their work, to give away their work and ideas. It means they can take your ideas, characters, ect, alter them, use them to make movies, games, other stories, ect, without paying you a dime for those rights.
This is extremely predatory and make me sad to see Wattpad going down this road. You might not believe your story or ideas are worth anything, and you would probably be wrong. Don't put yourself in this position for an interview, cover, and premium Wattpad. It's absolute ludacrousy.
Until Midnight tonight you can read all of Faded Dreams free via Radish for Free Story Friday!
Check out "Faded Dreams" on Radish here: https://radishfiction.com/stories/10175
@Ouprie My pleasure! Confessions of the Vampire's Maid is also on Radish now, and posting weekly. That's Elena's story, and predates the event in Faded Dreams.
Attention anyone reading any of the titles in the Our Love series. They will all be coming down from both Wattpad & Inkitt. It's been a great ride. I will be rewriting the series and sharing the rewrite on my Patreon, Kindle Vella, and potentially Radish as well in hope to earn the money to pay my editor to edit it for publication in long-form. Publishing and writing is hard work and it costs me a lot of time and money to bring my readers polished and quality work. Thank you to those who support me financially so I can keep doing what I love and bringing you stories you love.
You have two weeks to finish reading the incarnation that is available here. The rewrite will be more polished and contain new material especially in the later third of the main story.
Thanks for reading!
This is awesome. I think it’s great that you’re setting your work up on your patreon. I know it’s all going to go well. You’re an amazing writer and I’m excited to see where you go with your work
Last call for Swipe Right, it's coming down tonight, and moving to a paid platform. This is your last chance to read it free.
@ClarityNMercy Oops! I missed this announcement. Good luck and best wishes. I'll support you when Kindle Vella is open internationally❤
Swipe Right will be coming down by Monday. So if you want to read it, please do so before then.
Just realized I wasn't following you.....?!?! Mistake corrected
Hey, guys! Things have been rough as my husband is undergoing aggressive chemo. But, I have a new story going on Amazon's new Kindle Vella. Just like on Wattpad, you follow along chapter by chapter, and with regular updates. If you have an IPhone, you can check out Kindle Vella on Kindle IOS, everyone else can access the story through their web browser. I'd love it if you guys could support my work there!
Confessions of the Vampire's Maid
Blurb: Eighteen-year-old Elena is a girl who knows what she needs and wants. When Elena embarks on a lifelong journey of servitude to two of the world's oldest vampires, her mother gifts her a diary. The life of a vampire's servant can be a lonely one, so Elena decides to confide her deepest, darkest, desires and secrets in her new diary. Take dive into this hidden world as told through the eyes of a meek, yet naughty, maid as she comes face to face with the fantasies she's only ever imagined.
Grab your 200 FREE tokens, and start reading today!
https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-of-the-Vampires-Maid/dp/B098N4MDWV
@estacey003 Thank you, dear. That means a lot to me. I hope you and the family are doing well. ❤
Do you like sci-fi romance? My good friend, Liv Evans, is looking for people who want a free copy of her upcoming release in exchange for reviews on Goodreads and Amazon. To sign up, check out the link below.
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The Code of Us
“Some things are worth breaking for…”
When Mia and Arden Drew are in a horrific car accident, the dreams they shared for their future balance on a precipice. As a talented neuropsychologist working for one of the world’s foremost experimental human research facilities, Mia uses the resources at her fingertips to save her husband’s life.
Mia’s grief-fuelled decision catapults her into the depths of a messy court case where her actions are subjected to intense public scrutiny. Her intentions, relationships, and career are put to the ultimate test as the people around her question how far she should have gone to save her husband, and whether he is still the man she fell in love with. Now, she must face the truth of what she’s done and try to piece together the shards of her shattered dreams, or risk losing her husband once and for all.
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Got a text from the bestie that Swipe Right made it onto the ONC Longlist! Logged in to be pleasantly surprised to see @WattpadSocialMedia added it to their "It's Viral" reading list! Thank you all so much and congrats to the other Longlisters. Best of luck moving forward! https://www.wattpad.com/story/258411172