Matt

I just wanted to say I thoroughly enjoyed reading A Reason to Live, thank you for sharing it. I'll be sure to watch out for stories from you in the future.

Its awesome Maybe you can have a look at my story 'The fearful eyes'

Your book A Reason To Live seems good. I plan on reading it soon. :)

@TEMMTE Thanks, Tegan! I appreciate the kind words! Hope you enjoy Blueblood through and through! Best of luck on you own writing. 

@Wo3lfMad Woelf - Sorry for the late reply! I've been hard at work on Marty Singer #3 and pretty much all communication has ceased in the meantime. Thanks for the kind words and best of luck with your own WIPs!

Hi Everyone -Thanks so much for your support here on Wattpad...it's been overwhelming (almost 1 million reads)!
          
          I wanted to let you know that the sequel to A Reason to Live, BLUEBLOOD, will be FREE for Kindle on Amazon next week for two days only, February 12-13. The link is http://amzn.to/VXABVp. Mark you calendar and tell your friends!

@TriciaBlurblurOng Thanks, Tricia. I'm so glad you liked it! Any chance I could get you to repeat them on Amazon? :) A review is an immense help to me and my career...judging by reviews is how so many people buy their books. The short link is http://amzn.to/KP9MOh. Thanks much!

@AdrianJCLe Hi Adrian. Thanks for reading A Reason to Live. I don't consciously emulate Lee Child, though I'm a fan, both of the prose in general and his writing style. High praise! Thank you.
          
          Re: ethical guidance. Couple of things here: While the book is available for free here on Wattpad and I am charging ($2.99) on Amazon, I consider the two different mediums. Very few of my readers who have bought the Kindle version for their e-reader would read the entire novel on their phone. And, when you consider the different mediums, then different price points follow. For instance, the paperback version of ARTL is $14.99, but I don't lower it just because it's available digitally for $2.99. 
          
          Re: publishers: if you mean Amazon, in a sense, the answer is: somewhat. My posting of ARTL on Wattpad keeps me from participating in the Amazon Select program--which requires exclusivity in return for some marketing advantages--but does *currently* not preclude me from offering outside of the Select program. 
          
          Having said that, if Amazon ever considers Wattpad a threat in the future, they may require price matching, i.e., if it's free here, it's got to be free on Amazon, as well. Wattpad would then have to respond by either charging for some books or saying goodbye to quite a few good writers.
          
          Lastly, to split hairs: as pertains to my work, Amazon is a distributor, not a publisher, so they don't get to tell me what I can and can't publish. A true, traditional publisher, however, would take a very dim view of one of their published works being on Wattpad for free. Can't see it happening.
          
          cheers,
          matt

@MelissaGajeski Thanks, Melissa. I really appreciate the kind words. Any chance I could get you to repeat them on Amazon? :) A review is an immense help to me and my career. The short link is http://amzn.to/KP9MOh. Thanks in advance!

Vivid and strong. Very well written.  Thank u for the privilege of reading on wattpad!