CrystalScherer

Between The Crystals, Heartfire, and The Virus Within #1 have just joined a 7 week read-for-free event!
          	FYI: BTC will be fully posted and completed during this time.
          	
          	(For some reason, ads have reappeared in those stories. I'm not sure why, and have emailed Wattpad to see if they can fix it.)

CrystalScherer

@Yea2013 
          	  Wattpad was kind enough to include it in the promo, so I'm happy you got to read it again!
          	  I'm hoping to publish it in print/ebook next year.  :)
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Yea2013

@CrystalScherer i've had A Different Virus in my library for years and unfortunately never had the chance to finisch it sinds obtaining coins got harder every time i got into it again  :( i'm so happy you did a promo! thankyou <3
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paristarr

@CrystalScherer if you do publish I'm going to be your first heartfire buyer in the u.s., looking forward to it! :)
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LoyalDog57

By the way you didn’t respond to one of my messages.

CrystalScherer

@LoyalDog57 
            Yes, so any comments left on my profile do not send me notifications. (For example, I got not notif for any of your replies. I just happened to check my profile page.)
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LoyalDog57

@CrystalScherer wait. Is it just comments they disable the notifications on?
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LoyalDog57

@CrystalScherer and that doesn’t come off as stupid to them? Without the notification feature people could miss out on a lot.
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Anitemuzu

Dear Crystal,
          Helloooooo! Long time no speak... yes that was an error on my part. So basically i had midterms coming up and when i got back, you had already completed between the crystals.... sad i couldnt finish it. Anyways I'm finally back as I found a way to bypass the internet issues for Wattpad. yay. Would you consider making a new starship book, I have some outlines for my own book(still unnamed ) which I'm willing to share. Please do make another Starship book cuz none of the others are making sequels. If you do agree, I will be very grateful and will be sure to follow through the updates if i've missed any. 
          Yours truly,
          Genessa
          
          P.S. I really did try but I havent the faintest clue on where to get those coins from without buying them, so ig I cant buy your chaters. I do wish there was a way to do both just in a different way.

CrystalScherer

@Anitemuzu 
            Ah, that one is one of my more polished ones. There are a few plot arcs that need ironing, as you'll see if you keep reading.
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CrystalScherer

@Katherinereadvibes 
            Which book are you referring to?
            Most of the time my pacing is overly slow since I tend to write slice-of-life.
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Elouisha

Hello! So looking forward to reading your books! :D 

CrystalScherer

@Elouisha 
            Thanks! I'll be a while before the Beast Tamer one is ready for posting, but I have 17 other stories already completed! I tend to dabble a bit, so feel free to browse and see if any look interesting.  :)
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smasher000

Hello, just a comment and a question.  Your Heartfire series are part of my favorite books to read. Can you tell me where I can buy them? I need to read all of them, again. Thank you and keep writing amazing stories please. 

CrystalScherer

@smasher000 
            Right now, Heartfire is only available on Wattpad. It is currently being revised for publishing in ebook/paperback/audio late 2026.
            Feel free to check back here next year, add the book to your library for updates, or join the newsletter on my website (www.CrystalScherer.com).
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minakou0992

Hi, I'm a new follower. Reading the conversations/interactions within your page makes me interested. Actually, it was the book3 of A Virus Within before clicking your page. It is a locked book so I can't read fully. So here's the thing. The rough book, A Virus Within, is a compilation of the 5 books series? or it was the first book of the series?
          Just reading the introductions on each books was superb by the way. Mysterious but finesse in the work of art.

CrystalScherer

@minakou0992 
            Thank you for your kind words.
            The rough draft had a few edits, but also some gaping plotholes that the revised series fixed. The series could still use another edit or two. Maybe in a few years... We'll see what I'm doing then.
            
            My stories are more slice of life, so I don't think that phrase would work there.
            Possibly something like Nicky saying, "In my defense, I was left unsupervised."  XD
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minakou0992

ooooohhhhhh....
            its nice. the rough draft isn't rough for enough. author, you're just being humble. I borrowed an account just to read and compare the early chapters of book 1 and its not too much actually. Punctuation marks to give a pause and feelings to each statement. Adding more words to give a life-like momentum. If there's a word definition I could give to the book, it would be raw and not rough. This book is like a gem, a raw gem hidden beneath the archives of wp.
            if the earliest book is a gem, how much more the polished books, eh? I'm not surprise the series would be like this, locked like other WP OGs. I've read many apocalyptic books especially in chinese to english translated platforms, but this series could rival the best books I've red so far.
            
            Seriously, in apocalyptic genres, one should concentrate in adventure, suspense, horror, mystery and scifi.
            
            and my favorite phrase in apocalyptic genre books is 
            
            "Life is all about movement. You move, you live. You don't move and stay in one place, you die."
            
            seriously?! those who left behind either they betrayed their comrades to let the other group become prey of the Z and vice versa..
            
            ..or just some kind of heroes who intent to sacrifice  theirselves.
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CrystalScherer

@minakou0992 
            The rough draft is the original version that was later turned into books 1-2.
            Books 1-3 are the polished/revised series, with 4-5 being an optional sequel.
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-scnshine

i have been reading a virus within since before you rewrote it the first time! with the dog and the cabin, and the gas station and then feeding her and omg the story was incredible then and it’s even more rich now! 

CrystalScherer

@-scnshine 
            Thanks! The original rough draft is still at the bottom of my profile for those who like nostalgic readings, although I like how smooth the revision is now. (And more Nicky, of course.) Lol!
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noshavyahadams

Hi Crystal, I absolutely love A Different Virus Within. I'm unable to pay to read it(probably due to where I am in Guyana), so I'm very happy I'll have a chance to purchase it. Thank you so much for your writing 

CrystalScherer

@noshavyahadams 
            I'm working on Heartfire, and I'm hoping to have it ready in ebook/print/audio late 2026.  :)
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