E_Walsh
Decided to enter Firefly Alley into @Twixie_tales_o7 's Bloomera Awards. They're closing soon! Run to enter! https://www.wattpad.com/story/407681448-bl%E2%9C%BA%E2%9C%BAmera-awards-%F0%9D%9F%90%F0%9D%9F%8E%F0%9D%9F%90%F0%9D%9F%94
E_Walsh
MDjarin17
Thanks for adding "The Winter Widow" to your reading list!
E_Walsh
Alright, plan of attack this week (sharing for accountability):
- Finish editing the next chapter of Revival House I have completed to share with those patiently waiting.
- Finish writing the next chapter of Secrets and Lies that's been sitting half completed in my notes for the last week...
- Edit and share chapter three of Firefly Alley
- Bloody hydrate! And no, Eve, tea alone no longer counts!
- Survive all of my meetings like the bad arse I am and continue to prove to these senior staff writers that I am a force of nature to be reckoned with on this show while surviving Developmental Hell...
- Finish up the rubrics for my first ever awards so I can open that up.
My hope is that by the end of the month I will have Episode 4 complete in Revival House with the teaser for Episode 5 up, the rest of the Black Widow section in Between the Lines completed (which I've been toying with a slight name adjustment to Between the Lies, thoughts?). Once I have Revival House fully completed, I will be taking a small break from The Night Manager to work on some other projects while building a buffer for Season Three, Rome Will Fall which I hope to begin debuting this summer. Because, unlike the actual producers, I know how not to keep my "viewers" in suspense...
Things may be a touch slower however as Developmental Hell is quite adequately named and while I am thrilled to be where I am with my career outside of here even after everything that occurred with a certain program, there is still some heavy imposter syndrome and the reminder that the senior team is looking at me to see if I'm going to sink or swim... I am determined to fly, though. And to do that, it means some sacrifices need to be made, and sadly my fanfiction will need to be one until I can find the balance.
This does not mean there will be no updates, just that they will be slower. So, please be patient with me.
Adore you all! Thank you for sticking with me.
E_Walsh
@E_Walsh Most of what I want to accomplish this week is already completed, so it makes it easier. It'll be the whole month that will wreck me...
LowkeyHiddleston
@E_Walsh you most certainly are the 'horror that persists' because i could never get that much done in a MONTH much less than a week im still procrastinating my next chapter its been over a month
E_Walsh
@LowkeyHiddleston You are the sweetest. It is a lot, yet I shall persevere. I have taken to saying "I am the horror that persists" as it gives me a giggle and feels quite adequate.
E_Walsh
To all wondering what happened to The Nile Awards, the creator was utilizing it as a means of recruiting potential ghost writers offsite. Whether it was meant to be a scam all along, they truly thought it was a profitable opportunity they wanted to share with others, or some other possible third option, we may never know.
To all those who reported the award and account, good catch. Thank you for looking out for the rest of us, especially those who might not have been immediately aware of the danger of such a thing. This is how community works. Or at least it should.
E_Walsh
@Written-In-Silence I've reported some truly atrocious and very against TOU things... Several I've had to take directly to the authorities. And no, I do not feel ashamed at all to having done it.
MDjarin17
Hi Eve, hope you're doing well. I'm not sure what the time difference is between us, so I apologize if it's early or late where you are.
I saw your announcement earlier and felt a surge of motivation, so I thought I could hopefully cheer you up by finishing the aesthetic boards you requested for "What I'm Willing to Lose".
I hope you like them, and please don't hesitate to let me know if you want something changed.
- Melia K. ❤️❤️❤️
E_Walsh
I'm going to make this proper clear,
There is a certain person here who recently helped with an award despite needing several to help them with their own bleeding awards (that are still not done). And not only did they jump at that chance, four people came in first with perfect scores. Yet those individuals did not receive first in their category, nor did they receive any proper feedback from this "judge" regarding the actual category, no it all had to do with their covers.
This is a person who for the entire time I have known them, and worked to help them, because I too fell into the lie that they know what they're doing, has only ever focused on covers. Why? Because that is all they know. And even then? They're not very good at it. Yet because this person has a large following and rubs elbows with a "published" and "renowned erotic author and poet" on here, also with a high following, they feel they can do what they like. This includes rigging competitions, claiming to be a mentor/guide for those looking to better their writing/graphic skills, and more while the truth is they have no true idea of what they're doing beyound catty gossip and making sure those in their clique remain relevant and at the top.
I warn against utilizing any of them as a judge, entering their competitions, or trusting their reviews. I also remind people that anyone can be an author via self publication, which is exactly how that "Renowned erotic author and poet" is published. It doesn't lessen their accomplishment, it also doesn't mean they achieved all they claim either. This is why I urge caution when putting trust into people offering mentorship, including myself. Research who you are going to put that trust into, and do not do so blindly. Not everyone will have your best interests in mind.
E_Walsh
@SkullantacySmith oh no, they're trying to drag me now, claiming I'm a bully and attacking them. Darlings, if that's the best you can do, try harder. I'm British. I say vastly more insulting things to myself in the mirror each morning.
SkullantacySmith
@E_Walsh I completely agree. Also, being in a clique on Wattpad just feels more like being in high school and dealing with teenagers rather than writers who claim to be professional. Though I think self-publishing has its merits, it's no reason to think you're better than anyone else. Feedback is so subjective to the reviewer/judge that to make it the gospel truth shows more about how highly they think of themselves. People who think this way are baffling to me. It deserves to be called out, especially bad judging reviews that stray from the criteria set. Being called out for it will hopefully be an eye opener for them.
E_Walsh
@MissAnonymous020 the cliques are so very 90s and early 2000s. For people of a certain age to be acting this way because their shite behavior and that of the individuals they surround themselves with has finally been called out by people upsets them to this degree? It's more telling of their character than mine.
E_Walsh
One last award for now for Secrets and Lies hosted by @andromedanightsky. Let's see how Christine and James fair here. https://www.wattpad.com/story/406994116-midnight-romance-awards-2026
E_Walsh
I am, for lack of better terminology, a very honest, very blunt, very critical reviewer. Not because I get a sick joy out of hurting people, not because I enjoy being cruel, or whatever else someone wishes to claim, but because I want to see people succeed.
If you have ever received a review from me, there are always two: the public one that is as polite and well-thought out, even if still harsh, and then the one that is more string of conscious from my initial judging that I utilize to create the public review. And they're the same across the board for everyone, even friends. Why? Because I go in with the same thought process to every person whether I'm judging and reviewing them for the first time or the fifth; I want to see them improve, I want to see them succeed.
I comment that I hate things. It's true. I do. We all do. It's an opinion, and I let those I'm judging know that, I also tell them why I hate it, and typically it has to do with the fact that they're doing something that is diminishing they're beautiful story, hindering their talent from being seen as the incredible gift it is. If you want to take it as an insult, I'm sorry. That's not on me. I will not hold back from being honest and prevent someone from improving because of a word choice.
I've been told in contests and reviews that some of my works are Tropey Nonsense, or Common and Boring; I've even been told that because it's fanfiction it's "not real writing". Do I let this stop me? No! I take what criticism is helpful and use it and leave the rest. That's what you're supposed to do. Because if you listen to all of it, you're going to go barmy and stop writing.
To all those I have reviewed and judged who have found my type of reviews helpful, I'm glad that you understood where it was coming from. I can't wait to continue watching you succeed. To everyone else, I wish you well, but I will not alter myself to fit in your box.
Written-In-Silence
@E_Walsh Tysm babe for everything like seriously that review was very needed ❤️❤️❤️
E_Walsh
@Written-In-Silence Your reviews was truly one of harsher ones I've written and I was so very worried you would throw in the towel when I didn't want you to because you have such a good premise with that story. Of the little snippets you've shared of the progress made since our conversation regarding that review, the sheer growth is phenomenal and it's all YOU. All of that talent and skill was there inside of you all along, you just needed a nudge toward a clearer direction and once you found it, you surpassed anything I could have told you. That's all I wish to do with my reviews, is to show someone where the mistake is so they can correct it and they can race down a smooth path with the story they carry. I adore hearing that you have grown in confidence and that you love writing more now! That story is going to be incredible because you feel that way now, and that has so very little to do with me.
E_Walsh
@SunsetMercer Thank you, sweet pea. I'm so glad it does. I sent a few pages worth of VII. I'm going to spend some time playing chess with the youngest mini-Avenger and call it an early night so I can get some work and writing done tomorrow as I've been neglecting my own writing for work and I've missed it. Adore you!
E_Walsh
Another award with very quickly closing categories hosted by @Rainbowxstars https://www.wattpad.com/story/407141017-%F0%9D%90%81%F0%9D%90%8B%F0%9D%90%94%F0%9D%90%84-mini-awards
E_Walsh
Another fun award to participate in hosted by the @mariexxxx with lots of space! https://www.wattpad.com/story/405634721-flowers-garden-award-2026
E_Walsh
@Written-In-Silence I've really gotten into them. Even if I don't win, its been lovely to learn and help others when I judge. I've been thinking about possibly doing my own at some point...