HappyCoati

Two in a row hahaha 
           But just talking about you to my daughter and you should watch Love on the Spectrum both U.S.  and Australia on Netflix. Such feel good shows. And love conquering all. Could cheer you up..not that you need it.. but Love from Australia. Somehow I feel a strong connection to you that i can't explain. Hope that doesn't sound creepy . Haha  But you know me. PS I think Alejandro was an idiot. You are well rid of him.  ❤️

Hi Coati
          Blast from the past. So glad you are going well now. You've had a tough time of it and I completely understand why you may not be able to tackle the Sequel right now. Not sure if you saw but my wife passed away back in January. So I am getting a taste of turning your life around after enormous upheaval. 
          I really loved interacting with you and the girls in Adrielle''s book club. I still keep in touch with Sarah (Quinn McGrath)  and Wendyy (Wolfe) through Facebook more than Wattpad though. if you are on Facebook at all I am
          Wolf Harpur on there after my Robert Harpur account got hacked/banned by Facebook for all my Conspiracy posts haha . Our book club was well named. 
          Hope you are feeling much better now. I am a bit like you .. struggling to finish the third book in my Trilogy - HereAfter Dusk. Maybe I didn't want to finish it and say goodbye to my characters of 10 years? Anyway I am going to finish it. I have to try to finish by 31st Aug to enter this year's Amby's and go for Four in a Row in consecutive years . That would be fun  
          Look after yourself gorgeous. 
          You are a wonderful person and a great writer who I will always admire.  Heart ❤️
          Love  Rob. 

I need to admit something to you guys, I don't have the same love for DTOD as I used to. I've tried and tried to write the sequel but it just feels weird. I still appreciate the support it's gotten, and I'm still proud of the way I write, but the subject matter makes me so uncomfortable now that I've realised (with lots of therapy) that I wrote the entire thing while I was unknowingly in a very toxic relationship myself. DTOD never was meant to romanticize abuse in any way --pretty much the opposite in fact-- but it feels strange to reread things I wrote back then with the retrospect I have now, and realize I was way closer to my MC than I actually thought I was. 
          
          I don't think DTOD is a bad book. Maybe it's just harder to write it now that I no longer relate to Sarah. I have bouts of inspiration from time to time where I'll manage to write an entire chapter, and then the quill goes dry for another month. It's painful sometimes. I catch myself getting stuck in the plot because I think Sarah's dumb, and then I remember/realize dumb Sarah was some kind of self insert of who I was and no longer am. 
          
          I've been debating whether I should leave it where the first book ended, or rethink the whole thing and take it in a different direction. I know a few people have been waiting for the sequel, I just don't know whether I have it in me anymore to bring that to completion.

Cc je viens de finir ton  livre DTOD, et mon dieu quel histoire..
          J'ai adoré du début à  la fin, tellement de rebondissements dont on ne s'y attend pas et tellement de suspense qui nous tien en haleine. À chaque fois j'ai été surprise et je n'arrivais pas à arrêter de lire pour savoir la suite. 
          Un grand bravo à toi, tu es vraiment douée. Continue comme ça ❤<3

Just noticed DTOD hit 200k reads and I'm tearing up. I still remember how excited I was to hit my first thousand <3
          I started writing this story when I was deep in depression. The support that came from it was enough to get me out of bed, and then I found a job, and then I wrote 360k words, and then I shortlisted for the Wattys, and then my partner of six years cheated on me, then I got hit by a car, and then I lost a third of my teeth. And still, almost five years later, whenever I feel down, I log on to Wattpad and check my notifications, and any vote or comment I see never fail to lift my spirits. I'm in a much better place now and the sequel is on its way (I promise). Say what you want to say about Wattpad, but i'm forever grateful for this community <3

Can’t wait for you to post the sequel :) I just finished the first book, it only took me two days. lol Hope you can post it soon 

Happy new year my favourite author of all the times. May all your wishes come true with your days filled with laughter and joy. Have a happy healing.❤️

Hi guys, just thought I'd let you know I'm still alive. Unfortunately, the sequel is still a long way away from being posted back up. I've just felt very defeated about life, especially with my treatment for the damage left by my accident (over a year ago now :/) was extended by another year just a week before my "last" surgery was scheduled. I have no creativity at this time and I'm really sorry.
          I just want to slip in a little thank you for the people who are still reading DTOD. I pop in from time to time to read your comments and those always make me very happy. Miss you guys <3

I followed you, could you follow me back, please? :)

Did you delete the sequel? I couldn't find it anymore