Elena

Today, the 25th of November, marks the beginning of UNs 16 days of activism to end violence against women and girls, something one in three women and girls are affected by. The violence comes in many different shapes and forms, and this year UN are focusing their efforts on digital violence and abuse. Within that kind of violence we can find everything from harassment, surveillance, and impersonation. To read more and learn more, you can visit the following webpage:
          
          https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/unite/theme

So I've taken the time to for the first time write a special chapter fit for the season to a story! And sure Halloween isn't quite here yet, but a Halloween special for The Evil in Me is. Check it out to find out more about what goes on in the mind of the most awesome knight Astrid ;)
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/1585951463-the-evil-in-me-halloween-special

Today is dyslexia awareness day. As someone who has dyslexia and works as I teacher, I have both in my private and professional life heard plenty of weird and inaccurate things said about it. Two of my favorite ones (meaning the ones which caused me to roll my eyes the most) are that I was lying about having dyslexia because I'm smart and smart people can't have dyslexia, and that people with dyslexia can't enjoy reading books.
          
          The basic definition of dyslexia is as follows: "Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurobiological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities" (International Dyslexia Association). So it got absolutely nothing to do with how smart you are or if you can or cannot enjoy reading.
          
          It saddens me, however, who many still have the wrong idea of what dyslexia means and how stigmatized it can be. I've met students who are ashamed about having dyslexia, and as proud as I am over myself and as open as I am about my dyslexia, I also keep quiet about it at work because I know my ability to be a language and literature teacher would be questioned if anyone knew.
          
          But so many people out there with dyslexia have a wonderful way with words despite their difficulties, and the following reading list includes books written by such people. So please check these books out and give the authors some love!
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/list/1769066190

When it’s too dark to see the road ahead… 
          When hopelessness and fear are overwhelming… 
          When everything seems uncertain… 
          Dear survivors, I’m with you. 
          When you make hard choices to prioritize your wellbeing… 
          When you celebrate small but meaningful victories… 
          When you bravely raise your voice… 
          Dear survivors, I’m with you.
          
          Written by Casey Keene, Director of Prevention at NRCDV
          
          In 1987, the US congress decided to designate October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic violence is an important and global issue, which destroys the lives of many. In an attempt to at least contribute a bit to the awareness of this issue, I have made a reading list for this. It consists of books that in one way or another sheds light on domestic violence.
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/list/1768602282
          
          Domestic violence is a pattern of behavior in any relationship within the home used to gain or maintain power and control over another.

I am so in love with the five witch series  

So we're getting closer to some of my favorite chapters written of "The Evil in Me", and thus my ability to stop the impulse to publish early is lowered. Meaning one extra chapter published this week!
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/397936746-the-evil-in-me

Prologue and chapter 1 of the third novella of the Highlands, "The Second Draft", has been published! I'm very excited about this one, if nothing more because I had both fun and frustration with the chapter titles for this one XD You might already notice why when the second chapter drops ;)
          
          New chapters of it will come at 15.00 CET every Friday <3
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/397461189-the-second-draft

Happy Birthday to me! And last chapter of "The Oblivious Fool" published about an hour ago. The third novella in that series will start publishing in a couple of weeks. Exactly how many will depend on how things develop at my new job, but I'm aiming for the first chapter to publish before August has ended
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/394935304-the-oblivious-fool-the-second-novella-of-the

So just wrote and sent goodbye messages to some of my colleagues because starting new job next week! And I've definitely procastinated sending those messages for a long time, so to reward myself we're doing an extra chapter of "The Evil in Me" this week!
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/397936746-the-evil-in-me

Hello, 
          Congratulations for winning the best well written plot in our awards. 
          Here's your deserved sticker, if you want to use:
          https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SQciJSuyozjSk0nq2nEqPxQHu34B9MFH/view?
          
          Regards,
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