JanaeH

Hey guys, so I actually have an idea on an original NaruNia story but idk if I’m ever gonna post it to this site since I always struggle getting reads on original stories. It’s more of a rivals to lovers story but if you’re interested in the summary, message me on JanaeH.Wattpad on instagram and I’ll share it with you

So I bought the kindle unlimited plan deal that’s going on where you get two months of it for a dollar and oh my goodness, you guys. I’m ACTUALLY finding a lot of books that I LIKE. I wanna tell yall a secret. When I was around a preteen, I used to read a lot but somewhere around the time I started writing fanfic, I lost COMPLETE interest in reading anything EXCEPT my stories. Idk why that was but for literally over a DOZEN YEARS, I couldn’t get into reading and even not watching movies or shows based on bestsellers 
          
          Perhaps that’s always been why my books were lackluster, bc I didn’t read or watch enough films but now that I am, I’m slowly realizing what kind of things I like or love in books or film. For one, I recently discovered I love, love, LOVE rivals to lovers. I love when there’s drama, conflict, witty banter, and just ugh! Like the books im reading so far are SO GOOD! I haven’t loved reading this much since BEFORE I WAS A TEENAGER! I’m turning TWENTY EIGHT this year and I’m now just getting back into loving books again!
          
          Like I CANNOT stop reading and watching films now lately. It’s now one of my biggest hobbies again. And I absolutely LOVE that. Falling back in love with reading and watching films like I used to as a child. I still only love clean books and I’m finding people ARE actually still writing them and a lot of them are bestsellers so there IS an audience there, much to my surprise. I’ll probably read and watch as much as I can for at least a few months to a year before I feel comfortable writing my own original story again MAYBE. I NEED to expand my imagination and inspiration from other existing works. But ya guys, I’m SO excited to find my love for reading back! Eeeep!

2) I was wondering if you guys have any book or movie recommendations that are similar to stuff like to all the boys ive loved and i hope this doesnt find you movie series and book I mentioned? Also stuff like tall girl, sierra biurgess is a loser, etc? Just stuff where the female main character isn’t perfect and has flaws that are relatable. I don’t want anything where it’s mentioned that she’s pretty or popular or things like that. I prefer the losers, overweight, or unattractive female main leads. Or at least average looking. If she IS pretty, i dont want it to be mentioned anywhere through the film or book
          
          Also I DONT want anything wildly inappropriate like I don’t want there to be any $ex of any kind, horror, and stuff like that. The cleaner the better. Basically something you’d be comfortable letting even a 12 year old watch. I love contemporary romances, romcoms, fantasy, urban fantasy, paranormal (just not werewolf, vampires. Angels and aliens that look mainly human is fine), dystopian. I prefer young adult movies and shows but will read and watch adult IF it isn’t inappropriate like I mentioned above. I prefer things within the last ten years. Please Leave your recommendations down below with a brief description of what it’s about if you have any (PLEASE DONT SPOIL ANYTHING)

1) Hey guys, so ik I haven’t updated my Naruto story in a while. I just wanted to let you guys know that I’m still interested in finishing it and updating. For a little while, I was feeling down about something but recently I’ve been trying to watch bestselling books that became movies and shows and also dabbing into more reading in the hopes that I can find some inspiration for a better original NaruNia book in future. 
          
          I’ve just finished the to all the boys ive loved movie series and thought it was absolutely fantastic and not too wildly inappropriate. It was a breath of fresh air. Rn, I’m reading a book that’s very similar to it where a girl wrote a lot of hate emails about her schoolmates and teachers and a very particular guy and somehow it gets leaked and she’s dealing with the consequences of her actions. I’ve started reading it about a few hours ago and I CANNOT put it down! Halfway through already and it’s amazing. It’s called: I hope this doesn’t find you
          
          I should be done with it today or tomorrow if I decide to take a break.

I’m sorry to say guys, but I think I’m gonna go ahead and discontinue my original story, The Crush Files, just bc it’s been going on for over a month now and basically nobody reads it. The story is finished in my drafts but I feel as though it’s not a strong enough idea to be worth much. On top of that, I feel as though Wattpad makes it nearly impossible to gain any readers aside from fanfiction so I’m thinking of going on another site for my original stories MAYBE. But ya, I think I’ll be taking down my original story since it’s doing really, really bad.
          
          And plus I feel it’s not really the story of my heart either. It felt more like something I wanted to push out so I can give some content for you guys. Besides, I haven’t felt really in the mood to write anything in general. I just literally don’t enjoy writing like I used to as a teenager. Kinda wanna find a different hobby. Idk if that means I’ll be giving up on my fanfics too or if they’ll just take a long time for me to update. But ya, I’m super sorry guys. I just don’t wanna waste NaruNia story on an idea or book that its plot isn’t strong enough to gain a lot of attention. Sorry…

Chapter 2 of my new Naruto story, Reality of You, has been PUBLISHED!
          
          Please remember to leave some comments and vote and enjoy <3

So a while ago, I was reading some older original fiction I wrote when I was in my early twenties, just to see if my writing had improved at all since then. Unfortunately, I noticed… that my writing looked… the same still. So that got me all fired up cause I was like yk what, I really hadn’t been putting in the time to improve my writing since I was in my early twenties and I’m gonna be thirty in a short couple years. I NEED to improve the way I write like how I so passionately tried to as a teenager 
          
          I became so comfortable in my simplistic way of storytelling that I didn’t even realize how stale it had become. So I’ve decided to start watching creative writing videos again, I’m gonna try to pick back up on reading to study other authors writing crafts and just try to get better so I can one day feel proud of my stories and skill. I’ll still be pushing out chapters for my original story, I MIGHT try to adjust the way they’re written according to what I learned so far, if not, just ignore them lol
          
          But ya, I’m gonna try and go on this journey to learn to write better and for sure try and get better prose and description bc those are the two things I SUCK at. Like it’s time for me to level myself up

Geesh, I feel like my impatience with writing is gonna kill me. I get impatient over everything when it comes to everything related to writing. Typing the entire book, posting it weekly, waiting for people to read it, just everything. I like writing but because of how long everything takes, it makes me not wanna do it anymore. Like idk yall, I need something where I can complete it super early and post same day or idk.
          
          Lowkey I wanna do something TikTok related but idk what my niche should be and then if my video does badly, I be getting discouraged T-T like I really need to stop giving up on things so quickly. People who persevere are the ones who make it fr but for some reason I just keep falling apart if something fails T-T and bc I’m so impatient. Like Lord, please help me bc I cannot help myself. I just be having the most unrealistic expectations with things and it needs to stop. Building a following and gaining fans takes time, projects take a lot of effort and time, like literally I need to stop with the rushing and unrealistic goals. Those two things are what kills me and I hate that I be putting so much pressure on myself to do those things
          
          I think part of the problem too is that I always itch to do something creative digitally. Like I always wanna make or create something fascinating but then realize I don’t have the talent or skill and give up like lord have mercy. I tried so many things like drawing, 3d animation, but bc I see how hard those things are to learn or how expensive some hobbies are, I give up so fast. When I was a kid/teen I used to take all the time in the world to learn new skills but now it’s like I don’t bother anymore. Once I see how difficult or lengthy it’d take to learn, I quit. Or if I try and I don’t do it right first time, I quit too. Like I have to understand that skills take time and practice to learn. The more you do it, the better you get but idk what it is, it’s like I don’t want to do all that anymore T-T

2.) The reason I write on Wattpad is simple… I can do whatever I want. I can write as little chapters as I want, I can format my chapters differently, I can get feedback from you guys, I can post when I want to, I have a CHANCE at getting a tv or movie deal if I was to get popular enough, and so much more things
          
          Yes, there’s negatives to being on here too but honestly, I feel safe on Wattpad or at least safe on sites like Wattpad. My goal isn’t to reach millions of reads anymore, even though that would be great. It’s to simply put my work out there to help people, inspire people, initiate a change in what kind of characters are being made or stories being told
          
          I originally wrote for myself and I just want that to come back to me. To feel as though I can write whatever I want without worrying about popularity or reads or fame. I wanna write cause I want to and if people love my stories, it’s just a bonus. My love for writing was killed for such a long time cause I was stressing about becoming popular, getting a book deal, and getting a tv show or whatever but after taking the time to reflect and calm down, I realized I needed to satisfy myself first and foremost and not worry about other’s opinions
          
          For example, I started my Gohan and Naruto stories cause I had massive crushes on them during that time and wanted to write something where I met them and they fell for me lol I didn’t care who read it cause IIII wanted to read about ME AND THEM being in love with one another lol
          
          I NEED that same nonchalant attitude I had as a teenager. I wrote the story that was only meant for ME and got HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of reads. If I was to only care about what I thought like back then about my story, then I’m sure the audience will follow in no time, but I NEED TO BE TRUE TO MYSELF AND MY DESIRES IN A STORY
          
          But ya, I’m writing for myself now. That’s the best love letter I can give for me

1.) Hey guys, so after receiving a few messages on instagram and a comment on here, I decided to go more in depth as to why, as of now, I’m not traditionally or self publishing my original fiction. 
          
          So with traditional publishing, there’s standards you have to follow. They usually want 50,000-100,000 word novels. I USED to be able to write this much when I was younger but now I absolutely cannot do so anymore. I write very short books and chapters now. I could get deals for short stories but I don’t think those are worth it for me honestly. 
          
          2. The pay is awful. Literally MOST book deals, especially for debuts is around 1 thousand to at most 10k. Even if you manage to land a six figure, or 100k deal, it’s spread out in payments of three years or more, you have to pay 15% to your literary agent AND pay 30% in taxes, so if I’m right you’re only getting about 15k or less each year. That’s NOT enough to live off of. 95-99% of authors HAVE to have a FULL TIME JOB to support themselves. Even some #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERS HAVE TO.
          
          3. I am NOT going through all that hard work of editing editing and editing some more just for that little amount of money. Especially when the amount I get, the very little amount of money I get right now, is more reliable than what most authors are getting paid. The only way you’re set for life is if you get lucky and write the next Harry Potter or something similar to that level which is VERY VERY VERY UNLIKELY.
          
          Self publishing is simple… if you want to succeed, or at least have a CHANCE to succeed, you’ve gotta pay thousands upon thousands of dollars getting your book professionally produced and buying ads to promote it. I don’t have the money to do all that