Joelle S.C.

BACK AT IT AGAIN BABY
          
          Been a bit of a stressful few months on my final stretch to graduation and all my large project assignments have now been done and dusted, with all that's remaining are full-house presentations! I can go back to reading, writing, and don't worry, reviewing! In a nutshell:
          
          - "Dinosaurs Don't Dance" editing and whatnot will be touched maybe end of this year
          - Reviewing for Winter Solstice Award resumes with about half of the Fantasy contestants left to go!
          - Continuation of dishing out chapters for "Mr. Big Banana"
          - Actually reading
          
          Side note... Judges are needed for the Winter Solstice Awards, hosted by @Galilea_Galaxia , as a few of the original reviewers have gone MIA. If anyone is interested in writing detailed reviews and judging, see the link below and apply!
          
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          LINK: https://www.wattpad.com/story/377832812-the-winter-solstice-awards-2024-open

Please email me on your progress of the Winter Solstice Awards! If you need any help with anything please don't hesitate to ask in the email but I need to know how everything is going!

Hello! This is @CroodsGirl, here to tell you that even though you didn't apply, I have chosen your book, Dinosaurs Don't Dance, as the February Book of the Month! Congratulations! My goal on Wattpad is to help recognize stories that are different from what Wattpad promotes, and well, here we are. Every Book of the Month may receive an interview to be posted in Tintinnabulation, my Book of the Month book. If you are interested, tell me the best way to communicate: email, Instagram, whatever.
          
          Congrats again, and I hope to hear from you soon!
          
          - @CroodsGirl

THE SPARKLY EMERALD AWARDS
          Hosted by @TheeNatureBookClub / @SilentNatureWriter
          
          Second contest of the year I (and Mr. Big Banana) will be participating in, and Nature's first contest of 2025! Great incentives and benefits to come from this one with dedicated reviews to whomever participates, whether you win or lose! 
          
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          LINK: 
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/388364589-%F0%9D%90%93%F0%9D%90%A1%F0%9D%90%9E-%F0%9D%90%92%F0%9D%90%A9%F0%9D%90%9A%F0%9D%90%AB%F0%9D%90%A4%F0%9D%90%A5%F0%9D%90%B2-%F0%9D%90%84%F0%9D%90%A6%F0%9D%90%9E%F0%9D%90%AB%F0%9D%90%9A%F0%9D%90%A5%F0%9D%90%9D-%F0%9D%90%80%F0%9D%90%B0%F0%9D%90%9A%F0%9D%90%AB%F0%9D%90%9D%F0%9D%90%AC-%F0%9D%90%8E%F0%9D%90%A9%F0%9D%90%9E%F0%9D%90%A7

THE LOVE AWARDS
          Hosted by @TheFangirl185
          
          First contest of the year I'll be participating in, and the first contest my story "Mr. Big Banana" will be a part of! All the best for all the other participants!
          
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          LINK: https://www.wattpad.com/story/388276370-%F0%9D%91%BB%F0%9D%91%AF%F0%9D%91%AC-%F0%9D%91%B3%F0%9D%91%B6%F0%9D%91%BD%F0%9D%91%AC-%F0%9D%91%A8%F0%9D%91%BE%F0%9D%91%A8%F0%9D%91%B9%F0%9D%91%AB%F0%9D%91%BA

NEW AUTHOR, NEW BOOK!
          
          I was looking over for new books to read (as if I didn't already have a mountainous reading list already and I came across @sophh02468 's "Book 1 Rues Of The Dead" and immediately fell in love with how well written the styles and tones of the story was. It's melodramatic, a touch of melancholy, set in the author's homebrewed world reminiscent of a period piece! Definitely recommending to read! It's new, fresh not unlike modern stories!
          
          The story only has 5 chapters at the moment, recently released a couple days ago! Show @sophh02468 some love!
          
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          LINK: https://www.wattpad.com/story/387676291-book-1-rues-of-the-dead

HAPPY NEW YEARS EVERYONE!
          
          Late announcement on my part lol but it's been overall an alright (if not good) year both off and online. Reading stories, writing stories especially has been an ever-growing passion where I'm able to get out the creative juices . It's even more amazing that the few stories I wrote had flourished with the kind of readers that enjoy what I wrote. Progress from the beginning of 2024 to now? I couldn't be more proud and happy, especially with meeting new friends on Wattpad and off the keyboard. And this year, 2025, it's daunting but I'm kinda hopeful with what this new year can bring me. 
          
          All the best to everyone, do good in life, celebrate, have fun, seize your opportunities, and keep growing!
          
          (I will also be clearing up the Conversation Board but keep a select few of memorable conversations. Kinda like spring cleaning for the new year lol)

Hi, I would just like to thank you so much for reading my story and providing constructive feedback on it. I know I’ve already left you a comment in the Awards book however, I would just like to reiterate how much I appreciate your review. Your review has really helped me understand what to focus on to edit and restructure my story NEPENTHE. 
          All the best!
          Twix <3 

DINOSAURS DON'T DANCE | FINISHED
          
          AAAAAAAA IT'S DONE! I am released! God bless! I can finally click that "Status [Complete]" button and be done with it!
          
          Hot damn, that was a lot of words all scrunched up into a book that apparently has the total estimated time of 8 whole hours and finished at 28 chapters in total (excluding misc. pages). I had so much trouble trying to figure out the ending. I kept writing, rewriting, had like 10 drafts of just weird "does this feel right?" before finally settling in with what is probably good enough. Go me!
          
          My celebration aside, this does not mean I can relax around this book just yet. There are still things to do and I'm gathering up the important notes/criticisms I received in to improve (thank you reviewers and commenters!) the story. I will most likely start reviewing my own work, try to reduce the chapter word count, and edit the necessary pieces at the start of December perhaps, just to rest my eyes from looking at "Dinosaurs Don't Dance" and instead focus on other things.
          
          For now, I will try to include the additions below:
          - Create new book cover
          - Q&A and Thank You page
          - Update Information
          
          Other than that... That's it. "Dinosaurs Don't Dance" is done and I can focus on new goals! Thank you everyone, so, so, so much for the support you've thus far. The story has reached 2k reads, almost 1k votes, and I've rounded up to 200 followers since the beginning of the book's journey. Big milestones.
          
          Thank you, everyone!
          
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          LINK:
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/344379654-dinosaurs-don%27t-dance
          
          Chapter 25 | Don't Wait Up On Me (Rereleased)
          https://www.wattpad.com/1475302167-dinosaurs-don%27t-dance-25
          
          Chapter 26 | The Summer of '65 (Rereleased)
          https://www.wattpad.com/1477472885-dinosaurs-don%27t-dance-26
          
          Chapter 27 | No Sweetness, Only Poison
          https://www.wattpad.com/1479444634-dinosaurs-don%27t-dance-27
          
          Chapter 28 | Never Truly Domesticated
          https://www.wattpad.com/1481312644-dinosaurs-don%27t-dance-28

SHADOW AND STEEL | SCI-FI SHOUTOUT
          
          *taps mic* EVERYBODY WAKE UP, MY LORD AND SAVIOR @FHLevin HAS UPDATED HIS WORK! As if the first piece of his short story wasn't enough with the high-stakes, space chase, he has just published a new part to his Sci-Fi anthology and already takes up an eerie, mysterious start that I love. Go read, comment, vote!
          
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          LINK:
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/375416051-shadow-and-steel
          
          Beneath The Surface
          https://www.wattpad.com/1479306356-shadow-and-steel-beneath-the-surface-part-1