ANNOUNCEMENT
Ok, so this one has to do with the future of my Wattpad account and writing career. Buckle up, it may be long.
I'm cancelling the release of my next story (the one about the cult). The only reason I'm even announcing this is because I already told you guys the book was coming, so I wanted to give a reason for not going through with it.
Here's why:
Most of you know that a few of my stories have been plagiarized and put on NovelHD, without my permission. This is apparently a common thing and a lot of other writers have had this issue. I was on Reddit the other day and I saw yet another Wattpad writer posting about this. That was where I read that multiple people believe you shouldn't put stuff on Wattpad that you're serious about having published, because stupid stuff like this happens.
I'm actually inclined to agree.
Also, a lot of people have been complaining that Wattpad has been deleting their stories without warning. Whether this has been glitches, hacks, or done on purpose by Wattpad themselves, no one's really sure. But it's made me a little nervous, because I'm not sure if stories have been removed completely or just unpublished. I don't want to lose the stuff I've written.
I know Wattpad is where a lot of writers get their start, but I'm honestly thinking that it may be a better idea for me to publish my stuff in a different way. There are a few things I would really like to have published for real, and I'm thinking that putting it on Wattpad first may not be the way to go.
I want to make it clear that, in spite of my concerns, I am NOT deleting my Wattpad account. I'm still planning on writing and publishing more stories for you guys, I just want to be more careful of what I'm posting. So the stuff I'm serious about will not be published here, but the stuff I'm just writing for fun (including but not limited to fanfics), will.
I hope you guys understand. Thank you again for all your support. I'll see you in the chapters to come :)