Isobel Lynx

Hello lovely peeps. 
          I see that DragonSky has been getting some love. Not sure where that came from after so many years but enjoy.
          I plan to rewrite that story from a novella into a novel one day but it will be a while. I'll keep it as is on Wattpad for now. I'm still not sure how I managed to write a high fantasy novella in the first place. Lol. Sounds like an oxymoron.
          
           Life and health haven't been great in the past few months and delayed all plans I've had last year. Which unfortunately means that my long anticipated book launch had to be pushed out. It is what it is. I need to accept my new reality and make the most of it.
          
          I miss the early Wattpad days. It was a cool community. I've fallen out of touch with it and I know that I only have myself to blame for it. If you're still reading this, can you relate?
          
          What is Wattpad like nowadays?
          

What’ up Wattpad? Sorry for the silence but I’ve been busy. I’d like to get back to this platform though. I’ve had some good time here in the past and met cool people. I’m getting close to a cool milestone but more about that later.
          
          Tell me about you. What have you been up to? Any cool milestones of your own?

Since I accidentally deleted my Author's Note, I redid it. Bonus: you get another drawing (in the banner). 
          I made that one as a candidate for a cover drawing. I decided to go with the other, but I think it’s still a good drawing. It has both Josie and Lailoken on it. Yay.
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/1450968514

I accidentally deleted the author's note chapter. *Insert facepalm*
          I'll create a new one, but I lost all comments. I didn't realize how much I like  keeping them. 
          Sigh.
          Wattpad needs an undo button.

Shortlist, baby.  It's funny because I only got the Longlist sticker yesterday (just in time to put it on my brand spanking new cover). They could have sent both. 
          Will I get the shortlist sticker before or after winners are announced? Lol
          

I described the process of creating the book cover for The Madman of the Woods, and bonus, you get to see all my drawings there.
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/1449231975-artbook-cover-for-the-madman-of-the-woods/page/3

I updated the book cover to use my drawing. 
          There's a version of it that is more zoomed in and has a frame. I’m not sure if I should do that or keep it as is.
          What do you think?
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/361840631-the-madman-of-the-woods-onc-2024-vampire

Whoop! WHOOP! ONC Longlist is out and The Madman of the Woods is on it!
           
          My ONC stats are looking good so far.
          ONCs entered: 4
          Made the Ambassadors List: 2 of 4.
          Made the Longlist: 4 of 4
          Made the Shortlist: 2 of 3. 4th TBD 
          Winners: 0 of 3. 4th TBD.
          
          How far will this novella go?
          
          Behind the scenes, I've been rewriting it into a novel (not published).
          The novella is a cool supernatural fantasy with some romantic tension.
          The novel version is an enemies to lovers vampire romance set in a supernatural setting.  
          
          I'm working on an updated book cover which features my drawings. Coming soon.

Are you on Threads or Instagram? Let's follow each other. I'm there as IsobelLynx
          
          I'm not on insta a lot, mostly to consume, lol, but I'm active on Threads

The Madman of the Woods is officially submitted to ONC round 3. Good luck to everyone! Let the ONC be with you.
          
          I've been working relentlessly behind the scenes, revising this book, but unfortunately, none of that work will be published to Wattpad. I had to submit draft 1 to ONC because my draft 2 has already crossed the 40k mark and I’m only halfway done. 
          That’s the fate of the underwriter. I add words as I edit.
          My very initial draft was only 31k. I thought I had plenty of room to edit. Apparently, I didn’t.
          
          It’s a shame because draft 2 is awesome and it would have better chances in the contest, but we’ll just have to see how far draft 1 will go.
          
          FYI, I’m publishing draft 2 on Campfire along with extra content you won’t find anywhere else (I use Campfire as my main writing software so it’s super convenient to publish there). This is where the book will live going forward. 
           https://www.campfirewriting.com/explore/TheMadman
          
          Will I keep draft 1 on Wattpad? I guess it depends on how well it does in the contest.   We’ll see what the future brings. 
          
          Happy ONCing.
          Now, I’m putting my editing hat back on. It’s time to finish what I started. I love this story.