LS_Tomblin

Hello everyone! To whom it may concern, I've made the decision to remove Ill-Gotten Memories from Wattpad for the time being. Mainly, because, I have seen a lot of writers on here reporting their works stolen, copied word for word, and published on Amazon (and even other serial web sites as well). My book may not be the best but I do not want to risk losing my story to these scummy thieves taking advantage of hard-working authors. Secondly, as ya'll may have noticed, because I have not been able to publish as often as I would like due to my IRL responsibilities with work/family. I'm still writing when I can but I hate that I've been unable to upload for ya'll! When I am, I'm editing chapters already written (because I feel like a total armature when I go back and read them *cries*). But the amount of writers I've seen have their works stolen is absurd to me and it's honestly sad we can't feel safe enough to share our stories anymore due to these leeches.

JankyFluffy

@LS_Tomblin It was stolen off of Kobo or Barnes & Nobel or one of the other bookstores. The stolen book wasn't on Amazon. I don't know which site it was ripped from.
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JankyFluffy

@LS_Tomblin And if you are a member of Amazon KU and your book is pirated Amazon has punished authors for breaking their exclusive contract.  
          	  That cross-posting helped me in other ways too. I made the front page of one of the sites I cross-posted and the book went viral.  It has more adult readers who are okay with pg13 Romance. It's now my main platform.
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LVann26

@LS_Tomblin I feel like it's just a risk we take with posting our work online. :( Personally, I've decided I have to be okay with it because the alternative is just letting it sit in a file to never be seen. But if all my writing was on hold, I'd probably be tempted to take it down too!
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LS_Tomblin

Hello everyone! To whom it may concern, I've made the decision to remove Ill-Gotten Memories from Wattpad for the time being. Mainly, because, I have seen a lot of writers on here reporting their works stolen, copied word for word, and published on Amazon (and even other serial web sites as well). My book may not be the best but I do not want to risk losing my story to these scummy thieves taking advantage of hard-working authors. Secondly, as ya'll may have noticed, because I have not been able to publish as often as I would like due to my IRL responsibilities with work/family. I'm still writing when I can but I hate that I've been unable to upload for ya'll! When I am, I'm editing chapters already written (because I feel like a total armature when I go back and read them *cries*). But the amount of writers I've seen have their works stolen is absurd to me and it's honestly sad we can't feel safe enough to share our stories anymore due to these leeches.

JankyFluffy

@LS_Tomblin It was stolen off of Kobo or Barnes & Nobel or one of the other bookstores. The stolen book wasn't on Amazon. I don't know which site it was ripped from.
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JankyFluffy

@LS_Tomblin And if you are a member of Amazon KU and your book is pirated Amazon has punished authors for breaking their exclusive contract.  
            That cross-posting helped me in other ways too. I made the front page of one of the sites I cross-posted and the book went viral.  It has more adult readers who are okay with pg13 Romance. It's now my main platform.
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LVann26

@LS_Tomblin I feel like it's just a risk we take with posting our work online. :( Personally, I've decided I have to be okay with it because the alternative is just letting it sit in a file to never be seen. But if all my writing was on hold, I'd probably be tempted to take it down too!
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LS_Tomblin

Hey! I’m once again apologizing for the lack of updates but I could literally write y’all a book about how crazy my New Year has been. First up, I was sick! Then add on top of that a snowstorm that caused a lot of work drama and has me trying to find another job. And then our public water access got shut off and still is! So I’ve spent the last four days at my mother-in-law’s without access to my laptop. I have been super frustrated with my work conditions and health. I’m literally just venting now and I’m sorry for just randomly updating yall like this. I’m sorry. 

LS_Tomblin

@LVann26 Thank you so much <3
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LVann26

@LS_Tomblin So sorry to hear all of this! That sounds awful and like such a crappy way to start the year. Praying things start looking up for you soon. ❤️
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LS_Tomblin

I hope everyone has a great Christmas! 
          
          Once again I’m sorry for the lack of updates but to be completely honest with ya’ll, I’ve been so busy. Between work, traveling, and visiting with my family, and all the other things that come with the holidays, I’ve not had a moment to even think about writing or reading. It’s just a crazy time of year but it will calm down soon! I’m so thankful to have a family to go and visit though! Ya’ll be safe, have a great Christmas, and a happy new year!

LS_Tomblin

Hi ya’ll! I have been so busy lately with working/shopping/family stuff and holidays. Ill-Gotten Memories is not abandoned though I just haven’t had any time to MYSELF (which is important) to get any work done.  I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving! I’m sorry to say I’m not sure when I can update Ill-Gotten Memories again but please know it’s on my to-do list and it’s always on my mind.

LS_Tomblin

Hey guys! I’m once again sorry for not writing/reading much lately. I’ve been working *a lot* and have family commitments coming up—my hubby’s b-day is Friday and I’m throwing him a lil party. I’m gonna be honest, this time of year is so draining for me. I am truly sorry but I’m not abandoning my R4R commitments or my story, I promise!

JoelleSC

@LS_Tomblin That's alright, family comes first! Make sure have a good rest along the way! And happy birthday to your loved one!
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LS_Tomblin

Hey everyone! I just wanted you to know that with the Holidays approaching very soon, I may not get much writing done, if any at all! Work becomes SO HECTIC and I get mentally drained. But with that said, no, Ill-Gotten Memories is not going to be abandoned or anything. IN FACT, I just finished completely outlining it!  I kid you not, my outline is 28 pages long on Google Docs. I am in love with this story ya'll. I'm so excited for you to see the plot twists I have in store.

LVann26

@LS_Tomblin Finishing an outline is so exciting! I am looking forward to seeing all these twists 
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LVann26

Hey! I'm the one who asked you to drop the title of your book on Reddit, and wow, I am so happy that I did.
          From just my quick read of your blurb and beginning notes, I can already tell that I'm going to love this story. Unfortunately, I write more than I read, and I don't have a lot of free time to do either these days, but I am so excited to eventually get to this book.
          While I'm sure our stories are very different from one another, I think they explore some of the same themes, especially with the morally grey character who feels as though they have no other choice and the Christian aspects (though that doesn't come too much into play until the sequel in my series). Anyway, I'm babbling here, but I'm just excited to find another Wattpad writer that explores these themes without shying away from one side or the other.
          Looking forward to seeing where you go with this plot!
          

LS_Tomblin

@LVann26 awesome! Thanks so much and same to you! Please take your time reading. I am not always 100% available because of work so I don’t mind if we take it slow :)
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LVann26

Scratch that! I ended up having time to read Chapter 1 already. I may end up reading more later too! If I end up getting ahead, don't feel any pressure to read mine faster (there's not much to read now anyway). I tend to go in spurts with my reading and I won't mind if it takes you longer to get to my chapters as I release them.
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LVann26

@LS_Tomblin My pleasure! I checked out your beginning non-story chapters and will be back tonight (possibly before then) to read more when I have more time to sit! ❤️
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