Hello, everyone! I hope you're all doing well.
Unfortunately, I'm not here to make a happy announcement today, as this morning I discovered that three of my works - A FEAST OF SOULS, THIS POISONED TIDE, and BLOOD & CURSES - have all been stolen by someone here on Wattpad and published without my permission on Amazon.
Sadly, I am not the only author affected, and I have been reaching out to others I believe may also have had their work stolen.
This is a direct copyright infringement - it is theft, pure and simple - and I refuse to let a thief benefit from all my hard work. It might seem as if it's no big deal to steal 'words' and pretend they are your own. However, these are not simply words. My stories are months and months of planning, research, hours and hours of time, effort, and hard work. I put everything into my writing, as does every other author.
I have reported this person on Amazon and am urging my fellow authors to do the same. However, I will say, that the thief came from here on Wattpad, and I know who they are. I will be reaching out to HQ with my findings.
I'm sorry to tell you that, because of this, I have no plans to post new stories, and unfortunately, this also means no sequels. I'm so sorry to all my readers and to all those who contacted me to ask about the sequel to Blood & Curses and This Poisoned Tide, but I have to protect my stories. I will not allow a thief to monetise my hard work and benefit from this theft.
I wish this was better news, I really do, but I hope you can all understand my reasons for not posting anything new for the forseeable future. I thank you all for reading my work and for supporting me for so many years. You've all been amazing and I hope, at some point, I can update you with much happier news.
Much love,
Linz xx