Nyhterides

Three of my stories made it to round 3 of the Amby's!!! I'm thrilled and shocked! The stories are: Rosalind (which has been given so much love lately), Heaven (if you like priests falling in love with demons, this is for you), and Untimely Frost (which is not supernatural, surprise! It's about a young pianist who falls in love with an older musician. It takes place in Italy and is actually a sweet tale). 
          	To everyone who took part, well done! Feel free to drop a link to the story you entered down below. ✨

elveloy

@Nyhterides Congratulations! :)
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Evan_Binley

@Nyhterides  Congratulations!  Well deserved.  :)
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Nyhterides

Three of my stories made it to round 3 of the Amby's!!! I'm thrilled and shocked! The stories are: Rosalind (which has been given so much love lately), Heaven (if you like priests falling in love with demons, this is for you), and Untimely Frost (which is not supernatural, surprise! It's about a young pianist who falls in love with an older musician. It takes place in Italy and is actually a sweet tale). 
          To everyone who took part, well done! Feel free to drop a link to the story you entered down below. ✨

elveloy

@Nyhterides Congratulations! :)
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Evan_Binley

@Nyhterides  Congratulations!  Well deserved.  :)
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Nyhterides

Do you know that I made a dedication on every chapter of Bellua, not just to an author but also to one of their stories? Check out any chapter to see what I mean.
          I've already dedicated chapters to @Wattpad @Shimaira @MarCafeWrites  @BelitAm @spelunkadunk , next are @Nacht_Owl and @WendyyWolfe .
          If you want a dedication, drop me a comment below! You never know, you may show up in my story!

Evan_Binley

@Nyhterides  Oh, that's really sweet, thank you! ❤️
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Nyhterides

@SheisAPEX you got it! So happy you're enjoying. Feel free to comment if you want ✨
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Nyhterides

Guilt is a heavy weight to carry. Harlan Hershel regrets sending Rosalind to Lord Caspian's manor. But the hands of time do not turn back.
          
          The fifth chapter of Bellua is up, danrlings. Enjoy. 
          
          Harlan had traded his sons' well-being for his daughter's. Never had he thought that the price for Jacob and Julian's salvation was to be Rosalind's damnation.
          
          The patriarch aged decades the day he handed his only daughter to Lord Caspian – the horror of Transylvania – that fateful day nearly a year ago.
          
          Though the Borgo Beast had vowed he would treat Rosalind as a respected guest, deep in his bones, Harlan had not believed him.
          
          But he handed Rosalind over all the same.
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/1502518329-bellua-book-two-of-the-rosalind-series-5-honorable

Olivia_Benedetti

@Nyhterides yes lol I got used to it 
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Nyhterides

@Olivia_Benedetti heehee! Difficult to write but so pretty!
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Olivia_Benedetti

@Nyhterides I understand your pain I got some too 
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Nyhterides

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Oh my, she's going to rant.....
          I'm getting fed up with all the bots and the "omg, I love your book x 100000 and I've got a great idea to propel it into starduuuuuummm. Which other socials do you have so we can chat?". 
          I've been writing Bellua through a shit storm, doctors' appointments,  RL's demands, and work, and all I get is this BS and minimal actual reads and interaction. 
          I really want to keep posting here, but this is getting to a point where it feels like it's for nothing.  I'm sharing my work for fun and because some people enjoy it, but I'm getting discouraged.

elfordalley

@Nyhterides RIGHT?! No reader interactions. No actual reads, just scammers and bots.
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KarlOConnor

Pity there is no alternative site to really rival Wattpad, there are other site but unfortunately they are worse.
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Nablai

@Nyhterides I feel you. The bots aren't going to change, so we, as humans have to adapt. Block and delete. Simple as that. 
            Life's been busy these couple of weeks and I promise to binge read Bellua once I've some time from my commitments :)
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Glory_feeling2

Hi Christine! It's Pia. Been a while, but I'm getting back to reading Rosalind (the 1st story). Forgot where I left off but did something different in the summer. I used to annotate my books when I was in college ... but given that this is online reading, I wrote all my notes on a Google Slide with pictures (I'm a visual person & would draw items in my notebook to prevent me from dozing off!) 
          It's almost winter but I'm set off to reading Lord Caspian again!

Nyhterides

@Glory_feeling2 hey Pia! It's always nice to hear from you. I hope your autumn has been mild. I'm glad you're reading Rosalind again. I LOVE your comments and helpful tips. They will be helpful when I do more edits. Right now, I'm writing the sequel called Bellua. :)
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Nyhterides

It's ghost story season, isn't it? Of course! Any time between Halloween and New Year's is especially great for spooky tales. I have a great ghost story for you written by @WendyyWolfe 
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/403418030-%F0%9D%98%94%F0%9D%98%90%F0%9D%98%9A%F0%9D%98%9A%F0%9D%98%A0
          
          Also, for the rest of November, feel free to post links to your stories on my wall for my readers to check out! Got a poem? A novel? Something in between? Go ahead and share! 
          
          Also, visit Bellua to vote on the polls - even if you don't comment, I'd love to know your thoughts.

Nyhterides

@Evan_Binley it picks up during the open novella contest. We have about 3 months of interaction. The rest of the year is breadcrumbs.
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Evan_Binley

@Nyhterides   Agreed.  I'm trying to stay engaged with the small community I've found msyelf in, here, even if it's diminished more recently.  Perhaps these things come in waves and it might pick up again?
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Nyhterides

@Evan_Binley the interaction is sooo important. There used to be a lot. Not so much anymore and that's sad.
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Nyhterides

The third chapter for Bellua is up. 
          
          Persephone, the young maiden, had been kidnapped by the evil lord Hades and taken to his house of horror, where darkness prevailed. Some say Persephone never fell in love with Hades. That she simply did her duty. 
          
          But with Rosalind, there was no pretending. She had fallen madly and insanely in love with the demon who had kept her in his cursed manor for a month.
          
          Her first days in the manor were terrifying. Rosalind wanted nothing more than to go home. She was scared, bored, and felt betrayed by her father. Soon her rebellious side pushed through the fear. Pushing away any warning that she should not roam the grand home and grounds, she began to explore places she should not have.
          
          She had ventured into every room and every inch of the forest. Rosalind had learned all about Caspian's secrets. The darkest of all was that his teenage son, Troy, was also a prisoner.
          
          The witch who had cursed Capsian and turned him into a beast had also damned his family and their maid Agnes. They were to live an eternal life, unable to leave the Borgo. 
          
          Although Caspian's wife, Calla, was killed for his unkindness, the son he never loved had to endure a century of living as a boy in the morning and shifting into a wolf at night.
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/1581897096-bellua-book-two-of-the-rosalind-series-3-petrichor

Nyhterides

Big thanks to @killertomatoes @stuck_in_the__clouds @QuinceArchFortes @Ashley77bwalya and @WendyyWolfe for taking part in my Halloween challenge! I enjoyed every story. 
          
          You are all very talented, and that's why I'm going to follow you all  :)
          
          Now, for the winner...
          
          Are you ready? 
          
          The WINNER is.....
          
          @WendyyWolfe with her story Missy!
          
          Wendyy, claim your sticker! I will be dedicating a chapter of Bellua to you and a story of your choice (let me know which one). 
          
          I hope you all had fun! I'm hoping to run another BIGGER challenge around the holidays. 
          
          MWAH!

killertomatoes

@WendyyWolfe Belated congratulations! :DD Off to read your work right now!
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stuck_in_the__clouds

Congratulations!! It was such a good story. I think I read it three or four time! 
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WendyyWolfe

@katiegoesmew 
            (⁠っ⁠˘̩⁠╭⁠╮⁠˘̩⁠)⁠っ thank you! @katiegoesmew
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