Carlen Parsons

It's been a whole minute since I've updated "Both Sides, Now"; almost a year since I last updated. 
          College has been kicking me in the ass, we've been packing the house so we can move tomorrow morning, and I lost my Nana this past November. 
          
          It's been rough on my end, and life all in all has been... all over the place, to say the least. I promise I'm not gone/dead, and I promise that I will write more when I can. The story is getting really good, and I'm not going to leave you lot hanging.
          
          Thanks for reading/understanding, and I will keep you all updated when I get around to starting the next chapter! Your patience was, and still is appreciated, and I really am grateful for that.
          
          - Carlen

Yes, I'm still going to continue "Both Sides, Now", but it'll be quite some time before I upload / write more parts. 
          
          Not only has the COVID-19 pandemic taken a toll on my mental health, my family is undergoing a bit of a rough time as I type this. My grandmother is at her final stage of Alzheimer's, and for the last few months, I've been doing my part as a primary caretaker - something I've never expected to do in my entire life. Watching someone who was like a second mom to me lose more and more ability to function has been really devastating, and it gets really hard to cope sometimes. I've never expected to see my grandmother in the state she's in... and knowing that she isn't going to be here much longer, it's really affecting me... and so I've not been posting, nor have I been writing consistently like how I used to. 
          
          I apologize in advance for not saying anything sooner, and I thank you for understanding. I promise I'll get back to writing as soon as I can.

We're back in business!! Chapter 20 will be posted on January 2nd, 2020! 
          Happy New Year to you all~ ♥

Hello all, once again. 
          
          So life has been really taking a toll on me for the last three months. I recently got a job, my family is currently undergoing stress, and my grandmother is in severe condition with her health, and I have a feeling that she isnt going to make it to the end of the year. 
          
          It pains me, but that's what's been going on in my life and that's why I've been away. 
          
          Being active as a guy with mental problems.of his own is hard work, especially when you needed to get work done on others things that have been on the top of your mind; a fanfic for example. 
          
          I have been working hard on "Both Sides, Now" for almost 2 years now, and that alone is insane to me. I have NEVER worked so hard on something like it in my life, and it definitely paid off. All the appreciation I'm getting for it has honestly been unexpected, and I thank you all for reading it so far. It is not the end of the story and that is a promise, however I will be on and off for the next few months because of what I've mentioned above, and my upcoming surgery that will be happening this November. 
          
          Thank you all so much for reading, and for checking out my story... seriously, it's been wild. 
          
          - Carlen

Hello once again to everyone who follows me.
          I apologize for the lack of updates since March... I'm on my last week of high school as we speak, and I FINALLY have time to update "Both Sides, Now".
          
          I know I should have been more consistent with it, and I apologize immensely for not informing you all sooner about my time away from Wattpad. I promise to get back to writing as soon as I can, and I will try to get the next part out by July 1st. Thanks so much for sticking around, and even more thanks for reading. ♥
          
          -Carlen

I cant believe I started "Both Sides, Now" one year ago today... and I cant believe that I'm still posting updates and actually wanting it to progress.
          
          I started publishing the series here back in January of this year, and my God... I'm still so glad that everyone is still enjoying it. 
          
          Thank you all for sticking by for the past year... it's been a huge and major journey for me. 
          
          -Carlen

I've been slacking with "Both Sides, Now" for a while now, and I apologize for that. My mental health has not been doing well lately and I'm trying so desperately to make it all go away. I'm also trying to find time with finishing the next chapter of the series; I'm thinking that maybe the next chapter will be out in about two weeks or so (I say this because this week coming up, I have to finish projects and assignments for school). 
          
          Please be on the lookout for it! I'll talk with you all soon.
          
          -Carlen

Hey everyone!
          
          So, it's midnight here, making it the 1st of September. I've uploaded chapter 13 of "Both Sides, Now" and I will most likely only have time to upload one more chapter before I go back to school in three days. 
          I was busy this summer, but I still managed to upload two chapters in a time span of three days, and I wrote an entire chapter (13) last night! It has been the most productive I've been on this fic tbh, and I feel bad for leaving you all on a 5-month cliffhanger to the parts I have previously uploaded in the last few days. I start school again on the 4th this year, and it's also my last year of highschool until I get to take a year off due to personal happenings that are going to happen throughout the time spent out of study. It's overall going to be a pretty important year for me, and I want to make sure that I have everything in order to carry on with both my future studies, and my writing. This will lead up to me completing this story sometime in the following year... estimating time being the end of 2019 if I am correct.
          In the meantime, look out for chapter 14 of "Both Sides, Now" between tomorrow and the 4th of September!
          
          Thanks guys! ♥
          -Carlen

"Both Sides, Now" hasn't been updated for almost 4 months... I'm so sorry for the long-ass delay. I'm working on the next chapter as we speak, and hopefully I will have it out sometime at the end of the month, or the beginning of August.

Hey everyone~! I hope you're having a great start of the year! 
          
          I've been lacking in updated "Both Sides, Now" lately due to being sick and getting exams done and over with, in fact, that was the reason for my lack in everything I'm on. However, I start second semester tomorrow, and I'm going to be even more busy than I ever was in my highschool career. 
          Last semester was laid back, and I didn't really do much. This semester is where all my academic courses come and literally cave in... except for third period, where I get to have a spare right after lunch break. 
          B L E S S .
          
          So for most of the upcoming semester, all up until the end of June, I won't post as much on here, deviantART, and anywhere else I post unless I can tackle everything on time and when I am able to make time for myself. If I can, I will even take time out of my "extended" break from lunch, until the end of third period to write more to "Both Sides, Now", and maybe even make more stories for you all to enjoy! I'm also thinking on opening suggestions and One-shots requests if any of you are interested.
          
          Anyway, that's my ramble of the day. I hope you all have a great morning / afternoon / night and I will catch you later!
          
          Peace n love. ♥
          -Carlen