Rinkou

Hello, a warning to my fellow readers and writers. There are more scams going around right now. The second point is especially important for the new writers here. 
          	
          	1. People commissioning you for art or telling you how to improve your story, leaving a contact for you to message them. They are not sincere and they are scammers, please don't approach them. The artist who really enjoy your works wouldn't ask you to pay them to draw for your work which they enjoy. It is really easy to ask AI to summarise your works right now, and make them appear as sincere readers. Non-commissioned fanarts has and will always be a thing as long as humanity embraces the love of creativity. 
          	
          	2. People posing as Wattpad staff and warning you about flagged content, affecting your exposure in Wattpad. Wattpad has a inbox to personally send announcements to users for a reason. Also, these users are not verified, they DO NOT have a tick on their names, and they are NOT followed by official Wattpad accounts. Please, please don't click on the links, type the links and risk your personal data getting exposed. I already have an example of the scam below this message. 
          	
          	Please take care out there, my fellow readers and writers. I'm really sad how Wattpad has become less of a community now, having been here since 2012.

Rinkou

Update: Thank god they dealt with those scammers quickly. The message isn't there anymore. Again, please take care out there everyone. My heart goes out to those new budding writers who just started out.
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Rinkou

Continuing on to the message to those who do read it. Views, votes and comments are not worth getting your account hacked, especially if you do have payment accounts linked to your account. 
          	  
          	  Prime example of the scam is below. What kind of nonsense is manual code entry? Why do I have to do some weird verification process? As if Wattpad would have the time to go to each and every user message board and post this kind of message. Wow.
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Rinkou

Hello, a warning to my fellow readers and writers. There are more scams going around right now. The second point is especially important for the new writers here. 
          
          1. People commissioning you for art or telling you how to improve your story, leaving a contact for you to message them. They are not sincere and they are scammers, please don't approach them. The artist who really enjoy your works wouldn't ask you to pay them to draw for your work which they enjoy. It is really easy to ask AI to summarise your works right now, and make them appear as sincere readers. Non-commissioned fanarts has and will always be a thing as long as humanity embraces the love of creativity. 
          
          2. People posing as Wattpad staff and warning you about flagged content, affecting your exposure in Wattpad. Wattpad has a inbox to personally send announcements to users for a reason. Also, these users are not verified, they DO NOT have a tick on their names, and they are NOT followed by official Wattpad accounts. Please, please don't click on the links, type the links and risk your personal data getting exposed. I already have an example of the scam below this message. 
          
          Please take care out there, my fellow readers and writers. I'm really sad how Wattpad has become less of a community now, having been here since 2012.

Rinkou

Update: Thank god they dealt with those scammers quickly. The message isn't there anymore. Again, please take care out there everyone. My heart goes out to those new budding writers who just started out.
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Rinkou

Continuing on to the message to those who do read it. Views, votes and comments are not worth getting your account hacked, especially if you do have payment accounts linked to your account. 
            
            Prime example of the scam is below. What kind of nonsense is manual code entry? Why do I have to do some weird verification process? As if Wattpad would have the time to go to each and every user message board and post this kind of message. Wow.
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Rinkou

After the long wait, I have published the sequel of Second Lead Syndrome! Please know that I don't have the luxury of time, so the updates for the story will be very random but it will be mass updated! 
          
          The link to the sequel is below for easy access.
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/405918218-second-lead-syndrome-the-final-act
          
          As for my other stories, I am currently still writing Please Don't Kill Me, S-Class Hunter, but just like above, the updates are very random but it will be mass updates.

Rinkou

@HannahKunh Aww, thank you! I really hope you guys will enjoy the sequel too! So far, I am having a blast writing it, hehe!
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HannahKunh

OMG LAB U POOKIEEEE JUST KNOW UR FANS R STILL HERE AND GOING STRONGGGGGGGF
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IceBerrry

Hey rin, can I ask for your discord as I am reading SLS and for character Appearance you said to visit discord or KO-FI profile .

Rinkou

@IceBerrry Hello, I am so sorry for the late reply. The discord server has been deleted due to uprise of scam and bot accounts. 
            
            The only appearance I have are on my Ko-Fi profile, but it hasn't been updated since and the application I was using was way too old. I have not found any other applications to be able to achieve the image I have in my mind for the characters T.T
            
            I would hire an artist to draw their appearance, but I don't have the financial freedom to afford that. So uhm, sorry, you'll just have to make do with what I have posted and the rest is up to imagination...
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iminlovewithfood2

Eagerly waiting for update on please don’t kill me 

Rinkou

@iminlovewithfood2 I am so sorry for the late reply, oh my gosh hshshsh. I have been so busy, I will be mass updating it soon because I don't have enough chapter written now for you guys to binge...
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Rinkou

To fellow readers of Second Lead Syndrome (SLS), I will be posting the sequel of the story soon, so stay tuned. The story focuses on Veau and Eona; their past, present and future. 
          
          The sequel wraps the entire saga of Second Lead Syndrome story. All characters that appeared in the first book will definitely appear in the sequel!
          
          The story won't have as much chapters as the first book, hopefully, but you will be in for another long ride. Thank you for supporting me all this time. I hope you will enjoy this story as well. Happy holidays to everyone, and a happy new year!

acyxiaa

@Rinkou happy holidays and happy new year, Rin. <3
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Saiyiiiii_

I can't seem to forget Cecil and Xue—my lovely parents. So, I'm here again to reread my parents story for the fourth time. I love you so much, Rinkou. You're the reason why I keep having snot and tears in the middle of the night, and please, don't perish, you still need to make more stories for me to read mweheh

Rinkou

@Saiyiiiii_ The way I laughed at your message while I was at work, nsjfjdjdj. Thank you so much, though, I'm not sure if I should be proud that I am causing you misery in the middle of the night, HAHAHA. 
            
            I won't perish, and just in time, I'll be releasing the sequel of the story real soon. Happy reading and happy new year! I love ya too ♥️
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Pink-_-bear

Hi, I am fan of one of your old works Peach, I don want to ask will it be ever updated, I know that's  a question some people are asking.

Rinkou

@Pink-_-bear Hi there, I'm so sorry for the late reply, omygosh. I actually want to continue updating the story, but I'm too busy working right now. Sadly, I might have to give up writing on the story as a whole (': 
            
            It'll probably take me god knows how long to go back to writing the story since I have other priorities to focus on now, other than other stories I am focused on.
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wordsandwoes

Hello author, 'Second Lead Syndrome' is on my reading list, but I forgot what it’s about. Just wondering, does it have a happy ending, or is it still incomplete and waiting for a sequel? I’m not in the mood for ongoing stories right now loool

wordsandwoes

@Rinkou Okay, got it. It's a safe standalone then. Thanks xx
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Rinkou

@wordsandwoes Yes, it's completed with happy ending. The sequel hasn't been released yet but it's about another character.
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wordsandwoes

Is it complete as it is orrrrrr
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Rinkou

Hi folks, I have been noticing a rise in spammers being creative in their approach. They start commenting like: 
          
          1. "I have been immersed from the first line to the last. Can I get any of your socials to contact you?" 
          2. "I read your story and loved it. I have come up with an idea related to it. I would like to share it with you!" 
          
          I'd rather you not risk it and interact with them, please ignore them and put your socials in your bio (if you want). If they are sincere, they would approach you instead. 
          
          There have also been two similar cases of people claiming to be digital artists and trying to get commission of their work from me. I don't know if they are genuine or not because scammers have become quite...smart. Even if they are genuine, I can't even fork out any amount of money to pay for their work anyway *sobs*. 
          
          Anyway, this announcement is just for everyone to stay safe out there. Please beware of these spammers and scammers, especially with how AI is progressing, it's getting really out of hand. I know how upsetting it is when you post a chapter, and the comments are just spammers. It's tough out there for any aspiring artists (music, art and writing).

Kneel_Pheasant

@Rinkou aw i was actually happy atfirst then i realized this was not the first time, immediately after i received two different comments about commissions and shiz i read your post and realized it's exactly as you say
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Rinkou

@butterfly_effect Yes, these two 'sincere' artists that approached me were the same. Especially when I told one of them that I cannot afford any kind of payment. They still tried to 'discuss' the price with me to accommodate to my tight finance situation. 
            
            I want to sigh too. I have to regard everyone here with distrust, not knowing if they are genuine or not. It's so exhausting and upsetting! We just came here to share our stories for our own enjoyment and for free, and we just want some fun engagement with the readers.
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butterfly_effect

@Rinkou Oh you have no idea. I just have a 'sincere' artist added me in discord. I told her immediately that I had no interest in commissioning art. She said ' a few visual ideas related to your story that I’d love to share with you, they might help you explore your world and characters even more'. (That felt like an insult to me. I think I, the creator, should be the one who know my world and characters best.) And that her rates are affordable, there are even installment plans too!! 
            I just want to sigh. They are not only occupying my comment section, now my discord too! I just want some real readers reading my latest story T_T
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