ROANNA

Part two:
          
          Now as you all know I recently had my work and identity stolen which I am not going to lie had shaken me up but it has made me think about the future of my books and what I want to do.
          
          So, from now on, once a book is completed it will stay up for a month, maybe two but it will be removed or turned into a sample piece. I am trying to think what is best for me at the moment and I want to keep my work safe.
          
          Samples that are already up will stay up but once they are completed I will place them up for you to read. Like I stated at the start, it is to see what you all think of the book and if there needs to be any changes or do I go in a different angle with the plot. That's why I do read what you all put down and I take it all onboard.
          
          As for the completed books that are already on there, I will be placing them in samples by the end of July with an author note stating what is happening to them. I am giving you all two months for now, but it may change if I find one of them on another site. We will see. The ongoing ones, once they are done, they will be stay up for a month or with a set date of when I am placing them down into samples. We will see how it goes.
          
          I know this is a lot to take in but I wanted to be clear and where I am going with my work and to also give your more information about what goes on in my mind and with my books. As I stated before, all books on here and on other apps are not edited, you are only having the first draft version. The proper one is for publishing.
          
          I will see you all soon... I will have some updates for you for Friday but don't know which ones yet. I am going to be writing throughout the days and trying to get as many as I can done for you.

Part one
          
          Hi everyone!
          
          So, I have been doing a lot of thinking and firstly I want let you know I have been looking at some of the comments, even reviews about my books.
          
          First thing and I have stated this many times before my stories or in author notes and I will keep stating it ALL BOOKS ON HERE AND ON OTHER APPS ARE FIRST DRAFTS AND NOT EDITED.
          
          The books I have been writing are all from what is in my head. Everything you have is all that comes to mind, not what the book will probably end like when published. My plan with all my books that are on here, is to get a feel of what you think of the book and then I completely rewrite them. Some may stay the same with bonus content but others are definitely having a complete rewrite. What you get on here is the vision I have for the books but not the completed and published version. Each version will be looked at and edited, I promise.
          
          Example, Alpha Samson is one of many that will be completely rewritten. My imagination has run wild with this one I know as it wasn't meant to be this long. Same goes with old ones like Welcome home mate and some others that are not on here no more.
          
          Behind the scenes and starting on the weekends soon, I am taking one old book of mine at a time and will be rewriting them. There will be no showing you or recalling anything, this will be the version that will be published.
          
          I am planning on publishing but I am concentrating on getting some of the books done first so I have a lot ready for you.

Hi everyone!
          
          Sorry for being MIA again. This weekend was my birthday, which I spent it with my family. Had an amazing time.
          
          Now, I am going to be honest I have been struggling lately with writing for the last nearly 5 months. Have been finding it hard to motivate myself until I soon realized I might have burned myself out over the last few years with consistently writing like my life depends on it and now I am struggling. And I am trying to find my way back to it. I still have loads of ideas for new books and even written them down in the number of notebooks I own and the notes app on my phone, so I can get to back to them when I am ready to start them but for now I am taking each day as it comes and slowly trying to find my way back to what I love.
          
          Not only that, there have been some behind the scenes things going on that has been keeping me busy and as I don't like to broadcast what is going on with my personal life all I am stating is that it is mental health issues. It's a major thing in my family, especially with the ones close to me but I will state we are all okay and safe.
          
          So, as you all have been waiting patiently, I know I have to tell you what I am planning on doing. My main goal at the moment is to finish the ongoing books this year, no questions asked. The only way you will get a new book from me at the moment is if they are completed behind the scenes or if I enter a competition on a site.
          
          There will be another post up soon with something else that has been on my mind and I am doing whats best for myself and my books when you read it.

I’m sorry for your current situation. I have seen this happen to lots of wonderful authors. As a result many have left this app. I have wondered lots of times how does this issue get resolved. As a reader it resulted in unfinished works or previews to go read the book elsewhere. Very disheartening when you have invested your little free time to have this happen over and over. Best of luck. Can’t wait to see your updates. 

@Roannahinks85 I'm writing a post on your conversation page cause I'm not responding to two posts but someone stealing your book is horrible also you should think about sueing the person if you can good luck if you decide to sue the person and hope you can recover from this incident

Part two...
          
          I have emailed everything over to the app with all screenshots from the editor from Tapread had sent me. And I am still waiting it all to be sorted out and I have been in contact with one of the editors from the other app in question, who has stated it will all be dealt with. Once I know what is happening and what has been done, I will let you know.
          
          This has caused a lot of grief on my end, and I had to take a week off writing since it happened. I have dealt with this a lot over the last few years of people stealing my work and it is so disheartening that it makes me want to quit but I won’t since I love what I do. But it takes someone so evil to do something like this that it makes me wonder if I should leave the app world and do this all for myself.
          
          For now, I am going to continue writing and to finish on going books. Even some new ones. But there will be a few changes to be made and I think once a book is completed on here, they will only be up on here for a month and will be taken down to be put into a sample. This is not what I want to do but I have no other choice for now.
          
          This is why I haven’t uploaded anything for you last week. I know I will get through this, but it has taken a toll on me this week and with other stuff behind the scenes that had happened I haven’t exactly had a good week.
          I will see you all later...

Hi everyone!
          
          Sorry for the lack of communication this week and no updates.
          
          Something happened last Saturday and I want to explain it all since this could affect many other authors too but this one hit harder for me than anything. This is part one of of what I have to tell you. 
          
          Last weekend, I was notified by a reader that a few of my books were being plagiarised on another site. When I went to check what link she sent, I was also reached out by an editor about a contact that I had supposedly asked for from that said web app (Tapread) She asked me if I still wanted to apply for contracts with them. Now to note, I never have or will do this. I know who I work with and that is all. I told her that I have never contacted them about placing my work on their page, let alone know who they are.
          
          I then had to explain everything to them, stating about the books being plagiarised and that I never authorised it. In all fairness to her, she sent me all the information and screenshots from the person who had been in contact with her. This is where I learned that someone had not only stolen my books but also is earning money under my name on your app and had their own account with them as me. Basically, they stole my identity.
          
          The person who had been in contact with the app (Tapread), also provided them with a video of them showing them the dashboard centre I would have used on the said app. But while looking at the video, I did notice in the left corner that the person had their email address up on the Gmail inbox, which I provided a closer screenshot of.
          
          The editor from Tapread also mentioned that they had sent an ID, which turned out to be fake, not of me but with a fake picture. You can tell the ID is fake. In the UK, we use our driving licence or passport for ID. This was not one of them.

Hope all is well 
          Please any update on alpha Sampson? 

please update you're story

Hi everyone!
          
          Sorry for the no updates this weekend. I have been really busy and even spent the day with the kids, which as you all know with teenagers, that never happens lol. 
          
          The two chapters will be up tomorrow instead. I thought I come on here to let you all know and will see you all tomorrow, even with a new schedule.