Samantha

I saw you pop up in my message notifications recently and was like lol who is this???? Come to find out I was a die hard fan back in 2013 early wattpad era! So excited to here about your paralegal   status, and that there is a well named sequel finally here!! 

Please go check me out on Inkitt. I'm more active there! 
          
          https://www.inkitt.com/Shartley5822

Thanks so much for adding Maid for the Alpha to your reading list!

Good morning all. 
          
          I hope this doesn't come as much of a shock, though I'm sure it will considering my last post was over two years ago. 
          
          I know I might have gotten hopes up when I posted other stories since I finished Fighting Only Gets You Somewhere - and I plugged that hard once I published it. Unfortunately, none of the ideas stuck long enough for me to run with them and develop a feasible story line. 
          
          I completed four years of university to obtain my BA and then did an additional ten months in an accelerated college course to become a licensed Paralegal. I've also gone through various personal and family things that should only occur in books that have taken a toll on me both mentally and physically. On top of that, I'm getting married before the end of the year and wedding planning has acted like a second job. 
          
          That being said, I've got two ideas fighting for dominance in my mind right now and I just wanted to know if anyone out here has a preference, or if I should just go ahead on my own accord and try to do both. One of which is being written as a sequel of Fighting Only Gets You Somewhere, with the ability to stand alone if need be. The other is something that I'm not sure how to categorize right now as it's still in its infancy stage. It started as a re-write of a Jacob Black fan fiction that turned away from being a fan fiction to something more on its own. 
          
          If anyone out there is still reading this and would like to make a suggestion, please do. 
          
          From the bottom of my heart, thank you for reading my brain babies and enjoying them. You don't know how cherished you are all to me.

Hey! 
          I know this is asking a whole helluva lot, but I was wondering if you guys would be willing to take a look at my newest novel Clipped and let me know what you guys think. This is actually the first thing I've gotten excited about writing since Fighting Only Gets You Somewhere. 
          And I know the power you guys hold in your hands; you guys can make or break how a novel progresses. So I'd greatly appreciate your help in getting my name back out there with Clipped. 
          Hopefully I can captivate you guys with this novel as much as I had with Fighting Only Gets You Somewhere. Just, please, give me another chance to win your hearts. 
          Thanks, 
          Samantha

Hello lovelies,
          I haven't updated you on things in quite a while, so I suspected that it was time. I have been dealing with AuthorHouse publishing since around February of this year. Over the summer, I edited/rewrote the bulk of Fighting Only Gets You Somewhere in order to get it ready for publishing. A few weeks ago, I submitted the finished manuscript and two days ago I got a call. On Thursday, October 31st, 2013 Fighting Only Gets You Somewhere was sent to the printers. I don't quite know when it will be ready for purchase but I will let you guys know when that comes about. There was word that it was going to be ready on or around Black Friday, but, again, I am unsure. The book will be made available in three formats: soft cover, hard cover, and e-book. Again, I will keep you posted on how to obtain those copies if you would wish to purchase one. 
          In the mean time, I want to thank each and everyone of you for getting me to this point. All of you that read Fighting Only Gets You Somewhere gave me an experience that I wouldn't have gotten otherwise. This book is just as much yours as it is mine. And for those of you that didn't get to read the whole thing, but still read part, thank you. You all helped me get over my fear of letting people read my writing. All of your comments and just that fact that you all read it, and enjoyed it, propelled me to go further and seek self-publishing. 
          So thank you. I don't know any other way to say it, and it might not seem like enough, but you all helped me in ways that you might yet to understand. 
          So thank you, thank you, thank you! 
          I will let you know when and where you can purchase your own copy of Fighting Only Gets You Somewhere when it becomes available. 
          Until then, my fellow followers.
          I hope all is well, and hopefully you'll hear from me soon.
          - Samantha

Hi guys it's me again I just letting you know that I'm still in the process of editing fighting only gets you somewhere but I really just wanted your opinion on something. As you know I have a sequal for FOGYS but I was thinking of deleting it and making a prequel instead because I'd really like to include Stephanie and Will a lot more than I did with my first draft of the sequel. I will hopefully get a chapter or two of that up soon to see what you guys like best, but I really have my priorities set on finishing fighting only gets you somewhere and sending it off to the publisher first so all this is just side projects. I'm also looking at a different novel that I want to put up and show you guys to see if you like it or not so that might be up very soon. I just wanted to let you guys know everything considering I haven't been active lately so I just wanted you guys know that I haven't forgot about you and the second fighting only gets you somewhere is published I will definitely let you know.
          Thanks guys, 
          Samantha

Do you have tumblr? 
          Do you want a say in the final cover for the published version of Fighting Only Gets You Somewhere?
          Click the link > http://fightingonlygetsyousomewhere.tumblr.com/ and reblog/like your favourite of the three covers I currently have. The one with the most notes by the end of it will more than likely be the cover that winds up being sent to publishing. 
          (IF YOU LOVE ME YOU'LL HELP ME MAKE A DECISION!) 
          -Thanks, Samantha

Hi guys, I know I've done quite a bit of these as of late and I don't know if any of you still keep reading these but please read this one. 
          The final count for Fighting Only Gets You Somewhere here on wattpad was 225,472 reads, which absolutely blows my mind. 
          Currently, I'm editing and transferring edited lines onto the copy that I will submit to AuthorHouse. 
          Of course I will let you all know what's happening when things get published but I need your help. 
          I have had to change the cover from what it was on wattpad due to legal issues and I can't choose one. My friends all like one and I thought I liked that but now I like a different one and I just want another opinion. 
          http://fightingonlygetsyousomewhere.tumblr.com/ 
          ^ I've created a tumblr account for the book and will seperately post the covers that I have, as well as updates to the book and the progress. Anyways, whatever cover gets more notes will be the one that I will take into great consideration. But please, I really need your help! 
          Again, thanks for all the love you've given me. I wouldn't be where I am today without you. 
          --Samantha <3

@SamanthaHartley CONGRATS!!!!So looking forward to buy once the book is out...:)