SpiltInk550

DEAR READERS
          	Ninjago Book 6 might end up delayed until sometime in 2027 for a few reasons:
          	1. the sheer volume of the story and the ideas I want to include may very well increase the page count beyond what I previously expected, and I'm being stubborn on cutting storylines and ideas because this is the final book of the main series. However though, a trio of spin-offs are still planned, but they will be much shorter stories with an estimated average of 20-30 pages.
          	2. these past few years have been rough on me, but this one in particular is just been kicking me in the teeth. I haven't been in much of a writing mood because of it, but I'm hoping things will get better soon, it's just too hard to tell right now with everything being so fresh.
          	3. I'm expanding into original works in order to formulate some kind of career from my books, and that requires a lot of planning and is taking up more and more of my writing time as I try to make it a priority. This doesn't mean I'm giving up on Book 6 and throwing it on the backburner, it's just going to take me a lot longer to get finished now that I'm delegating my time to other projects.
          	And 4. I'm entering a contest held by Real Good AI. No, not to use AI, but the contest is about writing a speculative horror story about AI. Regardless of where I place in the contest, I am aiming to have the story available here eventually. You can check them out for yourself at RealGoodAI.org
          	
          	ANYWAY that's my once-in-a-blue-moon update concluded!

SpiltInk550

DEAR READERS
          Ninjago Book 6 might end up delayed until sometime in 2027 for a few reasons:
          1. the sheer volume of the story and the ideas I want to include may very well increase the page count beyond what I previously expected, and I'm being stubborn on cutting storylines and ideas because this is the final book of the main series. However though, a trio of spin-offs are still planned, but they will be much shorter stories with an estimated average of 20-30 pages.
          2. these past few years have been rough on me, but this one in particular is just been kicking me in the teeth. I haven't been in much of a writing mood because of it, but I'm hoping things will get better soon, it's just too hard to tell right now with everything being so fresh.
          3. I'm expanding into original works in order to formulate some kind of career from my books, and that requires a lot of planning and is taking up more and more of my writing time as I try to make it a priority. This doesn't mean I'm giving up on Book 6 and throwing it on the backburner, it's just going to take me a lot longer to get finished now that I'm delegating my time to other projects.
          And 4. I'm entering a contest held by Real Good AI. No, not to use AI, but the contest is about writing a speculative horror story about AI. Regardless of where I place in the contest, I am aiming to have the story available here eventually. You can check them out for yourself at RealGoodAI.org
          
          ANYWAY that's my once-in-a-blue-moon update concluded!

SpiltInk550

IMAGES FLAGGED ON BRIDE OF SHIRO HAVE BEEN CHANGED
          
          However, since I don't know specifically what Wattpad had issues with in the previous images, I could only change them based on what I think could've been problematic, along with make details clearer so no false assumptions could be made. I've also read online that Wattpad possibly deploys an A.I. moderator for images, but considering I tried appealing and they were still rejected, I'm not sure quite what they're seeing in those old images (They're available on my DA, under my status updates, for those curious) let alone what they want me to change considering their message only said the images somehow violated their content guidelines, but didn't mention which parts. I'm hoping its just a fluke, but we'll see when the chapter in question goes up tonight if I'm still able to log in or not.
          
          NOW WE WAIT AND SEE
          
          We will know within the next few days whether or not the new images will appeal to the Wattpad moderators, so if my account suddenly disappears, we will know!

SpiltInk550

DEAR READERS!
          Book 6 of the Ninjago Written Series is in production, with a projected release date set in late 2026.
          
          This book will conclude the main series.
          
          3 spin-off, illustrated short stories are also in the works and will be releasing whenever they are ready. The first of which will be titled "Chimera Trouble" and has Ezekiel and Asuka as the main characters.
          
          Happy reading!

SpiltInk550

DEAR READERS! URGENT MESSAGE!!
          Don't be too surprised if my entire account ends up disappearing.
          Today I was sent a message by Wattpad moderators about and issue with the Ninjago series. Particularly with book five that isn't scheduled for updates until November 30th and is currently unavailable to a live audience.
          I will be posting more information about the series on my DeviantArt (https://www.deviantart.com/spiltink550) which will go into specifics about where you can read the stories, as I'll be moving them more than likely to DA and Ao3, however the latter of which is still up in the air.
          But why? Roughly 85% of NINJAGO: THE WRITTEN SERIES is already written and illustrated and I've been uploading what I already have done so content remains somewhat consistent. I've already announced that book three is titled the Rift and book four is titled A Tale of Two, but the issues arise with book five titled The Bride Of Shiro, which I was preparing an upload schedule for at the time of announcing the other two. Wattpad's moderators have flagged two images in later chapter drafts for reasons they didn't specify other than they violated Wattpad's guidelines. Since Wattpad has a three-strike policy, I don't know how many have been placed upon my account due to these two images alone, but I'm also not going to remove the images either since Wattpad already blocks them from readers to begin with.
          In a previous post I stated that the series is suitable for the general fanbase and I stand by this statement still, even with The Bride Of Shiro having a warning in its description about potentially being too much for those younger than 10, I did write these stories for my nephews who are younger than Wattpad's minimum age audience which is 13-18.
          My previous works will also be reuploaded, however that doesn't promise I'll finish them.
          In the event my account is deleted, there will be no update schedule and everything will be released in one lump-sum, so the readers win in the end!

SpiltInk550

DEAR READERS!
          NINJAGO: THE WRITTEN SERIES is receiving a new title, with the first two chapters being uploaded today at 6:15pm(PST)! Chapters are scheduled to go up weekly at midnight(PST), with the final chapter and bonus content going up on September 29th. This book is titled The Rift and features hand-drawn illustrations. As with the rest of the fan-made series, this story is suitable for the general audience of the Ninjago TV show, including younger viewers, as this was the goal I had in mind when I decided to write the series for my two nephews. It was written back in 2022 with illustrations being completed in 2024. After it, there will be another title releasing with the same upload schedule titled A Tale Of Two.
          
          Also, the previous titles, The Fray Of Crows and The Beastmaster, have had their chapters revised with illustrations as well that I would recommend checking out if you are interested.
          
          Happy Reading!!

SpiltInk550

DEAR READERS OF NINJAGO: THE WRITTEN SERIES, and MINECRAFT ENDERS.
          
          I apologize for the gap in chapter uploads, Wattpad has been giving me issues on my end and I haven't been able to post consistently as planned for these two stories. Two chapters for each of these stories have been uploaded today to make up for the inconvenience. 
          
          Thank you for being patient! <3