@TheAlixDavenport
Hi. I just wanted to tell you that threw all the books iv read Russian Roulette was my favorite of all. I was there when you started your first draft and read every chapter. That book was by far my favorite of all time on and off wattpad. I look forward to reading your new ones. And thank you for writing the best book ever
Congratulations on Russian Roulette placing 3rd place! You deserve this win!
Hi, hello, how r you? :)
I saw you in the comment section of a story I read recently and wondered if you're open to suggestions/reading requests?
Since you liked King of Havoc, and are into badass heroines and bad boys, I wanted to recommend you Backstreet Angels. ♡
I hope this didn't came off as rude and I understand if you're not open to reading reccs. But it would mean a lot if you'd give it a chance.
Also, I m considering a bookclub (it's currently in works with some other writers). If you are interested, please DM me in discord. I have the same @.
Hope you have a nice day/night! ♡
This is the story's link:
https://www.wattpad.com/story/370980650?utm_source=android&utm_medium=link&utm_content=story_info&wp_page=story_details_button&wp_uname=randomlygore
Hi Alix ,I hope you're doing ok. I'd like to know when you'd be updating the book Russian roulette " FLASHBACKS" . xx
Hey! For what it's worth, I thought you were a fantastic judge :)
@alpaljames Thank you, I appreciate that. I tried my best with the award guidelines. I will get back to reading soon, but I have been waiting for the results to come out before I continue any books to avoid overstepping limits
@AsherTheKookabura You were a judge too. Do me a favor. Pretend you're judging paranormal/supernatural. Go look at the two covers and tell me how you would score them and address their genre relevance without mentioning BTS. Then look at the blurbs and tell me if you would be enticed as a supernatural/paranormal reader/judge to pick up the books on the blurbs alone. Those were the factors I had to judge and score. I don't care what people like to write and who they write it for, and I don't care who likes those writings. I don't have anything against BTS fans at all - to each their own. I write dark romance for dark romance lovers, I don't pretend to pitch my stories in categories they have no chance in. My point is, the stories in question were written by people who love BTS, who spun creative tales with their idols in mind, for the people who love to read stories about their idols, BUT those stories were not written for the general supernatural/paranormal audience. And placing them in a category with stories written specifically for the category, with a judge judging on category adherence and appeal to a reader, well, it felt like a mistake. I stand by what I've said, and why I've said it - yes, the wording could have been different, but the statements would have been the same. People can hate on me all they want, but they need to remember that all participants in the award, myself included in two categories, put our writing on the line to be judged by a person who might not like our stories for whatever reason.
@AsherTheKookabura I can accept your apology. It hurt a lot because many went way overboard with the name-calling and comments. And being called a racist because I don't know unexplained cultural terminologies felt unfair. It's completely fine and human to disagree with someone else's opinion on something you love, but facts are, that if you enter an award, you do so with the conscious knowledge that you'll get a random judge, and you WILL be judged. It doesn't matter if there are 4 or 50 participants, they will be ranked according to the judge's evaluation. If being judged like this is too much, then join a book club, get R4R partner, have a friend read, or promote your story to your target audience. A lot of the commenters waltzed happily over the fact that these contestants had willingly applied to be judged, and I had volunteered to judge paranormal/supernatural, not fanfiction. And if fanfiction stories are accepted outside of the fanfiction category, it's on the author to make sure the stories can be read without fandom knowledge. I'm there to judge what's on the page, not to do research to understand.
To all the lovely people who are reading and commenting on my books. I apologize for the slow reply time, but I'm down with Covid and a nasty pneumonia on top of it. I will get to replying when I'm able to focus for more than 3 minutes at a time, until then, please know that each comment cheers me up and makes being sick a little more bearable
I have no idea why Watt keeps bugging out on me
I'm very pleased to say Russian Roulette: Family secrets [2021 version] has been added to WattpadAfterDark's Dark Romance reading list
I was privileged enough to be nominated by two different people in this award held by @22Hamilton. So Family Secrets is in the Mature category. I have nominated some really good books myself in the Mature, Horror, and Paranormal categories that need some recognition. Sadly, Romance was already filled, so many of the great books I could have nominated didn't get a chance. It's a reader-based award, so if any of my followers have books they want to nominate, or wish to volunteer as judges for the panel, spots are open. Even if you don't have time to be a judge, then check out the nominees, and read their books. https://www.wattpad.com/story/365737109-the-virtues-awards-2024-presented-by-the-writer%27s
Hi... Hope everything is well.... It's been quite a while I heard from you.... This too shall pass....
@IAMMAI2228 Yes, I've been stuck in depression and writing has been hard. I'm still trying different things to get back to my old productive self, but it's a battle
