ZoeAlamort

Happy Pride Month, everyone!! Grateful for all the brave folks, past and present, who made this month possible. Let’s keep pushing for love, always!
          	
          	Of course, it's the perfect time for me to increase the gay-ness of Darkness Wears Her Crown as Celvene and Melantha finally get some alone time ;) MESSY SLOW-BURN SAPPHICS FOR THE WIN!!
          	
          	If you're interested in supporting some queer books, I have a reading list that I'll hopefully be adding onto throughout the month full of different LGBTQ+ books, either written by a queer author or including queer characters:
          	https://www.wattpad.com/reading-list/1282426409

kae-ruby

@ZoeAlamort That PFP is SO PRETTY!!! HAPPY PRIDEEEE!! ❤️
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JustAWannabeWriter30

@ZoeAlamort INCREASED GAYNESS!!! It really is a happy Pride Month!!!
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laurendoubleu

@ZoeAlamort HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!! LOVE the new pfp!
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ZoeAlamort

Happy Pride Month, everyone!! Grateful for all the brave folks, past and present, who made this month possible. Let’s keep pushing for love, always!
          
          Of course, it's the perfect time for me to increase the gay-ness of Darkness Wears Her Crown as Celvene and Melantha finally get some alone time ;) MESSY SLOW-BURN SAPPHICS FOR THE WIN!!
          
          If you're interested in supporting some queer books, I have a reading list that I'll hopefully be adding onto throughout the month full of different LGBTQ+ books, either written by a queer author or including queer characters:
          https://www.wattpad.com/reading-list/1282426409

kae-ruby

@ZoeAlamort That PFP is SO PRETTY!!! HAPPY PRIDEEEE!! ❤️
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JustAWannabeWriter30

@ZoeAlamort INCREASED GAYNESS!!! It really is a happy Pride Month!!!
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laurendoubleu

@ZoeAlamort HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!! LOVE the new pfp!
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ZoeAlamort

Hey guys! For anyone following Darkness Wears Her Crown, you might’ve noticed I didn’t post a chapter on Friday. This is a chapter I have to write from scratch and the schedule just worked out very poorly with me starting my job and having to write that (among other complications) lol. So, this week will be skipped, but it should be ready to go for next week!
          
          But, that being said, I’ll be pushing update dates back to Saturdays, same time, I think. This’ll give me Friday night to do anything I need to do, and a few more potential hours of writing and/or editing that’s needed that I might not be able to do on weekdays.
          
          And on a related note, DWHC passed the 8 Chapter Challenge! No idea if that’ll lead to anything, but it was my first time participating and it was a lot of fun, so it’s a victory regardless in my eyes!

laurendoubleu

@ZoeAlamort CONGRATS ON 8CC!! Looking forward to the new chapter!
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EAdreams

@ZoeAlamort congrats, really enjoying what I've read so far!
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ZoeAlamort

SO, after radio silence from my last announcement, I ended up scrapping my ONC novella lol. I still love the idea, and I might try to write it in the future, but I've had so many different life events happen recently that I'm barely spending any time on Wattpad, and I didn't have much interest in continuing the book at that moment. I hate making myself write things I don't want to, as it helps me burn out way faster, so I knew it was safer to just drop it.
          
          As for life updates and why I've been so quiet on here, as I said, a lot has happened. I accepted a new job working for a pretty big company in a corporate office (rip my free time, all sucked up by the commute lol) that'll start in a week, and a close, lifelong friend unfortunately passed away a few weeks ago, and it's been difficult navigating that. I've also been working through a new WIP and editing some short stories. Within the next few months, I should be featured in a new Greykin Press anthology book that'll be published online. My current WIP is an idea I've been dying to work on for a while and so far, I think it's my best work yet. I started at the beginning of March and I'm around 3/4 of the way through right now - 65k words out of 80-90k! So I've had my hands VERY full recently, along with other life commitments, which leaves little time for Wattpad. I swear I'm planning to uphold my promise of reading more WP stories this year! I'll be spending 2 hours on a train every day so maybe I'll be able to catch up then :-)
          
          As for Darkness Wears Her Crown, I'm still updating weekly! We're up to Chapter 14 and the last chapter heavily features the BEST character of all time (tied with a character from my WIP, at least), Oriel! They're my fav and if you're reading the story I hope you enjoy them as well!
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/387578585-darkness-wears-her-crown
          
          Thanks for your support! <3

kae-ruby

@ZoeAlamort I hope you’re doing okay <3 please take care of yourself! 
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SkyiloveHockey

@ZoeAlamort Congrats on the job! I know what it's like to have to juggle work and writing :(
            
            Also what's WIP?
            
            (Stop reminding me that I need to read Darkness Wears Her Crown *sobs* i've  been super busy) jk. I'll start reading soon
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DeejayDJ010

@ZoeAlamort That's a lot to juggle. Congrats and take care
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christeewrites

Hii! I wanted to ask how you made your covers and what fonts/apps you used. They look so pretty <3

ZoeAlamort

@christeewrites Thank you so much! I only made my cover for The Dead Write Their Epitaphs, which I made using Photopea, essentially a free version of Photoshop. I can grab you the specific names of the fonts if that one caught your eye. My two fantasy covers were made by @Xaprith using Photoshop, and my cover for Blight on Magic was made by @rissacorbyn--not sure what software she used though! Since I didn't make any of those covers, I'm not familiar with the fonts used haha. Thanks again! :-)
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TaeTaeGinger

The party's officially ON!  I'm beyond excited to announce that #EVENT 3: the Readers' Choice ONC Awards is LIVE! ╰(*°▽°*)╯ This is your chance to shine, ONC authors!  It's time to unleash your stories upon the world and see how they stack up against the competition. But remember, it's all about healthy competition and celebrating each other's amazing work! Let's lift each other up and make this a super supportive event. 
          
          And hey, just a friendly reminder that #EVENT 1: WATTPAD BINGO and #EVENT 2: CRITIQUE SWAP are also up and running!  So, if you're looking for even MORE ways to get involved in the ONC fun, you can totally hop in on those too!  Want to participate in all three events? Go for it!  Just want to do the Bingo and the Critique Swap? Awesome!  Only interested in the Readers' Choice Awards?  That's cool too!  The choice is yours!
          
          But here's the deal: to join the party (any of the parties!), you gotta be a member of the Promotion Room.  Think of it as the ultimate writers' clubhouse – it's where all the cool stuff happens! So, what are you waiting for? Join the Promotion Room and let the games begin!  Let's celebrate some amazing stories and amazing writers! ✨
          
          Not an ONC participant but still want to be part of the action? No worries! We're always looking for enthusiastic readers to join our Beta Reader Squad.  Help ONC writers polish their gems and then cast your votes in the Readers' Choice Awards. Get your own books recognised and a place in my library and reading list with complementary comments and votes. It's a win-win!  So, whether you're an ONC author ready to shine, a dedicated reader eager to discover new favorites, or both, hop on in! The Promotion Room is waiting for you! ✨
          
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/389791132