@_abhipreeti_
I and my novel "Tellers of Lies" got featured by Lorraine Tramain (@MermaidAriel13) on her 'Friendly Friday', a weekly promotional event on Instagram! I am so thankful for this opportunity. :D Here's the link to the Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DW9Cfd4ASUy/
Well unexpectedly "This App Has Zombies" made it to Round 2 so now I can actually work to hit the final 20-40K mark (hopefully before deadline). Congrats to all the other Round 2 qualifiers!
https://www.wattpad.com/story/407421169-this-app-has-zombies-onc-2026
@_abhipreeti_ Congrats to you. Mine made it too, somehow, even though I had made a quite big mistake with the story and the form and edited it probably in the middle of them judging round 2 so I am very grateful ❤️
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So I posted a short informal article titled "The Art of Seeking Validation from Others". Here is the link to the post, if you'd like to give it a read. :D
https://open.substack.com/pub/abhipreetidas/p/the-art-of-seeking-validation-from
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FINALLY after writing till 3 AM this morning LMAO I finished chapter 4 and reached the 8K word count. Polished and edited it right now and hit the publish button so total word count of all the 4 chapters of "This App Has Zombies" is 8244. I finished it before Round 2 submission deadline thankfully.
Now let's just hope I reach the 20-40K word count by Round 3 LOL.
Here's chapter 4 by the way: https://www.wattpad.com/1618504596-this-app-has-zombies-onc-2026-4-ready-or-not
@_abhipreeti_ good luck with round 3. You'll make it. Lets hope we make round 2 for now
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I had suggested a fanfic activity (surrounding BTS) for Wattpad's official @Fanfic profile (for their book #FanHouse) and the activity is out now (the chapter titled 'Hype Week 2026 [2]'! Do check it out if you wanna participate or just wanna have a look at it. :D https://www.wattpad.com/1616081622-fanhouse-hype-week-2026-2
Hi all! As the Founder & Editor-in-Chief of an indie online literary magazine, Crescent Press, I am proud announce that our very first issue 'Love Without Construct' is now out and available to view and download for free.
Please click the below link to view and/or download the magazine as you please! ^^
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@_abhipreeti_ Thank you for this amazing opportunity! What makes me truly happy is that a piece I wrote for my best friend's birthday many years ago now has the chance to be read around the world. To me, love is a vast landscape; it exists not only between partners, but in the deep bonds of family and friendship, and even in our devotion to our country and our dreams. These emotions can fill a heart so completely that the only choice is to set them down on paper, falling over and over again for every word of that love. I hope you, the team at Crescent Press, and the other wonderful authors in this issue enjoy it. Love and success ❤️
Ch 3 out of my ONC entry after a long wait. It also made it to Round 1 so yayy. I am currently standing at 5796 words so hopefully I'll be able to get to 8000 words before Round 2 deadline.
https://www.wattpad.com/1616308645-this-app-has-zombies-onc-2026-3-welcome-to
@thegreentraveler Congratulations to you too and ty! Same, technically my first time considering I backed out of ONC before Round 1 in previous 2 years lol but yeah like each year this year got several interesting entries too.