@_reichii
Chapter 33 of Calathea is now live. :)
https://www.wattpad.com/1514403294-calathea-33-the-text-message
Notifications are not getting through or being delayed. AGAIN. AGAIN.
My mind needs some rest. I can't think straight at this time. (Granted I'm not straight to be begin with, but still!)
Good day, Traveler!
Sorry to impose you on this sudden message, charot.
In all seriousness, I was meant to give you a direct/private message however, I didn't know you were supposed to be mutual to send messages across each other.
Putting my ramblings aside, I'm here to ask permission to draw your characters from your story, "Their Parallel Universe" Apollo and Eujae, and co.
I really like and am fond of the story that I have been postponing reading the ending, scared that it will end... AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
And now I can't get them out of my head and I need to draw them.
THE SKY'S AWAKE, SO I'M AWAKE. I WANNA DRAW THEM!
Thank you :]
Warm regards,
a silent reader who sometimes draws in the dark of the night—aezier
@shinigami_eraiza hi, sorry for not getting back to you soon. I've been busy and it kept slipping my mind even though I planned to reply last night, lol. Aww, you're making me blush with you enthusiasm. Thank you again. :) <3 And I just checked your accounts, you seem to have some cool stuff in there, so yep sure, It'd be a pleasure to have you draw my characters. Will look forward to it. ;) Link me on IG if you plan to post it there. ^^
@shinigami_eraiza Hello, your concern is very understandable! I do have an art account, IG, and Twitter/X. The header is @solace_ghosttt, it is linked to my bio. I'm actually trembling while replying! I didn't expect you to write back, omigosh! My fan mode is acting. Wait! Aaahhh! Hoo~ I am glad I asked for your permission first or I'll be drown in guilt, I was ready to get my pen to draw Poll when I remember this. I am looking forward to your reply. Thank you :] PS. Wattpad is so dirty for doing that. Squirming, screaming on the pillow, - shinigami_eraiza
@shinigami_eraiza hi, thank you for the interest to make something based on my story. I honestly don't mind, but do you have an account where I can check any of your drawings first? IG, DA, tumblr, or anything? Sorry, I hope you understand I have to be more cautious about this stuff. Anyway, I'm still very happy to know you seem to be enjoying the book. :) Their Parallel Universe is like my comfort story, and I love it when people tell me they had fun reading it too. It'd be wonderful if you could really draw my characters, but like what I implied, I had to validate it first, lol, sorry. Thank you, Rei PS. Wattpad had removed their PM feature since last year, so there's no longer a way for users to privately message each other in this app/site. Not even for mutuals. :)
Chapter 32 of Calathea is now live. :) Was supposed to post it a bit earlier, but I lost track of time while talking to my fam.
https://www.wattpad.com/1511573350-calathea-32-confusions-confrontations-confessions
Happy to share that "Go Against Destiny" was recognized as one of the 2024 Amby Awards' Top Picks-Favorites for Romance Novella Category.
It might just be the fluctuating serotonin this day, but after laughing in disbelief, sleeping off the headache caused by staying past midnight to read manhwa, and then allowing myself some time to let the news sink in, I suddenly felt like crying because I realized how much this actually meant for me... Especially these recent weeks when I had to constantly wonder if I'm just a fraud as a writer, lol... Guess I kinda needed this to have some of my self-confidence back.
Anyways, thank you to @TheAmbys team for their dedication in running the awards.
Do check out the other great stories in the list!
https://www.wattpad.com/1510879996-the-amby-awards-top-picks-2024
And a li'l fun fact that made me giggle... Their Parallel Universe was previously recognized in the Ambys (2023) too. It's a story about college students, and now it's their professors' story getting picked the following year. Kinda cute; I'm actually amazed. And, man, I still can believe I did it.
@aaliah38 Words will never be enough to describe how thankful I am to you for always supporting me. I also told you before you're so sweet for telling me those nice words. <3 (♡´`♡)
You are invited to join Phoenix Awards
https://www.wattpad.com/story/385258132?utm_source=android&utm_medium=link&utm_content=story_info&wp_page=story_details_button&wp_uname=Hells07dealer
@_reichii yep almost all categories are done. Prizes distribution have also started. Categories whose judges exams are going are only left.
@Hells07dealerbackup thank you for the invite. Tho, right now, I'm more curious to know if there's any update about Aether Mini Awards?
Hello, congratulations on your win in the CCMA! Since you got second place, you get to pick: Which book of yours would you like me to read with votes and leave valuable comments on at least 5 chapters of? It could be a new book you're working on and need feedback on, it could also be a book you want the view to increase on. Any of your choice.
(1/2) HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!
Admittedly, 2024 had been a little rough year for me, both in my personal life and here in Wattpad. The things on this site were mostly issues with problematic people that, thankfully, I no longer have to deal with. Separately, most of 'em are trivial issues, so I didn't already make a big deal out of 'em, but collectively? They were enough to drain me and sometimes make me feel tired of this app... From gaslighters, to ghosters, to plagiarizer... And from one assh0le who took the time to create a 3rd account with cussing me as their username after I blocked their 1st account and muted their 2nd (also newly made), just to tell me they didn't hate me at first but already did when I refused to take their sh*ts (they were leaving snide comments in my book) and that my story was trash and my characters were lame anyway... To another who let me know, unsolicited, that they didn't like my book because they were an idiot who thought every story labeled "mature" was all about smut, but my story didn't have one, and they only read books that are borderline p0rn. (I partly blame wattpad's limited rating options on this one)
Then there were the few missed(?) opportunities in my writing (in and out of Wattpad). Not really "missed" for me, but I mean, those were deals that some people admitted were their dreams, and I just turned down. The nerve of me. But I don't regret anything. I have pretty good reasons.
So moving on... I don't really want to start my year on a bad note, but just gotta get 'em out so I can easily leave them behind.
And now on to the lighter, happier things that happened these past couple of weeks...
Yeah, they were not that big deal when they happened because they did come all at the same time, and I still wanna share a few stories so I stayed.
And thank you! And no, no, no need to apologize hahaha, everything in the past were cool, I actually appreciate that you were very kind to recognize every members' achievements... Just this one time tho, hahaha, coz sometimes I'm kinda embarrassed and not sure if this mini achievements deserve to be announced. XD Happy new year again! And I hope you all the good things this year too. ^_^
@_reichii Wow, sorry to hear you went through all of that. I'm not sure I would have stayed on Wattpad through all that negativity, but I'm glad that you're still here. Congratulations on all of your achievements. You certainly deserve them :) (and I see the note about the book club and can check with you in the future before posting anything. Sorry if I've overstepped in the past). Happy New Year to you too. I hope that 2025 is kind to you :)
(2/2) Belated happy birthday to my lovely boys, Eujae and Apollo. Happy anniversary to them too. (≧ヮ≦) How I wish I had the time to write another short chapter about them to celebrate, but 'til the last month, I couldn't catch a real break.
Speaking of Eujae and Apollo, just wanna share that "Their Connected Worlds" won second place in Best Couple category in Padauk Mini Awards.
Aaand speaking of mini awards, "Calathea" also won first place for Best Opening Line in Aether Mini Awards and second place for Best Blurb in Contaminated Mini Awards.
Aaaaaaaaand, speaking of Calathea, that story just broke 1k votes and almost 10k views. Just in time for the new year, eh.
Though please DON'T announce these in any bookclub/community I belong to. As much as I'm proud of these little wins (and it's not often I convince myself I actually deserve any of it), let's just keep it here on my messageboard, yeah? :P
HAPPY NEW YEAR again... I just celebrated it by eating and reading manga. Nothing new. That's my ritual every new year.
Hope 2025 will be kinder for all of us.
Check out this awards by @Croodsgirl Sounds interesting. https://www.wattpad.com/story/386772069-unification-an-award-show
Golden Bubbles Contest by @JoelleSC is back! Do check it out. https://www.wattpad.com/story/386187566-golden-bubbles
Created some simple character mood boards for Calathea since I just wanna do something while stepping back a bit from writing (or this site in general). Ain't feeling like posting it in the book though, so I dumped it on my personal ig.
https://www.instagram.com/__reichii/p/DDW06IKyXmy/?img_index=1
Much as I wanna go back to drawing or try making another video trailer for my other stories, I had to go for something I could finish quickly.
Aaand... I was supposed to say something else in this announcement, but I forgot what that was while typing this... Oh, well, bet it wasn't that important anyway.