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Hi, all!
          
          HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2017 is finally here and very welcomed! I hope everyone had a safe and happy transition into the new year. If 2016 treated you anything like it treated me, you’re quite glad it’s over. However, let’s not dwindle on the past, and let’s take about some exciting updates. I updated Katrina Unplugged on December 31, so check that out and leave your votes and comments (click here: https://www.wattpad.com/350744084-katrina-unplugged-25-0-part-two-friends-enemies)! Also, @stelliferousky is dead, and so are her non-existent updates! @ameliorations is my new username and keep your eyes peeled for more regular updates. If you’re curious, amelioration means betterment/improvement in French. Do you like my new profile layout? Look out for a new banner and icon, too! I also unpublished some of the stories I had under the former “collecting dust” tab because they were just vvv cringey. If there was one you actually liked and you still want to read it, PM me. And I’ve saved the best for last… The Book of Regrets is now up (click here: https://www.wattpad.com/352917522-the-book-of-regrets)! Yay! It’s been long awaited, that’s for sure! The gorg cover is by @-blurryface, and here is a link to her thread (click here: https://www.wattpad.com/forums/discussion/1138935/0/25/grey-s-anatomy-covers) if you want one, too! I won’t start posting until I either have 5 chapters prewritten (I have 2.5 at the mo) or Katrina Unplugged is finished, but ofc I’ll let you all know when it starts. Also, I’m thinking of making a SwoonReads accounts and posting on there (as well as here). Do you guys have and insight about it? Any info would be greatly appreciated. I think that’s all I have for now, see you soon!
          
          Love,
          Ora
          
          P.S. I sent out my New Year’s post on time this year lol!

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Hey, thanks for the follow! :)

HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL <3
          I hope everyone had a fun and safe transition into the new year :)
          
          In other news, are you surprised at what you see? It’s crazy, I know! After much careful contemplation, I am changing my username from @starlitskyx to @stelliferousky and revamping my profile. I’ve wanted this for a long time, It's just that I've been unsure about what I wanted to my new username to be. This has been a long-term dream, since late 2014, and I'm finally just taking the plunge! I'm still in the midst of sorting out my About Me, but the aesthetics of my profile are done.
          
          Along with this change to my profile, there is going to be a change in my updating schedule. The sporadic, widespread updating characteristic of 2014 and 2015 is g-o-n-e GONE! I will now have a concrete updating plan and the promised new stories are ACTUALLY coming!
          
          I'm still sorting out the schedule and all of these new changes, that's why Katrina Unplugged has been neglected. With this schedule, Katrina Unplugged most likely will be updated every two to three weeks (at first). This may seem like a wide gap, but it's the best way I can ease back into writing and have a set schedule that I ACTUALLY follow. I won't start updating Katrina Unplugged right away, maybe March-April, because I want to have all of the details and kinks worked out for the conclusion of the story. Right now I'm just planning like crazy. I’ll keep you all updated, though.
          
          Also, be sure to keep checking my profile for when I post the schedule of new books coming out this year. Get excited for new, well-written content!
          
          Wishing you all the best and lost of love!
          
          - Ardyn xx
          
          P.S. I am SO sorry you all. This was supposed to be out on New Year’s (only a month and a half late hehe… whoops)! Again, I’m really sorry!
          
          P.P.S. We're almost to 250 followers! Eep!

hey astelle,
          
          thank you for following FWOY magazine, we really appreciate your support!
          
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Thank you so much for following me!! xx Abhi!

Thank you all so much for 102 votes! We've surpassed another milestone and I'm so thankful and happy! Love y'all and have a wonderful day <3
          
          - Aurie xx

October 14, 2015
          
          Here is my explanation:
          
          Half of this past summer break was taken up by summer school—during which I had no motivation to write anything. After that, I had about four days off spent feeling exhausted before I went around Europe and had a family reunion—obviously writing just wasn't a main priority. Like before I had about four days before school started, which I spent feeling exhausted and wishing I could go back to Europe and forget about school.
          
          Now comes the messy part—also known as school. Basically, I started high school (an EXTREMELY academically demanding one at that), on August 24th, and since then I've been slammed with homework, tests, and quizzes. This is in part because of my idiotic idea to take all Pre-AP core courses as well as course meant for two levels above the one I am currently at.
          
          I've been having a lot of issues with focusing on my homework (not even MUSIC helps) as well, which leads me to procrastinating and staying up until ungodly hours. I feel as though my inability to concentrate goes deeper than typical procrastination, and it's really making life tough for me. Until I figure out what’s going on, it’s going to be a bumpy, sleep-deprived road.
          
          For example, I had a long weekend two days ago and I was planning to do all my homework Sunday, then relax and write Monday. But, surprise, surprise, I procrastinated until Monday, and found myself staying up until 3:20 a.m., meaning I got less than two hours of sleep that day. I feel like I gained no sleep or energy during the long weekend.
          
          I had to go to school and then come home and do homework and study for the PSAT. Today, I took the PSAT and I feel completely drained, but I have bucket loads of homework and two tests to study for, which are both tomorrow, in which case I don’t have a choice but to get my head straight.
          
          It hasn’t just been Wattpad I’ve been neglecting since school started: it’s everything. See you all soon.
          
          Lots of love,
          - astelle xx
          
          
          (Part III of III)

October 14, 2015
          
          Hello, lovelies!
          
          I’m rereading Katrina Unplugged with fresh eyes at the moment to find the major plot holes I need to mend before I rewrite the book entirely. As for new books coming out, I have a ton of ideas, and I’ve picked a few to start writing as soon as I’ve got Katrina Unplugged into constant motion— then all I need is to I plan them out more and get covers.
          
          Since chapters will be long, I will update every 2 to 4 weeks. I know this seems like an insanely long time to wait for an update, but please bear with me. I want to SLOWLY introduce more stories onto the plate before being more frequent in my updates. The ultimate goal is to update multiple stories consistently, but baby steps must be taken first.
          
          I’ll ease back into writing in full swing hopefully by early 2016. I’ll NEVER give it up, if you think that’s the case. I love it too much to do that.
          
          Also, I’m not officially making graphics yet either, but I’ll post the thread link in my “About” section when I do start. Feel free to request by PM, but I’m warning you, it will take time.
          
          Thank you for all your patience and I know this year had been patchy for me on Wattpad. Again, I’m focusing on moving forward, and I hope you’ll stick with me through that.
          
          Lots of love,
          - astelle xx
          
          P.S. Are any of you guys living in the Northern Hemisphere excited for the cold season weather? Winter is my favorite season, hands down, even though it doesn’t snow in this part of Texas.
          
          (Part II of III)

October 14, 2015
          
          Hello, lovelies!
          
          As you may be aware, I disappeared off the face of Wattpad for a while, retracting into my "Read Only" shell. On any normal occasion, this would have been okay, but I didn't notify you guys about anything for four months (which I have a nasty habit of doing) and I am so sorry about that. I will post an explanation shortly, but I’m going to update you first.
          
          I am well aware that I promised updates to Katrina Unplugged—which I failed to give you. I even promised a particular reader the update about a month ago when she commented and voted, which, again, I failed to provide. Reasons for my absence are in the third post, but in this post I want to focus on moving forward.
          
          Firstly, I’m not going to promise that I’ll have a chapter of Katrina Unplugged out soon (I’m trying to get one out before Thanksgiving—no promises though). But I can promise that I am doing my best to make up for my absence and lack of writing.
          
          I’ll admit that I haven’t been putting as much effort as I should have into making time to write. Any time I have free time, I’m usually a) sleeping, or b) watching TV shows. And I AM ashamed of that.
          
          But that changes now. I’m going to make writing a priority.
          
          Lots of love,
          - astelle xx
          
          
          (Part I of III)