Craftychicken

Hello guys,
          
          Wow, it's August. I did mean to make a post on my 3 year anniversary but honestly, I just didn't want to.
          
          I've been finding a lot of sucess with my writing over on A03 so that's where I've been spending most of my time. I have more fans over there and I really love talking with people who love the same characters I do and who also love fandom culture.
          
          So, what are my plans for over here. Well....I don't know. I love writing as an art form but anything I write that is original just doesn't sound as good to me as my fanfics do. So...for now, there's nothing new coming.
          
          I'm still grateful to each and every one of you who even remembers me and I hope one day I'll find the motivation to return. I just can't promise when that will be.
          
          Anyway, this was just a little update. I'll make sure to keep letting you guys know what's going on in my life. But for now, thanks as always for your support and happy reading x

Would you like to enter a short story competition?
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/396793284-short-story-competition

Hello everyone,
          
          So, it's been about 6 weeks since I last updated. And if I'm honest, I think I'm finally getting my motivation back. 
          
          This doesn't mean I'll be as active as I once was, but I do want to eventually come back in some capacity. I haven't officially started anything yet, but I do miss the social aspects of Wattpad a little and AO3 is just not giving me that. I will still be writing over there though.
          
          So, I guess this update is really just to say that my break is continuing, but I think I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. It's a long tunnel, but I think I'll get there.
          
          As always, thanks for your support.
          
          Chicken out <3

Hello everyone,
          
          Wow I can't believe it's already been almost 3 months since I left. Well, I'm still trying my best to update you guys but honestly my motivation to write my own original stories has still not returned. I don't know when or if it will but I really hope so.
          
          I'm pretty sure I haven't missed much but if I have missed any huge achievements for anyone I'm sorry.
          
          So, I'm still not back fully but I will try to update more regularly. Honestly it's been a rough few months for me with my mental health and I'm honestly feeling way happier and less pressured to write a new chapter every week and make sure it's good. 
          
          I may try to return at some point this year but it will most likely be with a whole new project and in order to make sure that I actually finish it, I will probably write all of it and edit it first instead of writing as I post.
          
          Anyway, I hope everyone is doing well and to anyone who reads this, thanks for remembering me I guess.
          
          As always, your support is appreciated even if I'm not always here to show how much I appreciate you, please know that I do. Happy reading x

Hey guys...
          
          So I've been gone for about a month and honestly....nothing has changed. Like...I just don't feel the same joy from Wattpad anymore. I think the lack of PMs has allowed me to feel very distant from people I used to chat to on a regular basis and with so many of my friends moving to other platforms or quitting entirely, it's hard to stay motivated. So for now...I'm out too.
          
          I'm most likely not quitting forever, but at the time I'm at in my life, I don't really feel motivated to write my own stories. I'm really enjoying reading and learning more about writing as a craft and unfortunately, any motivation I had to write has gone. I feel like even after 2 and 1/2 years on this platform, I haven't really achieved anything worth the time I've put into this. I want to have something I'm proud of and something I can say was worth the time I spent on it, and right now, Wattpad isn't bringing me that.
          
          I'm not leaving forever. I will check back in here every now and then to tell you guys about my life, and I won't be deleting any stories or anything, but I won't be active on here every day or every week like I used to be.
          
          Thank you so much for every single one of you who has read a single word of my books. To those of you who have been here since the early days, I appreciate you and I hope you understand why I'm doing this. 
          
          You are and will always important to me, but for now, this is Craftychicken signing out. <3

@craftychicken You're welcome! Somewhat.  I'm slowly getting there. Thanks for asking (:

Hey guys!
          
          Just giving a quick shoutout to a new, upcoming author on here @FMClements
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/user/FMClements
          
          Thank you all as always for your support and happy reading <3

Hey guys!
          
          The 5th chapter of Traitor in the castle is out now so please check it out!
          
          You can read it here:
          https://www.wattpad.com/1483180938-traitor-in-the-castle-chapter-5
          
          As always, thank you for your support and happy reading x

Hey guys!
          
          So, Chapter 4 of Traitor in the castle is now out....You can check it out here:
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/1481245591-traitor-in-the-castle-chapter-4
          
          Thank you all as always for your support and happy reading x

Hey guys!
          
          Traitor in the castle has now been updated. You can check out chapter 3 here:
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/1479350025-traitor-in-the-castle-chapter-3
          
          As always, thank you for your support and happy reading x