@donnaf1828
Checked the updates of everything that's been going on - I'm so sorry to hear about it. I hope you're okay! Sorry I haven't been reading lately. Got a new job and it's been pretty demanding. Just know, I'm always here:
From, Your number one fan ❤️
@iAmMokoto Aw, thank you. No worries about the reading. Life gets in the way.❤️ I'm all good, though it was a shock. Xo
I noticed you looked at one of my stories. Thanks, how have you been? I hope all is great with you and the family.
@dram12 Yes, I've put it on my list. I've been on and off with Wattpad. It's been a busy couple of years, I went to America last year for 2 months to visit my youngest son, and then we sold our house, which was hard work, I repainted the inside first and now we have a new house in a different town. We've been here about 6 weeks. It needs work, painting, which I've started, and a new bathroom, gardens etc plus we have a new granddaughter, that makes 2 now, that I try to spend as much time as I can with. I hope to get to your new book soon. I just have a few that I'm finishing soon. Have a great Christmas and New Year. Xo
@donnaf1828 Good news on the new grandchild. You abd your family have a good Holiday season as well.
Hi! I’m almost finished with my two-book story and I’m looking to connect with people who genuinely want to read and support each other’s work. Not the mass vote-for-vote stuff, real engagement! I want to actually read and enjoy the stories I support, and hopefully find others who feel the same way towards mine. We put our hearts into these and they deserve recognizing Ideally, I’d love to build a small group that not only gives real feedback, but also recommends each other around when we see true engagement. If you’re in, I am, just let me know ☺️ You have a lot of interesting writings so if there is a specific one you would recommend I read, tell me, thanks!
@DjMaine0 Hi, Dj, I definitely love to connect with genuine supportive people and have been very lucky to have connected with some amazing writers who do the same. I have put your book one in my reading lists. I have 4 books that I'm supporting at the moment and will definitely start yours when I finish some of these. Here's a few names of other supportive writers you might connect with. DennisRoyer, CFarley982, LEGlazebrook, StardustHex, JonLeePeto, SteveRattray, IAmMokoto, JessEubanks. As for books of mine, The Evolution of Rohan Wayland needs some love. :) But definitely up to you which book you choose. Xo.
Hi All,
I just want to thank everyone for the feedback given about the deletion of my book Shifted by Wattpad.
I've posted a screenshot of the message I received on the last page of my American Holiday book. I thought you might find it interesting to see how the message looks and why I'm so confused about it.
It appears that each chapter has been selected in a random order for one reason or another to be deleted.
Just so you know, there are probably 3 chapters in this book of a sexual romantic nature, and ages are probably mentioned twice. And yes, I neglected to change those ages from 17 to 18, when Wattpad changed the age of consent in their codes, so I take full responsibility for that. I find it astounding that the whole book was deleted for this reason. The worst part is that I feel like I've committed a heinous crime, but I'm not sure what that crime is. Plus, I've lost all the feedback on the story about editing, suggestions, etc. Feedback that I value highly and was planning to refer to when getting time to edit this book :(
Anyway, onwards and upwards. Thanks for all your support over the years.
https://www.wattpad.com/story/384919400
@donnaf1828 I haven't heard from Danica in a while... since May on Discord. I am finding it slow going but it was pretty slow here so not much of a difference for me. Their app has its issues but paragraph comments are now a thing... reviews and reactions, not sure if those were a thing the last time you checked.
@Aubrey_Forbes I hope all is well with her. I messaged a few times on her conversation board and in her book but haven't heard from her. Yes, I found Inkitt slow. I might dig out my old account and give it another try. I'm glad to hear they have made some updates, though. You could only comment at the end of a chapter when I first joined.
@donnaf1828 same with the end of chapter comments. they added it about a year ago and had all sorts of issues. I think on some OS it works fine in the app but not mine. On the web page it works well. I'll try sending Danica a message on Discord. When I changed to a pen name is the last time she messaged, before that it was nearly 3 months...
Well, shock of shocks!!!
Wattpad has removed my book Shifted from the site. Shifted has been on Wattpad for 7 years.
I discovered a message listing all my chapters out of order (definitely done by a bot) and then telling me the book has been taken down because it has broken the Wattpad Code of Conduct.
The book has two chapters that include sex. Not rape or porn, but a first experience.
Shifted made it to the second stage of the Amby's, which they are still judging. Hence why attention has been drawn to it.
This is the second time a book of mine has been removed and because I'd entered into a Wattpad run competition. So that's it for me, I'll never enter another competition on this site again.
I can't tell you how disappointing this is, considering there are heaps of books on this site that are very graphic in the sex department, not to mention the scam accounts linked to suggestive porn sites.
Who hasn't received the "Follow me to see my sexy photos" follower or, "I'll help you improve your book." And then take all your money, or "You look so pretty", message me and we can "talk".
Another of my books, Bell Ringer, has also made it to the next round of the Amby's. I guess I should say goodbye to it, too.
If that happens, I'll be edging closer to leaving Wattpad after 8 years. :(
@JonLeePeto Thanks for this message. It is bizarre since the most common age of consent, worldwide is 16. I'm still scratching my head over this.
@donnaf1828 I agree with what you're saying about writing YA coming of age stories. It is a strange and unrealistic form of sticking heads in the sand to pretend people under 18 don't have sexual identities. Erasing stories about them does not help them grow and develop their own priorities and values.
@donnaf1828 Did you take my comment in the wrong way? Careful as in to do what Dennis did in his story, I meant. Like he changed the age from 16 to 18 instead later. As for the coming age story, I do have a totally different thought on this because I don't believe that one needs to show explicit scenes to show love but that's my opinion. People don't have to agree with me. I'm sorry, if I said anything wrong. But I am equally fed up with Wattpad and their indefinite system just like you. I'm not defending anyone here, nor am I here to blame you because I don't know, what I will do if I ever lost the interactions of my books. Wattpad already suspended my account without any reason once.
Oh hi! Thank you so much for adding Bloodlines: The Blood Witch to your reading list ❤️✨
Donna, I’m just checking in. I haven’t forgotten about you! I’m away on vacation and not reading. I’ll be back at it when I return mid-week and will catch up.
Gosh, who else is getting follows from -
Hi, my name is....
If you want to connect with me, go to...
All will sexy photo as an account pic.
Insert facepalm here.
It's great for my follow numbers, but really?
What do these people/bots get out of this?
@donnaf1828 I've been getting lots of them, too. Seems to be increasing lately, so I think whatever guard/no spam bots wall Wattpad had up must've just sprung a hole. I report 'em and then block. I'm pretty sure they're not real people, since the profiles are always identical but for the name, so I think it's some sort of spam bot. The purpose? Who knows.
@donnaf1828 You are so funny. And I think it says a lot about your general hotness because while I get the weird ones, I don’t get enough to make me popular. (Now, I’m envious. )
Hey All, I've entered The Ambys with 3 books. This one, The Evolution of Rohan Wayland, which I consider to be the best love story I've written, hasn't received as much attention as a lot of my other books. It has some revolting characters, but I'm so proud of the growth in my main character and how one kind act, from a girl he admires, changes his life. If you're looking for something completely different to read, I'd love you to give it a chance.
The other two books I entered are Shifted - Teen Fiction and Bell Ringer - Dark Contemporary/Mystery.
Has anyone else entered or intends to enter the Ambys?
https://www.wattpad.com/story/309001213
@donnaf1828 Now I'll have to add these to my reading list. Sounds interesting. I also plan to enter the Amby's, but only if I can finish my book in time.
@ivy_whisper Thank you so much for reading Rohan and Annie's story. I was so thrilled to see someone had given it a chance and loved it. ❤️❤️
Hey Donna, Good luck. I saw Dennis's message about making sure you own your cover. Do you know if that applies to inserted YouTube videos as well?
@CFarley982 I deleted every photo that wasn't mine. I think if this rule applies to photos it would be the same with videos.