easton_willow

Check out Winter's Silence!! https://www.wattpad.com/story/242049606-winter%27s-silence

easton_willow

Things I have been learning:
          
          1) Watching book reviews on youtube (or even just reading them on Goodreads) has been so helpful when it comes to brainstorming and developing my plot and characters. Highly highly recommend it! It helps put in perspective what readers are looking for (or not looking for) in different aspects of writing. You can't please everyone so definitely suggest following one or two reviewers that you like and going off of that. Here is a playlist on youtube called "Dear Authors..." that I have found to be super helpful. 
          
          
          Dear Authors Playlist:
          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvFzPBTKBik&list=PLJCqICJZQGWjZI8BKf-OwhQNQK4tCDz7W
          
          2) Always have a notebook or something that you can write ideas down throughout the day on. I used to walk around and think about a really cool detail or idea I want to put in my story. And obviously, I assume that I can remember it later when I sit down to write. Because someone who is also juggling college assignments (which I also never write down... I know, you would think as a junior I would have it figured out by now, but no. :P) and a billion other things will definitely remember that small, tiny, very cool detail a week later. WRONG! WRITE IT DOWN ELLE! It has made my writing process so much better. Not only do I have something that I can go back to and refer to but also it gets me in the writing mood despite all that I have going on. 
          
          3) Find a friend and talk it through. My boyfriend and my sweet friend, Haven Berg are my saving graces when it comes to my writing. There are times where I am just stuck and can't find a way through despite all the planning I have done beforehand. And or there are times when things make sense for me but not for someone else. Either way, having another mind (or several) to bounce ideas back and forth with is super helpful.

easton_willow

To all my fellow computer whizzes and friends! 
          
          I am having a bit of an issue with Wattpad at the moment. It won't let me center text and often when I make edits to my document it won't save. I have checked my wifi connect, restarted my computer, reloaded the page, and several other things in hope that it will fix itself but it refuses to cooperate.
          
          Any advice would be helpful as I am desperate to get it to look reasonable and not like someone just submitted their work without a care.
          
          Thanks! xxx

cyborgladiator

Howdy, @eliannas. Let me start by saying how excited I am to see another Christian writer on here. One of my books is actually written to connect with other Christians if you want to check it out.
          
          Anyways, on to why I came here. I'm so excited that you decided to follow me! So, arigato. I hope you'll enjoy my little fictional worlds. 
          
          Please don't be shy either; PM or comment your thoughts – good or bad. 
          
          And if you're still reading this super long message; have a wonderful week, 
          
          ~Cybor

cyborgladiator

 Sure, just shoot me a PM. :P
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sarsar14

@eliannas Truth. I'm not... XD
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easton_willow

@cyborgladiator HI!!
            
            YES!!! I am so happy that Wattpad offers a chance to connect with a community like I have on here! It is such a breath of fresh air to be around people who love Jesus and want to be a light for him! 
            
            And I saw that!! That is so funny! I was actually going to PM you about that because I have these notes on my phone that I have written. They are lessons basically that I have written for the girls that I am the leader of in our youth group and I was like "Maybe I should share them". So if you are interested I can send those over :P
            
            And trust me, you can ask @sarsar14 , I am the queen of long essay comments XD
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easton_willow

Hello Everyone!
          As frustrated as I am to say this, I know it must be done. I am taking a break from The Endowed and instead I am going to focus on something else. The chapters that are up now will remain up, with very rare updates from time to time, but I really just need to step back and come back to it later when I am less frustrated. For now, I am going to focus on another idea that I came up with about a year ago that developed when I learned about Persian Warfare in history class. Making no promises because I need to think through it completely before I publish anymore of either ideas. Any advise is welcomed and thank you guys for all your support!

easton_willow

Just post Chapter 2 this morning! I know there are a lot of errors but I am not going to correct them on Wattpad. It takes too much time to correct it on two different places, so if you would like to read the somewhat correct version (because I know it is still not perfect) you can go to my website https://theendowed.wordpress.com/chapters/ and read it corrected version there.
          
          I am leaving for the US next week and I will have the next chapter finished hopefully by then so stay tuned. 
          
          Thanks again for reading and voting! Means a lot!