juneamoe

Hello there,
          	It’s been a while—over two years, in fact. I don’t know if the friends and fellow authors I once knew here are still around. Wattpad itself has changed, and perhaps you won’t even remember who I am or why you followed me. But that’s not really the point.
          	
          	Some people step into young adulthood thriving, ready to explore life with ease. Others, like me, stumble while trying to adapt. But I'm not here to whine, only be honest. Today, I’ve unpublished all of my work—my poems, short stories, even the half-finished novella. I’m ashamed to admit that I barely wrote a single line in 2024, and this year too, life’s twists and turns have kept me silent. It demands far more of me than im willing to give.
          	
          	Often I find that silence swallows my words before they ever reach the page, and suddenly another year has passed. Guilt gnaws at me from the inside, yet I’m too scared to pick up my pen or open my inbox—afraid of facing others, or perhaps just running away from myself. Messages pile, stories stew, and slowly I become but a relic of what used to be.  
          	
          	Will I ever fully reclaim my voice? I don’t know. For now, I feel my old work deserves some privacy while I try to rediscover the spark that made me write in the first place... A blank slate.
          	
          	Thank you, truly, for being here—even if only as a silent follower through my long pause. Maybe one day, when the words return, I’ll share them again.
          	
          	For now, I rest here in dust and silence, until the day I am unearthed—or forgotten.
          	

SteveRattray

@juneamoe Nothin' wrong with taking a break, Kiddo. Relax, Recharge... Renaissance!
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preciouspearl20

@juneamoe Everyone said it already of what you may wanted to hear so I don't have anything to add new here. Passion, hobby meant nothing in adulthood when you have to focus on more important aspect of life like getting degree, earning money because at the end of the day, this is what pays our bill. So, don't feel guilty of not writing. One day, when your want will become your need — you will eventually be back in this path again or you won't — let's just leave it on time. Take care of yourself, I wish you the best for you future endeavors of life!
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jordynsaelor

@juneamoe Girl, don't feel guilty! You don't owe any of us anything. I think as writers one of the bravest things we can do is confront our fears about ourselves, and I believe your spark is still there, apparent even in this update message. Life is definitely challenging but I believe you've got this :)
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juneamoe

Hello there,
          It’s been a while—over two years, in fact. I don’t know if the friends and fellow authors I once knew here are still around. Wattpad itself has changed, and perhaps you won’t even remember who I am or why you followed me. But that’s not really the point.
          
          Some people step into young adulthood thriving, ready to explore life with ease. Others, like me, stumble while trying to adapt. But I'm not here to whine, only be honest. Today, I’ve unpublished all of my work—my poems, short stories, even the half-finished novella. I’m ashamed to admit that I barely wrote a single line in 2024, and this year too, life’s twists and turns have kept me silent. It demands far more of me than im willing to give.
          
          Often I find that silence swallows my words before they ever reach the page, and suddenly another year has passed. Guilt gnaws at me from the inside, yet I’m too scared to pick up my pen or open my inbox—afraid of facing others, or perhaps just running away from myself. Messages pile, stories stew, and slowly I become but a relic of what used to be.  
          
          Will I ever fully reclaim my voice? I don’t know. For now, I feel my old work deserves some privacy while I try to rediscover the spark that made me write in the first place... A blank slate.
          
          Thank you, truly, for being here—even if only as a silent follower through my long pause. Maybe one day, when the words return, I’ll share them again.
          
          For now, I rest here in dust and silence, until the day I am unearthed—or forgotten.
          

SteveRattray

@juneamoe Nothin' wrong with taking a break, Kiddo. Relax, Recharge... Renaissance!
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preciouspearl20

@juneamoe Everyone said it already of what you may wanted to hear so I don't have anything to add new here. Passion, hobby meant nothing in adulthood when you have to focus on more important aspect of life like getting degree, earning money because at the end of the day, this is what pays our bill. So, don't feel guilty of not writing. One day, when your want will become your need — you will eventually be back in this path again or you won't — let's just leave it on time. Take care of yourself, I wish you the best for you future endeavors of life!
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jordynsaelor

@juneamoe Girl, don't feel guilty! You don't owe any of us anything. I think as writers one of the bravest things we can do is confront our fears about ourselves, and I believe your spark is still there, apparent even in this update message. Life is definitely challenging but I believe you've got this :)
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Gauravaaditya

Hey Aastha! It's been so long, I hope you're doing well. I was recalling my old friends from Wattpad and I knew I had to talk to you. I really hope you're still writing because I miss your incredible work so much.
          
          On another note, would you be willing to help me with my academic research survey? I need diverse opinions on the Representation of the Indian Queer community on Wattpad and I'm sure your voice will add incredible value to my research. Or if you know anyone who might be interested in helping, that would be great as well. 
          
          It'll only take 5-7 minutes to complete the survey. Your responses are completely confidential and your consent is very important.

LakshmiVaishnavi

Hey ,
          
          How are you ? 
          
          So , you judged my book for the Clouded Ink awards ( I hope you remember that) and I won second place back then. 
          
          So I’ve finally finished my book and marked it completed. For some reason, I just wanted to share this with you, because I felt you were invested in the book and thought you may want to check it out. 
          
          Your feedback, helped me a lot back then and was hoping to get some feedback now. 
          
          Cheers. 

RobertLHarpur

Hi Aastha
          Glad to hear you are on the mend. You might remember reviewing my books for the Wonder Awards judging last April? 
          Well thanks in part to your encouragement for HereAfter Dark I decided to try my luck and enter it in the 2023 Ambys Awards and guess what it Won the Mystery/Thriller Genre for best novel. Then Wattpad took all my Book 1s down in the mature book purge despite it winning an Ambys. 
          I am one of the ten so Founding Authors in a new start up called Kerning. I am helping them with marketing I would love it if you could put your review of my book up on Kerning as a review for HereAfter Dark. I still have a copy of your review in my Awards Book on Wattpad and you sent it to me in an email if you need me to send it back to you. You just need to access my books on the web at Kerning.app and leave a review. 
          Thanks in anticipation ❤️ 
          

CFarley982

Aastha, of course we remember you! And been looking forward to new work.

juneamoe

@CFarley982 I hope you've been well these past few months :):):)
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juneamoe

@CFarley982 Hello Joe and thask you so much!!! :D 
            I'm really glad to hear that and I look forward to revisiting Joe's bar again ^.^
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juneamoe

Hello!!
          It has quite literally been half a year since I last got on here. I'd like to build up on the previous post and claim recovery took a while  (which it did) but it has mostly been poor time management and unhealthy dread towards writing keeping me away from wattpad. At any rate I'm back, and in much better shape too. I'll be starting off slow but I definitely do plan on catching up with all my reading lists. Meanwhile I'll be working on sharing the measly few pieces I did manage to pen over this year.
          
          I'd also like to announce that in a effort to reconnect with wattpad I've volunteered to judge for the fantasy genre in The Clouded Ink Awards! I have wonderful memories of being a part of the 1st contest and look forward to part 2. My announcement is quite late but I do believe there are still some spots empty if you care to check it out?
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/355131583-clouded-ink-awards-ii
          
          And last of all, if you read this whole long post from someone you probably don't even remember having followed then you're the best and I promise I will make it worth your while. 
          
          With promises and no hopes of an exciting and fantastic journey into storyland,  
          Yours faithfully, 
          Aastha Roy 
          @juneamoe

CatyaFrost

@juneamoe I haven’t written too much about them yet, I’ve mostly been focused on Talos 
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-Werewolf14-

@juneamoe || hello! Welcome back! Great to see you here! I hope you're doing well, and I look forward to checking out your stories/works :)  Haven't had as much time as I'd've liked for reading lately, but when I get a chance, I'll definitely be stopping by
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juneamoe

@MorganTigress  Thanks a lot, I look forward to seeing how the shadows have evolved while I was away ^.^
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redrose_lyricist

Heyyy, how are you??

juneamoe

@redrose_lyricist Heyy, I'm so so sorry for such a late reply. I hope things have been going well with you. I was caught up in a flurry of assignment, internships and some nasty flus and pain haha 
            I hope school has been going smoothly :D
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redrose_lyricist

@redrose_lyricist I'm good, school started up again not too long ago, what have u been up to?
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juneamoe

@redrose_lyricist Hi there! I'm good, how about you? It's been a while since I've been able to get one here 
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juneamoe

Hello there! 
          
          Guess who's freshly back from the dead. It's truly been a while since I've really dedicated significant time to writing (or reading on wattpad). What can I say, it's been a tumultuous year. I did finally managed to finally get to the root cause of a major health problem and cure it, considering how much time and effort of mine it had been eating up over the past few years I'm truly glad to be on the road to actual recovery. This particular aliment didn't just ruin my academic records for years (and during some of the most crucial years no less) but also significantly compromised many of hopes and hobbies. Ironically, it all stemmed from one little misplaced medical decision taken almost a decade ago. 
          
          Either way, what's done is done. I'll take it as a learning opportunity and move on. The road to actually pulling everything back together is bound to be a long one after all. I've been pretty tardy in many things these years, hopefully it's all still salvageable.
          
          So this announcement was mostly an update, I'll be working on catching up on books, messages and comments over the next week before I begin publishing more. I have plans to branch out and restructure my current works as well, but more on that later.
          
          To everyone who's messages or comments I didn't reply to, I'm extremely sorry. I'll try my best to respond to as many as I can dig out from wattpad's archives. 
          
          I hope everyone has been well or at the least is on the way to being well.
          
          Have a good day/night :)

juneamoe

@Ajay-Kumar Thank you so much!! ^.^
            They really have helped me too :)
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Ajay-Kumar

@juneamoe good to hear that you're recovering. reading and writing have always helped me in healing. i hope you get better :))
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TheQueenofGremlins

@juneamoe that's great ^.^ anytime <3 thanks ^.^ I hope you enjoy it 
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