kandycemt

So, I wasn't sure if I was going to drag this out a few more days or go ahead and just post it all now that I've finished it. But I obviously decided to just go ahead and post it because next week is going to be ridiculously busy and my daughter's setting that off with a nasty stomach bug. 
          	I'm marking the story as complete but I might come through and add little snippets of their lives and some chapters dealing more with Tine's sexuality and how they navigate that in their relationship. 
          	I hope you loved this. It got a bit deeper than I intended it too, but at least it stayed angst free. Just some pure fluff for us fans that need a bit uplifting!
          	As always, thank you for being here, thank you for supporting me. I have truly met some of my greatest friends here!

merynva

@kandycemt i hope your daughter is feeling better now? TYSM for everything! I can't wait to read each chapter :( hope to see you soon with another fluff story!! <3333
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ImagineLove222

@kandycemt <3 can't wait to read it
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kandycemt

So, I wasn't sure if I was going to drag this out a few more days or go ahead and just post it all now that I've finished it. But I obviously decided to just go ahead and post it because next week is going to be ridiculously busy and my daughter's setting that off with a nasty stomach bug. 
          I'm marking the story as complete but I might come through and add little snippets of their lives and some chapters dealing more with Tine's sexuality and how they navigate that in their relationship. 
          I hope you loved this. It got a bit deeper than I intended it too, but at least it stayed angst free. Just some pure fluff for us fans that need a bit uplifting!
          As always, thank you for being here, thank you for supporting me. I have truly met some of my greatest friends here!

merynva

@kandycemt i hope your daughter is feeling better now? TYSM for everything! I can't wait to read each chapter :( hope to see you soon with another fluff story!! <3333
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ImagineLove222

@kandycemt <3 can't wait to read it
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kandycemt

The second date for 75,634 Baht is up. This is the longest chapter in the entire thing. They cover so much ground and dive really deep in this one. I finally have the epilogue written and just need to edit the remaining chapters.

kandycemt

The first date in 75,634 Baht is up. I have the bulk of the story edited, but I'm still working on finding time to finish the epilogue. Ideally, I'd like to post a chapter a night until it's finished. (7 Chapters and this is the third chapter, so four more to go. However, I also have a huge band concert to attend for my son and a Girl Scout's Christmas party as well along with work everyday next week, so I may miss a couple of night, but all goes well it should be fully up by next weekend.

merynva

@kandycemt thankyou!!! And su su for ur son! Have fun<333
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kandycemt

Okay. I just published the first two official chapters of my short little WatTine fic. This short story is for sure capping off at 7 chapters and just shy of 30,000 words. I'm working on the editing the meat of the chapters and writing the epilogue now!

merynva

@kandycemt *sad* but take ur time! And don't forget to take care of yourself too❤️
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kandycemt

@merynva I'm not sure yet. I want to fi ish editing them but it's holiday season so between extra shifts and kid activities I'm busy as heck. But ill release them steadily over the next week or two
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merynva

@kandycemt when will u post them all?
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kandycemt

Just published the introduction of the short story I've been writing. It's at about 7 chapters right now and more than halfway written. So the question is... How often do you want updates because I'll probably be completely done with the story by this weekend...

kandycemt

@merynva I'm finishing them up, hopefully I'll have it fully written by the end of the weekend
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merynva

@kandycemt inchallah ❤️
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merynva

@kandycemt I want them as soon as possible!! Please I just need them back in my system.. Tysm!
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kandycemt

Slowly working on that WatTine short story. I'm honing about six chapters. Not sure if I'm going to make it longer than that or leave it as is. It's a HEA with space for little shorts and brief glimpse shots into their future, but we'll see. So far, it's looking like it'll top out at 6 chapters, but I'm still trying to polish it. Hopefully I'll have it out around Christmas or New Year's!

kandycemt

Hello, there's a lot of stuff here so bear with me a moment. 
          
          First off, the rewritten version of There's Snow Place Like Home for the Holidays is published and available for purchase. While there's a few things similar, there are also vast differences between the rewritten version and the BW version. If you're interested you can get it here: https://www.amazon.com/Theres-Snow-Place-Like-Holidays-ebook/dp/B0D4MM8PGJ?ref_=ast_author_dp
          
          Secondly, there are three anthologies that have been released that are free to subscribers and as a participating author I've been given permission to share the link. I would recommend subscribing to their newsletter since it's free queer book recs that comes out twice a week which you can do here: https://lgbt-romance.com/
          
          Or if you just want to grab the stories you can here: https://books.bookfunnel.com/lgbtqanthologies/m30pz4pjip
          
          Mine is in the paranormal/fantasy book called Fire & Ice about two elemental demon fated mates disguised as human males (one is aware and one is not. It's a sweet little short)
          
          Thirdly, this is a link to my most recent newsletter: https://www.kandycemariesbooknook.com/campaigns/view-campaign/FVrn5qDY7v4b-DsFmchTfWCiBCY1icxy1h6mWcLii5qsyzB8XhErhu4KKa-Ad0HSfEF2b92IJZ514vBu9fbjdF1lzk3xCLyK
          
          I've included this because it has all of my professional information, but it also has a recommended section that includes three charity anthologies where all proceeds of their work goes to charity. The newsletter includes which charities are donated to along with the links to the books and more details. I've read all three and they are each amazing!
          
          Lastly, I'm going to focus this next week on writing a short little story for my BW moots. Expect a sweet scenario built off of what if Wat found Tine while he was searching for him before they got to University? It'll be cute, I hope haha and before Christmas!

kandycemt

@fanciesanddaydreams Honestly, I plan to make my Christmas book free on Christmas day and the day after, if you want to wait and snag a free copy :D
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kandycemt

@fanciesanddaydreams Thank you so much! All of your support has been so appreciated and I'm still planning on rewriting and publishing Wyndy's Psyche, hopefully this year. I actually made a couple of honorary mentions of Delios and Psyche in my published Soulmate Cravings and I've been toying with the idea of having Asher and Cato (WatTine) helping Delios and Psyche overthrowing their parents but I'm still playing with it lol.
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kandycemt

@merynva Definitely on facebook I'm @kandyce.marie.2024 or I also have an author reader group called Kandyce Marie's Book Nook and I'm on X, but I'm leaving it at the end of the month. I'm transferring all my stuff on X over to Bluesky. But my handle on there is @kandycemt while I'm still there
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kandycemt

Hello! I have a story in mind for WatTine that I've been promising for way too long, but I have a little time to be able to finally write it. But here's my question. Since dipping into professional publishing I've found the POV is actually a really big thing and I've been playing with different POV's quite a bit in my writing lately. Normally for my fanfics I've written in a 3rd person omniscient. Do you want me to continue in that vein, or would you like me to try a different POV. I could do 3rd person limited, 1st person POV single perspective or dual 1st person POV. Which would you prefer? Let me know and I'll start putting my idea into motion :D !!!

kandycemt

@bbvachirawit 1st person POV is so big, especially in self-publishing. I had to completely retrain myself and I'm still struggling. However, sometimes, it's just not feasible. Even after all the rewriting and trying to relearn to write in 1st person POV, I wasn't able to do it for Soulmate Cravings. It's a dark supernatural fantasy with just way too many things and perspectives going on to be able to do it and I have gotten so much backlash for it, but the books would have lost so much by changing the perspective. 
            However, Home for the Holidays is a multi-1st person POV's and I'm hoping I did well on it. 
            I think writing in 3rd Omniscient is almost like giving me a blueprint to be able to go back through and pick and choose what's important and what's not and what can be shifted from this person's POV to that person's POV. It's been experimental so far, but I think for the FF here it's easier to stay with the 3rd. 
            But I'm not going to lie, writing 1st person POV and trying to explain how certain male experiences are as a female who can't experience those experiences is frickin' hard. It's one thing from 3rd to say this is happening and another thing to describe what something feels like in 1st from the perspective of the one feeling it when I have no idea what it feels like outside of research.
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bbvachirawit

@kandycemt the only thing that keeps me away from reading all the non fanfic MM books out there is the use of 1st person POV in almost all of them. For me, 1st person pov comes off feeling a bit childish, haha, unless done by a gifted writer. I have faith in you though, since I know your writing already.♡ Feels like only a selected 
            few authors dare publish books in 3rd person pov. I'd say go for the one that comes naturally to you, but if i get to choose, i'd choose 3rd person pov.
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kandycemt

@Snowismeee Thank you so much, this one tends to be easiest for me as well because it creates less work for me haha!
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kandycemt

Hey, just wanted to drop in and let everyone know that both parts of my Soulmate Cravings Duology digital books are free to purchase today only!
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kandycemt

I got the best idea for a random Sarawat/Tine short, but I have to finish my rewrite of my Christmas book first. I only have a few more chappies, so hopefully next week I can write the one shot and post it! 

kandycemt

@goingbacktobooks Yeah I can see that. The original was ambiguous to their ages, but I wanted to adult them up a bit. And I'm still planning on continuing that storyline with some dates and cute moments, but most likely still sticking to the more adult-theme. 
            However, the one-shot I have in my head right now takes place before they reunite in university, it's a re-imagining of if Sarawat found him while he was searching for him at all the concerts and events. So they are younger and so far it's more cutesy in my head than adult.
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goingbacktobooks

@kandycemt would be waiting for it ... 
            Also i must add that I used to like  your original version of "an extraordinary Friday night" much more than this new version... I generally love your smut but that original version was a very cute heartfelt one shot that I used to cherish in my reading list...
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