Next chapter of ADT is up. :D
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/1530756471-a-dove%27s-tale-chapter-185
          
          Eight chapters left in the old version. :O

Okay, finished my entry for the @BlueBirdAwards Writing Challenge. That's one deadline I don't need to worry about anymore.
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/1530536408-the-fabulous-spec-fic-smack-down-anthology-emma-to
          
          And my next deadline was an editing job, but I found out the author used AI to write the story, and I don't want my name on anything with AI, so I will not be editing that book. So, another deadline gone. *phew*
          
          Next up? ADT. I'm gonna knock it out and enter it in @TheNanoWatt, and then I'll be back to finishing TSA2024. Unless I find out I have an insanely tight deadline for prepping "The Hidden Crystal" for the Watty's, but I'm pretty sure that won't open for submissions until July or August. Right? Hopefully?
          
          Anyway. That's the plan.

Sorry for the lack of progress with reviews and TSA2024 this week. It's been a rough one for me, partly due to migraine issues, but I'm not sure I can attribute all of the yuck I've been feeling to that. My mental health has not been great this week either, which is especially frustrating to me after a very productive weekend. I was hoping to carry that energy into the week so I could make good progress with TSA2024. But, alas, that has not been the case.
          
          I don't really see the point in trying to push through and accomplish anything more on that front today, so I'm just working on the next chapter of OIAS. Not sure if I'll finish today or not, but I'm working on it. After I get that submitted to @BlueBirdAwards' Writing Challenge, I'll probably be shoving that story to the back burner so I can focus exclusively on ADT and "The Hidden Crystal."
          
          The deadlines are really stressing me out, and as much as I don't want to, I think I need to prioritize writing over reviewing if I'm going to meet them. And therein lies much of my stress. I don't like doing that when I've already made people wait so long for their reviews, especially since I'm so close to being done. I need to figure a system/schedule out with the right balance. Maybe I should put everything aside right now and plug straight through to finish ADT, and then reevaluate? With the number of chapters left, it's reasonably possible for me to finish that within the next two weeks, if I'm exclusively working on that.
          
          I'll think about it.

Oh, I forgot to mention ADT got featured on @Fanfic's Video Game FF reading list. I submitted it a while ago for that, I think to get a Bingo stamp? October or November? Whatever the case, it's been added, and I saw @QuinceArchFortes' "After the Last Petal" on the list, too. We keep getting featured on the same things at the same time, which is just funny to me.
          
          For context, her story is also an IkePri Chevalier fanfic, and while there are similarities, she has a very different take on his character. And her story is an explicit short story, while mine is a neverending clean story. XD
          
          But we both agree on the importance of the library, and we both start our stories there!
          
          I just have to point that out, because I had negative feedback in one award for starting the story in a library. Apparently, that's boring, and nobody likes that. Yes, it was phrased in a very condescending tone that made it clear the judge thought they could speak for everybody, since they knew everything there was to know about writing. Except they're the only person to ever complain about it, and I now get minor sadistic enjoyment every time the library gets positive recognition. >:)
          
          Moral of the story: Don't rely on one source for feedback. The more people you ask, the better idea you'll get of what you're doing well and what needs work. If only one person complains about a certain thing in your story, you probably don't need to worry about it.
          
          Also, persistence. And take your wins where you can find them.

"Ours For Halloween" by @FaeHanna_05
          
          This Halloween, Evie’s all about the thrill. She wants some action. She isn’t expecting to get any at this Halloween party where she’s headed, so she isn’t exactly excited about it. But getting lost and being stalked by a mysterious masked man? That’s exciting. Even more so when he saves her from a freak accident. And when he invites her to another Halloween party, she can’t resist the temptation. Then she meets his two friends, and suddenly, she’s alone with three hot men who are all over her. Bad decision? Definitely. There’s something off about them. But that only adds to the thrill, doesn’t it?
          
          Check out @-Chrysalis_Realm's review shop or my review book for the full review:
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/1529795617-in-my-opinion-ours-for-halloween-by-faehanna_05
          
          *****
          
          Update about the Elganza awards: Now, @TheCieloCommunity doesn't exist. The account is gone. Poof.
          
          Not surprised. Just disappointed. That award is the reason I'm still not done with my personal review list.

First up, apparently, the announcement about @TheCieloCommunity was by someone who hacked their profile. They're still active and still judging the Elganza, Inc. Awards.
          
          Second, I just finished reading the book I'm reviewing, so I just need to type up the review and post it, and that will be done. That's one down for the Other category, and next up is "Their Elemental Curse: Book 2" by @MomoOnTheGoGo, which is also for the Other category. That category is almost finished!
          
          Third, only one of my current editing jobs has a deadline, so I'm prioritizing that one and slowing down on the other four until my load lightens a little, whether that's from finishing the one editing job, finishing TSA2024, or finishing ADT. I'll still work on all five, but I may only be doing a chapter or two a week for 4/5 for the time being.
          
          And fourth, I'm going to work on the next chapter of OIAS after I finish this review. Unless the muse takes me elsewhere and I end up working on the next chapter of ADT or "The Hidden Crystal," which is entirely possible, but the deadline for this contest is April 7th, so I need to get this chapter done and out of the way.
          
          So... Yep. That's the plan.

@katiegoesmew Thank you! My advice for you is to put a sign on your bio/wall (depending on how you call it!) Don't know if you have seen businesses that have put up signs such as "GONE FISHING" or "CLOSED" and that could let people know you are busy. 

Would you be able to judge for the Daydreamer' Award? It's strictly a romance competition and we have plenty of authors but are lacking judges. Is there anyone you may know who could help out? 

I'm having a minor freak-out about getting ADT and "The Hidden Crystal" done in time for awards, so I started the latest chapter of ADT yesterday, and I had to finish it today. It's a mixed bag, I guess? Typical emotional rollercoaster for this story?
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/1530035609-a-dove%27s-tale-chapter-184
          
          And that's also an all-new chapter, so I still have 9 chapters left of old material in my master file. The next chapter will be an old one reworked for the new version. I'm hoping most of them will be that...
          
          Next up on the docket is the next chapter of TFSSA/OIAS, just to get that out of the way, and then the next three chapters of "The Hidden Crystal." That's sort of been my pattern—1 chapter of ADT, 3 of "The Hidden Crystal." Might have to switch that up if I really, really want to get ADT done in time to enter the Nano Watt. I'm undecided on that front. The Watty's is more important to me, of course, and I also still have TSA2024 going on, along with five stories I'm editing, so I'm pretty busy.
          
          In other news, @TheCieloCommunity is defunct, according to a random member who posted on their account today, so RIP the Elganza, Inc. Awards. That's two awards I spent a lot of time judging last  year that will never reach completion. The other was the Utopian Fanfiction Awards. At least everybody got their reviews from me, but it's frustrating for me as a judge, and I know it's frustrating for all the participants as well.
          
          And on that front, the Elayne_Community apparently got hacked a while ago, as per a post on their message board today, and they're scrambling to recover everything. So, not looking promising for anybody who entered the Evermore Awards or the Olympus Awards.
          
          Don't worry. This will not happen with TSA2024. I will finish it. Eventually.
          
          And... that's all for now.

Okay, somehow managed to get stuff done with editing and the next review. Finished part 1/3 for that. Now, to update Archives...
          
          Oh, and the formatting issues are just going to have to be there. My head did NOT like my one attempt to turn dark mode off while updating yesterday. I'll probably experiment with other dark mode browser extensions later to see if I can find one that won't mess up my formatting (also an issue in IMO), but I don't have the energy or will to bother with it now.
          
          (If anybody knows of a dark mode browser extension for Google Chrome that doesn't mess up Shift+Enter formatting in Wattpad's writing interface, let me know.)
          
          So, yep. Archives, and then I'll try to work on ADT tonight.