Well, obviously I couldn't wait to create the awards book, so it's up.
          
          (Why are you people reading it, anyway? Weirdos.) ;)
          
          And I just realized I forgot to create a chapter for TFSSA. Know how I realized? Because Tevun Krus, a sci-fi magazine by @Ooorah, just published their Christmas edition, and my story "Plan C" is in it. Yay! So, I went to add a note for that chapter in the book and realized I'd overlooked it. Will add it next.
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/386439575-tevun-krus-128-a-very-spunky-heroine-christmas
          
          I'll have to read the other stories later. Add that to list of things I want to read when I finish the things I have to read. But anybody who has time should check it out! XD
          
          I guess I didn't really have the brainpower to work on the next review today, so I'll have to get to it on Monday. For now, I'll just keep plugging away at the next chapter of ADT, and I need to write the next chapter for TFSSA, too. Oh, and I need to throw together a Substack for tomorrow morning...which will probably say something along the lines of "Sorry, tired and migraine."
          
          Welp, good night, everybody! (Or morning, or afternoon, or whatever.) :)

Well, today's been...blah. Better than last night, but still not too fantastic. I think it's the usual trifecta of hormones, weather, and stress conspiring to make me miserable.
          
          So, when I saw the results for the Indie category of the WHO Mini Awards by @Ravendipity were up, I was on pins and needles, unsure what to expect, bracing myself for "The Hidden Crystal" to get ripped up (which is actually what I wanted and why I've been entering it in awards), and...
          
          It won 2nd place!
          
          *dies*
          
          You know who won first place? @SeraDrake. I feel so incredibly honored for this story to do this well in an award by this host with competitors like that. Congrats to them and the other winners and participants!
          
          And to think last year, I discarded the story, thinking nobody liked it and I would have to overhaul it completely for it to be any good!
          
          This really makes my day. I shall now play Jimin music on loop in honor of this award.
          
          *happy dance*
          
          I'm working on a personal awards/review book to keep track of this stuff instead of cluttering up the beginning of my books with it, and I might work on that tomorrow so I can display the review in all its glory. :D
          
          Oh, and there are still slots available in this award, so fill 'em up and join the fun!
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/374060477-who-mini-awards-open

Okay, I finished that book, and I'll start the next one tomorrow. Here's your notification heads-up, @AneesaBadu. :)
          
          Also, I'm starting to feel dizzy and hot again, which is less than ideal. Last night after I posted that I was feeling dizzy, I had the worst episode of vertigo I've had in a while. Fortunately, it passed in a few hours, but...hoping that's not about to happen again. :S

I hope you won't mind me posting this here:
          I want to introduce everyone to our Christmas Specials on the verge of ending this christmas. Apply and participate now to receive your christmas gift 
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/386017262?utm_source=android&utm_medium=link&utm_content=share_writing&wp_page=create&wp_uname=Mila_Blessing

"Adam's Wife" by @ahavaenoch
          
          Evalena has always loved Adam. She has since they were childhood friends, and she’s thrilled to become his wife—even though she’s his second wife and he doesn’t love her. He only married her because his first wife died and his son needs a mother. But he’s a kind, godly man, and he takes their marriage vows seriously. For better or for worse, they’re one in the sight of God, and with His help, they’ll overcome all obstacles to become a family. Even with Adam’s difficulty moving on from his first wife. Even with Evalena’s guilt about mistakes in her past. Even with a dead woman’s sister trying to drive them apart. God brought them together for a reason, and He can make flowers bloom in the desert and love grow in wounded hearts. And He can do it with all the poetry and romance of the Song of Songs.
          
          Check out my review book for the full review:
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/1503683073-in-my-opinion-adam%27s-wife-by-ahavaenoch
          
          *****
          
          On another note, I started reading Gilbert's story in the game, and it may be my favorite so far. It's such a complex storyline. I definitely got Gilbert's character all wrong in ADT/ABT, which I already knew, but I still have to fix Jin, Luke, Sariel, and Rio's characters, along with adding their stuff into the stories, so the next edit/rewrite will be...as big as this one. And in the far distant future, because I'm switching focus to "The Hidden Crystal" after I finish this round of rewriting. It'll probably be something where I work on ABT in the background in between "The Hidden Crystal" and give ADT a break.
          
          So...the book I'm working on next is a feedback only book, so no review for this one, which is kind of nice. I've been starting to worry about burning out, but I realized over the past couple of days that my fatigue is not from Wattpad. It's from home stuff. I'll just leave it at that.

Okay, so, I finished that book and parts 2/3 of the review, and I'll finish part three and publish that tomorrow. Next up is...@augstMmm. Here's your notification warning. :)
          
          Award by @CroodsGirl
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/386772069-unification-an-award-show
          
          Also, I got some amazing ideas for "A Warped Tale" last night. Definitely premature, since I have to read Gilbert's story in the game before I can even think about writing that—and yet I'm thinking about it anyway. And I'm so excited that I just have to spill the beans.
          
          Spoiler alert! (If it actually happens this way. Too early to tell, so you're probably safe.) ;)
          
          My original thought was for Evelyn to get captured during her escape, so Ivetta would be born and raised in Obsidian, but that would introduce a whole mess of problems, since it would throw off all the events of Gilbert's childhood (which I don't know fully, but I know changing those would change his entire character). And then it hit me last night—why not follow the backstory I've built for Ivetta a few more years? I already have her first traumatic event happening when she's five, and in this timeline, Evelyn could decide to seek refuge at the palace because of that. Then they can spend three years there, introducing a whole new dynamic of her getting to know the princes as older brother figures, and when Bloodstained Rose Day happens, she can basically get traded to Obsidian to end the invasion. This would preserve the childhood backstories for all the game's characters, since all that happens before Ivetta is even five years old. Except for Luke's stuff, but he doesn't get to the palace until he's 23, so still good on that front.
          
          So...now, I need to push the five scenes I've already developed for that out of my mind and focus on the next chapter of ADT. XD
          
          Although I just got super dizzy. Rain coming... *sigh*

Writing a hot romance scene without smut is possible. Read the first part of this chapter for a stellar example. Might want to get a cool glass of water and a fan first, though. ;)
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/1400273792-adam%27s-wife-16-blind-fury
          
          I now feel so inadequate as a romance writer... ;)

Sorry for vanishing yesterday afternoon (afternoon where I am, anyway). A migraine attack hit rather suddenly and took me out of commission. Feeling...slightly better this morning. It's still at the stage where I don't know if it'll get better or worse.
          
          I finished part 1/3 of the next review and was in the process of part 2 when that happened, so I'll check my notifications and jump right back into that. I should probably also clarify (since I keep confusing people), if it's been a while since I started reading your story, I usually go back and re-read the first 5 chapters while I'm doing the review, just to refresh myself.
          
          Also, I know many people are writing Christmas stories for various prompts and contests, so enter them in this one, too. No prompt requirement. (And also, I've entered a story, but if there aren't more entries soon, the contest will be cancelled. So, get on it!) ;)
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/386014010-%F0%9D%91%BB%F0%9D%92%89%F0%9D%92%86-%F0%9D%91%AA%F0%9D%92%89%F0%9D%92%93%F0%9D%92%8A%F0%9D%92%94%F0%9D%92%95%F0%9D%92%8E%F0%9D%92%82%F0%9D%92%94-%F0%9D%92%98%F0%9D%92%93%F0%9D%92%8A%F0%9D%92%95%F0%9D%92%8A%F0%9D%92%8F%F0%9D%92%88-%F0%9D%92%84%F0%9D%92%90%F0%9D%92%8E%F0%9D%92%91%F0%9D%92%86%F0%9D%92%95%F0%9D%92%8A%F0%9D%92%95%F0%9D%92%8A%F0%9D%92%90%F0%9D%92%8F

"You Said Forever and Always" by @lostlovefairy
          
          Love is hard. It’s hard to love someone who hurts you, and it can be harder still to walk away from them. Naina knows that pain all too well. She agreed to an arranged marriage with Zayne to keep her from running back to Advik, her abusive ex-fiancé, but the guilt of not being able to return Zayne’s love is just another weight on her mind. Now, she’s the one hurting Zayne, if only emotionally instead of physically. His love is real, though, and he’s determined to keep loving her, to stay with her no matter what happens. He’s the rock she can rely on when traumatic memories taint every part of her life. But he’s only human. How patient can he be? How much more can he take before it’s too much? Is there hope and healing just over the horizon, or was this marriage doomed before it began?
          
          Check out my review book for the full review:
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/1502542033-in-my-opinion-you-said-forever-and-always-by
          
          *****
          
          Ooh, looking at the info for the 2025 Wattys, and I think I'll try to enter "The Hidden Crystal." I'm already planning on editing and completing it when I finish ADT, which is why I've been entering it in awards to amass feedback, and it just needs to be complete for entry. Plus, it's Romantasy, so it may actually stand a chance. XD
          
          (Hopes very low, but there's no harm in entering, is there?)
          
          Okay, on to the next book. :)

Here you go. Longer than expected, as usually happens when I hit a snag and deliberate on it forever, but it's a fun one.
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/1503192518-a-dove%27s-tale-chapter-170