Lauren W

After 40 chapters and over 90,000 words, Food Courting is now COMPLETE! Perfect timing too—Lunar New Year was just this Wednesday, and the final chapter, "Kung Hei Fat Choi" (a Cantonese greeting for the new year), celebrates that exact holiday!
          
          Thank you so much to everyone who has joined me for this adventure! Whether you've been here when I was in the planning phase, or if you jumped in along the way, I appreciate everyone who has supported my first romance novel. Hopefully you enjoyed the ride, puns and all, and that the ending is everything you imagined it to be!
          
          So from me, Cora, Farron, and Augustus the Third, thank you so much, and happy Lunar New Year! Kung Hei Fat Choi! ❤️
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/368263084-food-courting

As 2024 comes to a close, I'd like to thank all of you for such an amazing year! There were some challenges, but thanks to everyone's support, we made some great memories as well.
          
          I'm so glad I started reading so many stories this past year! Here are a few that I'm excited to continue/start in the new year. Perhaps we can read them together!
          
          - Darkness Wears Her Crown by @ZoeAlamort (high fantasy, wlw romance) (to be released on January 3, 2025!)
          - Prototype Dorian by @AziaElga (dystopian sci-fi, sapphic romance)
          - Anna by @JustAWannabeWriter30 (general fiction, healing from trauma)
          - Always/Never by @kae-ruby (superhero sci-fi, wlw romance, time travel)
          - Knee Pads by @violadavis (wlw college sports romance)
          - Zoe, the Witch of Innocence by @High_Priestess_Elena (paranormal forbidden romance)
          - Black Avatare by @SuVida777 (paranormal romance with Sri Lankan ghost lore)
          - Before You Go by @theforestgreene (general fiction, family and healing)
          - Anomaly by @Chronically-Chaotic (sci-fi, secret identity)
          - The Taste of Home by @sandydragon1 (paranormal mxm romance)
          
          Also, I'm HOPING to participate in the Six Month Novel Challenge hosted by the @AstaniaCommunity starting in January. Wish me luck please! (I'm going to need it lol)
          
          Let's look forward to new adventures in 2025! ❤️

Oh, You wrote Ultima Ratio?  I adore that story.  I think you could write a sequel (no pressure)

It's the last month of 2024! Finally, the season where Christmas carols are EVERYWHERE! What's everyone's favorite part about the holidays?
          
          Some amazing things happened these last few weeks! First, thanks so much to @MermaidAriel13 for featuring Food Courting on Instagram! Lorraine has featured other writers as well, so be sure to check them out!
          https://www.instagram.com/p/DDPOD55BlG1
          
          Also, Triple Point reached 50k reads the other day! Thank you all SO much for reading my very first story on Wattpad, and I never imagined it would get this far. I appreciate you all!
          
          But wait, there's more! 
          - FOOD COURTING: Added to @ContemporaryLit's Hot Encounters list and @lgbtq's Hidden Gems list!
          - ULTIMA RATIO: Added to @ScienceFiction's Wattpad's 18th birthday list!
          - TRIPLE POINT: Made the shortlist for @TripleACommunity's Aro Ace Awards!
          - TURNING TIDES: Added to @Ambassadors' Rainbow Fiction list!
          - TALES OF THE NIGHT: Made the longlist for @ShortStory's Shortys contest!
          Thanks so much to the volunteers behind these profiles for their hard work in supporting our community!
          
          Stay safe everyone!

Hello,
          
          We'd be honored if you could judge our awards! Given your experience in judging other awards, your expertise would be invaluable.
          
          Plus, you're also welcome to participate with your own story if you'd like!
          
          Let us know if you're interested!
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/386119528 ?utm_source=android&utm_medium=link &utm_content=story_info&wp_page=story _details_button&wp_uname=RedRoseFicz

It's been a while, and I hope everyone's having a wonderful November! These last few weeks have been chaotic, but I DID get to visit Singapore for the first time, and it was amazing! I'm probably not the only one who's been overwhelmed lately, and I'm sure it will only get busier with the holidays, so I hope everyone's taking care of themselves and drinking plenty of water! (Personally, I have not been drinking enough water lol)
          
          ☆ ASTANIA AWARDS ☆ The winners were announced a couple weeks ago, and congrats to all participants for entering! Thanks so much to the romance and sci-fi writers for letting me read your stories, and I loved seeing the fruits of everyone's imaginations. Special shout-out to the winners of those categories:
          ★ Romance Winner: POWER TRIO by @DukeyRhino
          ★ Sci-Fi Winners (tied!): DREAM IN THE ASH by @jacquelyngilmore and PARASITE by @pixelmum
          
          To everyone who followed me for the awards, thank you so much! It's not required to keep following me, but I would be thrilled if you'd like to stick around!
          
          ☆ FEATURES ☆ A couple of my stories were featured lately, and I'm SO thrilled! Thanks so much to @Ambassadors for adding Triple Point to their aro/ace recommendations, and to @TripleACommunity for including the story in their Aro Ace Awards longlist! Food Courting also got a chance to shine, thanks to @ChickLit's monthly spotlight! Check out their lists below to see some other great stories! ❤️
          https://www.wattpad.com/1490759126-ambassador-recommendations
          https://www.wattpad.com/1490012788-aro-ace-awards-longlist
          https://www.wattpad.com/1491160644-monthly-spotlights-november-2024

hey....i was wondering if u had discord? I'd like to ask u a quick questions but not on you public message board

CUUUUUTE NEW PROFILE PICTURE!!!

The famed laurendoubleu?!?!

Hi! Thanks for adding OMM to your reading list :)