smahurin

Hey, Squad! 
          	
          	Just wanted to drop in and let you know I haven't forgotten about you. I've entered a contest outside of Wattpad, and it has been crazy demanding on my time! That being said, I WILL get to your stories once things settle down (hopefully soon)! 
          	
          	Now for the unpleasant part...one of my good WP friends has alerted me that LA DAME BLANCHE has been posted on some weird, spammy site based in California. As I'm in the process of trying to publish it, you can imagine how upsetting this is to me. I think the site will eventually be taken down, but there's really nothing stopping another site from popping up and doing the same thing -- or worse, an actual person doing it. SO, after some deliberation, I've decided to remove it from Wattpad in ONE WEEK. *sobbing emoji* This DOES NOT MEAN I'll stop reading your stories -- because I won't. I promise I'll continue reading them as soon as life goes back to normal. 
          	
          	Anyway, that's all I've got. It's been a weird week, and I'm feeling all the things. Hopefully you all have a fabulous weekend. Happy writing! 
          	
          	Shelby

KathrynLauren

Oh what now????? Shelby you brat .. you never told me this! Ack!!! I'll snapchat you :( this is so disappointing but I understand your decision.
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kaonnette

@smahurin Oh no! That's such a shame :((( I completely understand your decision, but I wish I could set an angry Lou on all of those story-stealers..
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WittyWordsAndTiaras

@smahurin - but I mean, if you want to have CreateSpace print a copy of LDB so I can keep it forever that'd be fine. Or like, email me LDR as you write it so I can find out what happens...  that would also be fine. I think my stuff is coming down soon too - which sucks bc the feedback has been so motivational and valuable. A**holes ruin everything 
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azimodo

Shelby! I am listening to this podcast I just found called Lore (seriously good, I definitely recommend it) and there are a couple of episodes on witches and witch hunters that got me nostalgically thinking about La Dame Blanche.  Did you manage to get it off that horrid site? 
          
          (And also-does this mean we won't get the sequel? ;_; )

smahurin

Hey, Squad! 
          
          Just wanted to drop in and let you know I haven't forgotten about you. I've entered a contest outside of Wattpad, and it has been crazy demanding on my time! That being said, I WILL get to your stories once things settle down (hopefully soon)! 
          
          Now for the unpleasant part...one of my good WP friends has alerted me that LA DAME BLANCHE has been posted on some weird, spammy site based in California. As I'm in the process of trying to publish it, you can imagine how upsetting this is to me. I think the site will eventually be taken down, but there's really nothing stopping another site from popping up and doing the same thing -- or worse, an actual person doing it. SO, after some deliberation, I've decided to remove it from Wattpad in ONE WEEK. *sobbing emoji* This DOES NOT MEAN I'll stop reading your stories -- because I won't. I promise I'll continue reading them as soon as life goes back to normal. 
          
          Anyway, that's all I've got. It's been a weird week, and I'm feeling all the things. Hopefully you all have a fabulous weekend. Happy writing! 
          
          Shelby

KathrynLauren

Oh what now????? Shelby you brat .. you never told me this! Ack!!! I'll snapchat you :( this is so disappointing but I understand your decision.
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kaonnette

@smahurin Oh no! That's such a shame :((( I completely understand your decision, but I wish I could set an angry Lou on all of those story-stealers..
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WittyWordsAndTiaras

@smahurin - but I mean, if you want to have CreateSpace print a copy of LDB so I can keep it forever that'd be fine. Or like, email me LDR as you write it so I can find out what happens...  that would also be fine. I think my stuff is coming down soon too - which sucks bc the feedback has been so motivational and valuable. A**holes ruin everything 
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SydPen

Shelby, I about freaked out! For some reason wattpad is saying that you only have one published story 0.o , which is La Dame Blanche. I thought you deleted Mara (it's in my library), my heart literally stoped. 

SydPen

Awww, it's alright I completely understand :). I was suppose to start a new book this summer, but unfortunately that can't happen due to other commitments.  There's never enough time! @smahurin 
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smahurin

@Mystique_ballerina ahhh I'm sorry! I unpublished it for the time being! I don't have time to continue it at this point (I'm too busy with La Dame and its sequel), so I don't want people to keep adding it to their reading lists! :(
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SydPen

Wait?!?! Are you doing a re-write? 
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smahurin

New artwork up in La Dame! I figured out how to do simple .gifs in Photoshop, so I'm pretty proud of them. :P  I'll be expanding the escape chapter soon (actually, I'll be adding a whole new chapter), so stay tuned! ALSO - 8K VIEWS AND 1K LIKES! Whaaaat?!

smahurin

@reaweiger thank you! <33
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reaweiger

@smahurin CONGRATULATIONS on the well-deserved reads/votes! And oh my stars, I totally drooled over the gifs... (Sorry, laptop)
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smahurin

Whoops - I meant 7K views. I might be getting a bit too ambitious for my own good. ;)
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Fandoms_destroyed_me

Can't wait for your next update on Mara, currently reading La Dame Blanche to pass the time and I can't put it down! Great work and hope you get it published, the world needs to read it, they don't know what their missing!!!!

smahurin

Awww thank you so much! And THANK YOU for voting! I very much appreciate it! :)
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KSN2501

Thanks for the vote. :) Your book looks very interesting. And such raving reviews! I'll definitely be reading. :D 

KSN2501

 You're welcome.  I AM enjoying it. I love the plot. It's very different and so beautifully written. The characters just pop out of the pages. 
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smahurin

@KSN2501 whyyy do message board notifications always slip through the cracks on my feed?! So sorry for the late reply! BUT thank you so much. :) I hope you enjoy it! 
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esorja

Are you a professional writer? Because your story 'La Dame Blanche' looks like one. I don't usually read full length English novels on wattpad because they bore me to death but your work never made me want to drop my phone and stop reading. it's great...captivating...made me finished it in just 3 days. if not for the need of sleep, I surely would have finish this in one sitting. I would really love to read your other stories. guess what???...you've just got yourself a new follower.....(^.^)

smahurin

Hey there, @esorja! THANK YOU for your kind words. :) Completely made my morning! To answer your question, no, I am not yet a professional writer, but I'm in the process of trying to be! It's my dream to get La Dame Blanche published...maybe someday. In the meantime, thanks so much for your readership - and the follow! :) You rock! 
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