sotanna

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Hey y'all, it's an update. 
          	
          	I imagine all of you have very shiny, very pointy pitchforks by now. 
          	
          	I've been working on the site these last few days. Part of the delay was definitely research related—what I can and can't do. How to do it, blah. Boring shit. The other part is just... LIFE. The world is so heavy, we definitely need the fluffy idiots back! 
          	
          	But anyway, I am working on getting things set up, and that these things are being finicky. There are many moving parts and wires to jiggle in my effort to have a nice space and not a bug-filled nightmare. (I am also slightly insane.) While I have tried to not be overly ambitious, I probably am. (Ask me how long I worked on a privacy policy today...)
          	
          	But everything will return, and it is in the works. I haven't been hit by a bus. Or a meteor. So stay tuned and thank you for your (never ending) patience.

Beccie42

@sotanna I want them back tooooo! I understand you wanting to get it right. They deserve that much. I will just tell my stupid brain to shut up because it will be worth the wait. 
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LadyTemptation617

@sotanna oh wow, you’re alive, you gave a life sign , lemme get my pitchfork from storage and watch you VERY CAREFULLY while you do your thing 
          	  I need them baaaaaaaaaaaaaack :
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sotanna

Oh, a follow-up. The site won't get put on my carrd until it is ready-ready. This means building it and testing it. So please keep that in mind.
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sotanna

this message may be offensive
Hey y'all, it's an update. 
          
          I imagine all of you have very shiny, very pointy pitchforks by now. 
          
          I've been working on the site these last few days. Part of the delay was definitely research related—what I can and can't do. How to do it, blah. Boring shit. The other part is just... LIFE. The world is so heavy, we definitely need the fluffy idiots back! 
          
          But anyway, I am working on getting things set up, and that these things are being finicky. There are many moving parts and wires to jiggle in my effort to have a nice space and not a bug-filled nightmare. (I am also slightly insane.) While I have tried to not be overly ambitious, I probably am. (Ask me how long I worked on a privacy policy today...)
          
          But everything will return, and it is in the works. I haven't been hit by a bus. Or a meteor. So stay tuned and thank you for your (never ending) patience.

Beccie42

@sotanna I want them back tooooo! I understand you wanting to get it right. They deserve that much. I will just tell my stupid brain to shut up because it will be worth the wait. 
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LadyTemptation617

@sotanna oh wow, you’re alive, you gave a life sign , lemme get my pitchfork from storage and watch you VERY CAREFULLY while you do your thing 
            I need them baaaaaaaaaaaaaack :
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sotanna

Oh, a follow-up. The site won't get put on my carrd until it is ready-ready. This means building it and testing it. So please keep that in mind.
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Beccie42

Is there any way I can buy a copy? I miss these books so much.

Beccie42

@sotanna I would love that! I miss the boys so much and it was just starting to get (even more) interesting! I re-read them a few times while waiting for more  and I was gutted when they were gone. 
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sotanna

@Beccie42 Hey sorry. You're sweet re: buying a copy. I was replying to you directly, then decided maybe it's better to reply broadly. The tl;dr is that I want to finish it, then release it in print for free so everyone can have their own copy. But it would only be in English since I don't have the funds to pay multiple translators. Maybe one day tho!
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Amber6848936

Hi! I love your vampire stories so much and have been devastated since I can’t read Amaranthine anymore on Wattpad! I can’t find it on your main card page but is there a different way I can read it? 

Beccie42

@Amber6848936 I miss the boys too. Ive not found anything vampy that is anywhere near as good as Amaranthine. Im watching Revamp the series but its not scratching the itch, so to speak
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sotanna

Hi Amber, sorry I suck. It will be back, I've just been working a lot and not had the time or bandwidth to slap a site together. Sorry.
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sotanna

**All my fanfictions have been removed from Wattpad and will not return.**
          
          This is due to the recent scraping of AO3 (April 2025) for the purpose of training generative AI. I did not consent to this and I have good reason to believe that most of my stories have been stolen from AO3. 
          
          So how is that Wattpad's problem? I don't think either site is doing enough to stop the theft of work. Not that it mattered in the end, but my stories were archive-locked on AO3 for 5 months and it did not matter. They were still compromised. I do not even have that option on Wattpad. 
          
          I also haven't been able to find out what Wattpad does to prevent scraping of works. 
          
          Because of this, I do not have much faith or trust left for these platforms. But I also know how many of you love this story, this world, and of course, our boys, WinTeam. So, I will be self-hosting my fanfictions off of AO3 and off of Wattpad. This will make them permanently safe and free.
          
          I completely understand if you don't want to sign up for yet another site, I won't pressure you. I will just leave the option for you to decide and let you know where Amaranthine lives so you can visit when you want to.
          
          Once I've built the website, it'll be on my carrd link.
          
          Thank you. 

sotanna

You're good!
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Beccie42

@sotanna ah! Ive found it. Sorry, it doesnt take a lot to confuse me.....
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sotanna

@Beccie42 it's like a link tree. Mine is sotanna.carrd.co
            It's also on my wattpad profile. <3
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sotanna

I told myself that November would be the return to writing and it has been so far. I have updated Ch. 1 of Cooking Club to remove some errors it had in it. So most of my "writing" so far has actually been editing, but I am still trying to get back in the swing of things.

sotanna

Well I /was/ doing better and then yesterday happened. Thank you both for the kind words of welcome.
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Beccie42

@sotanna great to have you back xx
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jsandzk82

glad to see you back for a bit! hope you've been doing well ❤️
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sotanna

Small update. I am in Thailand and had the surgery I needed. There might be another surgery before I leave. Not sure. I'm doing well. Minimal pain. I know "surgery" is a scary word, but my life is not in danger, and the Thai medical system is very good!
          
          I wish I could send pictures as I have seen a few neat things/places, but mostly have been stuck in the hospital or close to it for a week. 
          
          Hope everyone is doing well!

Beccie42

@sotanna glad to hear you are doing OK and the Thai healthcare is good. Hope everything goes well and you are better soon. I'd love an update on our 'bite-y boys' but your health comes first x
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RainSunBloom

@sotanna I hope you will better soon. Take care of you and rest well 
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sotanna

Been doing a terrible job of replying to comments. I hope to get through them today and take a tiny-ish break from working every freaking day. Who knows maybe I'll also make a cover or something for one of my other stories or write a few sentences of fiction. 
          
          I miss writing.

bmeg_28

@sotanna  take your time and take care of ur health na
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sotanna

Ok! Sorry if I flooded anyone's inbox with comments, but I don't want anyone to think I'm ignoring them. I am very thankful for comments and read them all! 
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sotanna

Hello it's me again. I keep seeing stuff on reddit about people's stories and accounts getting deleted. I don't think my stories violate any of the ToS, but... JUST IN CASE:
          ***My stuff is on AO3. /More of my stuff/ is on AO3.***
          
          To be real, the only reason I started putting some stuff on WP was because I was concerned it would be copy/pasted and stolen. To my knowledge, that hasn't happened. (Woo.) 
          
          The plan was always to have AO3 and wattpad be more or less similar in what I had posted, but god do I have a love/hate relationship with making covers. -_- 
          
          Anyway... This is just a PSA that if Amaranthine and this acct goes poof, it isn't lost. And don't worry, I back-up all of my writing. If you do read Amaranthine on AO3, just note that the chapter numbers are not the same, but the content is.

sotanna

Noticed some new folks on Amaranthine. Hi! <waves>
          
          
          Just dropping in to say that fics are continuing to be on hold due to work and life, unfortunately. I do have more stuff to read on AO3, but haaaaa it's more WIPs.  :x
          
          No stories are dropped, mind you. I intend to finish everything I have started, but yeah, medical stuff threw me a curve ball. Sorry.

jsandzk82

lol i was just reading your other announcements to catch up, and it really does take a few re reads to really wrap your head around what's happening, and of course the smut chapters have higher reads bc we all go back and are like wait WHAT.... dayummm   plus you're writing style had a really good flow. love it ❤️
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Setahri

@sotanna  
            Yay! You have no idea how glad I am to hear Amaranthine hasn't been dropped. I love it so much. You've really managed to catch the original essence of each character while enhancing them and adding your own new twists to their personalities. I also love all the cameos from other shows. The writing is funny, cohesive and thoughtful. Grammar, structure and editing are basically flawless. No cringey smut or fluff. I've read so many bad ff's, that I almost didn't read the first book when I
            I came across it. Now, I never want it to end  
            I hope you are feeling better soon! Genuinely, not just so you'll keep writing ❤️
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Beccie42

@sotanna <waves back> No worries. I will just keep re reading them in the meantime. Hope you are OK xx
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