the-reticent-seer

Hello everyone! If anyone has noticed, I republished FFTC and TJZ but not because I'm done revamping them or anything. Unfortunately, I've been informed that the former has been plagiarized in a foreign Wattpad-like website. Upon further looking, I also saw TJZ on the site. To get rid of them, I've filed a DMCA takedown form, and that involves having evidence that you actually own those books. So I had no choice but to bring those two books back.
          	
          	It's annoying and frustrating, and I know it's not just me suffering from this issue. If you find yourself in this situation, don't hesitate to file a report to Google using the link below:
          	
          	https://reportcontent.google.com/forms/dmca_search
          	
          	I'm still not sure how long this process will take or what other steps I'm gonna have to take. If you guys know what else to do to ensure this doesn't happen again, I'm happy to hear your advice.
          	
          	I'll probably give an update in this thread if anyone's interested.

actressjp95

@the-reticent-seer unfortunate this is happening to you and other writers. I hope you get things solved!
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the-reticent-seer

Hello everyone! If anyone has noticed, I republished FFTC and TJZ but not because I'm done revamping them or anything. Unfortunately, I've been informed that the former has been plagiarized in a foreign Wattpad-like website. Upon further looking, I also saw TJZ on the site. To get rid of them, I've filed a DMCA takedown form, and that involves having evidence that you actually own those books. So I had no choice but to bring those two books back.
          
          It's annoying and frustrating, and I know it's not just me suffering from this issue. If you find yourself in this situation, don't hesitate to file a report to Google using the link below:
          
          https://reportcontent.google.com/forms/dmca_search
          
          I'm still not sure how long this process will take or what other steps I'm gonna have to take. If you guys know what else to do to ensure this doesn't happen again, I'm happy to hear your advice.
          
          I'll probably give an update in this thread if anyone's interested.

actressjp95

@the-reticent-seer unfortunate this is happening to you and other writers. I hope you get things solved!
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HeideReynes

Hey. Someone posted about this site stealing books and when I was searching for mine, I saw yours. I don't know if you published it on there because you unpublished it here, but if this is pirated, I thought you should know.
          
          https://www.inknovl.com/book/6599d2f717d55419ce2b2823/

HeideReynes

@the-reticent-seer Yeah. It looked like a legit site and if someone hadn't flagged it, I would have really thought you published your story there intentionally. Mine are not there, but they were on Google. The dmca I filed was successful, but I still don't feel so great about this. I hope you get your story taken down from that site soon. 
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the-reticent-seer

@HeideReynes I also saw your announcement about your own books. The situation sucks and I'm glad you had the issue resolved :D I hope it doesn't happen to you again.
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the-reticent-seer

@HeideReynes omg i certainly did not post there! thank you for letting me know, i'm filing a complaint/takedown asap.
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the-reticent-seer

The Boot Camp Mentors are back for their sixth season of awesomeness! I’m excited to be participating as a Boot Camp Mentor this year. I encourage you to check out the @bootcampmentors profile and get involved in discussions. 
          
          They have an active community happening in the BCM Discord server too. (link found in their bio) This is a totally free thing, so don’t forget to share the news with your writing cohorts!
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/408157413

Exequinne

@the-reticent-seer aye, that’s why I haven’t been accepted in this. Lol
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the-reticent-seer

@Exequinne hahaha you're way more overqualified than i am XD i don't think you need to apply
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Exequinne

Congratulations!  Maybe I will apply, but I don’t have anything to edit this year xD
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the-reticent-seer

Sooooo apparently I won a Grand Favorite in the Ambys. I'm sitting in my laptop kinda numb but I'm genuinely happy, words just can't explain it right now (also I'm fighting off sleep, it's almost 11pm lol).
          
          Thanks to everyone who sent their well wishes!
          
          I'm still processing stuff right now and will probably sleep after posting this announcement. I don't have a long sweet message or sob story in me but know that I'm grateful for this opportunity after being in this website for so long that I almost gave up on my books and writing in general. While I haven't been writing here, I've found a new voice through other ways like essays and poems (that's an IRL thing I'd like to keep to myself for now), and those have been helpful in keeping my writing gears going. 
          
          Hoping to more wins in the future! Congrats to all the other winners!

DomiSotto

@the-reticent-seer  that's awesome! Congratulations!
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AuthorESElias

@the-reticent-seer congratulations, that's amazing! Sleep well!
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the-reticent-seer

There's been a recent uptick of reads and reading list adds for Rise of the New Olympians. For those who contributed to that, thank you! I see you and would like you to know that I appreciate you. <3
          
          It's been years since I last touched The New Olympians Saga, and I still don't know if I have it in me to continue writing Book 3 with all the good (and bad) things happening in my life (uni, reading ARCs and all that). I hate to leave the series on a pause, but I was a different person back when I wrote Books 1 and 2. I have since moved on to ideas/projects that makes me feel fulfilled and/or inspired, like writing FFTC (which I took down for querying reasons). Maybe one day TNOS will give me those feelings again...
          
          If I were to pick TNOS back up, maybe I'll wrap it all up in Book 3 instead of making it into a 5-book series, since I don't have much free time to write. 
          
          Fun fact, I even had a spin-off and anthology planned at one point after the series was over. The spin-off would've been about a new generation of Chosens, and the anthology would be side stories/lore about the main cast. Well... so much for that.
          
          Would anyone still be interested if I were to continue TNOS with Eyes of the Storm? What did you guys about the book(s) that got you interested? I would love to hear anyone's thoughts just for the sake of it. Nowadays it feels like Wattpad in general has become a lonely corner of the Internet instead of the lively community I used to know.

Vicgidd

Hello. I hope you’re having a lovely day? TNOS is so good. I’ve read all two books and the second chapter of book three today. Please when will you be updating? Soon?
          

Vicgidd

Oh that’s fine. Take care of yourself❤️ and thank you for the gift of your books❤️
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the-reticent-seer

@Vicgidd hello! Thank you so much for reading the first two books of TNOS! I've stopped writing the third book a while ago because of other commitments including uni so I'm not sure when I'll pick it up again. I'll definitely let my followers know if I have updates!
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the-reticent-seer

Hey, hey! Long time no see!
          
          This year's Ambys just announced their Round 3 qualifiers, and BOTH of my books Prince of Roses and Rise of the New Olympians are in!!!
          
          As always, congratulations to everyone who passed! So glad to see so many familiar names in here :>
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/361858304

Exequinne

Congrats!
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