Mayuri Kulkarni.

Hey! Quick update for my regular readers.
          I’ve opened a small reader circle where I share early drafts before they go anywhere—Wattpad, Inkitt, AO3, Scrollstack, Ajoara, all of it.
          Not everything, but almost everything.
          
          If you want to join, just.... find me on instagram ( @writtenbynayana ) and dm me to get to the link. I'll give you the details there since wattpad don’t allow outside links here. On this dashboard. It is flagging these links as " spam detection" not allowing me to attach them here.
          Your info stays private, by the way, if you join my readers forum. Nobody else can see anything personal that belongs to you.
          
          " But this forum is on WhatsApp " sure. But it is a channel. No one else can see your phone number. Except the owner and the admin. Which is solely mine. I wouldn't share your personal details with strangers. So technically you're safe.

I was wandering through the depths of Wattpad, searching for anything new to read, when I stumbled upon this author, and now I'm here to give them a shoutout, so go follow them at @inspiringwriter, I suppose.
          
          Link to their profile - https://www.wattpad.com/user/inspiringwriter?utm_source=android&utm_medium=link&utm_content=share_profile&wp_page=user_details&wp_uname=whysomayuri

Hey guys, hope you're all doing amazing! ❄️
          
          Just a quick update from my side – I've been writing non-stop like a madwoman because I want to gift you all some proper winter specials this season. Two brand new stories are already rolling out on my other account @iamcoolkarni_
          
          1. Humnava Mere – a soft, aching, winter-flavoured love story about second chances, sisterhood, and finally feeling worthy of being loved. (6 chapters, already scheduled and dropping daily)
          
          2. Khoon-e-Barfani – my first full-on military espionage thriller. Three generations, three wars, one frozen betrayal that started in 1972 and is still bleeding in 2025. Buckle up, it's intense. (6 chapters, also scheduled and dropping daily)
          
          And trust me, there's a lot more coming. I've literally planned out every single chapter of every single pre-planned book across my three active profiles (out of my six Wattpad accounts lol). Right now I'm in full beast mode – pulling all-nighters, skipping sleep, living on coffee and sheer stubbornness – just so I can finish writing everything, schedule at least one chapter every single day on auto-publish, and then finally collapse into a proper, guilt-free break.
          
          Flamingo awards will be back in full swing once I wake up from my hibernation, promise!
          
          For now, if you haven't already, please go show some love to these two winter babies on @iamcoolkarni_ ♡  
          
          Your comments and votes are the only thing keeping this sleep-deprived author alive right now.
          
          Thank you for sticking with me, for waiting patiently, and for being the best readers ever. Love you crazy people tons.
          
          See you in the chapters (and eventually in the award speeches after I’ve slept for three months straight),
          
          ~ Nayana Dudani 

Hello everyone!
          
          I have some really exciting, though perhaps a little exhausting-sounding, news to share about the immediate future of my writing projects.
          
          I'm taking a deep dive into the creative process! For the next few days, I will be pulling some marathon 24-hour sessions to focus solely on finishing the drafts of all my current books. Yes, you read that right!
          
           Why the Intense Push?
          
          The reason for this intense effort is simple: I am working toward taking a well-deserved, complete, and worry-free leave and break. My goal is to finish all the necessary writing now, so I can truly step away and recharge without any lingering deadlines hanging over me!
          
          ️ What This Means For You
          
          Good news! Even though I'll be taking a break soon, the content won't stop!
          
          I will be meticulously scheduling all the finished chapters to go live for you each day. This means you will still have fresh reading material dropping regularly while I'm away!
          
          ⭐ A Note on Awards
          
          I won't be scheduling any award-related content or announcements just yet. All award considerations will be addressed and moved forward once I return from my break.
          
          Thank you so much for your understanding and continued support! I can’t wait for you to read everything I’m working on. Wish me luck (and maybe send a virtual coffee)!
          

Someone asks you a simple question, and you start abusing them just because you can’t answer it? Someone as reputed as Charlie Kirk asks a straightforward question about defining “woman,” and because people can’t give him a direct answer and keep going in circles, they abuse Charlie Kirk for repeating the question since he didn’t get a satisfactory response? (Here “you” isn’t you personally — “you” means people.)
          
          I mean, Charlie Kirk isn’t wrong to ask people to define “woman.” So how would you (here “you” actually means you) define it if Charlie Kirk asked you that? Regardless of whatever strategies he uses, what if he were to ask you the same question — how would you answer?
          
          Because that isn’t the answer. You’re speaking in circles. “I identify as Nayana” isn’t a definition. If someone asked me, “Who is Nayana?”, the answer wouldn’t be “I identify as Nayana.”
          
          “I identify as Nayana” is not the definition or the answer to the question, “What is the definition of Nayana?”
          
          So, would you limit a woman to just having a uterus? Are you saying a woman cannot have any identity beyond her uterus?
          
          If you say a person with a uterus is automatically a woman, then what about trans women? Are they not ‘woman enough’?
          And what about women who aren’t trans but don’t have a uterus because of medical conditions, yet still identify as women? Are they not ‘womanly enough’?

I think they dropped the latest Amby’s list around November 13th — not 100% sure about the exact date — but it’s been a couple of weeks now and I still can’t shut up about it. Sorry for repeating myself a million times; I know I’ve told you this before and I probably sound like a broken record.
          
          But seriously, FOUR of my stories made it to the second round, and one of them actually made it to the third round of Ambys. Third round! This is my first time ever getting this far in the Ambys, and my brain still refuses to accept it’s real.
          
          Beginner’s luck? Maybe. Early success that’ll vanish tomorrow? Could be. Ego the size of Jupiter right now? Guilty as charged. You can roast me all you want — none of that changes the fact that I’m walking around like an idiot grinning at my phone every five minutes.
          
          I just keep thinking: how the hell did this happen? What did I even do right?
          
          By the way, have you read the one that made it to the third round? (I know I’ve asked you this already, but I’m annoying like that right now.)
          
          Anyway, that’s where I’m at — still riding this ridiculous high and probably will be for a while. Bear with me.
          
          P. S. Link to this work if you haven't checked this out yet to actually read this. Please, I'm begging you. Because, I really really really really really want to know what I did? 
          
          Link -: https://www.wattpad.com/story/393332041?utm_source=android&utm_medium=link&utm_content=share_reading&wp_page=reading_list_details&wp_uname=dudaninayana 

Ft. They Came To Baghdad.
          
          I’m planning to submit They Came to Baghdad to both the Wattys and the Ambys next year, but I’m confused. I already sent this book to a couple of other awards back when it was just five chapters and tagged as a WIP, this year. It’s fully completed now, but I’m still waiting for those results. I don’t expect to win. And honestly, at least they actually read it before deciding.
          
          I submitted four books to the Ambys this year.  One even reached Round 3, which means real humans sat down and read my work. Respect.
          
          The Wattys? They rejected everything. They prefer typical Wattpad-friendly romance — bad boys, mafia, werewolves, billionaire vampires. My stuff isn’t typical, so I get why they didn’t pick it. They’re not wrong for having a type.
          
          That’s why I’m unsure about sending They Came to Baghdad to the Wattys, next year. It’s romance, yes, but it’s not the kind they usually go for. The Ambys though? They’re fair, they actually read, and they don’t care if your main characters aren’t alphas with glowing eyes.
          
          I used to have this book on multiple platforms — Ajoara and ScrollStack beyond Inkitt and Wattpad — but I took it down from ajoara and ScrollStack. Now this is exclusive to Wattpad and Inkitt, free on both.
          
          Ugh... About They Came To Baghdad ( my version )...  Even though I act cynical, I’m still stupidly hopeful. As I want this book to reach the right people. I want it to get the recognition it deserves. And honestly, I’m tired of spoonfeeding links. If someone wants to read it, they can search it themselves. It’s not rocket science.
          
          So yeah — next year, I’m taking another shot at both awards. I’m hopeful. Bitter, but hopeful. And yes, if you still haven’t read this, I’m judging you.

@SeraDrake I use Jio, and so do a lot of people. It’s a telecom and internet service provider. For months now, Wattpad has been throwing tantrums specifically for Jio users. It doesn’t work unless we use a VPN and switch to private Google DNS, and even then it refuses to load on rainy days. Basically, Wattpad has been moody for Jio users for a long time.
          
          Ajoara and ScrollStack are also publishing platforms like Wattpad, but they don’t give Jio users any of these problems. Ajoara doesn’t offer monetization, but ScrollStack does. On ScrollStack, you can choose whether your work is free for everyone, free only for followers, or fully paid. You also set your own chapter price: in India the minimum is 10 INR per chapter on the website and 13 INR on the app. So a 10-chapter book would be 100 INR on the site and 130 INR on the app if you set it to paid. They take their cut by the way if you set your work to paid. Ugh... Ajoara doesn’t have any of these monetization options, but at least neither Ajoara nor ScrollStack behave the way Wattpad does for Jio users.

@whysomayuri - I enter my work in the Wattys to annoy the judges, and in the Ambys because I apparently keep forgetting how badly I react to humiliation (the novel I spent eleven years of blood, sweat, and tears writing and editing keeps doing badly. Very badly). 
          
          What's Jio? (Never heard of ajoara and ScrollStack, either, for that matter)

Hey guys, I need a little help here.
          So, you know how I told you I own six Wattpad pages? Three of them are temporarily deactivated—I did that on purpose, so that’s not the issue.
          
          From the active three… well, things got weird in a good way.
          
          Two entries from @dudaninayana, one from @whysomayuri, and one from @iamcoolkarni_ actually made it into the second round of the Ambys.
          And from the others, three got rejected in round three, and one—Bolo, Kab Pratikaar Karoge? published on @iamcoolkarni_—made it all the way to round three.
          
          The link is attached.
          
          Here’s the thing: I genuinely didn’t expect any of my works to even get considered, forget reaching round two or three. Now I’m sitting here wondering… am I actually that good of an author or am I just confused and shocked?
          
          What I want you to do—and why I’m dumping all this here—is simple:
          Please go to my other profile @iamcoolkarni_ (link attached) and read that story.
          I really want to know if it’s actually written well enough to deserve round three in the Ambys.
          
          Pretty please? And thank you—it would honestly mean a lot to me if you did this.
          
          Best,
          Nayana Dudani
          
          P.S. Yep, Nayana Dudani my real name. “Mayuri Kulkarni” is a nickname one of my closest friends, @yukaiyuki7, gave me, and I’ve been wearing it like a badge of honor ever since.
          
          Link - https://www.wattpad.com/story/393332041?utm_source=android&utm_medium=link&utm_content=share_reading&wp_page=reading_list_details&wp_uname=whysomayuri