Night Shift is out on KU today in the US & Canada! Binge away, my loves. (Paperbacks coming to stores November 14. International readers, stand by! Lots of news on the way.)
Tomorrow marks Night Shiftโs one year anniversary on Wattpad. I seriously cannot emphasize enough how full of gratitude I am for all the support, the messages, the graphics, the love. So proud of my little book โค๏ธ
the sheer entitlement to choose to read free, serialized, in-progress fiction and then get mad at the author because itโsโฆ serialized and in-progress? like it was very clear what you were signing up for buddy
I am really really thankful for the readers whoโve supported me in my choice to join the Paid Stories program because it was NOT easy to make the call, but Iโm hopeful this will help me write more work in the near future!
the early stages of posting a book on wattpad are so intimate. you recognize the readers who comment every week. nobodyโs demanding updates yet. theyโre patient. they trust you. itโs soft, calm, exciting without the pressure.
The heart-sinking feeling when youโre reading another Wattpad story and start seeing entire lines, sometimes word for word, and paraphrased scenes taken straight from your own
Writing dual POV is such a fun new challenge because I really thought Iโd hate being in a manโs head butโฆ this one (1) fictional man has charmed me.
Iโd fully prepared myself for the possibility that all my readers had ditched me bc of this two month hiatus so Iโm clutching on to every โomg youโre backโ comment like itโs a life raft lmao I missed this SO MUCH
I donโt thank my patient readers enough but you guys have gotten me through the absolute craziest months of my life and I cannot wait to give you the rest of this damned book!!!
every once in a while (usually when Iโm having a not so great day) Iโll reread Night Shift and get the strongest urge to print a paperback copy for myself. one day!!! one day I will hold this book in my hands!!!
disappointed but not surprised to see night shift is one of the wattpad books thatโs been stolen and reposted by NovelHD, a shitshow of a website thatโs full of malware and is methodically copying, pasting, and altering wattpad books
I have not yet touched my (very long) to-do list for the day but I somehow wrote 1k words AND finalized the outlines for my next two projects so weโre calling this morning a win
I am incapable of scrolling through TikTok anymore without ending up neck-deep in a smutty romance on Kindle Unlimited!!! The algorithm has made me its bitch!!!
Iโve been slowly working my way through comments and DMs and I just wanna say 1. thank you for supporting me and my lil book and 2. non-waterproof mascara was not the move today!!!
@CharlieMP_Red
external conflict baby!!! or any conflict that couldnโt be solved by the leads having one (1) conversation or the male lead not being an immature jerk. kindness and loyalty doesnโt mean perfect or boring ๐
I am so grateful for the support Iโve received and the opportunities Iโve been given and one day soon Iโll be able to talk about it all in more concrete terms but Iโm just really really excited to WRITE this year
I donโt think enough people realize that wattpad has been fighting mirror sites for years and that scammers based in countries with weak copyright laws stealing content for ad revenue is an issue most authors will face at some point!!! this one isnโt wattpadโs fault lmao
The resurgence of Hunger Games has made me realize how deeply this series influenced my writing. The prickly, defensive, independent narrator. The criticism of capitalism. Katniss and Peeta, my first black cat/golden retriever ship. This is my whole personality???
the ending of my WIP is KICKING MY ASS but itโs like the most addicting 10,000 piece puzzle. YES all I have are the edge pieces but Iโm enjoying the process. maybe Iโm yelling profanities but I feel ALIVE. love writing. love it.
tried making an instagram account for my writing and they immediately deactivated my account because I use a pen name and they think Iโm not real so!!! wish me luck ๐
told myself I could take the weekend off from writing bc Iโm traveling and yet here I am frantically scribbling down dialogue ideas in the notes app on my phone every spare moment I get
Iโve been so productive this week (finally took a vacation) and this just confirms that I would thrive with zero responsibilities other than writing smut poolside
back on my taylor swift bullshit as I draft this book, and I just need to say that night shift is afterglow and last call is delicate. I will not be taking questions at this time. thank you.
I have three WIPs right now (two on contract, one just for me) and I'm having so much fun with them. But Wattpad really spoiled me, because man, is it lonely drafting offline and under deadlines.
I formatted Night Shift as a pretty little epub file so I could do an editing pass and Iโve tricked my brain into thinking this is a brand new book Iโve never read before 10/10 recommend
tomorrowโs a friday update day, which means I get to have a little coffee, proofread the chapter, and then spend the entire day ignoring all my responsibilities to refresh the orange app so I donโt miss a single comment
writing my first novella has been so freeing bc I get to cut out literally anything that isnโt directly about the romance. world building? we donโt know her. just pining and kissing. thatโs it. thatโs the story.
and I know this kind of theft occurs in all publishing circles (even trad pub authors with big four houses behind them struggle with it) but it feels extra shitty when the little guys get hit.
My editing deadlines have me utterly exhausted but getting to share the pub news today was such a gift. Iโm so grateful for the readers and fellow authors whoโve supported me through this โ๏ธ
I keep getting cover art updates for Night Shift and I am losing my miiiiiiind sheโs so beautiful and I am so excited for her to be out in the world โค๏ธ
Night Shift ARCs (the ones Iโm sending via BookFunnel) are going out tomorrow morning. If you follow me here and havenโt requested one by tonight (or see this in a few days and are like โwait noโ) you can still fill out the form in my bio, your ARC might just be delivered late!