@DomiSotto
ONC was great this year. Even impacted twice by Wattpad-wide changes it went ahead and delivered the community experience we all love. Long list is now out, and I am happily picking stories for those moments I can enjoy a good yarn. My current read is @wdhenning story, Mars Needs Women, and it's funny and upbeat, just as I like 'em. https://www.wattpad.com/story/362783029
If you have known me for long enough as a writer, you know that my goal was always to hit 50K reads for just writing and posting, no promotion, no nothing. 50K reads is a modest amount when success is measured in millions, but for me, that's enough. After 6 years of posting on 5 different sites, I finally reached this goal. I'm not gong to guild the lily. It was on Inkitt and it was with a story in an erotic category, a reverse harem featuring an Australian college swim team. It gives me hope that I can write stories people will read, but my unicorn story is still waiting to happen. For now, I'm jus going to celebrate finally meeting this important milestone and dream of popular success.
@TeodoratheScholar thank you. I really hope to keep figuring out my way toward the audience. I started so frightfully far from the masses (sorry, couldn't resist the quote).
@DomiSotto Congrats! Finding the right audience is always difficult, but you'll definitely get more reads once you find a dozen readers who are the 'right fit'. Definitely a great step forward. :) More to come!
Friends, Watty 2024 book is live. I'm overwhelmed by writing and mulch (long story), so I just quickly looked over the rules. Basically, very few changes since last year, save for a bit more clear statement that Ongoing stories category is intended for long, long, long serials. There is a further reduction for genres, but the upside is that they made the audience age (teen/adult ) a separate entry parameter vs a genre.
In all likelihood, neither my writing, nor my mulch would let me edit and submit Ablaze in its last year of eligibility into Watty, since it needs editing, and I am overcommitted. I'll focus on working on it when the time is right, hope I will have a book to compete with for 2025, and I am going to cheer on all the contestants whenever I can.
Good luck, friends!
https://www.wattpad.com/1444516920-the-2024-watty-awards-disclaimer
@Glory_feeling2 That's a good thing. FOMO has an uncanny ability to mess with the most solid goals, so it's important to know what you need, not what everyone else needs/does.
@DomiSotto Hi! I'm almost the same ...not joining this year as I'm wiped out. Doing smaller contests. Almost finished my WIP for the API contest and entered my LBTQ sci-fi novel to the Pride contest for next month. Not expecting much (cause I tend to get rejected in more popular contests). In the mean time, just writing, editing and reading is what I'm doing. *smiles*
Hi guys, if you don’t mind my writing and looking for another read, I am interested in readers' reactions to Ablaze. It's a small book, but I like its bones and want to redraft it during my Great Slow Editing Year 2025.
https://www.wattpad.com/story/315314899-ablaze
@BootcampMentors are running a 2-day loglines clinic! This initiative is being hosted on the Bootcamp's discord server from now until Friday (11:59pm Eastern Time). Join the BCM channel here: https://discord.gg/prfEGMT6fK and look for the request-for-feedback channel.
Remember how I said it wouldn't be long to wait for Season 2 of the Astronomical Odds? Ta-da! Thank you everyone for following the story of my star-crossed fated mates.
https://www.wattpad.com/story/368204891
How many seasons will there be for The Astronomical Odds? Bc it says one on the Seasons List but in ur last msg on the conversations, u said to stay tuned for Season 2. So I am just curious...
The Stargazer's Alpha is now complete! Thank you to everyone who followed the story as it was releasing. I hope you enjoyed the chars and the intrigues. Please, stay tuned for Season 2 and full unlock announcements! It shouldn't be long!
https://www.wattpad.com/story/352214316
@DomiSotto congrats on completing your original! It's a lot of work to get it ready and finished:)
Sorry for the radio-silence, folks. With DMs gone, I am gonna try to show up more on the Instagram, so if you are not averse to flowers and gardens, and for some inconceivable reason want to keep tabs on me, I am also DomiSotto there. Because, well, that's me. Gonna go snapshot peppers and tomato seedlings for your enjoyment now. Yay!
@DomiSotto hey I know that last time I caught you off guard with the fact that my Hercules book was a poem. I have a new book I would like a review on, it’s a poem too. I wanted to warn you ahead of time and give you a chance to flag me down before I made an official request.
@johnbwes hi, at the moment, I am not doing the reviews for @DreamlandCommunity unfortunately, life has gotten too busy! but I wish you the best of luck with your epic poetry!
