Congrats to everyone who progressed through Round 2 of ONC! It's a great feeling every year to go through the ONC book and congratulate everyone while skimming the lists. It's almost like opening presents on Christmas or your birthday.
Just to clarify my announcement from yesterday: I'm not leaving Wattpad altogether. I've pulled anything not under contract so I can continue publishing through traditional avenues.
However, Zombie Soap 3 will continue; I've started it, and I'm not about to leave the readers hanging, and it's under contract. Undergrounders and Overlanders are also still under contract, so if I start writing Overlanders, those stories will remain here on Wattpad. I'd thought about querying that series, but that's lightyears from now. It's unedited, and there is still so much story to tell.
OwlieCat and I will keep posting on our joint profile; we have a lot of fun with that story, and we intend to keep that free for users to enjoy for a long, long time.
New stories: not now or likely any time soon (excluding the Overlanders and Zombie Soap). ONC could potentially be an option next year, but I'm deep in work for Six of Air with my publisher. I've been putting a lot of focus into getting that book written, and I'm still drafting and researching daily as more notes come up.
At the end of the day, my heart is in traditional publishing. It's what I've always wanted to do, and now that I'm doing it, I want to keep chasing that dream and aspiring to shoot higher.
I will still be here as an Engagement Ambassador. I did consider leaving, but I have always been Team Wattpad Users. I joined Ambassadors to give a voice to the readers, and I will do it until I figure out for sure whether I want to continue. No need to make hasty decisions on that front.
I will also continue reading your wonderful stories! You're all my writing/reading family, and that's never going to change.
Happy Friday!
