Please note this chapter is for current or past participants. If you are new to the club, please use the 'Sign-up for new members/books' chapter :)
Welcome back, everyone!
An enormous thank you again to Bigfivedonaldduckfan and MarCafeWrites who have been working very hard to verify your comments this year. It's very much appreciated!
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Notifications on Wattpad have not been working well this month. Many people are not getting notified of tags in the books, so if you plan to participate, please check your section of the FBE exchange at least once a week for new requests if you can. If you're sending a request, continue to tag the other person as you normally do, make sure you post inline in the person's INBOX section so they can easily find it, and I'll do my best to retag anyone who hasn't responded within a few days.
What I've found helps is logging out and then back in on mobile and then many of my missing notifications appear. Hopefully this glitch doesn't last to long.
If you have some time, pop over to the 'Read These Gems' book to share some love with the wonderful featured authors there for the 'Winter Gems Reading Fest'. Sadly we only have two people showing those stories some love, and one of them is me so it'd be great to see more support for them. There are prizes too (reads and story shout-outs) :)
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Housekeeping notes (same as last month):
Please make sure to log your exchanges after you accept them or they are accepted with the number of chapters and book titles. If you include the chapter numbers (ex: completed 3 chapters (15-17) of Book by Author) in your finished comment it saves us from having to jump around multiple chapters and search for the comments. We rely on your comments in the FBE books to find what you've read.
All Light and Fun exchanges require a minimum of 5 comments and 30+ words per chapter :)
Extensions will be a maximum of 14 days past the deadline. After that point, you'll receive a warning. You can still complete your exchange after 14 days and rejoin the club when there is space. If your exchanges go past the 14-day extension period for a second month then you will no longer be able to participate in the club.
Please note there may be case-by-case exceptions to the 14-day rule. Medical, family, and mental health emergencies will not be subject to the 14-day rule.
If you have anything to add or would like something removed from the list, just let me know :)
Congratulations to those who advanced to round 2 with their novellas in the Open Novella Contest: Bigfivedonaldduckfan (Baguette Rhymes with Dead), Hrb264 (Something Missing), JDCarvell (A Ghost Story and A Spirit's Touch), KalliopeAdair (To Melt a Frozen Heart), MarCafeWrite (Miss Otis Regrets), MiniMoxx (Midnight and Royally Second), Tatebooks16 (Love is Revenge), Tonyatwraxall (The Monster Inside Me), UC-Creates (Son of Hades) , Voyageavecmoi (Forget It). Wishing you all the best in round 2!
Congratulations to Bigfivedonaldduckfan for being selected as a round 1 winner for the ONC with 'Baguette Rhymes with Dead'.
Congratulations to MiniMoxx (with 'Midnight') and Voyageavecmoi (with 'Forget It') for being Ambassador's picks for round 1 of the ONC.
Congratulations to Aniviawrites for 2k+ reads on 'Against All Odds'
Congratulations to CynthiaDagnal-Myron for reaching 53k reads with "My Seoul Man".
Congratulations to High_Priestess_Elena for reaching 100 followers and 1k+ reads with 'Crimson'.
Congratulations to OhhMira for 38K views on 'Bishop'.
Congratulations to Tatebooks16 for 100 reads on 'Greedy' and ranking #1 in Romantasy with 'Roses are Red'.
Congratulations to Tonyatwraxall for 3k reads on 'Forestvale Manor'.
Congratulations to JDCarvell for winning Fireflies bookclub short story competition 2024 with 'A Man Named Merlai'.
Congratulations to MiniMoxx for hitting 17.3k views on 'Royally Bumped', 57k on 'My Blossoming Redemption and 55k on 'Confession at the Altar'.
Congratulations to UC-Creates who won 1st place in the Sci-fi category of this year's Datura Awards with 'Super Blogger'.
Please respond by Saturday March 30th. On March 31st, new members from the waitlist will be added and I cannot guarantee there will be spots left. You can still respond after March 30th and if there are still spots I'll add you in :)
If you would like to return for April please let me know in the inline comments if:
a) You have no changes (I'll keep your form as it is) and keep your book in the same section (Light and Fun, Moderate or both)
b) You have a small change to your form (ex: update the number of chapters, feedback preference, change the section your book is listed in. Just let me know the change(s) inline, no need for a new form.).
c) You want to switch the book you have listed (please also fill out a new form in the application section or this chapter. No need to complete the quiz, just write returning member)
d) No/Not this month
To add a second book to the club, please fill out a new form in the new member/book chapter and indicate '2nd story' so I know not to remove your other listed book. Anyone who has completed a month with FBE is eligible to feature 2 books :)
If you're not participating next month, thanks for joining us. We wish you all the best and hope to see you in the future.
Thanks, everyone!
1. SnowWhite249172
2. 3mberRose
3. Dear_Sonatine *
4. 7_Blue_Roses
5. _reichii
6. High_Priestess_Elena
7. Bigfivedonaldduckfan
8. MiniMoxx
9. 0o0sbookshop
10. Aniviawrites
11. Augtwy
12. Voyageavecmoi
13. MarCafeWrites
14. hrb264
15. CynthiaDagnal-Myron
16. OhhMira
17. Tonyatwraxall
18. Adexpergo
19. Moonwriting1987
20. Kikipee
21. Rose_Nightshade
22. Carpathia
23. violetsadowski
24. rebecca_batteur
25. KalliopeAdair
26. Amoreodiamanti
27. LadyMaryAverman