Carolyn Hill

Missing you a lot ❤️ Hope you are doing well. 

Hi my friends! No, I haven't disappeared, but I'm still busy as heck working all weekend. On the plus side, hey it's writing I get paid to do! :D

Dear friends,
          
          TL/DR: Work is crazy busy (in a good way, yay!). I love you all and will read your stories when I can. Writing will recommence this summer, work permitting.
          
          Long version:
          
          I've got a tidal wave of projects coming at me starting...well...today that means I'll probably have very limited free time from now until the foreseeable future. We're talking late nights, the works. I probably have an 80 hour week this week, for example. 
          
          Make hay while the sun shines, am I right? That's freelancing for ya. :D 
          
          Oof, this is going to be tricky for me in terms of Wattpad. I will try my very best to leave some time, but I'm afraid I can't make any promises I probably won't be able to keep.
          
          Realistically, this means the editing process for "Don't Look Back" will have to begin in the summer. Any further writing projects will need to wait until then as well. 
          
          In terms of reading, I will try to squeeze in an hour here or there, but this week I really need to focus big time. Hopefully next week I can schedule in a bit of reading because there are so many lovely stories, ahhh! And I believe in giving back to the people who have helped me. 
          
          Just remember: You aren't forgotten and I haven't lost interest. It's Mount Doom's fault!
          
          Thanks for your patience. Happy reading and writing!
          
          -- Carolyn

I am doing good <3 how is life doing for you - i might not be texting in pms bc i though u may not want to but - i can if u want <3 i just dont wanna be too much of a boter <3

Once again, I have an urgent deadline by Friday followed by another one on Monday, so I'll be taking a little break. :) But I'll be back!

*sigh* Here I was all excited to transform "Don't Look Back" into a novel only to discover the story already pretty much exists. Only it's much better. And it's been released on Netflix. So I'm going to relegate it to the slush pile and try again with another story.
          
          Nothing new under the sun, is there?

I'm having writer's withdrawal...do you know what I mean? When you so intensively focus on something that when it's over you kinda feel a bit depressed or whatever because you're not writing anymore? What's up with that? 

Here it is, my friends! The final chapter of my ONC novella, "Don't Look Back" is here at last, and with that the story is complete! Now it needs a lot of polishing and editing, and I may need to rewrite some parts, but you can't edit a blank page! We're done!
          
          So if you were waiting for it to be complete before you begin, now's your chance to sink your teeth into this second chance romance.
          
          Would anyone be interested in a plain expansion of the novel? That is to say, without a paranormal element? 
          
          Please let me know if there's anything you'd like me to add or change! Thanks for your support!
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/361840958

@Carolyn_Hill Same here but yes, we can't edit a blank page, now can we? 
          
          And no pressure to read my entry. Take your time, cause I am going pretty slow with it:⁠-⁠)

I'm debating changing tack slightly when I expand the novella into a novel (assuming I do that at some point). I'm thinking the following formula/arc, and I'd like your feedback:
          
          Ian/Sylvia: strangers --> platonic friends --> estranged acquaintances --> lovers
          Ian/Helena: best friends --> roommates --> FWB --> best friends
          
          Tomorrow is the last update and DLB is complete!!! YAY!