Rosemary Rey

Hi All,
          
          It's been a while since I sent a note to all of you. First, I want to thank you for reading my updates for Stained Glass Shards. I've been trying to update consistently because I want to bring you another series that I'm almost finished with. I've been feeling a bit restless in my career. I love writing but it's hard to be seen and get feedback so your votes and comments really help inspire me, especially when I don't get compensated for sharing my writing. 
          
          Please continue to Vote, Comment, Follow, and add my books to your Reading List. And if you believe my work should be nominated in reading groups and profiles, please share. This all helps a writer know how much the stories mean to you. These responses give me the inspiration to continue sharing. Wattpad is a huge site so getting seen is hard to come by. Now that we're headed into summer, I'm trying to figure out the next phase of 2023 and beyond but that requires more readers and engagement. If you have any ideas on how to build up my followers or increase readers, please let me know. 
          
          What are you reading on Wattpad? If there's a Romance book or series you're into, please share. I love finding new authors and stories. Speaking of authors, please check out my favorite author's novella series and duet. @VerboseVixen is such a go-to author for me. She writes the hottest romances. Everything she writes, I devour. Start with her Continental Breakfast series and binge the rest, you won't regret it. 
          
          Until next time, sweet readers.
          ~Rosemary

Hi All, 
          I’m so honored to have Rebound, Boundless Series, Book 1 be added to @WattpadSeries’ Romance reading list. It’s so nice to have my book available to readers of Romance. Thank you so much, @WattpadSeries. Check out their profile and follow them for more Wattpad book recommendations. 
          https://www.wattpad.com/list/1009136205-romance-see-series-blurb-book-for-rest-of-series-links
          I’ve uploaded Chapter 9 and 10 of Stained Glass Shards. I’m enjoying reconnecting with a story I wanted to write but didn’t know how it would be received by readers when it’s not a romance and seemed more like Erotic Women’s Fiction or Erotic ChickLit.  
          https://www.wattpad.com/1329996088-stained-glass-shards-9
          I had planned to write a novel in April but I’m not prepared to write anything. I did start a film script. I do want to write Romance screenplays and see a movie I’ve written on TV, but I don’t know if I want to write that either. I’m just trying to figure out my next writing vibe. I’d been writing to traditionally publish for two years and I’ve not found success so I’m losing steam on writing overall. I especially don’t want to write for that other pen name. I want to get back to my first love, which is writing Romantic Suspense. I love Dark Romance. And I’ve strayed so far away from the genre because I’ve been trying to write for gatekeepers who have these visions that aren’t truly mine or holding back from the story to appeal to a group of insiders who decide the trend of what readers should buy and read. With all that confusion of what I want to write or should write, I’m a little lost on writing anything new for any publication. I should consider trying to write for me and the vibes that inspires me to write in the first place. 
          I will try to figure out my next move. I do have a book I want to write exclusively for Wattpad. As always, thanks for supporting my works. Please continue to support your Wattpad authors with Votes, Comments, adding to Reading List, and Follows.

Hi Everyone,
          I have to start off with many apologies for not posting updates for Stained Glass Shards. Chapter 5 is up. Despite being a completed novel, I have to review the content and reformat it to bring it to Wattpad readers. This novel was written early in my writing career so I was trying, and failing, to format chapters in a way that works for readers. Chapters must be well-paced, intriguing, and have a suspenseful conclusion. But these chapters were all jumbled with extremely long narrative. I think the story is good, but it's the natural pauses that must be included. Wattpad suggests 2,000 words per chapter update, and I agree. So I'm trying to get there. Some chapters will be longer. Some slightly shorter. 
          Also, I have to say that I'm suffering from burnout. I've been attempting to write for a new pen name and get traditionally published, so my brain is stuck on writing to get paid. Now, we should all be compensated for our work, but I've been trying to find a full-time job, write, raise children, and pay large expenses for my older children's education. Overwhelm is too small of a word. I'm downright exhausted with it all. And I couldn't bring myself to write, revise, upload... Nothing. 
          Instead, I've been binge-watching Spanish Telenovelas, trying to get inspired to return to the business of writing. One thing is for sure, I will write a YA Romance in April. And yes, it will be to attempt traditional publication. If I can't find a job outside of the house, then I have to hustle at home to make money in the publishing industry. 
          My goal is to upload chapters of Stained Glass Shards and release three per week. Perhaps more if I can upload more chapters at a time as drafts. I also need to get back to reading. I was so disillusioned by writing that I needed inspiration and returned to Nora Ephron's essays—the patron saint of RomComs. I listened to 75% of her book yesterday. I feel a lot better because of it. Follow, comment, and vote, please. Happy Reading!

Hello, Everyone!!!
          I uploaded the first chapter of Stained Glass Shards by Rosemary Rey. https://www.wattpad.com/1313459412-stained-glass-shards-1
          The hope is to upload three times a week at this point. I'm just overwhelmed with a lot of life responsibilities. I've been spending time binge-watching Spanish telenovelas to keep my spirits up. I plan to get back to writing next week. I have a book I'd like to write exclusively for Wattpad while I'm uploading completed books for you to read. 
          In the meantime, I'm reading @VerboseVixen's novella and prequel. 
          https://www.wattpad.com/1285764038-continental-breakfast-chapter-1
          You have to get onto Ella Dominguez's novels. She is my top favorite author. Her stories have been a constant in my mind for over a decade. I can't get enough of her work. There are literal nights when I recall a scene from her backlist that I should return to rereading—Chapter 8, sold at eBook sellers being my favorite series. If you love Dark BDSM Romance, read that one. You will not be disappointed.
          As always, I ask that if you enjoy reading my stories, please vote, comment, and add to your reading list so you can get updates. Follow me so you can receive these notices. If it weren't for you, dear reader, I wouldn't be able to share my novels. I thrive from your votes and thoughts, which hold a big part of our creativity. Without you, we writers wouldn't flourish in this large ocean of writers that have an infinite number of stories to share.

Hello, Everyone!!!
          My favorite author has begun posting a novella that I really enjoyed. @VerboseVixen has published Continental Breakfast, a contemporary romance. Go check it out for yourself. Don’t forget to vote, add to your reading list, and let Ella know what you think about her story by leaving a comment. Thank you for supporting Wattpad authors.
          https://www.wattpad.com/1285764038-continental-breakfast-chapter-one

Hi, Everyone!!!
          Long time no update because I’ve been busy with trying to search for a job and I’m taking a certification class to go into a new field so I’m trying to prioritize. However, I wanted to thank you, dear readers, who have helped bring Rebound, Boundless Series, Book 1 to 10,000 reads. Not 10K readers, yet, but I hope that I’ll gain that many readers and followers one day. So this is a lovely start and I hope I’ve brought the readers a good story. Many of you have let others know about my series, and I thank you for helping me gain more visibility. 
          For now, I’ll work on some bonus chapters for Rebound in Matt’s POV. I think I’ll release three chapters for free. The rest will be paid, if ever I get creator status. At this point, it’ll be a long wait. If I had a Patreon, would you support it by paying for bonus chapters there? 
          I’m developing a new story that I want to release this summer. I can’t say anything about it now but I’m really excited about these characters and the hot romance they’ll undertake. 
          I’m so busy that I haven’t been reading, but if you recommend a Romance on Wattpad, please let me know. I love Dark Romance and Contemporary. My next favorite is YA Romance. I’d love to write a few YA Romances. I’m listening to my girls tell me all about the drama in their young lives and it gives me so many ideas, so send recommendations my way. 
          Happy Reading!!!

A thank you to all the readers who've read my erotic novella, Before the End by Rosemary Rey. https://www.wattpad.com/story/330993455-before-the-end
          I'm planning on releasing Stained Glass Shards, the aftermath of that novella, an Erotic Women's Fiction novel, in a couple of weeks. 
          
          I've been trying to get back to working on a few drafts and new things that I plan to write in 2023. Add in a job hunt to return to working full-time and my life is a little scattered. I wanted to thank you for reading my work even when it's not fiction. https://www.wattpad.com/story/318887018-ten-year-writer
          I started working on a new post for my Ten Year Writer by Rosemary Rey series for beginning writers and readers curious about my process, which highlights how I started writing in 2012 and self-publishing in 2014. My latest goal is to become traditionally published and I'm so close to reaching my dream that I can taste it. 
          
          In the meantime, I'm working on the second draft to submit to a publisher this year. I submitted one book already in early January and it'll be a long wait until I hear back from an editor, so I need to keep myself busy and productive with the goal of submitting this piece I'm working on in late February. 
          
          In the meantime, are there any Wattpad books you recommend I read? I love writing Dark Romances and love New Adult and Young Adult Romances as well so if you have any to recommend, I'd appreciate it. 
          
          Happy reading,
          Rosemary

Happy New Year, everyone. I wanted to let you know that I've started a new short story that is a prequel to another novel that I hope to soon upload for you. If you're interested in reading an Erotic Chicklit, but not a romance, please include Before the End by Rosemary Rey to your reading list. https://www.wattpad.com/story/330993455-before-the-end

The Spellbound Series is complete, Thank you so much for going on this journey with me this year. I’ve had so much fun seeing your votes and reading your comments. I have a lot of great plans for 2023 Wattpad stories. Another series will come soon. It’s an Erotic Mystery. I call them Rozys, like Cozy Mysteries, because they’re sure to make you blush while you figure out whodunnit. Please follow my profile and add my books to your reading list so you can learn my next update. Thank you so much for your support. 
          ~Rosemary

ᴛʀᴜᴛʜꜰᴜʟʟʏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀꜱᴛᴏɴɪꜱʜɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɴɢᴀɢɪɴɢ✨ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴡɪʟʟ ꜱᴜʀᴇʟʏ ꜱᴇᴇᴋ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀꜱ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀꜱ ɪᴛ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴇ .ᴀʟʟ ɪᴛ ɴᴇᴇᴅꜱ ɪꜱ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪ'ᴍ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʟᴘ ʏᴏᴜ ᴏᴜᴛ