Anna Blue

It has become a reoccurring pattern that every couple of years I come back online again with a flurry of activity on this account before disappearing once more.
          
          Well folks, it's that time again!!
          
          I have recently uploaded two new chapters of "A Hole in One's Village" and am working on a third. As for "The Case-Book," I have done a lot of behind the scenes planning for that one and reworking some of my old, longstanding plans because (as made obvious by the long time since I last updated it) things weren't really working for me anymore. More details on that front will come later in the form of an Author's Note at the end of a future chapter.
          
          I also thought that I'd include a little bit of an explanation as to why I have emerged from my cave to post again. For the last couple of years, my partner and I have been working in education. Well, we're pivoting into new fields (and no one was surprised...). At the end of the month, we are making a big move across country, and so I've had no obligations recently, for the first time in a long time, besides packing, and thankfully I'm a bit of a minimalist with a small apartment. This state of relative freedom will only last until the end of this month when I will have to start looking in earnest for jobs in our new location.
          
          So until I vanish again for an unforeseeable length of time, we'll see how much I manage post!
          
          Thanks again for all of your support and putting up with my incredibly inconsistent updates!!

Three new chapters of the Case-Book are now up! Yay!
          
          I don't write this story in order; there are just too many moving parts. So one conversation that's giving me writer's block can hold up literally 15,000 other words of writing... Which is exactly what happened. But I powered through and got it ready for you guys. I hope you enjoy!

The next chapter of The Case-Book of Kakashi Hatake, The Hound of the Uchiha {Part 5}, is now posted! Ta da!
          
          I hope that you all are staying safe and healthy :)

Important Public Service Announcement: 
          
          Just recently on Wattpad I have received several private messages reading along the lines of: 
          
          "I've read the initial chapters and I feel that your novel showcases your capabilities as a writer thus, I would like to invite you to publish on our platform [redacted]. You may find [redacted] on Appstore or Google Play," and,
          "We will offer a nice pay and a percentage of extra share. And you will have an opportunity to be an in-app promotion or even FB Ads campaign."
          
          I would like to caution especially my younger followers about messages like these; this is almost definitely a scam.
          
          This is because everything on my page is fanfiction. By definition, fanfiction is a copyright infringement: it is using the intellectual property of others. Even if you credit the original creator, you cannot use fanfiction for profit (something which makes the increasing monetization of Wattpad and its plethora of fanfic confuse me, but they most likely have a team of lawyers to navigate the legal soup for them while we the small creators do not).
          
          If someone ever offers you a way to turn profit from your fanfiction, regard it very warily. 
          
          Even if you are publishing original content on Wattpad, I would still be careful with messages like this. 
          
          One, this was clearly a copy-pasted message, who knows how many thousands received it? Two, there is no proof that the people who messaged me actually work for the apps/platforms they claim to represent.
          
          I do think, however, that it is possible that you might be scouted for your writing talents from a site like Wattpad. This is in fact one of the reasons why sites like this exist. But, before you begin working with a potential scout:
          
          -Look up their name. Do they work for the company they claim? Do they have a LinkedIn you double check? How credible is their organization? 
          
          -Talk to a lawyer to protect your intellectual property. Make sure your copy right is solid before giving your work to anyone else.

Yay! The Case-Book of Kakashi Hatake has been updated. Finally. I know... 
          
          Wattpad has really changed in the last three years since I was very active (so sorry about that), but I hope that some of my old crew of readers are still on the site. And to my newer followers, hello! I haven't had the chance to really greet you or thank you for your support yet, so allow me to do that now. 
          
          Now comes the question of posting schedules and my other ongoing works. 
          
          Long story short, I'm not going to make a posting schedule. I'm super pumped to be writing for you guys again, but I'm not going to make any commitments on my time while I'm in the process of graduating from college and finding a job. Who knows what my schedule is going to look like? I don't. 
          
          As for A Hole in One's Village, we'll see where the winds take me. I'm hoping to pick it back up too. But, I've been hoping to finish it for the last three years...

Will a global pandemic be enough to revive my unfinished stories? We'll see, but I'm hopeful. 
          
          It has been FOREVER since I posted something new. (Like over three years?! What is time and why does it go so quickly?) 
          
          I don't know what's going on in your part of the planet right now, but I'm stuck in my house with my whole family and with too little to do, and as such, a fragile state of sanity. (Honestly though, please stay at home; Corona Virus is a big deal.) 
          
          Leaving college (campus closed! What a fun way to end my senior year, online without getting to say goodbye to any of my friends in person) and being stuck in my parents' house has me feeling 17 again (despite being a month from 22), and it has reminded me of my favorite late high school pastime: updating my works for the lovely people of Wattpad! Which has me thinking, why not pick back up the old stories?
          
          Honestly, do I still have any readers left from when I used to post regularly? I'm kind of curious...
          
          I'm very unhappy with where I left everything off. Case-Book was just getting to the overarching plot line which I have been planning since the start. And really, I love Jin so much as a character and she deserves a finished story. As for A Hole in One's Village, well it was never going to be a very long story, but I didn't even get into the meat and potatoes of the first act! Besides, I have so many ideas for Ana and Kakashi's relationship and how it needs to grow. (Unlike the forever-single person who didn't know that reason why all the physical stuff seemed kind of repulsive was because she was so demi-sexual as to be almost wholly asexual, I now have had a very wonderful boyfriend for the last two and a half years and flatter myself that the whole relationship thing no longer baffles me.)
          
          Wow, this is so long that I'm going to finish up in the comments of this post. I've been gone a long time; I've got a lot to say. 

I love your kakashi books, it really brings out the spirit in your writing. The trilogy really was great, I hope you take your time making books and focus on yourself. Writing these must be tiring. Well anyways love your books and hope for the best!

I just read your trilogy and it was amazing I read it in 1/2 day(I just couldn't sleep with out finishing the books, until I just passed out I know it's not healthy ...but alas I am addicted ) it was raining ✨my favorite weather ,I also read the case book of kakashi Hatake and it was by far one of the most creative fanfiction that I've ever read and I can't wait for the next chapter ...I'm about to start reading a hole in ones heart ...(is that what the title is  sorry if it's not I just couldn't wait to write to u  I'm so stoked for the next chapter wait I already said that gosh I'm rambling  sorry sorry  ) good tidings to u Author-sama ✨

I love your books so much! I'll wait for all the updates! *pout* your writings are just a amazing!

It has been too long since I last updated, and I apologize. Life has taken a turn into the hectic. (I'm in 18 credits of college classes, work a part-time job, DM a D&D campaign, have a boyfriend, and am trying to finish up some original fiction pieces.) Basically,  I don't have much free time. 
          
          There is a bright side, however, I have started working on the next chapter for both The Case-Book of Kakashi Hatake and A Hole in One's Village. No guarantees of when those will be published, though, but they are in the pipeline.
          
          Thank you guys so much for the continued support, and I appreciate your patience.