Sandi Ward

Hi, love your books (read TAT on kindle after reading Cat on here a long time ago!). If I remember correctly, you had a follow up story about Finn—saw an earlier post on here and think it was Everything he Wants? Was wondering how that story was tracking or if it may be released at some point, I’d love to read it! :)

hi, just wondering if everything he wants has been discontinued or are you still writing it? hope you're well, stay safe x

I’m not sure if you still use this app but this is worth a shot!! I remember when I was young you had a book on here called “Cat.” I absolutely adored that book and I was hoping to find it again :(

Hi Wattpadders,
          
          Happy New Year! My new novel What Holds Us Together is now on sale from Kensington Books, available in trade paperback and e-book. You can find it anywhere you buy your books: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books—you get the idea! Or if you prefer the library, you can ask your library to carry it. Many libraries take requests. 
          
          I haven't been on Wattpad so much lately, but you can find me on Twitter, Instagram or my Facebook author page (@sandiwardbooks). I try to follow back if a person has "author" or "writer" in their bio—or just let me know, hey, I'm a Wattpadder. And we can connect! :)

If you'd like to read one of my short stories (for free online), EIGHTEEN is now featured on the Writers Digest web site: https://bit.ly/2FuW1HK
          
          This story won First Place in the Young Adult category of the 14th Annual Writers Digest Popular Fiction Awards. It's also Fantasy and there happens to be a few dragons involved, if you're into that sort of thing. Hope you enjoy it!

Is anyone out there paying to read "Supported" Wattpad stories? If you've done it, what did you think? Did you pay to try and find a better quality story, or just because you like to support authors? Did you read the book all the way through to the end? Once you "unlock" a chapter, can you go back and re-read it without paying again? I haven't read a Supported story myself. I'm wondering if anyone is participating and how it's going.

My publisher, Kensington Books, is giving away 26 copies of my latest novel, SOMETHING WORTH SAVING, starting today on Goodreads! (Goodreads is a site where book lovers post reviews, and it's free to sign up for an account. Sorry, this giveaway is U.S. only. )
          
          SOMETHING WORTH SAVING is the story of a dysfunctional family told from the point of view of their family cat, named Lily. Lily knows that someone has been hurting her favorite person in the world, 14 year-old Charlie, and she's determined to find out who is bullying him and do something to stop it. Charlie's dad was recently kicked out of the house for drinking too much, so Charlie doesn't have as much support as he used to. And the huge crush he has on a classmate is confusing and scaring him. Lily wants to help Charlie—but how?
          
          Click through to enter, and good luck! https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/288861-something-worth-saving?fbclid=IwAR3jiZwd4Iy5uQtMcDqHzyBRFEqG0iOs4pxkv4_2yqwtlfR7cGgL6BWEI8M

Is there a reason we can't upload a nice, colorful Wattpad banner on our profiles anymore? Everyone's banner art is greyed out. There's a dark overlay on top of whatever I upload. Is there a reason for that? (I suppose it's to make the profile photos in the circle stand out...but is it necessary?) I don't see a good-looking banner on any profile, and I've been looking around a while.  I used to be able to upload a bright, full-color banner. Just wondering if anyone has any ideas how to improve this...

Are you going to put everything he wants back on wattpad? Because I realllyyy miss that one :)

A new chapter of The Astonishing Thing is posted. This is Chapter 2: The Baby. 
          Happy reading!
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/651805804-the-astonishing-thing-chapter-2-the-baby/page/2