I began writing Stigma back in July, 2017. And today, May 9th 2020 marks the day I finally finished this long project that turned into something so precious and special to me, more than I could've ever imagined back then.

The funny thing is, Stigma turned out much, much different than I initially had planned; it turned into something much, much better.

words & pages on google documents is what Stigma became. I still have a love-hate relationship to my longass chapters, and I'm genuinely sorry for making you read through my sometimes 7.5k+ chapters. Even if you've read this far, I'm beyond honored and thankful.

I read every single comment. I see every single vote. I check out every profile that has ever added Stigma to their reading lists. And each and every one of you.. . More than you can imagine. Every time I feel insignificant or not good enough, I go into the comment sections and read through all the nice messages you beautiful people leave me, and it makes me all warm and smiley again. It's thanks to that I've had the energy to invest so much into this story, because there's nothing I want more than to give you what you deserve: which is the utterly best of my abilities.

There were of course times that I thought I should quit, especially when I was so busy or empty-minded that I couldn't sit down and produce a single sentence. I hate to make people wait, but it's a flaw of mine to overthink until I go blank, leaving you waiting for months sometimes for chapters. So being here, writing this, finally finished the biggest project I've ever gotten myself into, is mindblowing to me.

I deeply and honestly hope that this book has given you joy and entertainment. For people who haven't written a book, I can tell you that it's not an easy task. This is the first book I've ever finished, and the feeling is indescribable. I feel relieved, happy, but somehow saddened. I'm sad to leave these characters that's been constantly on my mind for almost 3 years. I'll miss being excited to post a dramatic chapter and see all your comments and smile at them. But I feel like we've come to a point where we can say goodbye to Blue, Tae, Areum and everyone else with light and content hearts.

I've been keeping track of Stigma's growth ever since the first chapter was posted. I had 4 followers and I was excited to get back to writing after a long, long break. Honestly, I cringe every time I read my old chapters (I've saved the old version of Stigma's first 19 chapters before I edited them) and I'm glad it took a while before more readers started to find Stigma.

♣ First chapter posted August 3rd 2017

♣ 1k reads reached February 2018, 19 chapters

♣ 2k reads reached May 5th 2018, 20 chapters

[Major editing spree that finished August 2018]

♣ 4k reads October 8th, 2018, 25 chapters

♣ 7k reads January 7th, 2019, 27 chapters

♣ 9k reads March 4th, 2019, 30 chapters

♣ 10k reads April 3rd, 2019, 30 chapters

[Here's when Stigma had a major growth spurt! I'm still shook to this day over how & why it happened, but it certainly made my entire 2019 better!]

♣ 15k reads May 10th, 2019, 30 chapters

♣ 20k reads & 1k votes June 1st, 2019, 31 chapters

♣ 30k reads August 12th, 2019, 32 chapters

♣ 40k reads November 5th, 2019, 34 chapters

♣ 50k reads January 6th, 2020, 36 chapters

♣ 60k reads April 3rd, 2020, 40 chapters

As you can see, it took 6 months for Stigma to reach 1k with 19 chapters. But I actually never cared too much about numbers, because the only thing on my mind was to enjoy writing -- which I did a lot. But one day my book eventually got noticed by so many readers, and that really made me feel accomplished and happy that I never gave up. What I want you to take from this: with patience and hard work, someone out there will read your creations. I was over the moon when I got 100 reads, and to this day I still grin like a dork when I see ten new reads on Stigma.

to all my readers that has been with me from the beginning, it's a miracle you didn't give up after the second chapter.

to all my readers that recommended Stigma to your followers & friends.

to all my readers that randomly encountered Stigma & gave it a chance.

to all my readers that endured the sporadic update "schedules" -- you really have the patience of the most patient creature in this Universe (I couldn't come up with something that's patient T-T)

to all my readers that left long, long comments & messages explaining their feelings & opinions towards Stigma & my writing. I never mind the length of the comments, even if they'd be 10k words long I'd reread them everyday until I die.

, reading this, . You've officially made my life much brighter by just being here, no matter if you've commented, left a vote or neither. The fact that you've taken your time to read a single sentence in this book honors me to the core. I purple you. Thank you.

I could go on forever about how much this book & every reader means to me, but I think you've gotten the memo x'D

I might return to this book one day to write special chapters if I ever get inspired to do so. If you want, you can leave suggestions on what you'd like to read in that case ^.^

*deep exhale* So.. I think this is it for my last author's note. Ugh, I feel like there are so many things I've forgot to mention, but we're at 1k words already so I think you've had enough at this point xD Let's wrap this up!

I hope you're content with how Stigma ended, how I crafted Blue & Tae's relationship and friendship, how the drama unfolded and got resolved. I hope you've felt happiness, sadness, frustration & anger together with my characters. But most importantly, I hope this book has been a joy to read and a way for you to escape our mundane reality ♡

As I always say, stay healthy, my lovely, dear readers ♡ I love you to the moon and back ♡ *gives you the biggest virtual hug in existence* You are important to me, so please nurture yourself ♡

Much love,

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I'm not done with writing yet !!

If you want to read more of my works, then keep an eye on my profile since I have a few books planned to publish in a near future!

- Texting fic, long-distance relationship story with very much fluff & a pinch of drama :3

- Best friends-turned-lovers, university drama, steamy 18+ moments, and a few exciting things relating to the title ;3

- Another best friends-turned-lovers, high-school drama, 18+ moments & a whole lotta drama ;3

- From strangers to best friends to lovers, fluff & angst ♡

- University drama, vampire/werewolves & supernatural beings, demons vs angels stuff, forbidden lovers kind of deal ;3

If you're multifandom trash like me, then I'm sure these books will go right down your alley!

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