Thank You

Hello fam, 

Finally! Finally! Finally! 

The book is completed!!! Can't tell you what I'm feeling right now. My heart is heavy and I'm going through different emotions. If you've been reading this book before Sept 2024, you'd remember how different I was before this month. I was my father's happy little girl, who just changed— No, forced to become a mature grownup girl overnight. 

Before September 2024, I was writing for myself. But after that (For those who don't know, I lost my father in this month and year) it was never about myself. My younger sister and mother became my responsibility. Writing was no longer fun for me. It was a source of income. 

After my dad's passing, it wasn't easy to write. My book was earning well, I was writing well. But his demise changed everything. I was forced to take a 2 month break from what I loved so I could grieve. But then I couldn't even grieve because I had other hardships to face. There was so much going on in my personal life. Then there were weeks of depression, where I had weird thoughts coming to mind. There were nights when I sat awake, thinking about him, crying silently, sobbing and feeling like I'm going to die. There were days where I held others in my family, encouraging them to move on, smiling for them, acting normal for them, all while I was drowning in my own sorrows. It wasn't easy. But still, I pushed myself to write. 

Well, you guys must have noticed it… When you take a break from something when it's going well, and then you pick it up after a while, you don't feel the same way. There's not the same kind of excitement and stir you felt when you started it. This happened with me when I sat down to resume writing new chapters of this book post my 2 month long break. Not to mention, I lost a great amount of readers and income. Most of them left, my income turned to 2 digits. There were hardly any comments and I still had so much to cover in Claire and Hunter's story. 

But still I continued to write. Even though I earned less (Can't even tell you how less, else you'll laugh at me for working so hard on something that supposedly died with my father) I didn't stop writing this story. Because besides being my best earning book before my dad's demise, it was also the book that taught me many lessons. It faced many rejections from many platforms, and I was recommended to modify it as per the platform's clichéd, repeated, and predictable suggestions. But I refused and retained my originality. It took me weeks to convince the platforms and my efforts paid off— This book won a contest. I won a few ‘Author of xyz’ titles… Which is why I persisted and wrote whatever I planned for this book. 

Yeah, it became long and most of you were frustrated (and maybe bored too, but I blame it on the break I was forced to take, else it wouldn't have taken this long to finish this book) I still went on. I went on for my own happiness even if I didn't earn well. 

You know why? Because some of you were connected with me on SNS and your daily messages told me how much you cherished my writing and loved Claire and Hunter's story. I think I said this before that this book is where I let my mind free to write everything I planned for it without cutting down anything under any kind of pressure. I might not have succeeded earning-wise, but the love and support I received (along with berating comments, which again made me happy because I think the story kept such readers invested enough to feel that way, which is a good thing in my vision as an author) from all of you is enough. 

Sometimes, some things should be done for your happiness. And I did exactly the same with this book. I WROTE IT FOR MYSELF. I took this as a challenge because each time I opened the doc to write chapters for this book, that night I last saw my dad alive would flood back in my mind. I was scared to even think about this book. I was truly horrified and went into a state of depression that I couldn't even share with anyone around me (because everyone else in the family had their own demons to deal with and I couldn't bring myself to burden them with my own) but it doesn't mean that I didn't talk to anyone! Some of you lovely people offered to listen… And I shared my feelings with them. They motivated me to pick up my pen, to recognize who I was before that unfortunate night. I had almost forgotten how to write until some of you came to my Dms like my angels. You made me look back at my journey, at why I started writing, at why I should continue to write, and at how much others were waiting for new chapters. I had moments where my fingers trembled while writing… But we made it. We're through. 

Hunter and Claire aren't the only ones who are starting a new life from tomorrow. I'm doing it too because this book was like Zara in my life lol. 

But what matters is that FINALLY AFTER ONE AND HALF YEAR, I COMPLETED THIS BOOK~

Yeah, I agree there were some unnecessary conversations and scenes (which I'm going to cut down during further editing) that don't have to stay in the book, and without them this story will become better. But as I said, I let myself write whatever I wanted… And I'm grateful that you were patient with me and read every BS I included. 

Thank you so much, Fam. Without you I wouldn't have been able to finish this book. Without you I wouldn't have been able to move on from my father's loss. And with my mother and sister's responsibility on me, it was truly very difficult. But you guys held me like someone holds a family member. It's you guys why I could do this. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 

Now…… Talking about the 2 EXTRA CHAPTERS I added in the end, I know you are eager to know what happened with those 3 couples. Don't worry, they have a book of their own. 

Erm, I could've covered them here in Claire and Hunter's story but then some would've blamed me for draggingggggggg the story out even further! Which is why I decided to give them their separate books. DON'T WORRY THEIR STORIES AREN'T GOING TO BE LONG AS THIS. 

Well, besides writing whatever I wanted, I wanted to write an extremely long book (because these platforms claimed that longer books earn well, and since I have responsibilities to fulfill, I thought to give it a go:') but trust me, writing long books is really not my thing) so my book will be selected for further promotions and make me more $$$ so I could happily save and spend as I wanted it. Alas, the grass isn’t always greener on the other side:’) I learned this lesson while writing this book. Long or not… We're through. 

Anyways, I want to let you guys know that Tyler, Cole, and Rashid's stories are on their way. BUT BEFORE THAT… I'M EDITING <REGRETTING DIVORCE> FOR @zón. It's my dream to have my book out there for more readers (because I feel that it's an achievement to be published there) and because I received so much love on this story, I'm hoping that my debut should be through this book. 

I'll break it down into 3 or 4 parts after editing. I hope you guys will show some support there as well. And that is where I'd want your REVIEWS (remember I told you where I'd want you to review this book?!;) if you've read the book this far. 

So, THANKS AGAIN, everyone. I apologize for the frustration, disappointment, and distress I caused you. It wasn't intentional, but I'm glad you chose to read it still. 

Ps. Regretting Divorce (RD) @zon will be released on the last day of this month i.e. 31st October, 2025. Tyler, Cole, and Rashid's stories will begin after that. 

Until then you're welcome to read my other ongoing book EX-WIFE'S MARRIAGE REVENGE (don't worry, it's not a long one lol. RD will be my first and last long book ever. So don't hesitate to check this other book of mine) 91 chapters already published. 3 more under editing. This one is different and less frustrating lol, I promise! 

Once again, thank you so so so soooooooooooo much, everyone. I'll miss Claire and Hunter… But life goes on. There are more wonderful stories coming for you to read. For eg. Ex-wife's Marriage Revenge! 

(yeah, you're right, doing some self-promotion because the platform wouldn't). 

Kyle and Jasmine's story will impress you just as much. 

Your author is signing off now. I really enjoyed this journey of Claire and Hunter. I hope you did too. This is me writing the last few words for this book. You can follow me for more details.

Love you with all my heart. XOXO. 

~Chantinglove138 ♡