D E D I C A T I O N

dedicated to my mother, for all her support and trust in me and all her words of encouragement that makes me feel like i'm the best.

dedicated to my friends, for not letting me kill this book as it grew and for encouraging me to keep writing.

dedicated to myself! my skills have improved and if i don't dedicate this to myself, no one is going to.

dedicated to that particular man, whose daughter had published a romance novel in amazon. thank you for the kind words where you implied my writing was boring and made no sense because of the tough vocabulary i've been using. it hurt me, but i guess it fares nothing because your daughter was a big achiever. thanks.

G R A T I T U D E

It has been a very short journey with all you readers, I'm aware. I initially started off with the notion that I'd end this book on a happy note, still remaining in the dystopian Meos that I had so much fun while creating. But through some reading, I realized that wouldn't exactly set Solus Snippets apart from normal dystopian genre books, hence urging me to choose an unconventional, pessimistic ending.

I had initially wanted Taehong and Fores to rebel against the grandmother and have what we usually have in a dystopian story. The male lead and female lead fight together against a common powerful cause with a motive at hand. I even wanted Taehong to find the happy future he should've gotten, too.

I really wanted to get to that scene I'd once wrote in the Foreword, where Taehong is an older man and he's still safely wrapped in his mother's soul. I thought of depicting him towards his end, where Death finally reaps both, his mother and him.

It's not that I am complaining, because I like the sadness much more than the utopian dream people chase. I truly had fun writing the darker scenes, especially where Death seemed to be dwelling on their own thoughts.

The most notable scenes where I fully immersed myself were probably the ones where Fores' character was receiving the introspection. Giving her that tragic backstory might be cliché, because what's a character without trauma, but I thoroughly enjoyed depicting that.

The other idea I loved conveying was the whole idea of the soul of the mother just stubbornly holding onto her son, protecting him, that was just so heart-warming to me. It ignited in me that feeling of giddiness when we feel motherly love, the way my eyes just fill up at the thought of my mother and her sacrifices for me.

With the closure of the book, I would like to thank all my readers for having made it upto here, and not losing interest. I'm glad my writing wasn't boring. It's only with their support that I've been able to find myself in continuing to write this masterpiece.

Special mentions to:
   • Ink3dverse : for staying by me throughout the journey and being my beta reader.
   • Jaeminixt : for supporting me and not letting me discontinue the book.

I N S P I R A T I O N

After reading the book, The Book Thief, I was instantly struck with how amazing it had been. The narrative started from the point of view of Death themselves and it was so refreshing to read. It wasn't the usual, girl/boy narration. It was such a mature, and deep one.

Similar to that is what I have done in this book. I've mentioned it in many places about how good that book is. So please do read it.

Though reading it in one go can seem a little bland. Because I took about 4 chapters to warm up to the writing. But once you're in that world that Markus Zusak has made for you, you can't seem to get out. You won't be able to walk yourself out, even if you want to. It's that intriguing and captivating.

A C H I E V E M E N T S

This book has received the honours of Wattpad recognition and I hope this keeps continuing until the very end of the existence of my profile.

Getting discovered by @StoriesUndiscovered was the very first step into recognition, and mind you, it's a privilege. Though it does not give you a sudden increase in reads or votes, it does reward you with a genuine feeling that 'Oh, people do find my book captivating and nice'.

As a writer, I think this is the feeling that keeps you going. Motivating oneself and viewing it as a form of meditation is one thing. But the appreciation you will is on another level. I can assure you that.

This only kept going as my book got featured into reading lists. Though most of those Wattpad profiles don't exist anymore, I'm glad I got featured before they faded into nothing.

Another thing to note are those amazing award shows. This started off as a fanfiction, and you'll be able to guess who's just by the name of the character. But what I noticed was that people throughout have showered their love on this, and I can't imagine any of this without them fellow judges and readers.

Thank you so much, once again. For reading and setting your mind to complete this book. Thank you.

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