A friend of Felicity Annora's from The Wattpad News office called the police sometime around the 30th of June, 2016. Felicity hadn't been seen for days.

"I was worried sick," said a fellow reporter. "She hasn't been in for work for a few weeks, so I called Felicity's house. She wasn't there either, so I decided to call the police station to bring them in on the search."

With a little investigation from the police station, they found and visited the local county sheriff's office where Felicity was at, grinning nervously in a holding cell.

"I first didn't come to work because I was playing hooky, then I forgot to come because I was busy with personal reasons, and then I decided to have some fun with my friends who worked at the county sheriff's office, which landed me here in this 24 hour holding cell. Who would've thought that taking a bite out of every donut in the sheriff's donut box was an arrestible crime?"

The Wattpad News office pooled their money together to bail out their mischievious editior and got her a box of donuts for herself as a gift for her return.

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   U P C O M I N G   E V E N T S

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Sunday August 21st, 2016: Thin-Tin-Missy will update her book of Slaphappy Silliness.

Monday August 22d, 2016: Thin-Tin-Missy will update her new story Character Cafe.

Thursday August 25th, 2016: JessiYork will update her new fantasy story, The Bark-Skinned Ghost. Highly recommended to any fantasy lover by The Wattpad News team.

Saturday August 27, 2016: DawnStarling will announce the spotlighted authors for Round 52 to participating #NBR members.

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   N B R   N E W S   C O R N E R

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The winning spotlighted authors and their chosen stories of Round 51 are:

AmeVicky02's Lighthouse Lullabye,

Avaadore22's The Furies of Lethra,

And Victoria_Brooks' Secrets of a Pirate's Heart.

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     P O L I C E   R E P O R T S

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Monday August 1st, 2016: The police were called when camp mates realized that Thin-Tin-Missy was stuck on a section of a high ropes course. (Actully did get stuck- refer to my book of Slaphappy Silliness, and find the original 15 question tag that I recently made)

Friday August 19, 2016: Neighbors called in about a noise complaint, and found Thin-Tin-Missy coughing so loud to where she woke the neighbors. The police gave her an over-the-counter cough medicine, then returned to their duties.

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Measures of water ravaged New Orleans in Lousiana, USA- flooding abodes and properties of all shapes and sizes. Methinks the peoples aught to invest in a swimming program for residents dwelling within a high-risk flooding area. Perhaps it might rescue a few souls to keep many from drowning.

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Woah! I apologize for not updating for so long. It sucks getting busy and not being able to update one of my most favorite things to ever work on, but I guess it happens to the best of us. I'll try not to go M.I.A. like I have been for like the last month or so. Also, I've been drawing like a madman for entering stuff in the local county fair. Let me know if you want to see the art I'm entering this year!

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           C O M I C   S T R I P

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What hilarious sentences can you get when you change the channel?

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Interview with swiftiegirl1010.

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Felicity: Hi, swiftiegirl! So I was just wondering about how you found Wattpad?

swiftiegirl101: I first found out about Wattpad when people who I followed on social media kept talking about it. They brought stuff up, advertised their stories, stuff like that. I thought it might be cool to check it out, so... Here I am :).

Felicity: That's great! What's been your most favorite project to write and work on so far?

swiftiegirl1010: My favorite project to work on is definitely Magaia: The Sisters. It holds a special place in my heart, probably it's the first story idea I ever decided to actually write on paper. The reason why I enjoy working on it so much is because I love how everything just unravels in my head. I feel like I'm getting to understand the plot and the characters more as I move along with the story. It feels so refreshing to find the pieces coming together, haha!

Felicity: That sounds amazing! And I love how you can tell how much you love your story just by reading your work! Oh, and fun fact: you were my first follower. Anyway, looking at some of the notes that DawnStarling has written about you, you've been here since the inception of NBR. What's been the best and worst thing about being a part of NBR?

swiftiegirl101: NBR definitely has many great things. Meeting new, talented people, finding amazing works to read, and of course, gaining exposure. But to me, the best part out of it all is probably what you learn while being in the contest. Being in the spotlight gives you a chance to take in feedback from many different perspectives improve not only your writing skills, but reviewing skills as well. I learned a lot thanks to NBR, and the feedback I received from the members definitely helped me.The worst part of NBR? I would say the amount of time it consumes. Writing three pieces of feedback every week will definitely be hard for some members. Even I had times where I barely managed to get my comments in on time. But I definitely think there are more pros than cons of NBR.

Felicity: Yeah, I can agree with that. The time it took to write the feedback was what ultimately made me have to take a break from NBR because my life got busier. I'm wondering on what you think is the key to success here on Wattpad?

swiftiegirl1010: The key to success on Wattpad, huh? Hmm, I would say the most important thing is to form friendships. Being friendly to your followers, responding to comments on your book and message board, these are all ways you can form friendships. Of course, you would still have to be careful. But the more friends, (probably) the more people reading your works. Of course, the amount of reads on your works isn't the only thing that matters. Good relationships with other authors would surely give you connections to other people and clubs as well. The more people you get to know and the more contests/clubs (like NBR) you get involved in, the more well-known you become.

Felicity: That sounds like a solid explanation to me! And now for the derp question... *drumroll* What's one of the most quirkiest things about you that you don't normally share normally with people?

swiftiegirl1010: *Gasp* But I can't expose my secrets to the world! Haha, just kidding. Hmm, one of the quirkiest things about myself is probably my love of... smelly food? Like onions, cheese, kimchi, sushi... Those kinds of things. I don't really know why, but I just love foods like these. Some people, like my family and friends, noticed this, of course, but I never really straight-up tell anyone that I like food that smells. XD

Felicity: I think it's a really cute quirk! xD Thanks so much for sharing and agreeing to this interview! Hope you have a nice week!

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DECREE OF THE LAND: That all fair maidens that are blonde, petite, answer to the name Cinderella, and have a shoe size of 4 must come to the palace to try on a shoe 'cause the friggin prince can't remember what the girl that he danced with the night before looked like. Princy had too much to drink, so the memory is foggy. There will also be a singing competition since he remembers singing with the girl, but also can't remember what her voice sounded like. In case you were wondering- the castle's staff thinks the prince is nuts.

Have an enemy you don't like? Just want the prettiest girl in your school to die? Well, look no further! Try Madame Lestrange's heart-stopping beautiful apples! It kinda worked on Snow White, so it'll work for you too! Just wander into the woods and walk into the first cottage you see right away.

Have anything to share or to put in the paper? Contact me!

The Wattpad News 2016