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Chessie
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Hello my fellow Scribes. Question here: has anyone used Wattpad, what did you think of it, and is it worth it for professional writers?
I have been on other writer forums and Wattpad has been praised by many, saying that although it didn't translate into a lot of direct sales, it did help a little.
I downloaded the app, set up an account, and began to do some research. These reasons have kept me from going further:
-YA audience mostly, and my stories are definitely not that. Although fantasy is popular on the site and supposedly 35% of the users are over 18 which is good.
-Giving out work for free. I believe that authors should be compensated monetarily for their work. However, I was considering putting up short stories that wouldn't be meant for publication elsewhere.
-An overwhelming amount of stories, many of them don't even have proper grammar or editing. Don't know if I want my work next to that (not saying this in a mean way but I do take pride in my work).
Still, considering that its a social media site I've been thinking of giving it a try. I'm still setting up an author website and I've tried blogging in the past which I hated. What I have been wanting to do though is set up a series of flash fiction tales set in my world that I can link my books to. I still suck at twitter and FB I only use for personal purposes, so I'm looking for some way to connect socially online.
The problem is that (from what I have read so far) the audience doesn't normally go outside of Wattpad to purchase stories, since they get entire novels for free on the site. So...what would be the point, is what I'm asking myself.
So I guess my second question is: would it be better to put these stories up on my own website or actually hit an audience on Wattpad in the hopes that it might generate sales? Curious to see what others think since I'm totally on the fence here. Any and all comments/thoughts welcome. Thank you!
I have been on other writer forums and Wattpad has been praised by many, saying that although it didn't translate into a lot of direct sales, it did help a little.
I downloaded the app, set up an account, and began to do some research. These reasons have kept me from going further:
-YA audience mostly, and my stories are definitely not that. Although fantasy is popular on the site and supposedly 35% of the users are over 18 which is good.
-Giving out work for free. I believe that authors should be compensated monetarily for their work. However, I was considering putting up short stories that wouldn't be meant for publication elsewhere.
-An overwhelming amount of stories, many of them don't even have proper grammar or editing. Don't know if I want my work next to that (not saying this in a mean way but I do take pride in my work).
Still, considering that its a social media site I've been thinking of giving it a try. I'm still setting up an author website and I've tried blogging in the past which I hated. What I have been wanting to do though is set up a series of flash fiction tales set in my world that I can link my books to. I still suck at twitter and FB I only use for personal purposes, so I'm looking for some way to connect socially online.
The problem is that (from what I have read so far) the audience doesn't normally go outside of Wattpad to purchase stories, since they get entire novels for free on the site. So...what would be the point, is what I'm asking myself.
So I guess my second question is: would it be better to put these stories up on my own website or actually hit an audience on Wattpad in the hopes that it might generate sales? Curious to see what others think since I'm totally on the fence here. Any and all comments/thoughts welcome. Thank you!