Wattpad Review

Wattpad is an internet based publisher to show the world your writing. Over 40 million people are signed up for it. You can publish your writing, read other’s work, join contests, edit other’s writing, join clubs, and talk to others. People can follow you and you can follow people to not miss a new chapter from your favorite author. You can post fiction, non-fiction, and even just random thoughts.

I would recommend Wattpad completely for a few reasons. First off, it is very easy and simple to use. To create a new story, you only have to go into “works” and click “create new story”. It saves your work automatically if you decide to write a chapter. You make titles, and you can create covers for your books to draw more readers. There is a search bar at the top to find people and stories easily. On the left there is a browse option where you can look through your favorite genres for new books! You can become part of the community by commenting on other’s work and by joining clubs. I am currently in the Science Fiction club and we have great discussions about science fiction.

One of my favorite parts is the contests. This gives you an option to get exposure in the community. Staff at Wattpad read through submissions and judge the submitted work. Each genre has these contests almost every two weeks. They typically give you a theme (for example, humans have taken to the stars due to pollution. What will happen?). They also have the Watty’s, a contest that shows the best of the best books on Wattpad (the Watty’s only happen once per year in December).

There are a few warnings I must give though. Some of the books on their are considered “mature”. Be sure before you read a book to check the rating. Books must say if they are mature, so don’t worry about accidentally reading one. Another one is that people can private message you. You can put in your description for people to not private message you, and if they do, you can block them.

Don’t worry, Wattpad is completely free. You don’t have to pay for extra features or pay a membership fee. So what are you waiting for? Just go to wattpad.com to get started today!