Not exact matches
If you haven't already encountered
Wattpad, it's a social media site which helps
authors share free samples of their work with readers by
posting up their books in short bursts, either all at once or eking them out over a longer period.
As Joanna put it in her January
post «How to Use
Wattpad as an
Author»: «How does
Wattpad sell books?
Story
posting social media site
Wattpad has garnered a tremendous following in a short amount of time for its notably unique offers for both
authors and publishers.
Wattpad may have just started as a message board of sorts for
authors posting snippets of their work, but since that time so many years ago, the site has evolved into a dominating force in moving forward great content.
Some
authors post their books on
Wattpad chapter by chapter (once or twice a week) and build up a fanbase this way, which might later go on to buy other books of that
author (but remember — many users are not especially high in funds).
Fifty Shades of Grey
author E.L. James used this
Wattpad method to get a response for early drafts of Fifty Shades,
posting in Twilight fanfiction forums and eventually successfully publishing what would later result in the Fifty Shades trilogy.
For
authors, this is important because many are concerned that if they
post the first chapter of their novel on a site like
Wattpad or on their blogs, they've lost control of it and that they've lost any future monetary interest in it, and that's just not true.
Wattpad, who is also working with BiblioCrunch, is an online reading community that allows
authors to
post their work to the 14 million
Wattpad users, promoting book discovery and encouraging the growth of a reader fan base.
Wattpad, a site which makes discovery possible through more than 30 million reader memberships, is designed specifically for
authors to write and
post content, then for readers to share that content with their own followers.
While
Wattpad is a free community, by teaming up with BiblioCrunch
authors can
post their work to
Wattpad directly from BiblioCrunch's existing platform, saving time while reaching out to readers.
Jay Artale presents ALLi Insights: Reaching Readers with
Wattpad posted at ALLi's
Author Advice Centre, saying, «Summary Article, Video and Podcast about how
authors can use
Wattpad to reach readers.»
Typically, you want to begin building your
author platform at least six months before your first book even comes out — start your blog, comment on others» blogs, set up a newsletter, and grow your presence online and in readers» circles like
Wattpad by
posting excerpts of your work.
In 2006,
Wattpad was launched and has become one of the most popular places to
post original, never - before - published fiction as its written, uploading it chapter by chapter, as well as entire books (with the
author's or publisher's permission).
Joanna Penn presents How To Use
Wattpad As An
Author With Ashleigh Gardner
posted at The Creative Penn — On Writing and Creative Entrepreneurship, saying, «Social media is great for finding fans of you, but what about fans of your writing?