🛑 If you are an AUTHOR, or thinking about self publishing, I suggest you STOP and read this.
(*sigh*, this book was stolen too)
This is not a fiction novel, but a scarily true account of how authors all over the internet are having their works sto...
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As a person who has aspired to one day call myself an author, finding a platform that not only allowed writers to keep the rights to their published works, whilst also encouraging an interactive environment between readers & readers, and readers & authors... It felt like a really good opportunity to grow.
And it was, don't get me wrong. I have learned a lot - dare I say, more than I might have liked.
However I still remember the confusion I had starting out, as someone who knew nothing about self publishing and copyright issues.
Fast forward almost 2 years and looking back in hindsight, that is why I have decided to compile all my questions into this section, and create a little guide, if you will, about what I have learned over my time writing as a Wattpad author.
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Or maybe you don't, and you think it's straightforward 🤷♀️.
Either way, I was unsure when I started out, and I am absolutely guilty of punching into google, probably something along the lines of "which copyright do I use on my book?"
Well, here's what I learned, and what I recommend, depending on what you want to achieve with your works.
On the online Wattpad interface, this is what you will be looking at:
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