The Wattpad Experiment

day 15 - halfway baby

Day 15. I was halfway there. I took the time to reflect on the journey so far. I was immensely proud of myself for making this platform for myself in such a short time, and writing a book which I hadn't grown bored of once yet. It seemed crazy to me that this had actually worked.

I'm not saying I had little faith in my own actions, but by about day three I began to wonder whether I had simplified the matter too much. Maybe gaining reads on Wattpad was a lot harder than I remembered.

But my tricks actually worked. Following people who liked the same things as me led to me making a new best friend as well as gaining loyal readers. Reading other small works from authors meant people came and looked at my account. Hell even having a pretty good reading list probably helped me.

And this is what I want to stress - it can happen. If you put in enough work into being a member of the community, reads will come. That is of course dependent on how much you upload as well. That was also a big factor in this experiment. Something I learnt was invaluable is to have chapters stacked up, ready to be posted whenever you need them.

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I was staring at the read count that evening which had shot up unexpectedly due to a few new readers. Here's the thing, I was a little bit scared. Despite the fact that this challenge was only halfway through, I was beginning to look to the end already. I couldn't help wondering what would happen when I didn't have this book to write updates in as well as writing the book on the new account. This book kept me focused, kept me wanting to do more.

I mean, maybe this is a tip. Maybe keeping a log of your progress on a book is important. It keeps you driven but it also reminds you of how far you've come.

Statistics at the end of day fifteen:

637 reads

111 followers

Lesson learnt: Always be proud of yourself.