Author Interviews

Interview with @whammystyles

1)How did you find out about Wattpad?
I found out about it early 2014 because people kept talking about fanfics on Twitter so I decided to give it a try.

2)At what age did you start to take an interest in writing?
At around 6. My first story was about talking stuffed animals and I wrote it on my school notebook haha

3)Do you feel pressure to update due to the amount of readers you have?
Yeah, I guess you could say that. A lot of them would message me and tell me to update, but as much as possible I do not update unless I really feel like doing it. I don't like forcing myself to write an update because I end up writing a really crappy chapter. I always wait for the inspiration to come.

4)Who would you say is your biggest inspiration as a writer?
Probably Sophie Kinsella. She's my favorite author and my writing style is very similar to hers. She loves writing romantic comedy novels, which I think is my specialty. She's just hilarious and she has the best ideas. My readers inspire me a LOT too. If I didn't have this much readers I probably wouldn't be updating as often.

5)Do you have a favorite out of the books you've written?
Dreamboat will always be my favorite. That book is my baby. It's one of the most unique stories I have ever written and as of now I don't think I could ever write anything that will top that one.

6)What is your greatest challenge as a writer?
Making my stories stand out and pleasing myself. 80% of the time I hate the chapters I write so I always re-write them, or when I post them I always have this A/N that says "SORRY THAT SUCKED" haha. I always feel like I could still make them better. As for making my stories stand out, I find it a struggle because there are SO MANY amazing fanfics out there. It's always a challenge to make mine quite unique.

7)What is your inspiration for writing?
Probably my own life. I'm a daydreamer and sometimes I wish my life were different. Writing is my escape from reality. Just imagining the kind of world I would like to be in is enough to inspire me.

8)Have you really just sat down and taken a few seconds to realize just how popular your works have become?
IT'S CRAZY. I swear to god I never saw this coming. When I started writing on Wattpad, I had like 5 followers and a really horrible book with no reads (a book that I eventually deleted. I hope none of you guys saw that one coz it was embarrassing and horribly written haha). I still can't believe it up to now, to be honest. I didn't think that much people would want to read my work.

9)Do you have any tips for aspiring writers?
Make sure you have a solid plot before you start writing and write something that inspires you. You have to be passionate about the story for it to work out. Also, if you want to be a writer, you have to be a reader. Reading books will help you improve a lot.

10)Is there anything you would like to say to your fans/ supporters?
*clears throat* *speaks in Zayn's accent* A MASSIVE MASSIVE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO READS MY WORK. You guys have no idea how much your comments make me smile. Sometimes I'm having a really bad day but then I read your comments and the next thing I know I'm rolling on my bed laughing coz you guys are hilarious and also the sweetest. Thank you for helping me get this far.

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Thanks so much for doing this whammystyles bc you are perfect and just like go follow her and check out her fanfics cause I'm like In love with them.