Writing POC 101

An advice book on how to successfully write POC characters by Wattpad authors. [Highest rank: #1 in Non-Fiction]

How To Get Reads, Votes, and Comments - A Guide

How do I get more reads, votes, and comments? If you find yourself asking that question, then I have some answers for you. What can you do to reach out to readers and potential readers? How can you encourage readers to comment and vote? What are all the different ways you can promote your stories? This #1 ranking...

Tips & Tricks to Writing on Wattpad

Part guide, part rant. Everything I've learned on writing, from Wattpad, experience, or how-to writing books. Leave requests on the second chapter :)

News & Updates

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Community Happenings

Welcome to The Wattpad HQ Community Happenings story! We are so glad you're part of our global community. This is the place for readers and writers to come to discover all the things we're doing to keep our community connected and inspired. From writer prompts to keep you motivated to weekly reading challenges, you'l...

Reads for Reads, Critiques, Reviews, and More

Well I used to browse the Wattpad site looking for stuff to read but now I can't really do that, I guess. So I'm hoping this works a bit. I'm looking for people willing to do reads for reads, critiques for critiques, and really anything you have in mind. Hell, I'll critique your blurb if you want me to and we'll figur...

So You Want to Write a Book? Crucial Advice for the First Time Writer

So, I was doing a critique tonight. And it was the person’s first book. And I was writing a bunch of the same things that I’ve written on a million other critiques since I started on Wattpad. And, it occurred to me that I keep giving people the same advice—advice that nobody gave me—and advice that beginner writer’s N...

The Writer's Guide to Weapons (Writer's Digest Books) EXCERPT

When it comes to writing weapons, most authors shoot from the hip--and miss. The Writer's Guide to Weapons (published by Writer's Digest Books) will help you hit your target every time. Firearms and knives have starring roles in a wide range of genres--crime, thriller, war, mystery, Western, and more. Unfortunately, m...

The Only 5 Writing Tips You Need to Know

I've received requests for writing tips from several Wattpadders. Here are, in my view, the only five bits of writing advice you need, in less than 500 words. (Cover image by madga s via sxc.hu)

How to Win a Watty Award - TWICE!

***VIDEO*** I was honored to win a Watty in 2016 and 2019. Here's what I learned.

The Writer's Guide to Wattpad

The OFFICIAL guide to writing on Wattpad. Available everywhere Aug. 7, 2018, from Writer's Digest Books. Featuring contributions from your favorite Wattpad writers, "The Writer's Guide to Wattpad" will show you how to: * Get started using Wattpad, prepare your writing to be published, and develop a unique cover design...

What's Up? (What I'm working on, updates, and other odds and ends)

Welcome to my planning arena. This is where you can easily find out what I'm working on, if I have any big updates, as well as some other information. This is likely going to be mostly a place for me to let my readers know what I am working on. PS. If you archive a book in your personal library, it reappears in your...

Tips For Writing On Wattpad

Welcome to the wonderful world of writing on Wattpad! This is Wattpad, not the Olympics, so there's no need to panic. Anyone can try it, no training required. Writing doesn't have to be complicated, and you don't have to be a graduate of some fancy university, but there are a few guidelines that will make things easie...