Tips and Tricks from a Wattpad Star

I created video guides to help you better utilize the Chapter Editor, the Story Settings Editor, and your profile. You will find them within this guide. Please feel free to ask questions.

Myth & Legend | Contests

Contests and challenges hosted by MythandLegend.

Wattpad Awards

This book contains the list of all the awards that are there on Wattpad! This is totally meant for helping out my lovely readers.

Your Guide to Writing a Killer Thriller

Want to write a killer thriller? This guide contains tricks and tips that will navigate you through the various aspects of a thriller novel. Find answers to the questions that have been burning on your mind.

The Ramadan Challenge

#PlanetOrPlastic Writing Contest

Wattpad has teamed up with National Geographic to wake the world up to the potential impact of single-use plastics. In 500 words or less, we're asking you to share a story-real or fiction-inspired by actual photos of this global issue.

Fantasy Bites

A collection of short fantastical flash fiction, drabbles, and other quick snippets.

Fantasy Sub-Genre Guide

The sub-genres of Fantasy

TELUS #EndBullying Poetry Contest [CLOSED]

Wattpad and TELUS have teamed up to bring you the first ever Wattpad Poetry Contest! Read on to see how you can help #EndBullying today!

#SoloTravel - Writing Contest! (Closed)

Calling all travel lovers, dreamers, and wanderlust seekers! We have paired up with Marriott International's online travel publication, Marriott TRAVELER to bring you another incredible writing opportunity. Marriott TRAVELER is the hotel industry's most popular online magazine, inspiring travel to the world's greatest...

Contests and Challenges

Do you have what it takes to fight the dragons, the mages, the monsters? Stay up to date with our ongoing writing contests and competitions here! *Please note, the following contest and its rules are the creation of a team of Ambassadors and is in no way affiliated with Wattpad or its staff. Judging of said conte...

Short Story Writing Prompts

Fancy writing some short fiction? This collection contains a series of prompts that can be used as a personal challenge, a way to compete with your fellow Wattpadders and of course a great place to find some great stories. Everything from vignettes to flash fiction, a celebration of all things Short Story

Microsoft Surface Creativity Challenge [CLOSED]

Exciting news, Wattpadders! We've teamed up with Microsoft Canada to bring you a writing opportunity that will excite and inspire you - and could earn you a brand new Microsoft Surface device to help further your creativity!

Advice From Writers

As Talent Scouts, we get to talk and interact with many different writers every day. We are always listening and learning from these interactions, and we see how every Wattpad journey is unique and how different strategies work for different people. We are very happy to share some of this advice and experiences with y...

Writing Tips

I'm not a straight A student on the subject of writing, but however, I have been told various things about how to write a successful book, so here, I'll be sharing with you the things that I've been taught. You don't need to follow these rules, after all, rules are meant to be broken. But, I do hope you'll find these...

Wattpad Geniuses

Here are some of Wattpad's amazing reads and some of the best books you can find on Wattpad! I do things a little differently compared to other Wattpad suggestion books. I write my opinion on the recommended book so you can see how I personally think of it. I take recommendations! All rights go to the authors :) ...

How to Become a Better Writer: A Wattpad Guide

Some basic writing tips to help you become a more effective storyteller.

7 Simple Tips to Improve Your Wattpad Stories

Welcome Wattpadders! This book will be short and to the point. I won’t bore you with mundane grammar rules or the crap you learn in English class, but I will offer simple suggestions on how to improve your writing. These are tips that I use every day when I sit down to write. Nothing fancy, just the basics. I can’t pr...

7 Advanced Tips to Improve Your Wattpad Stories

There are hundreds of fantastic books about writing for hopeful authors to choose from, but most of them are boring, complicated, and bogged down by filler. This little book is brief, straight forward, and easy to understand. I hope it will serve as an easy-to-read manual to help serious writers perfect their craft. I...

WRITE YOUR NOVEL: Tips from a NYT Bestseller

I'm CJ Lyons. And I'm a writer.... If you also need a twelve-step program to stop writing, then you've come to the right place. I don't like rules. I don't like people telling me what to do. I don't like complex formulas or graphs or charts that I have to consult because that's the "right way" to create a compelling s...

How to become successful on Wattpad: A beginners guide.

Wondering how some people get so famous on Wattpad? There are certain things that can help you become just as famous. Check them out here.

News & Updates

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