How to Become a Better Writer: A Wattpad Guide

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

Creative Writing Exercises

With these exercises you will be able to improve: Setting description Characters Emotional description These will help you to learn to shut off your brain and write for the pure love of it. Worrying about what others will think or if we are good enough holds writers back from being able to explore their true potential...

The Writer's Handbook - Write & Publish Like Industry Professionals

A book chock full of information and tips for writers at every stage of their writing process from concept to publishing. © E A Carter 2017 All Rights Reserved.

Write On!

How to get the story out of your head and on the page. A collection of blog posts full of writing tips and encouragement. Writing is an ongoing learning experience and whether your a successful novelist or about to pen your first book, there's always room for tips and encouragement. I'll be posting weekly instalements...

Cherry's guide on how to orginize and plan your story

Helping book

A Writer's Guide to Mental Illness

Mental illness: a popular topic in fiction, an unpopular reality. Tips and guidelines for writing realistic characters suffering from MIs, written for and by Wattpad authors. [Trigger Warnings]

AfterDark's BDSM Project

A special collaborative project between featured authors and Wattpad AfterDark. This guide is made for authors and readers of BDSM related content in general. Curious? Come take a look inside!

10 Core Practices for Better Writing

Your Creative Well (How to Unlock Your Creativity and Reach Your True Potential)

Do you struggle with coming up with ideas? Do you pause in the middle of a project, stuck and unsure what to do next? Do you have a hard time focusing your energy and staying productive? Your Creative Well is the guide that will help you unlock your creativity and reach your true potential! EVERYONE is capable of crea...

How to kill your writer's block with Tarot Cards

Nothing sucks more than wanting to write but you're empty of ideas. Especially when you know your imagination works but it's just blocked up with writers flu. Here's a guide to unstick yourself by using Tarot cards to build a story. This could aid you in new ideas or just be a fun writing exercise to work those cre...

101 Creative Writing Exercises

The introduction and first three chapters of 101 Creative Writing Exercises is available on Wattpad. This is the first of three books in the Adventures in Writing Series. Learn more at WritingForward.com. 101 Creative Writing Exercises takes you on an adventure through the world of creative writing. Packed with fun an...

1200 Creative Writing Prompts

Scene Prompts - What Should Your Character Do Next?

These are NOT your typical writing prompts. I find most writing prompts too general or specific to be helpful. The ones in this book are just generic enough to spark your imagination and everyone's response will be completely different. Depending on your story idea, plot, characters and writing style, the response to...

We Call This Writing

A guide full of tips and tricks that hopefully doesn't recount the same old stuff in every other writing book under the sun, Wattpad and published alike. Covering everything from helpful resources like Susanna's Pacemaker to treating setting like character. Here's the link for all my shareable resources: https://docs...

This is How it Feels: Personal Accounts of Mental Illness

User-submitted stories about their own mental illnesses, their struggles with themselves and finding the strength to face it every day.

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...

How to Write Stories People Will Love

If you're a writer struggling to improve your craft, this book can help. It breaks down the basics of a good story and good writing. It'll also provide a few tips on how to stay motivated. There's no magical formula for instantly likable stories, but you can lay a strong foundation for a future full of writing that fu...

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...

Prisimpad: A Guide to Wattpad, Writing, and Whatever

I will no longer be updating this guide. I'm leaving it up in case it will continue to be helpful to anyone in the future. People have asked me writing tips, Wattpad tips, and whatever. This is some of that advice I give them. Keep in mind most of this is my opinion in addition to things other people have taught me to...

When Creativity is Blocked

What writer's block is, why it happens, and strategies that might actually help. *Includes actual citations* (In case you care. Which you should.)

Wattpad AfterDark User Guide

What is Wattpad AfterDark? How can my story be featured on the Wattpad AfterDark profile? Who is the team behind the profile? This guide explains all the features of the WattpadAfterDark profile. You can also consult our FAQs about Wattpad and links to helpful Wattpad resources. Thank you for stopping by!