Long time from my last post!! Wanted to give an honest update.
I have loved wattpad in ways I never thought I would when I first joined. I encountered my very first fans here, and knowing that people enjoyed my stories changed how I saw my writing.
However, this site has changed. My activity on my chapters is so very low. The biggest incentive to posting for free is knowing that I’ve at least got some fans who will vote/comment but even that is on the low end of engagement. And getting new readers is the hardest it’s ever been. Since I am getting a following in the publishing world, posting my stories on here also removes the aspect of a book “debuting” by placing it on here for free.
With that, I am not honestly sure where I am going with this site or if I will reupload any of my stories/post future stories here. Jane will get two more chapters very soon, and from there, I’m not sure how much I will continue since I plan to publish it in September.
One day I do plan to to return to Rubies and post that on here. But so far, that’s my only real plan with Wattpad.
It’s a hard decision, honesty. I just miss the good old days of the site where it was so community driven, everyone was so active, ranks mattered, hard work meant more readers, etc. But it’s not that way anymore and I can’t change that.
I’m trying to take my works professionally, which means posting books for free has to be considered differently now, too.
I’ll still have a Jane update very soon and then ask the readers there on their opinion! Other than that, I may have to officially step away from wattpad in terms of publishing on here for a while
