@ericdabbs
Hi, dear reader!
The novel "TWIN SOULS" is now available on Wattpad!
A romance novel about two teenagers who fall in love—but it turns out that they have a painful past in common.
Hope you visit it!
https://www.wattpad.com/story/377882839?utm_source=android&utm_medium=link&utm_content=share_writing&wp_page=create&wp_uname=RotsenBrito9
Since I’m not a creator anymore, does wattpad except queries for their originals from anyone, or whatever they call the genres they are actively looking for? I know one of those genres is speculative fiction. Do you have to be creator to submit queries? Like for stories that we have that are offline and not on Wattpad? Just wondering. Thanks to anyone who answers.
@DomiSotto Thank you! I will keep this in mind when I start querying. Thanks for the link:)
@ericdabbs you can pitch through this https://www.wattpad.com/1474285879-news-updates-submissions-are-officially-open-for
Hello Wattpadders! How is everyone? Hope all is well:) I wanted to declare 2024 as a hugely successful writing year for me. I completed a fanfiction short story, a novella during last year’s ONC, and an offline sci-fi novel of 86.5k words! That’s a total of more than 133k words last year! Compare that to 2023’s five different novels that I didn’t finish because I lost interest.
I figured out what my problem was. I’m highly influenced by what I read. I read a mystery novel and I want to write one. I read an apocalyptic novel and I want to write one. I read a novel with heavy romance and I start thinking I can write a romance. Read a werewolf novel, and guess what? You guessed it.
So now I read the genre I’m writing to stay motivated to finish. My most recent novel is a YA space sci-fi story, so that’s the genre I read. I’m so proud of myself for writing an 86.5k word novel last year, all in one POV. That, I had never done before. And I did it. Now I’m editing it and one day I’ll query it. Wish me luck:)
@Glory_feeling2 And exploring other genres can help you learn which one is the best for you. Thank you! Happy writing to you:)
@ericdabbs Hello Sir! Nothing wrong with writing in most genres that interest you. I do that too when I feel like it. Although, can't say I do well in those new write-ups, but I do my best. Like you I'm proud of what I wrote! Take Care!
How’s the Wattpad community doing? Are you deep into writing your stories? Read any good books lately? Hope everyone is doing well. I’m just glad it’s Friday:)
@bibliolumbricus Yes! It is still on there. It will be until the program ends in February. I’m gonna try to get one chapter up before the last day to publish on Dec 4th:)
@ericdabbs Heard about Kindle Vella! Such a bummer! Is your story still on there? I have some credits I need to use up lol.
@bibliolumbricus Yes, I’m so glad it’s Friday! I’m kinda in limbo. I was writing a sci-fi story on kindle Vella, and I building a reader base, and then Amazon scraps the Vella program. For my ongoing story, it was motivational to see that people were reading it as I wrote. Now, I’m writing offline, with the goal of publishing on Kindle Unlimited eventually. Part of me wants to publish on Wattpad and then put it on KU. Not sure what I’m going to do. Good to see you around Wattpad again:)
I'm quite disheartened that you and your genres aren't being promoted on wattpad. And it's very obvious that wattpad is heavily saturated on romance genre. Also I've never seen covers like yours too on the app. Most I've seen always have somewhat an attractive human face on them and unsavoury "romance" titles.
Recently, wattpad put hidden ads in the notifications on the phone app. No one else seems to notice it either. When i email complains, they blatantly ignored me. Eventually I gave up.
Sorry for the rambling but I do wish you'll get better opportunities in the future. I absolutely love the way you describe atmospheres and environments. May your creative mind thrives.
Best wishes, always.
p.s. I'm a silent reader most of the time. I make no sounds but I'm there reading.
Thank you so much for letting me know how you feel! I’m thankful that you have read some of my stories, and I wish Wattpad loved my stories too. It’s about audience and what sells. I’ve tried to write romance but science fiction and action are my jam. Thank you!
@ericdabbs Awesome! And you're welcome!
A couple of writers recommended Inkspired to me as an alternative to Wattpad, so I thought I’d try it out. I think the link below should take you to my profile page on Inkspired. I published chapter one of Small Town Hero over there to see how it does. If you’re on Inkspired, given me a follow and I’ll follow you back:)
Inkspired. https://getinkspired.com/u/eric-dabbs/ https://getinkspired.com/u/eric-dabbs/
I’m stump why this story didn’t catch more reads on Wattpad. I’m not sure anyone has read it all the way to the end. Maybe so, I just can’t remember. If you did read it all the way through, do you think it would do better on Amazon? Just wondering. Sometimes when a writer thoroughly enjoys writing a story they (I) think it means it’s the best story they’ve written. I’m biased. So my view of it could be off. Thanks for any input.
https://www.wattpad.com/story/361908412
@WynterButterfly Oh! Ok. I’ll have to check Inkspired out. I hadn’t heard of it until today:)
Hello Sir,
Remember when you told me that I had to update my Phone app inorder to get "the old W' trademark back. Well, I just that and got the orange W sign back. LOL. Bye bye Strawberry/Carrot mark ... it was good while it lasted. Hah!
I updated my phone app because it wasn't updating a friend's story which is odd, since his 2nd chapter was loading on my computer's screen.
I do recall that the Wattpad algorithms or whatever its called on both the phone app and on computer do not coincide with each other for some reason.
I paused writing other projects to conceive and plot a space sci-fi story. It’s YA, set on Mars, and I couldn’t help myself. I could probably start writing it soon, but should I? I’m hopeless. Bouncing from project to project. Just because I’m reading a space sci-fi, now I want to write one. I even have been working on a cover for it. I’m a wishy-washy writer. Oh well.
@Carolyn_Hill That is an excellent idea. What has been happening to me the last couple of years is I start out with a story and get 20-30k words into it and I lose the desire to write it. It’s like buying a book and getting a 100 pages in, and deciding, this story isn’t keeping me interested, so I put it aside. I have completed a short story and a novella this year. But a full length novel has been difficult to accomplish lately. Thanks for the advice. I really appreciate it. I’ve also been trying lately not planning so much and writing shorter chapters, which seems to help me feel like I’ve accomplished something in a short period of time. Thanks for sharing.
@ericdabbs Personally, I think you should do what inspires you. There are some writers who always plan, plan, plan and write to completion, but that doesn't work for every writer. Dig deep inside yourself and ask yourself, "Is this a shiny new idea that has just flitted through my mind? Or is this a new passion that has gripped me and won't let go?" A wise person can tell the difference. You know what I do when I'm not sure I want to commit what might be 1-3 years of my life to a project? I write a short story. I flirt with the idea, play with it, bounce it around in my brain. Try it on for size and see if it fits. You could share it or not as you see fit, but see if it settles in the theatre of your mind or if it grabs you and doesn't let go. A short story is kind of like dating for the mind. It allows you to see if it has potential.
@Glory_feeling2 Accidentally left on purpose. That kinda describes the Martian movie. lol. That would be bad. Who knows, by now, there may be a city on the back side of the moon.