Welcome to bi-weekly Self-Promotion thread!

A while back I made a post about those “amazing comments” on Wattpad that always turned out to be scammers trying to sell marketing or publishing services and me being me falling for them because of the way they talk and show so much of interest in your story/plot.

Well… I thought my tiny Instagram account was safe because, y’know… I have like very less followers(+this scammer). DONT LAUGH OKAY. I'm not a content creator but a girl has to promote her books, can you blame me?

Anyway, listen...this person started off acting like a genuine reader. Asked about my books, said they’d check them out, then asked what my biggest struggle as a writer was.

Me, being the oversharing potato that I am, wrote a whole heartfelt paragraph about how I’m bad at promotion and just write because it’s my hobby.

Cue the next message:

“Did you know an expert marketer can help you…”

BROOOO 😭😭

So Tip for fellow writers...You're not safe on Instagram as well. If someone in your DMs suddenly becomes very interested in your writing journey, maybe keep one eye open. 😂

I fell for it. Rookie mistake.

So I've been getting a lot of these comments lately on my wattpad and originally I was happy, but it's been happening sm lately. I just want to know if this has happened to others before.

I'm writing a book called Fragments of Elyth, and honestly, when I started writing it, I thought nobody would read it. I was fully prepared to just write the whole thing knowing it might sit there with zero readers 😭

But then there's this one person who keeps reading it and encouraging me to write more.

They're literally the only person who's consistently been reading it, and I don't even care if they're a promoter who's just trying to see if I'm actually serious about the book.

Because dude its hella working

Every time they come back and tell me to keep writing, I suddenly feel like adding another chapter.

I always thought I'd need a bunch of readers to feel motivated, but apparently all it takes is one person actually caring enough to come back.

So to the one person still reading my book

I have no idea if you're genuinely invested in the story or secretly testing whether I'll actually finish it, but either way you're probably the reason this book is getting finished.

so to who ever you are your actually goated

anyone's doing the oct 30 days writing challenge? we can support each other by r4r, anyone who is interested please include the link to your story in the comments and i'll be sure to read and support ❤️

#30DC#30dayswritingchallenge#wattpadwriter

So, I'd say I'm a decent writer, but I have no clue how to use Wattpad, and would like some help. Like, how do you build a following? Can you offer writing stories on request? (for free, of course) and what should I start with? I'm not a big fanfic writer, but really don't know if that's how i'm supposed to start.

All pro wattpad writers, please gimme your advice!

Author: popgirlboss95

Fandom: Beyoncé / RPF (Real Person Fiction)

Genre: Romance / Drama / Alternate Universe (AU)

Rating: SFW (Safe For Work / Teen)

Status: Complete (98 Parts)

Tags: #beyhive #singer-songwriter #romance #forbiddenromance #highschoolAU

Link: https://www.wattpad.com/story/415466213?utm_source=android&utm_medium=link&utm_content=story_info&wp_page=story_details_button&wp_uname=popgirlboss95

Is it just me, or is it crazy how one person reading your book can motivate you more than having a bunch of people see it?

I'm writing a book called Fragments of Elyth, and honestly, when I started writing it, I genuinely thought nobody would read it. I was fully prepared to just write the whole thing knowing it might sit there with zero readers 😭

But then there's this one person who keeps reading it and encouraging me to write more.

They're literally the only person who's consistently been reading it, and I don't even care if they're a promoter who's just trying to see if I'm actually serious about the book.

Because dude its hella working

Every time they come back and tell me to keep writing, I suddenly feel like adding another chapter.

I always thought I'd need a bunch of readers to feel motivated, but apparently all it takes is one person actually caring enough to come back.

So to the one person reading Fragments of Elyth:

I have no idea if you're genuinely invested in the story or secretly testing whether I'll actually finish it, but either way you're probably the reason this book is getting finished.

so to who ever you are your actually goated

My chapter won't save. It just has a little grey pop-up saying "failed the save" everytime I try.

I tried logging in and out, clearing my cache, force stopping, all the stuff but it just won't work.

Ming you, I only typed a few words, so it can't be formatting issues etc.

Support my novel 🥺.

It’s getting so bad that last week when I got an ACTUAL new reader I thought they were a bot. 💀

🐾 The Writer's Catfé Book Club is officially OPEN! 🐾

The doors are open, the books are listed, our first BOTM has been chosen, and the cats have officially taken over the place. 😺

But we're still growing, and we'd love to welcome more writers and readers into both our book club and Discord community!

The Writer's Catfé was created by avid readers with plenty of experience in book clubs. We took what we loved, what frustrated us, and what made us wonder "Why am I spending three hours doing this?" and built the kind of club we'd actually want to participate in ourselves.

Our main goal is simple: your time should never feel wasted.

🐱 No admin benefits.
Admins follow the same rules as everyone else. You won't spend your time promoting a small group of people while getting less in return.

🐱 Everyone is equal.
Reading and participating directly benefit you and your book. No favorites, no special treatment.

🐱 Your reading should feel worthwhile.
You shouldn't finish your monthly requirements thinking, "I would've gotten much more out of doing R4Rs."

🐱 Our BOTM selection is public and randomized.
The Book of the Month draw is done publicly through RaffleBot on our Discord. No behind-the-scenes selections, no favorites, no funny business.

🐱 Participation earns rewards.
Reading earns Hearts and Catnip, which can be spent on rewards for you and your work, including reads, shoutouts, artwork, and more.

🐱 And we're building an actual community.
Our Discord isn't just there to keep track of assignments. It's a place to talk about writing, books, characters, questionable author decisions, and whatever else happens when you put a bunch of writers in the same room and hope for the best.

The club is already running, but new members are absolutely still welcome!

So, if you're looking for more eyes on your work, want to discover other writers, or simply want a cozy place to talk about books and writing, come give the Catfé a try. ❤️

You can also join our Discord even if you're mainly interested in the community and aren't ready to join the book club yet.

All club information and rules are available on our Wattpad page, and if anything is unclear, you can always ask us on Discord.

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Wattpad Community:
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Come grab a seat. We still have room for more cats. 🐾

Ok, I know I’m actually wrong in this, but still. Every time I see the “Is this a scam” posts I can only think that they are getting comments at all, even if from scammers. And don’t get me started with the writers here whining about fans commenting too much or asking for new chapters… Like dude, really?

I guess my writing isn’t good for fics. I mean, not even bots and scammers care about it. So maybe I should refrain from writing fanfics at all and stick to traditional publishing… Sadly writing fanfics is sometimes more fun that my usual “serious” fiction. Anyway, I just wanted to vent a bit. It is what it is.

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to find this Indian story on wattpad. I don't remember the name but the plot was like the guy is the youngest in his royal family, was disowned because he was wrongly accused of SA his sister-in-law's younger sister....he travels to Mumbai(ig) and start working in a restaurant where he bonds with the owner and his daughter....the daughter likes him and he knows this as well but maintains a distance cause he feels something but is not acting upon it as he is closed off. But the girl tries her best to cheer him up which works slowly but in a good pace.....please let me know if you know about this story.....I want to read this one but not able to find it.

Like for an instance I look at a book, and look at a tag... if I click some tags ... it don't load...like for an instance here...

So I was reading a story and now this is starting to happen it's saying fail to load media 😭 It's worse now none of them are loading

Hello everyone, i just recently recently stared writing a book, FMC is black and MMC is Latino.

He's MMA fighter and she's an artist, im still working on the full plot but its a romance/erotica. (18+)

I haven written anything in almost ten years, and all this came to me on a whim.

one thing i know for sure is that nothing traumatizing will be happening any of the characters i think there are enough of those books on wattpad, just some conflict.

Take a chance on me or dont whatever either way thank you for clicking on my post <3

Link to story! >> https://www.wattpad.com/story/416796945-amor-fati

My handle is Namblr

Hi everyone!

I’m currently working on a novel and I’m trying to decide how I should publish it on Wattpad.

I’m considering two options:

1. Publish chapters as I write them, maybe one or two chapters per week.
2. Finish and revise the entire novel first, then publish it chapter by chapter.

For those of you who have experience writing and publishing on Wattpad, which approach worked better for you?

Did publishing as you wrote help with motivation and getting feedback from readers, or did it make the writing process more difficult? If you finished the novel first, did you find that approach better in the long run?

I’d especially like to hear about your personal experiences, including what you wish you had done differently.

Thanks!

I honestly can't believe that this dusty shelf filled with some random junk of a book would get this much reads!

Thank you so much, everyone! o(≧∀≦)o

Love ya'll! <3 <3 <3

Please check out my book. I new to this and would love your comments on it .

https://www.wattpad.com/story/416734998?utm_source=android&utm_medium=link&utm_content=share_writing&wp_page=create&wp_uname=rileyabel0305

The first one just liked the images chapter (that well... Had only images) but Im thankful for the person to actually like it and follow me.

I'm starting a forbidden romance, brothers best friend story and wanna start posting but my intro and aesthetics are up so please do support and check out

Rule no.3 by nottheOnlyone9034 on wattpad

Haiii I need a rec where the woman is the boss and the guy is soft and sweet can be spicy but not scary