Two Years & 450,000 Views: My Wattpad Experience
Before I became an author on Wattpad, I was an avid reader. Logging in everyday to read someone else's story while on the side I was spinning my own tales of fantasy and romance. Then I thought; "Why can't I upload?" No answer came to mind so I started to upload!
At first it was just a few angsty poems that are still available on my author profile today: https://www.wattpad.com/story/52719754-collection-of-poetry
Then I mustered enough courage to post my first full novel on Wattpad and was greatly disappointed as it gained maybe a reader or two each day. And then it just stopped gathering a following all together. At 485 views, it remains to be my mark of shame but I leave it on Wattpad anyways. In my mind, this was my first novel and I love it regardless. Some say it's due to the genre not being popular, Sci-Fi Romance, but then I look at Star Wars and say back, "Stop trying to make me feel better."
So my first novel on Wattpad was a flop. Big deal. I bru…
At first it was just a few angsty poems that are still available on my author profile today: https://www.wattpad.com/story/52719754-collection-of-poetry
Then I mustered enough courage to post my first full novel on Wattpad and was greatly disappointed as it gained maybe a reader or two each day. And then it just stopped gathering a following all together. At 485 views, it remains to be my mark of shame but I leave it on Wattpad anyways. In my mind, this was my first novel and I love it regardless. Some say it's due to the genre not being popular, Sci-Fi Romance, but then I look at Star Wars and say back, "Stop trying to make me feel better."
So my first novel on Wattpad was a flop. Big deal. I bru…
