My story is
well-liked on Wattpad – will it be well-liked in the real world?
Now, I’m no expert, but I do know this – the answer is
usually no. Being well-liked on Wattpad doesn’t mean anything in the real
world. There are millions of readers out there who don’t read on Wattpad, and
they don’t care if your story was good on there or not. They just care if they like it. It doesn’t matter how many
reads, comments or votes you have on Wattpad – no one outside of Wattpad cares.
Of course, if you have a dedicated fan base on Wattpad and publish a book,
chances are your fans will buy it – but only a for a few dollars.
Another thing to remember is that Wattpad allows users to
choose their own genres, and those genres might not always be right. For
instance, take Parogar, a Wattpad user whose book was so well received on
Wattpad, he decided to send it to publishers – only for it to be rejected both
times. His sci-fi/fantasy climbed to #1 a few times and managed to stay there,
but the stories his were competing against? “11
page ‘novels’ about boy band wizards, with alternating first person perspective
every 5 damned paragraphs, vampires that go to school to learn magic, etc…”
Poor Parogar. His example just goes to show that well-liked
Wattpad novels aren't always good (not to say his isn't – he actually traditionally published his story - you should definitely check out his writing!). They’re usually clichéd, and from what I've seen, they’re usually either werewolf ‘soulmate’ novels (which I’m guilty of
enjoying sometimes), or typical One Direction stories, about a girl who goes to
a 1D concert and the whole band falls in love with her, (or something like
that)…
Visit Parogar's Wattpad page: http://www.wattpad.com/user/Parogar
Visit his Ragz Author Page: http://www.ragz-books.com/authors/kevin-weinberg.html
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