I'm not going to lie. I love writing on Wattpad. The community is very supportive and active. The website is well organized and designed. There are countless opportunities to share your work and enter contests. I've been a member of many writing websites, most well known for being part of Figment and Writer's cafe. They were all special in their own ways and helpful, but somehow, Wattpad is the one I stuck with in the end. I was very unsure about Wattpad the first time I joined. I thought it was too busy and too loud. I posted comments, critiquing people's stories. There was this beautiful story I read about a girl dying. I posted a comment recommending "that" to be taken out of a sentence. On Figment, a comment like that would have been seen as helpful and other readers may have even agreed. On Wattpad, a person replied saying, "is that the only thing you noticed in that paragraph?" I felt very nervous about posting comments on Wattpad after that. I made sure to keep a balance between constructive criticism and praise. Eventually as I grew accustomed to the community and I realized how valuable people found my constructive criticism. I began commenting more, trying to explain why I thought something was good or needed work. I slipped up a few times, and still do, by only saying "good job" or "this sentence is awesome". I need to remind myself that I need to explain why the author did a good job or why the sentence was awesome. While the majority of Wattpaders are readers, there are plenty of other writers to get inspiration from and to talk to. The clubs are a useful place to talk to other authors as well as readers and really figure out who your audience is. I mostly use the clubs to discuss ideas with my fellow HurdleAProblem administrators and to talk to our followers. Whatever writers use the clubs for, I think the majority of them can agree it's helpful. Finally, Wattpad is just very accessible. You can be sitting in homeroom and easily be able to start writing in the app. I've had very few complications with the writing features and enjoy quickly jotting down my ideas. Overall, Wattpad is a great place to write, and although not for everyone, many authors have found it useful.
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AuthorI'm Darcy Ridge, creating stories that all revolve around family and identity in a myriad of ways. In the past, I have shared multiple stories and published a novella online. You can find me on Wattpad and many other social media websites. They/them [Image Description: black background with the words "Social Justice and Mental Health Resources" in white in the center /end ID]
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