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I used to read stuff on FictionPress all the time, and I posted a few short stories, which had a good response, though nothing dramatic. I was thinking of suggesting FictionPress as well--I don't know about nowadays, but at least formerly it was quite active. A 37,000 word first chapter is definitely on the long side, but if it can be broken up (and possibly posted) as four sub-chapters, that would probably have a better chance. I didn't read it while it was on there, or at least I didn't finish it, but Sarah J. Maas's Queen of Glass I remember having at least 50 chapters on FP, and that got a huge audience.
Otherwise, though, I've generally thought that FP has more mature work than Wattpad (although it also has a lot of teen romance stuff, which I happen to like as long as it's well-written).
I think An Archive Of Our Own just does fan fiction, but I could be wrong.
I had a friend say it attracts people to buy her books, but she writes YA.Wattpad may be "for" everyone, but it seems to be mostly full of teens.
Also, somewhere that people will see a description, understand that there's violence in the story and not whine because they weren't Pre-warned about every little detail that makes them personally uncomfortable.
Any good suggestions?
It's a hot site right now, and I love the community there. It's not just for teens, and lots of other sites are starting to partner with it as well. Several of the writers have scored big movie, TV and publishing deals of late--one writer just posted about being featured on NBC and then pursued relentlessly by agents and publishers. His book is now published in many countries and doing extremely well. So I recommend it--just remember to be prudent about how much of your book you offer up. Some go for the whole thing, which can be great if they offer to "feature" it. But some agents and publishers are skittish about that. Might be worth the risk, though.
I like Wattpad too. This is definitely the best place to read and share stories.I can vouch for wattpad. I serialize there.
Booksie and Booksie Silk (for erotica) are where I hang . It's pretty good.
Actually, Wattpad is for everyone--I'll link you to my HuffPo piece about that and let everyone decide for themselves. It has led to my being asked to serialize elsewhere, and some very big book and movie deals have been made there as well--if you care about that sort of thing.
Link to HuffPo: http://huff.to/1ksWKYN
I read your article and I find this all very interesting.
Apparently I'm late to the game on these types of sites where you display your work so I have a few questions. I haven't been researching markets in a very long time, so obviously things have changed or are changing...I always thought if you posted chapters of your work or an entire short story online then they would be considered "already published" and it would be a problem getting paying markets to accept your work? What am I missing here? What is the main purpose of these sites or is it anything goes?
I do have some previously published stories I would like to put on Wattpad, if that's allowed. It doesn't seem like I can get much info unless I make an account.
Are the types of sites listed in this thread for just showing your work, getting comments, and gaining a following? Is the work posted on these sites supposed to just be a representation of your work(like a portfolio) that possibly some publisher or other paying market will see and either request that you do write something NEW for them or accept something you are pitching to them? OR are the things posted on these types of sites for the intention of a paying market picking it up? I haven't researched it enough, as I've just run across this whole idea for the first time. I'm obviously confused and I would really appreciate some clarification from anyone who has the time or inclination to respond. Thanks
There are plenty of publishers which consider stuff online to have already been published, and who therefore won't then consider it.
Note that for every person who finds a book deal from their Wattpad work, there are thousands who don't.
Yep, I checked. I'm good on this front.Don't forget to check the publication contracts for those works too. Wattpad might allow you to put them up, but you could be in breach of contract if you do.
They are all those things.
They are not necessarily good ways to do any of those things.
Following Disa's question; how is posting on Wattpad different from posting excerpts into Goodreads? Does not the same considerations apply, and if not, why not?
I couldn't find anywhere on Goodreads that the material would be considered published.