Same as the title

So my Wattpad journey actually started with Asad Zoya fanfics (somewhere around 2021 ig)

Then I came across Dil series, raichand series, books by Superstar....., philitric and slowly I fell in love with Wattpad.

I have written my own book (incomplete rn), I stopped reading on Wattpad in the middle 12-15 months because none of my favourites were actively writing there, in those months I read fictional novels (around 500 )

Last month I got this urge to see what's going on (and also because I'm a content creator on insta and my content also involves Wattpad), I started actively reading there

So it feels good to be back, while some of the OGs are not there anymore, many new talented writers have come

Would love to know about your journey

If someone doesn't like a trope, it is easy to avoid it instead of saying, "People should stop writing this," or "Why do people even write this?"

If something is problematic, like grape, assault, or abuse, then it's a different topic,however, people do the same thing with literally everything.

And why do people hate that every other book features the mafia, billionaires, and so on? Is there actually a problem with it just because many people use it?

I understand that when a trope becomes very common especially when it's written in a trashy way it can be frustrating, but hating the entire trope still isn't right.

People can't just hate everything simply because a book isn't to their taste, they don't like a specific trope, or the trope is too common.

First of all, thank you speaking for me about people not mentioning me in "favorite user" posts. I know you might have felt bad and you basically thought that i felt left out. And sweetheart i love you so much for that. But i always comment on such posts in just masti mazaak. I never really take things serious yr.

My comments like "aaj fir kisi ne mujhe yaad nahi kiya", "🥀".

There is a misunderstanding between two users for me (ladke nahi ladkiya ladegi abh mere liye 😝) anyway jokes apart. But aisa nahi hai yr, mai pagal hu, kuch bhi likh deti... I love when people gives me attention (haan bhai bhuki hu attention ki, bachpan se mili nahi na) pr aise nahi yr tum argue mt kro mere chakkar me 😭

I do not feel left out, even 24 me se 42 ghnte mai reddit pe hi pdi rehti hu, that too in this sub only. I love people here.

Mera un tum likh kr dekhlo, tumhara comment delete na hua toh naam badal dena, maybe that's why nobody mentions my un. Mai khud dusre account se nahi kar pati apne aap ko mention.

So please guys, i love you for speaking up in my support, but my "those" comments are just "masti" and nothing serious.

I'm so sorry. (both the users) 🙇

Oh my god like seriously! This is so frustrating!

Like I'm literally getting more views and upvote here than I'm getting views and likes on insta 🥀

Why it's so hard.

Wattpad algorithm sucks, insta algorithm sucks, then what should we do 😔😔

Does anyone have any secret key to unlock the audience on Insta or Wattpad?

I have been on Wattpad since 2020 so I know all the stuff and things, and also have used insta creator account for random shit posting 😋 So yeah I do have idea. But the book reels aren't getting viral. Like barely 100 Views and half of them are repeat watching.

Soo, Any editor here? Who can collaborate with me if you are someone who posts book recommendations reels. Would be a good help if there is one 🤧

Okay that's it!

I am bored asf and I need some spicy book recs but also with a STORYLINE cuz every other spicy book on wattpad has just people having sex and no actual thing between them.

So I'm back again from my hibernation to do some gyaan jhadna and respectfully, do not twist my words and try to have an open mind without resorting to assume things on your own. Since I was also engaging in hard, fast and rough...writing of my practicals, let's make this post a bit practical as well.

Objective: A rant. (Duh.)

Materials required: Attention span and basic comprehension skills.

Procedure: Typing for me, reading and understanding for y'all.

Observation:

The AI Allegations

They're hurtful and I know, I know you guys hate AI writing, but unless there's some amount of proof—screenshots, leftover prompts, or writing style changing in the book abruptly that's painfully obvious is AI—accusation is not right. I also do know that AI writing has a pattern of being monotonous that tickles your prefontal cortex, but trust me, I've seen completely human-like works being generated out of gpt's water-wasting ahh. So we really cannot distinguish between real and AI generated writing, and trust me, I'm as concerned about people not having access of water to wipe their butts and switching to toilet paper one day, but I still do not agree with AI accusations without proof.

The New member vs Old member drama

1. Many old members are not active on the sub now, so it's not very good to keep dragging them into controversial disagreements.

2. Since this thing started with posts that were meant to appreciate or talk about other sub members, I'd only like to say...no one can force favourites. This is such a baseless fight—because hear me out—people are not discriminating against new members there. They're just stating people who they're comfortable with, have made friends with, or have known for a long long time. Just because someone says I like abc does not mean they're looking down on xyz. They're not intentionally making them feel bad for being not included—they're supposed to state favourites, and people obviously know their favourites from sometime—so I would only advise people who genuinely feel hurt about it to understand where they're coming from as well, and by saying this, I do not mean we should disregard anyone's feelings (before someone comes to fight.)

3. Genuinely leaving someone out or discriminating against someone would imply people do not take their words seriously, refuse to engage in conversations or doing something that's actually making them feel like their opinions do not matter or belong. These are just a few things I'd state in everything I believe is being discriminating or leaving out among various others, so don't assume I've provided some self made testbook definition of my own to impose on everyone (since I clearly need to spell it out, again.)

Character Aesthetics

So let's pick up a topic we've (at least as much as I've observed) not talked about in posts yet. Character aesthetics.

I see some people do not find pictures from foreign creators in character aesthetics plausible, and okay, I understand your sentiments about wanting to give Indian ones the stage, I promise you, it's not about inferiority complex.

As a writer, if someone's making a mood board or aesthetics of their characters, they do not have in mind "I'll never choose Indian pictures" or "foreign ones are superior". Nope.

They only care about the picture matching their vision, and they spend a good amount of time finding their one perfect picture amongst various others—which itself is pretty self explanatory that they care about matching the picture with the vision they have in mind and not whether the pictures are Indian or European.

Hopefully, I made this point clear.

Doxxing

I think this should be pretty obvious as well, but still, I'd try portray my thoughts clearer than what our oceans would be after all the AI generated activity.

Threatening to, or actually engaging in doxxing a person—revealing their identity or personal information—should be absolutely discouraged. I need not say more, it's appalling and horrendous.

Also, resorting to personal insults and slurs, involving and dragging someone's parents is just vile. Don't stoop so low.

Holding Grudges

While I know it's only human nature to dislike people we argue or disagree with, holding grudges and showing hostility towards certain members should not be okay. Downvoting is a sign to show disagreement, yes, but not a sign to show your hostility. Downvoting a single person even in harmless comments and normal interactions is not good.

Also, I seem to see a lot of mentions about one certain user here, try not to drag their name in conversations they don't know about.

Trope Shaming

To be clear from the start, since it's practically needed to be spelled out even though I did say you need to have comprehension skills but okay—I do not support any form of rape, assault, crimes, etc.

So,

Trope shaming is jarring.

Billionaire romance? Mafia romance? Student x Professor? (yes, that too) Forced/arranged/substitute marriage?

Every one is fine.

If a trope irritates you, annoys you, or make you want to not read, it's okay.

Preferences is a legitimate term, you know?

So,

"I don't like this and that." Is totally encouraged and acceptable.

"This is trope is bad because I don't like this." Is not.

A trope may be cliché, but it's still a trope. It's not a preference, yes, but shaming it is going nowhere. We can read and write all tropes.

Also the professor x student, professor is also a profession like many others. There's a power imbalance, yes, but if it's not portraying the figure of authority abusing that power and it's all consensual, we can calm down. Anyone in our lives can potentially hurt us, but if they're not, there's no need for "but they can—".

However as I said, if they're hurting or abusing the power, then it deserves to be reprimanded.

Conclusion: Of my rant.

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Ignore grammatical mistakes if any.

Peace.

Guys the book should be completed okk 😭🫠

Idk if this is the right flair or not, but yeah, I need help.

So someone had approached me in my message board asking me to consider putting their original character into my fic. Now I might be giving out slow updates but I already have my story outlined and planned out.

So I decided to ignore them for a while, but they also commented to check the idea out. Then I politely declined the offer. However they are still asking me to reconsider it, saying that they can help me integrate the character, etc.

Now as much as I appreciate the engagement they are giving (reading, voting, commenting), I also care about my boundaries as a writer.

Please tell me what I should do🥺. Should I stay silent, block them, be curt with my response? Idk I am confused (true to my username ig 😅)

I'm done promoting booksook on Insta, YouTube, or whatever platform it is. The burnout is so real and frustrating. Like, how do I make sense of this Insta algorithm??? Post it at this time... post it at that time; use these SEO keywords; post like this, like that. I'm not an influencer, nor am I a content creator.

I'm just a writer who has written her book and now wants an audience for it. That's it!!!

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Oops, We Fell In Love

✧ A book full of teenage masti and adulthood ka tadka. ✧

This book will take you into a world of teenage dhamal, crazy friendships, unforgettable moments, little fights, big dreams, and a love neither of them saw coming.

From the madness of teenage years to the realities of adulthood, their story keeps changing its game.

And when the teenage phase finally comes to an end, the story enters a whole new arena: sports romance.

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The story that started with hate ends with hate.

A boy who was born for cricket and lives for cricket.

He wraps himself in carelessness, dry humor, and chaos.

He challenges every bit of life because carelessness was the only side of him he ever chose to show.

Hridhaan Malhotra.

Reckless. Utterly stupid. Goofy.

And then there was Meher Oberoi.

An average student whose world revolved around books, writing, and her room.

She was poetic. Dreamy.

But everything came with a condition.

She was strong enough to raise her voice, step up whenever needed, and question the things no one else dared to.

Holding a scalpel in one hand and forceps in the other, she dreamed of standing beneath the operation lights.

While he dreamed of standing beneath the stadium lights.

He was careless enough to ignore the world.

She had observed too much of it, far too early.

Hridhaan had an instant dislike for the mere sight of books.

Meher had the same disgust for bikers.

He despised her stubbornness.

She despised his laziness.

The word lose wasn't in his dictionary.

She had never learned how to yield.

She called him Snorlax.

He called her Goldfish.

The boundaries they had drawn were never meant to be crossed.

Yet somehow, they could never resist stepping closer to them.

And the girl who thought he was careless...

soon discovered that he was careless with everything

unless it was her.

I lowkey don't remember much . It's been ages since I logged into Wattpad. But there was this book where the main characters were named kali and sarkaar( i don't remember their actual names ) . I can't find reels of the same anymore on ig nor do I remember the author's name. Pls pls pls lmk if anyone knows:(

Hey guys, I have been trying to work on a book idea for quite some time and I was trying to plan out the storyline of the entire story first. So I need an advice for my first chapter. The genre is mythological thriller. I did quite some research and there are 2 kinds of ideas that I like. One is basically just starting with a major important scene that shapes the entire story. Or a foreshadowing scene. And I truly dont know which one should I actually adopt.

How do y'all write prolong or Blurb?? Like i don't know nor I'm getting how to write mine! Someone please tell me😭🥀

I just don't understand! I've read books on Wattpad and they write their prolongs, the exact scene comes in their story later. How!?😭 I don't even know what will come in my next chapter, i just write one then I think about what I'll do in the other one to move the story forward!!

Please tell me!😭🙏🏻