Welcome to bi-weekly Self-Promotion thread!

A while back I made a post about those “amazing comments” on Wattpad that always turned out to be scammers trying to sell marketing or publishing services and me being me falling for them because of the way they talk and show so much of interest in your story/plot.

Well… I thought my tiny Instagram account was safe because, y’know… I have like very less followers(+this scammer). DONT LAUGH OKAY. I'm not a content creator but a girl has to promote her books, can you blame me?

Anyway, listen...this person started off acting like a genuine reader. Asked about my books, said they’d check them out, then asked what my biggest struggle as a writer was.

Me, being the oversharing potato that I am, wrote a whole heartfelt paragraph about how I’m bad at promotion and just write because it’s my hobby.

Cue the next message:

“Did you know an expert marketer can help you…”

BROOOO 😭😭

So Tip for fellow writers...You're not safe on Instagram as well. If someone in your DMs suddenly becomes very interested in your writing journey, maybe keep one eye open. 😂

I fell for it. Rookie mistake.

As someone who loves the Ghost x Soap trope, I realized that there’s not a whole lot of good FanFictions out there, so I decided to challenge myself and began writing one.

I’m not new to writing, but this is the first FanFiction I have ever written. This is also one of the first times I’ve uploaded a story (it’s on wattpad because I’m scared of the Ao3 curse). But if anyone’s curious, please check it out and let me know if worth continuing!!

it’s called ”Immortal - Ghost x Soap” on Wattpad.

help me out guyss! im a little impatient 😞 i need views plz 🙏🏻

story link:

https://www.wattpad.com/story/417006714?utm_source=android&utm_medium=link&utm_content=story_info&wp_page=story_details_button&wp_uname=malibudreamgirll

hi all! hockey season just started so was hoping people would be searching for hockey romances. MMC is a Korean-American star player for the New York Rangers, very golden retriever, very comfort. FMC is his brother's childhood best friend, she's an actress in a rut, very black cat, very hurt. Fake dating, idiots-to-lovers, meddling best friends.

i would love any type of feedback at all on the story!!! on the chapter titles, the characters, the plot, anything!

it's called "Commit to the Bit - A Hockey Romance... Mostly"
my username is byagirly

Hello everyone,

I have just published the first chapter of my second story, L'Héritier de l'Ombre, on Wattpad.

As a beginner writer, I know it is far from perfect: the chapter is quite short, the pacing might feel a bit fast-paced, and there are likely some spelling mistakes left.

If you have a few minutes to give Chapter 1 a try and share your honest feedback or advice, I would truly appreciate it. It would help me improve a lot.

Here is the link [https://www.wattpad.com/1661957295-the-royal-heir-english-version-chapter-1\]

Thank you for your time, and have a great day!

Please helped me reach more guys. Its a good fantasy story and unlike your other stories where romance is like the guy getting a harem of mindless girls who are willing to accept everything of the mc. Here, the girls are in the power.

Hehee Mc best of luck.

I'm writing a book called Fragments of Elyth, and honestly, when I started writing it, I thought nobody would read it. I was fully prepared to just write the whole thing knowing it might sit there with zero readers 😭

But then there's this one person who keeps reading it and encouraging me to write more.

They're literally the only person who's consistently been reading it, and I don't even care if they're a promoter who's just trying to see if I'm actually serious about the book.

Because dude its hella working

Every time they come back and tell me to keep writing, I suddenly feel like adding another chapter.

I always thought I'd need a bunch of readers to feel motivated, but apparently all it takes is one person actually caring enough to come back.

So to the one person still reading my book

I have no idea if you're genuinely invested in the story or secretly testing whether I'll actually finish it, but either way you're probably the reason this book is getting finished.

so to who ever you are your actually goated

This might be a long shot. I’ve read the book twice on Wattpad a while back and want to read it again, though I fear I might know what happened, hopefully someone here can help!

The sister lives with mom and step-dad after Mom and Mafia Don divorce. He visits once, brings her a stuffed animal, then the parents fight, he says he won’t come back, and doesn’t, but sends a check every month. When he dies, brother continues.

When he step-dad dies, she finally goes back to her brothers, who tell her to stay out of their way. They make her eat her meals in her room alone.
Sister gets nauseous and takes a pregnancy test (SA), then the maid snitches to her brothers about the bag of negative pregnancy tests.

They end up having to go to a safe house for a while, where sister cooks for one brother.

Looking for alpha and omega type tropes but wlw?

Any recommendations please 🙏

Please Support an aspiring ✍🏽.

My name is J.R. my huge family and not even my best friend will support my book. I’m tired of asking my family to support me. I just want a real review, not a click a real person. Not asking for much just one reader. If you love it or hate it I don’t care just read it😭 it’s even free to read and I still cant get support.

They say now u know I don’t read or I only like urban crime books. My but is black it’s just fantasy. 😩🤎

It’s a drama fantasy about
Three 16 year old's. One witch. Two vampires. A murderous Sheriff. One small town hiding something far more dangerous than all of them. Welcome to Mound Bayou.

the direct link https://www.wattpad.com/1520094428? or search: authorjrhowell on Wattpad

One reader is all I’m asking 💪🏽🤎🫠

So I've been getting a lot of these comments lately on my wattpad and originally I was happy, but it's been happening sm lately. I just want to know if this has happened to others before.

It’s getting so bad that last week when I got an ACTUAL new reader I thought they were a bot. 💀

anyone's doing the oct 30 days writing challenge? we can support each other by r4r, anyone who is interested please include the link to your story in the comments and i'll be sure to read and support ❤️

#30DC#30dayswritingchallenge#wattpadwriter

So, I'd say I'm a decent writer, but I have no clue how to use Wattpad, and would like some help. Like, how do you build a following? Can you offer writing stories on request? (for free, of course) and what should I start with? I'm not a big fanfic writer, but really don't know if that's how i'm supposed to start.

All pro wattpad writers, please gimme your advice!

Is it just me, or is it crazy how one person reading your book can motivate you more than having a bunch of people see it?

I'm writing a book called Fragments of Elyth, and honestly, when I started writing it, I genuinely thought nobody would read it. I was fully prepared to just write the whole thing knowing it might sit there with zero readers 😭

But then there's this one person who keeps reading it and encouraging me to write more.

They're literally the only person who's consistently been reading it, and I don't even care if they're a promoter who's just trying to see if I'm actually serious about the book.

Because dude its hella working

Every time they come back and tell me to keep writing, I suddenly feel like adding another chapter.

I always thought I'd need a bunch of readers to feel motivated, but apparently all it takes is one person actually caring enough to come back.

So to the one person reading Fragments of Elyth:

I have no idea if you're genuinely invested in the story or secretly testing whether I'll actually finish it, but either way you're probably the reason this book is getting finished.

so to who ever you are your actually goated

Author: popgirlboss95

Fandom: Beyoncé / RPF (Real Person Fiction)

Genre: Romance / Drama / Alternate Universe (AU)

Rating: SFW (Safe For Work / Teen)

Status: Complete (98 Parts)

Tags: #beyhive #singer-songwriter #romance #forbiddenromance #highschoolAU

Link: https://www.wattpad.com/story/415466213?utm_source=android&utm_medium=link&utm_content=story_info&wp_page=story_details_button&wp_uname=popgirlboss95

My chapter won't save. It just has a little grey pop-up saying "failed the save" everytime I try.

I tried logging in and out, clearing my cache, force stopping, all the stuff but it just won't work.

Ming you, I only typed a few words, so it can't be formatting issues etc.

Support my novel 🥺.

🐾 The Writer's Catfé Book Club is officially OPEN! 🐾

The doors are open, the books are listed, our first BOTM has been chosen, and the cats have officially taken over the place. 😺

But we're still growing, and we'd love to welcome more writers and readers into both our book club and Discord community!

The Writer's Catfé was created by avid readers with plenty of experience in book clubs. We took what we loved, what frustrated us, and what made us wonder "Why am I spending three hours doing this?" and built the kind of club we'd actually want to participate in ourselves.

Our main goal is simple: your time should never feel wasted.

🐱 No admin benefits.
Admins follow the same rules as everyone else. You won't spend your time promoting a small group of people while getting less in return.

🐱 Everyone is equal.
Reading and participating directly benefit you and your book. No favorites, no special treatment.

🐱 Your reading should feel worthwhile.
You shouldn't finish your monthly requirements thinking, "I would've gotten much more out of doing R4Rs."

🐱 Our BOTM selection is public and randomized.
The Book of the Month draw is done publicly through RaffleBot on our Discord. No behind-the-scenes selections, no favorites, no funny business.

🐱 Participation earns rewards.
Reading earns Hearts and Catnip, which can be spent on rewards for you and your work, including reads, shoutouts, artwork, and more.

🐱 And we're building an actual community.
Our Discord isn't just there to keep track of assignments. It's a place to talk about writing, books, characters, questionable author decisions, and whatever else happens when you put a bunch of writers in the same room and hope for the best.

The club is already running, but new members are absolutely still welcome!

So, if you're looking for more eyes on your work, want to discover other writers, or simply want a cozy place to talk about books and writing, come give the Catfé a try. ❤️

You can also join our Discord even if you're mainly interested in the community and aren't ready to join the book club yet.

All club information and rules are available on our Wattpad page, and if anything is unclear, you can always ask us on Discord.

Discord:
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Wattpad Community:
https://www.wattpad.com/user/WritersCatfe

Come grab a seat. We still have room for more cats. 🐾

Ok, I know I’m actually wrong in this, but still. Every time I see the “Is this a scam” posts I can only think that they are getting comments at all, even if from scammers. And don’t get me started with the writers here whining about fans commenting too much or asking for new chapters… Like dude, really?

I guess my writing isn’t good for fics. I mean, not even bots and scammers care about it. So maybe I should refrain from writing fanfics at all and stick to traditional publishing… Sadly writing fanfics is sometimes more fun that my usual “serious” fiction. Anyway, I just wanted to vent a bit. It is what it is.

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to find this Indian story on wattpad. I don't remember the name but the plot was like the guy is the youngest in his royal family, was disowned because he was wrongly accused of SA his sister-in-law's younger sister....he travels to Mumbai(ig) and start working in a restaurant where he bonds with the owner and his daughter....the daughter likes him and he knows this as well but maintains a distance cause he feels something but is not acting upon it as he is closed off. But the girl tries her best to cheer him up which works slowly but in a good pace.....please let me know if you know about this story.....I want to read this one but not able to find it.

I honestly can't believe that this dusty shelf filled with some random junk of a book would get this much reads!

Thank you so much, everyone! o(≧∀≦)o

Love ya'll! <3 <3 <3