I'm curious-- Do you know what languages people are writing in?
I know that, in the US, the stereotypical user of Wattpad is a thirteen year old girl, but I've also seen YA authors (specifically Marissa Meyer) posting short stories related to their commercial works there. I've also seen older folks from more traditional parts of fandom getting really frustrated with Wattpad because finding stories doesn't work the way they think it should.
The interviewee for this commented that commercial publishers don't do so well on Wattpad because they don't understand tagging at all. They tend to use things like 'juvenile fiction' and to expect that to attract readers. Which... not so much.
I haven't really ventured onto Wattpad because my niece has been posting stuff there for about three years now (I don't know her pseudonym, but I know she started with Doctor Who fanfic), and when I was her age, I'd have been appalled at the idea that there was even the slimmest of chances that one of my aunts might hang out where I did.
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I know that, in the US, the stereotypical user of Wattpad is a thirteen year old girl, but I've also seen YA authors (specifically Marissa Meyer) posting short stories related to their commercial works there. I've also seen older folks from more traditional parts of fandom getting really frustrated with Wattpad because finding stories doesn't work the way they think it should.
The interviewee for this commented that commercial publishers don't do so well on Wattpad because they don't understand tagging at all. They tend to use things like 'juvenile fiction' and to expect that to attract readers. Which... not so much.
I haven't really ventured onto Wattpad because my niece has been posting stuff there for about three years now (I don't know her pseudonym, but I know she started with Doctor Who fanfic), and when I was her age, I'd have been appalled at the idea that there was even the slimmest of chances that one of my aunts might hang out where I did.