General

Wattpad is all about letting readers and writers share, discover and connect. You can share what you have written, or discover interesting works by others. You can share what you like - maybe your best story - and see if others like it. Read what others have written and share your thought and feedback with them. You can read from your PC or take it with you on your mobile phone. Your mobile phone is now your favorite book that you can bring with you anywhere.

There are lots to choose from on Wattpad. You can browse What's Hot and What's New in one of over 20 languages supported. You can also search on the website by title, author, keywords or topics. Discover new writers by checking out the Most Popular list of writers. You can also browse and search from your mobile phone, at m.wattpad.com with your mobile browser, or with the Wattpad mobile application.

A wattcode is used to quickly access a book from your phone. Each item on Wattpad has a wattcode, enter this number into Wattpad on your phone to instantly retrieve the book. You only need to enter it once, Wattpad will remember what you've read recently.

Becoming a fan is a great way to show support for the writers you like. You can be notified by email if your favorite writers publish something new. It's also a great way to see what other fans are reading and discover new writers you find interesting.

If the story you are trying to access is private, this means it is available by invitation only. The owner will need to send you the URL directly and you must be a fan in order to access it.

To see your account information, select "My Account" from the list of links at the top navigation menu after you log in. Here you can personalize your profile and set your account preferences.

It's possible that the email is going into your junk or spam folder. Check to see if the email is in the junk folder. If it is, make sure you add the sender to your safe list!

We are always improving Wattpad! If you find a problem or have a suggestion, send us a comment. We look forward to your feedback!

Writing

The kind of work you share is up to you. Here are a few suggestions - a short story, poetry, serial novel, screenplay... Remember, you'll be sharing it with the entire Wattpad community. When you publish, add some tags to help categorize and for others to discover your work. You can also upload material for private use. Do not upload any restricted material or copyright material for which you do not have the rights to (see our content guidelines)

Yes. You retain all the rights to your own work. If you want to make the work available with conditions, please specify the copyright terms under the OPTIONAL information. For instance, you can use Creative Commons Attribution No Derivative license if you want your work to be freely distributing but not modified. You can see other licenses available at Creative Commons.

You can compose your work using your favorite word processor. OpenOffice is a popular, free program that is compatible with MS Word. You can use an online word processor like Google Docs. Once you have written and saved your work, you can upload it from the UPLOAD tab on this site.

For best readability, use plain text with no HTML or special characters. Don't use line breaks in long lines - word wrapping is best, you can use the "Remove spacing" button on the upload page to remove extra line breaks. You can also upload your works saved in Microsoft Word (.doc) and EPUB (.epub) format. Use the preview area to see how it looks before saving your upload.

If you have uploaded your story as in separate parts, you can group them together by creating a Story Group. Go to "My Story Groups" from the top menu, here you can create new groups and add the different parts of a story into it.

If you received this warning message while uploading, your work will not be available to the public. If you believe this is an error, please contact us and we will correct this.

If someone has posted your work here without your permission, you can contact us to have it removed. We have also started our Authors in Charge program to help identify and remove copyrighted material.

For Mobile

Reading on iPhone or iPod Touch

Search for "wattpad" in the App Store, or click here to install it via iTunes.

Yes. First you need to download and save the book while connected by browsing a book and tapping the "Save" icon. This will add the book to your personal library. Once it is saved to your library, you no longer need a connection to continue reading.

No. You need a wireless connection (WIFI, EDGE, 3G) to download books to your iPhone or iPod Touch. Once it's downloaded, you can save the entire book so you can continue to read it without a connection.

You can enter the wattcode directly into the search box, it will find that title instantly.

Firstly, make sure that what you read has been added to your library by pressing the SAVE button in the reading toolbar. Once it is added to your library, what you read is automatically bookmarked. If your reading is interrupted or you stop reading, when you resume next time it will take you right back to where you had left off.

Enable the airplane mode on your iPhone, or disable WiFi on your iPod Touch. Launch the Wattpad app. Once it starts, go back and disable airplane mode again. The app should now resume operation without problems.

Reading on other mobile phones

To get started, all you need is a mobile phone and a data plan. If you can access the internet from your phone, then you're ready to go! Go to m.wattpad.com on your phone's browser to download Wattpad. It's free!

Wattpad works on most Java-enabled mobile phones, including Windows Mobile and BlackBerry devices. iPhone and iPod Touch versions are also available. For more info, click here.

The easiest way to get the Wattpad mobile application is to go to m.wattpad.com on your phone's web browser. If you are a more advanced user, you can also download the files to your PC first from here. After you have it to your PC, then you can transfer it to your phone using a USB cable, bluetooth or infrared.

The Wattpad application stores several pages of text at a time, so intermittent network outage should not affect your reading. If you are often reading where there is no network connection (like on an airplane), you can download the entire book to your phone. Look for the "Read on mobile" option at the right side of the page. Each book is downloaded as a standalone application and can be run without a network connection.

What you are reading is automaticallly bookmarked. If your reading is interrupted or you stop reading, when you resume next time it will take you right back to where you had left off.

To use Wattpad on your mobile phone, you must have an internet connection set up. Your phone may not have an Internet connection set up already, but most phone manufacturers and operators can help you set it up, free of charge. To automatically setup your phone, go to your phone manufacturer's setup website: Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, BenQ-Siemens. If your manufacturer is not listed here, you may also visit your mobile operator's website. For BlackBerry devices, ensure your TCP settings are correct (Advanced Settings > TCP) You can also download the entire book to your phone to read offline. Choose the "Read offline" option at the bottom of the book information page for instructions.

If the softkeys are not working, you can use the */# keys instead. If the directional keys are not working, you can also use 2/4/6/8 to navigate.

On some phones, the backlight turns off automatically if no keys are pressed for a while. You can change the backlight option in "Settings" from AUTO to ON, this will keep the backlight lit on most phones. For most Motorola phones (such as the RAZR) you should keep the backlight setting in AUTO for best results. Other phones also have a backlight option in the application settings, you can use this to set the backlight.

Don't despair! Contact us and describe the problem you're having and we'll have our small but motivated team look into the problem.

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