Writer's Guide 101 (Wattpad E...

By HN1kk0

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🧡 Reading Guide List 🧡
ACHIEVEMENTS
I. Getting Started
II. Book Covers
IV. Finding Readership
V. Writer's Peeves
VI. Writer's Peeves II
VII. Challenges
VIII. Author's Block
IX. "Wattpad Is Still Cool!"
X. From Aspiring Animator to Rising Author
XI. Author's Book List
XII. Author's Book List (pt. 2)
XIII. Expectations vs. Reality (Role Models)
XIV. Dealing With Criticism
XV. How To Be A Good Narrator
XVII. Terrible Advice
XVIII. My Opinions on NFTs/Crypto
XIX. My Opinions on NFTs/Crypto (pt. 2)
XX. Catharsis: Expression Through Art
#LogoReimagined (Wattpad)
End-Of-Year Shoutouts
Second of January Anniversary
XXI. Helicopter Parents
XXII. Webtoon Experience
XXIII. Webtoon Experience (pt. 2)
XXIV. My Overall Rant
XXV. INCOMING BOOKS
XXVI. Critique My Own Works
UPDATE (4.8.2022)
🧡 A MOTIVATIONAL POST 🧡
To My Dear Readers of The AQWO Series
XXVII. How To Avoid Continuity Errors
XXVIII. Community Strikes
STORYTIME 🤩
XXIX. How To "Schedule" (Wattpad Style)
XXX. Why I Don't Have Social Media?
XXXI. November: #OrangeAcceptanceMonth
XXXII. Verified Accounts
XXXIII. Spam Bots
XXXIV. Avoid These Mistakes
XXXV. Avoid These Mistakes
2022 SUCKS!
XXXVI. When To End A Series?
XXXVII. January: #MentalHugsMonth
🧡 Dear Wattpad Fam! 🧡
XXXVIII. Another AQWO Series?!
XXXIX. Graphic Novels
XL. Wattpad in Japan?
XLI. Different Kinds of Books
XLII. "Webseries Are The Best!"
XLIII. How To Get A Job (Wattpad Edition)
End-of-Year Shoutouts (2022-2023)
XLIV. "It's Ok Not To Be Ok!" (STORYTIME)
XLV. How To Continue Your Ol' Books
XLVI. My Thoughts On "AI"
XLVII. Why Romance Genres Are Overrated?
XLVIII. February: Good Relations Month
XLIX. Audiobooks
L. The Canadian Dream 🇨🇦 + BIOMETRICS Sequel
LI. A New Mech Series (?)
LII. Book Recommendations 2022-2023
LIII. Teaser-Trailers vs. Spoilers
LIV. Upcoming Books
LV. Why You Should Never Make Art For Free?
UPDATE (7.28.2023)
LVI. October: #Spooks&BooksMonth
LVII. The Wattys Experience + TCOTRB Updates
LVIII. October Book Recs
CYBER MONDAY UPDATES (11.20.2023)
LIX. World Building 101
LX. "TOO MANY CHARACTERS?!"
LXI. Big Author's Confession
LXII. "Detective Files" Is A Masterpiece (OPINION)
🎇 End-of-Year Shoutouts (2023-2024) 🎉🍻
LXIII. News UPDATES (JAN ~ MAR)
LXIV. Weird Reader's Traits
LXV. Why I Don't Do Book Reviews?
LXVI. How "Who Killed Agatha?" Broke Me
LXVII. Writer's Choice Series (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
LXVIII. Writer's Choice Series (Extraordinary Attorney Woo)
LXIX. News UPDATES (MAR ~ MAY)
LXX. April: #CoachellaHighlights (STORY EDITION)
LXXI. The Wattpad Purge (Shadowbanning & Cancel Culture)
LXXII. End of Wattpad DM's + Alternatives
LXXIII. Writer's Choice Series (FROZEN)
LXXIV. Leaving Wattpad?! Σ(゚Д゚;)
LXXV. News UPDATES (JUN ~ AUG)
LXXVI. Why Your Book Doesn't SELL? (OPINION)

III. Grammar

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By HN1kk0

Trying to speak English can be difficult especially if it's not your first language. As time goes by, there is bound to be new vocabulary borrowed from other languages and sentence structures.
Let's not forget that English is spoken differently in various regions of the world and it's how an awesome platform like Wattpad brings different backgrounds together.

If you want to attract more readers, then you need to polish your grammar and spelling first before publishing it. Try writing a draft on any typing software like Google Docs, MS Word or Grammarly.
Now, a few things which bug me the most are wonky sentences and typographical errors. It doesn't help that the author would say "sOrRy Muh horrible writing im not purfekt DoNt Liek dOnT rEAd." Now it's fine if they forgot to add or correct something for once, but making the same mistakes all over again just shows the lack of effort in their writing.
Second, failure to capitalize starting letters, have correct punctuations and spacing. There are books with a promising synopsis and cover until you see the writing. Does this sentence end here? Where is the dialogue? Is it 'america' or 'America'?
Third, using dated terms in professional writing. You don't describe your character as a "boomer" using "TikTok" in your story. Your book can at least be considered timeless if you state the time period explaining the current trends.
Fourth, the confusion between "your" (something that belongs to the other) and "you're," (describing the speaker) or "they" (referring to other people) or "they're" (used to describe others).
Fifth, using semi-colons. This is usually used to give a break between long continuous sentences. A good example of this is "I always see Mr. Yamada limping across the street; he suffers from a broken hip." It only becomes annoying when it's used like this: "Mr. Yamada is always limping; he suffers; from a broken; hip."

Wattpad is a great platform where amateur writers can revise their works anytime. It enables people to comment on each paragraph instead of having to do so at the end. As they say, there's always room for improvements.

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