Hey guys,
I'm back with more details about the WBR!
I've been thinking of how the recommendations should be posted and at first I thought I'd post it on my board in form of announcements but me being me and not liking when things are disorganised, I decided to make it a part of my "News and Update" work.
So, just add that to your library and get updates when I post anything with the title "WBR".
You guys should know that this isn't for me, this is for every writer looking to build their audience on Wattpad.
So, as a reader or a writer, I hope you can help these upcoming writers, and I include myself in that statement because I'm still trying to make it on Wattpad.
This WBR is something I hope I can carry on and do as much as I can. I hope by the end of the year, I can say I did my best to help even just a few writers and I hope you can say the same thing by checking out their works.
This can only work if you guys are with me. Because if you aren't, I might as well be talking gibberish right now. I hope you guys help out these writers by checking out their works.
FOR WRITERS:
DM me the work you want me to recommend. (Do not leave it in the comments).
Do not recommend me another writer's work. You can tag the writer and let them recommend me their work by themself. This is because I want to know that the writers are still active. (There are writers who leave their works half way and disappear for months, I don't want that to happen if the work you send is incomplete).
One writer can only send me one work. (If you send me one now and another later and I find out, I'll remove your recommendation and won't recommend your work again.) I'm saying this because if readers read the one book of yours I recommend, if they like it, they would obviously check your page for more of your works and I won't have to go through the selection process again. So, please and thank you.
When you DM me, make sure to tell me that that it's for the WBR, because I get asked a lot to review stories and if you don't tell me, I might just send you a review and not put the book up for the WBR. So, please tell me.
FOR READERS:
Do not judge a book by its cover. There are lots of great stories here on Wattpad and it's kinda like an hidden gem cause of the cover. So, check out the synopsis and maybe the first chapter or prologue before you decide to move on.
If you do know how to make great covers and you want to help these authors, you can create the covers and email it to the authors. It would be a huge help. Thank you.
Don't hate. Please and please. These writers are trying to grow here on Wattpad, stop the hate comments, try a more polite criticism which always helps.
I'll recommend all sorts of works (example: Romance, Horror, LGBTQ), so be sure to read the synopsis to confirm.
GENERAL:
I stopped reading Wattpad books a long time ago when I got busy writing my own books and with college stuff.
But the short time I used to read books on here, I realised there were a lot of talented writers out there and even though Wattpad has snagged a few and put them in the paid stories sections, there are still a lot more growing authors out there and I hope with WBR, we can discover those authors together.
So, tag as many new authors as you can and keep tagging. All I hope is that I'll be able to continue this WBR for a few years and I also hope it helps these writers.
I want to thank each and everyone of you who will be participating, as a writer or as a reader. We can't have one without the other and I hope you all join me in this growth for upcoming Wattpad Authors.
Remember:
"Their win is not my loss."
- Olivia Rodrigo
The WBR will begin next month and I'll post recommendations as often as I receive your entries.
Looking forward to this!
Love,
Jane Lanett.