Top 10 Ways to Get Your Story Read on Wattpad

Alright; I've done a little digging to bring you my first Instructional help blog; How To Get People To Read Your Story on Wattpad. Now, some of you may already have wildly popular stories...and you don't need this article. But, a lot of people do. There are sooo many stories that barely anyone reads. So, without further ado, here are the top 10 ways to get your story read.
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1. Join a "Share Your Story" Club. Find the sections that are like "Read for a Read" or "Show your story here!" Or something. Post in that discussion a brief summary of your story, plus the cover to get people interested. (If you don't know how to add a cover, this link tells you: http://support.wattpad.com/entries/485762-how-do-i-upload-a-cover-on-club-discussions)

2. Comment on stories you like, Simple things like "Hi! I love your story so much! Could you possibly read one of my stories? It would mean so much, thanks!". You may need to comment more on their chapters, Warning: Some authors won't read stories people suggest, but a lot will.

3. Have a good friend advertise your story or profile. Ask one of your good friends on wattpad if they will promote, or "promo" your story on their page. If that person has a lot of readers or fans, than some people may learn about your profile and fan you, or read your story.

4. Write a story on "What's Hot". This may be tricky. Check wattpad's "What's Hot List" and write about things people read. There are a lot of werewolf stories right now. I know you want to write about what you want, but stories about popular topics will  be more popular.

5. Have good grammar. People aren't going to want to read your story if you have bad punctuation. As for spelling and grammar, writing your story on Microsoft Word first and then copy/pasting it to wattpad can instantly improve your spelling and grammar. There are also websites that can spell check and grammar check, such as http://www.paperrater.com/.

6. Be descriptive, People won't want to read your story if nothing is descriptive. Picture the scene in your head and then describe it using adjectives. For speech,  try replacing things like "said" with "muttered" or "called". Picture how you want the character to say it, and pick a descriptive verb to use. Making the scene interesting will hook readers and make them want to read on.


7. Fan. Fanning people can get them to fan you back, and then they will read your stories. Also, from fanning, you can establish relationships with people, and then you can proceed with step number 3.


8. Ask people for advice. If you ask people for advice on writing, they will have to read your story to give you advice. This can benefit you in a bunch of ways, one being the fact that people read your story, the other being you get advice from people about writing.


9. Find Wattpad Blogs to Promote Yourself. Bloggers and people on facebook can promote your stories too! (Just ask me; if your 'worthy', I may promote you). Ask family and friends to advertise your wattpad profile on Facebook, Twitter, or Tumblr. 


10. Write good stories. Try not to overwhelm readers with too much going on; I recently watched a suckish movie that had wayyy to much happening on the screen; the storyline was muddled. Also, make sure that your story isn't boring. You do have to have exciting events and great characters. J,K, Rowling provided backstories on all the characters in Harry Potter, and provides a story line that is easy to follow, yet thoroughly interesting.


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So, I hope this post can help you share your story on Wattpad, get more fans, and get more reads on your stories.  Till next time, 


Alex (: