As many veterans have discovered, the brutality of serving in wartime is only half of the ordeal of service; coming home and readjusting to life as a stateside service member or civilian requires a whole other level of focus and commitment, but it is a stage of military service that far too many veterans are unprepared for. For Bob Tanner (www.wattpad.com/user/BobTanner), a … [Read more...] about Wattpad Helps Veteran Give Voice to Combat Story
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Happy Birthday, Wattpad: Celebrating with the Launch of Wattpad Stories
The world's largest online community for connecting authors and readers in genuine and engaging ways turned seven years old today, and is celebrating with the launch of something new. Wattpad Stories, which goes live at 10am ET, takes an in-depth look at people whose lives have been transformed by the power of writing and storytelling, and by the ability to instantly share that … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday, Wattpad: Celebrating with the Launch of Wattpad Stories
Wattpad Asks, Are You Ready for NaNoWriMo?
National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, as its affectionately called, is almost upon us. Some of the benefits to authors who struggle and fight to complete a 50,000 word novel within the 30 days of the month--apart from the ability to print their own winner's certificates and order a winner's t-shirt at their own expense--are the perks from NaNo sponsors, which include … [Read more...] about Wattpad Asks, Are You Ready for NaNoWriMo?
Frankfurt Book Fair Officially Kicked Off Today
The first official day of the Frankfurt Book Fair has just come to a close, and if the remaining days are as packed with innovation and insight as today was, it will be one of the more memorable publishing events. One of the things that is setting this year's staging apart from some of the recent years is the larger focus on digital publishing, self-publishing, and … [Read more...] about Frankfurt Book Fair Officially Kicked Off Today
Wattpad and Harlequin Launch New Romance Writing Contest
Wattpad and Harlequin have teamed up for a new romance writing contest. Writers from around the world can use Wattpad to upload the first chapter of their romance story aimed at a "New Adult" audience for consideration by a team of international judges. Four winning submissions will each be awarded a publishing contract from Harlequin. The So You Think You Can Write … [Read more...] about Wattpad and Harlequin Launch New Romance Writing Contest
Smashwords Launches Series Manager, Receives Award Nomination from BISG
As book discovery continues to plague authors of every ilk in a market that is saturated with content, platforms like Smashwords continue to look for new ways to help authors bring readers to their books easily. Today, the ebook distribution platform announced a new feature, Series Manager, aimed at helping authors lump their series titles together for easier search … [Read more...] about Smashwords Launches Series Manager, Receives Award Nomination from BISG
Wattpad and Sourcebooks Form a New Partnership
Wattpad and Sourcebooks have announced a partnership that will create new opportunities across multiple publishing platforms for Wattpad writers and Sourcebooks authors. The two companies aim to build more synergy between their businesses and are going to be engaging in a number of new initiatives to accomplish this. First, Sourcebooks will edit and produce select new … [Read more...] about Wattpad and Sourcebooks Form a New Partnership
Wattpad Unveils Exclusive Content from Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam Trilogy
Today, to coincide with the global release of Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam, Wattpad and Doubleday have teamed up to share an exclusive essay from Atwood revealing insights into the development of the critically-acclaimed dystopian trilogy, which also includes Oryx and Crake and The Year of the Flood. This behind-the-scenes glimpse into Atwood’s inspiration for the series mixes … [Read more...] about Wattpad Unveils Exclusive Content from Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam Trilogy
BiblioCrunch, Wattpad Connect Authors with Readers
There is so much that goes into creating a book, regardless of whether it is traditionally or indie published. Cover designers, editors, proofreaders, public relations and marketers... the list goes on. While the work of writing the book is only the first step, a behind-the-scenes team of professionals takes over to bring the book to readers. One site, BiblioCrunch, serves as a … [Read more...] about BiblioCrunch, Wattpad Connect Authors with Readers
BiblioCrunch to Host Twitter Chat for Indie Authors
BiblioCrunch, the closely vetted clearinghouse of service professionals who offer support to authors, will be hosting a Twitter chat tonight at 9:00pm Eastern with Maria Cootauco of Wattpad. BiblioCrunch took over the #indiechat hashtag for weekly conversations in support of self-published authors. Tonight's online event will help authors understand what Wattpad can do for … [Read more...] about BiblioCrunch to Host Twitter Chat for Indie Authors