I started writing seriously on Wattpad in 2015. I'd always wanted to be an author, but had never managed to complete a project. Switching to writing online, serialised fiction and publishing on Wattpad was what finally did it for me, and I've published three complete novels in the weekly format, with my fourth just starting.
I have issues with how Wattpad works (and things it doesn't do), but I'll save those for your subsequent newsletter. In terms of finding readers and motivation, though, Wattpad has been an astonishingly positive experience for me. As you say - knowing that people are reading your work is a remarkable thing.
I started writing seriously on Wattpad in 2015. I'd always wanted to be an author, but had never managed to complete a project. Switching to writing online, serialised fiction and publishing on Wattpad was what finally did it for me, and I've published three complete novels in the weekly format, with my fourth just starting.
I have issues with how Wattpad works (and things it doesn't do), but I'll save those for your subsequent newsletter. In terms of finding readers and motivation, though, Wattpad has been an astonishingly positive experience for me. As you say - knowing that people are reading your work is a remarkable thing.