What opportunities are available for writers on Wattpad?
We are on the hunt for the next great Wattpad story. If your story has the potential for publishing, TV, or film, we will be reaching out and will love to get to know you and your story better. In case we do, please be prepared to write a logline (a 1-2 sentence summary of your story) and synopsis (a longer 500-1,000 word summary).
Are there any opportunities to have get my book traditionally published?
For a growing number of Wattpad writers, yes, Wattpad has been able to help them ink deals with publishers! That's what the Wattpad Studios team at HQ is focused on - they are dedicated to finding opportunities for Wattpad writers off Wattpad, turning their stories into books, TV, film, and even video games. We've partnered with publishers all over the world and helped bring hundreds of Wattpad titles to print in bookstores.
I was contacted by a publisher. Can you give me advice?
For some advice from Wattpad HQ about publishers, check out this link
How do I get my foot in the door when it comes to screenwriting?
1) Read a lot of scripts. Don't just WATCH movies and shows. Here's a website that catalogues TV pilot scripts going back 15 years. You can also find lots of film scripts in bookstores.
2) Write. If you want to be a screenwriter, you need scripts. Be prolific -- your first won't be your best, write and write and write. Same lessons learned from Wattpad. Maybe one day we'll have an outlet for scripts on Wattpad...
3) Collaborate and shoot something. The old axiom was that unlike painters, filmmakers could never own their tools because of the cost of a movie production. But now, we all carry around a full movie studio in our pockets! Get together with aspiring actors, directors, and crew to shoot your scripts and get the product out there however you can.
How do I become a Wattpad Star?
We appreciate all the interest we get about the Wattpad Stars Program.
Now, for the slightly confusing answer...we wish we could tell you that there was one way to become a Wattpad Star, but there isn't. The Stars are typically writers whom we represent off platform (ex. Publishing houses, entertainment companies, and major brands). Keeping in mind that the needs of our partners are often variable, it makes it hard for us to create our own definitive set of criteria for what it takes to be a Star.
That said, there is one piece of advice we can give you:
Write the best story you can. Write the story you want to tell and try to find an audience for it on Wattpad!
Do you have a Manuscript Wish List? If so, what types of stories do you like to see?
What our external partners love about Wattpad is they can find a myriad of great content here that they cannot find anywhere else. We don't want to tell you what to write! We want to see all the great, ground-breaking plots and characters you surprise us with every day.
