Hola, soy una escritora casi principiante de Wattpad. Estoy escribiendo una novela que me gustaría promocionar debidamente, pero por mucho que lo intento no consigo pasar de las 30 lecturas. ¿Alguien me podría aconsejar sobre cómo promocionarlo?

Has anyone gotten half way through a draft only to realize they have to change the main character because someone you intended to be integral to the story is ACTUALLY meant to be your main character? Their story, even from the beginning has been more compelling but I thought their contrast with the main character I started with would balance them both out.

My novel is 57k words and set from the perspective of a defiant racehorse filly on the Curragh (the centre of Irish horse racing). The story unfolds with additional perspectives of her two racehorse friends as they escape their oppressive training regime on the grounds that it’s cruel.

Their quest to find “freedom” is a satire symbolic of the current housing crisis in Ireland. While searching for fields and stables in which they can live without ridicule, they encounter many of the same problems as young Irish adults; lack of availability, land owned by vulture funds, excessive livery (rent) fees and poor conditions of available stables.

Their journey is accompanied by three sixteen year olds who each share a problem in common with their mount, be it searching for belonging, the ache of being female/a mother, or the agony of toxic masculinity.

Underlying themes include politics, capitalism, homelessness, Irish culture, racism, feminism and sexuality, infused with wit and humour.

Anyone interested?

Hey all. I'm trying to think of my main character's background. Part of the story is coming to realize that her home hasn't been all she thought it was, realizing something isn't necessarily "normal".but she doesn't realize until she goes away to college.

In the past I've done arguing/cheating parents, parents with substance abuse and toxic sibling with an enabling parent and absent father.

I have been thinking maybe narcissism or mental health issues but I want it to be something semi-small that it would only take a little distance to realize.

I was desperate to be popular growing up. The cool kids could smell this and rejected me quickly, especially Ana. I highly doubt she even remembers me. I did the most ridiculous things to stay "relevant" and I believed "all publicity is good publicity."

It's so cringe.

I wonder if I'm qualified to write a story from the perspective of a girl like Ana. Pretty, popular, but with a short temper and mean streak. I know girls wanted to fight her because they thought she was a snob. She lived her childhood in Mexico and took ESL courses. Some Mexican girls would say how she is probably undocumented.

Or if it would be a better story if I wrote about someone who didn't care about high school cliques and didn't think too much of that nonsense.

Looking for a low key partner to exchange progress on a weekly basis. Willing to critique or just give kudos as desired. Happy to bounce ideas around, look at outlines, etc.

Hi! I am new to this group just joined. I am writing a book by hand, I just finished chapter 1. But I need some help.

I am writing a romance book with my main. Characters owning a bakery and is fated to a dragon. I need help figuring some romance plots we can do around the bakery. One idea I have is them taste testing sweets but that's it. Can someone help with some ideas.

I adore writing YA stories. However, I’ve found myself leaning into writing characters that are more in the 20s ranges… I feel like that’s pushing it out of YA, but I’m wondering what you all would define the age range for YA MCs nowadays?

"There's explicit, detailed killing of women and children, mentions of sexual harassment, and a character experiencing teen pregnancy. Is there a line in YA?"

ex: Bastian chuckled and gestured for her to sit. “Relax, there’s some Delentro grape wine for you in the flute. Business can wait; I’m a man who always makes time for life’s pleasures,” he said, his voice thick with innuendo that sent a chill down Zia’s spine.

She forced her face into a polite mask but scrunched her nose involuntarily. “I’m fifteen, and I don’t indulge in alcohol,” she said, her voice tight. Her mother’s struggles with addiction had left Zia with a firm resolve to stay far away from drugs or alcohol.

Bastian’s smile faltered. Girls were more fun when they’d had a drink, but he overlooked it for now, chuckling. “I see. Then I’ll get to the point. Your talents are coveted, Miss Adams—sought after by many. I, as the future king of this nation, have my coronation coming up no later than next year. After that, I’ll marry my betrothed, and two years later, I’ll take my concubines. The timeline fits perfectly with your graduation.”

His smile broadened. “Finish your schooling, and I’ll make you a queen of this nation. You can pursue any field of study you desire—court mage, herbalist, alchemist—I’ll pave the way for you to become a leading figure of Terrakos. Coin, power, and my love will all be yours.”

Zia’s stomach dropped. This was worse than the other offers, but from a prince, could she even say no? She stood, keeping him in her view, her voice unsteady. “I’m sorry, but I’m not interested in becoming anyone’s wife—now or in four years.”

Hey guys, how are you? I hope you’re all good. 

I’m looking for beta readers to give feedback on the first three chapters of my YA manuscript “The Brave,”  97k words. 

The blurb:  

Seventeen-year-old Diana Mason just wanted a prosperous life. Working at a New York coffee shop to help her unemployed mother, while the fear of losing her ill sister consumes her, makes her desire a different reality. Everything’d be better if her father hadn't disappeared, leaving an unfillable void in her heart. Her ordinary life changes when a mysterious man arrives at her job with an opportunity. Diana’s courage and determination attracted the attention of the secret agency C.A.D.E., who selected her for biannual spy training. The agency pays more money than Diana ever dreamed of. The chance to help her family and get the life she always wanted arrives. Diana leaves for the peculiar world of C.A.D.E., the agency hidden underneath the Mojave Desert, where robots and submarine cars are as commonplace as the blue sky.   

The training consists of eight phases, where in each one, fifteen recruits face different challenges - such as learning to fight, facing fears in hyper-realistic simulations, and surviving in extreme scenarios - which become more dangerous as the training progresses. At the end of each phase, C.A.D.E. eliminates the worst performing recruit, taking their money, skills learned during training, and C.A.D.E.-related memories, returning them to their old lives like blank canvases. Only the best recruits become agents.         

Diana finds herself at an enormous disadvantage. The other recruits are physically more prepared; the challenges are like nothing she has faced before, and to her surprise, she’s the only girl among the recruits. As if the pressure isn’t enough, Diana discovers that her father is a C.A.D.E. agent, and he’s closer than she thinks. Diana must overcome her limits and carry on the phases while accepting that her father wasn’t who she thought he was. To become an agent, aid her loved ones, and preserve her identity, Diana must be more than just strong. She must be brave.

• The Brave is aimed at teens over 12. 

• The book is a genre-bending of Science Fiction, Contemporary, and Spy Fiction. 

• The story is set in the 2010’s *that’s my favorite YA era* 

• Comp Titles: Totally Spies, Spy X Family, and Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis 

Please, if you’re interested, dm me! 

Thanks!!!!

So I'm working on a project and I'm not entirely sure what I want to do with it if I finish it. I had a question though, I don't think my writing is great and know it would need some severe editing (grammar, sentence structures, making sure it flows right to someone other than me). Any tips on editing or how to find someone who might be able to help?

Hi everyone,

I have completed a young adult spy novel that focuses on two seventeen year olds that are a part of an undercover crime-solving agency. It has both mystery and romance elements. I'm having trouble figuring out which genre it should be queried under because some of the feedback I've received is that teen spies would be unrealistic in the real world, and therefore this wouldn't be considered YA Mystery (as I initially thought). I'm wondering if this means it would be considered fantasy, even though there are no other traditional fantasy elements. Similar novels from the past like the Gallagher Girls have been classified as "YA Spy fiction" but this is not a typical query genre category. Appreciate the advice!

If I ever want to be published I have to accept criticism

I post a lot about my ideas and the character is likable or memorable

It feels more like a research project or trying to prove I'm good writer

It is hard to write anything if you imagine others judging you

I'm working on a lower YA fantasy book (think middle school) and with some of the fight scenes I'm not really sure how graphic I can get. MC has a fire sword and fight in a war with dragons, one of which she kills on screen and I'm not really sure how to approach it. Like, obviously she's not full-on stabbing him to death because that doesn't really fly but she is fighting with a sword so I can't just have her not stab people. Most of my inspirations are shows which can get away with different things here so I'm not sure what to do. Any advice?

Good morning

I am so happy I found this subreddit.

I keep wanting to challenge myself by writing about adolescent from the perspective of the queen bee.

Name: Victoria

Physical appearance: taller than most girls but shorter than most boys, chameleon eyes -hazel eyes, ethically ambiguous

Unfairly beautiful

Good personality traits - hardworking, curious, fun loving, will defend the defenseless, always prepared, good listener

Negative: harsh, manipulative, conceited, difficulty being vulnerable

Background: only child of rich, well educated and well respected parents

Embarrassed by how old parents are and dislikes being told she resembles her father

I got a friend to read my first two books, but he isn’t the target audience. So there were a lot of things he questioned. I don’t know how to have readers who give me their opinions but are also a target audience? I’m editing my book and about to send it to a publisher.

I am an indie author currently writing a Young Adult series and I'm curious about how far I can push the boundaries.

Any fans or writers of YA fiction on here? If so, I'd like your advice.

Now, obviously, my series won't contain explicit content, like violent gore or graphic bedroom scenes. The audience and age group I have in mind is 13 and up.

However, the story does have a few instances of violence, like a bloody lip or people winding up in dangerous, tense situations. And it's possible the danger levels may increase with each book in the series.

There are also a couple instances where mild swear words like "hell", "damn", and "asshole" are used. But these only appear occasionally. I plan for them to be used mainly for emphasis rather than outright insults.

Also, my protagonist and the majority of the characters at a point of change in their lives, so things like puberty and hormones are mentioned but never go into great detail. There may also be jokes involving things like underwear, but, again, nothing too explicit.

Based on all of that, would my series still be acceptable towards YA readers, or is there a different genre that would be a better fit?

The novel in writing revolves around a series of apparent murders that turn out to be sacrifices, the sacrifices are stripped naked and stabbed only once. I never go depper when detailing their nudeness, nor are there any explicit sex scenes or nothing of the sort but I'm worried that the bare mention of a bare body could screw with labeling the story or something of the like.

Has anyone dealt with something similar?

Hi everyone, I'm not a writer or a author I've never wrote anything except for poems and love letters before but now. I want to dive into the world of story created, I don't write because I'm a chef but I used to create stories in my head about things that happened in my life well, Most of them but I would love for you to join me on my journey to be a professional author, I'm open to criticism or anything, anything that is wrong with my story or something that you should have been added in, I'm open to anything no hate all love ,thank you very much have a amazing day.😊

I have a few ideas, and I am newish to writing(have always loved it and have been told by my teachers i should publish my poems and short stories), but one thing i've notice from a few YA subs is just the difference in viewership. Some people, like myself, don't like books that are heavy in smut, others find books that i have enjoyed to be too boring or predictable or even too heavily detailed to appreciate, so where do you find balance? Obviously you can't please everyone, and it's inevitable that someone will dislike your work, but how do you balance out your work among the various likes and dislikes from the audience?

Edit: i appreciate the feedback💙 i think i just need to write out what i feel works and accept whoever appreciates it and not worry about who doesn't.

I'm fairly new to writing, having only put down like 50000 words of creative writing in total my entire life (I started like two months ago). I wanted to get some feedback on my work though, as when I showed it to by brother's boyfriend he said it sounded like the first draft of a fanfiction, which no hate for those writers, is not really the vibe I want to go for.

I've been writing in the litrpg genre and tried to see if there were any writing groups I could join over in /r/litrpgs. They shows me some discord servers with 1500 people in them which... Isn't really what I'm looking for.

Anyone part of a small group that meets up maybe once a week-ish (with a little variance for more or less) that wouldn't mind an additional member? I would love to join, I feel like my ideas and characterization are solid, I'm just lacking the nitty gritty details you'd get in a professional writing course.

If you aren't familiar with litrpgs the genre is basically take a fantasy/sci-fi story and then slap on some rpg elements in world. Pretty much all of them are progression fantasy, if that means anything to you.

So I had this Idea for this High fantasy world with mermaids, but the thing is, in most mermaids stories there's a part where they are mermaids and then they become or assume a human form for the most part of the story. I was thinking about a whole underwater world with multiple merfolks and siren kindgoms, but the other thing is.... Isn't It too complicated to write? Like, If they're underwater I have to describe movements diferent than other stories and their hair would allways be floating and other mechanics of this underwater world. So what do you guys think? Its something possible to write about?

I have been outlining for about a month and I realized yesterday I am procrastinating, not being productive.

I know it sounds stupid, but can you tell me just to start writing? I keep falling into the trap of thinking if I think about it a LITTLE longer, then I’ll finally be able to sit down and start my novel.

i have made a few fictional species and have no mates to talk to about it. and i love to hear about other peoples creativity so talk to me about your fictional species or just the classics like vampires, orcs or any others. would love to find people to talk to about this stuff or other aspects of world building.

Hi :)

I’m currently working on a Vampire romance as the tile says. I’d love to have some feedback as I finish the first 20k words. I’ve uploaded a mood board .

In a sketchy sentence this’s the book:

Human girl meets a vampire who enters her dreams, and falls in love, unaware of the fatal consequences.

I’ve decided to use Inkspired since I don’t write fanfiction (AO3 & Wattpad come to mind) or smutty werewolf stories (Most Inkitt stories). I’m writing a teen fiction romance/mystery, and while I’ve been writing it for fun, I also want to build a good audience.

A lot of people say Wattpad is good for that, but I’ve been writing for many years, so my writing has evolved so it’s not very teen-like anymore.

The ML of my novel is a masked criminal, a morally grey, crafty character. He constantly calls the FL "sweetheart," and my intention was for him to use that as a way to 1. demean her 2. keep his distance emotionally. Like how once you name a stray cat you'll feel attached to it, he tends to avoid using her name. FL calls him out on it in the very beginning to tell him to stop, but he says jokingly "it's endearing." Down the line when they get closer, he stops saying it and uses her name properly.

But I don't know if it sounds cringe! I know the "bad boy" trope is overdone and their dialogue tends to be incredibly cringe-worthy, so I want to avoid that if I can. What are your thoughts on this and should I remove it after all?

Are you a dedicated writer working on fantasy, sci-fi, or any other genre? Looking for a small, committed group to help you stay productive, overcome writer’s block, and get honest feedback? Writers Conclave might be the perfect fit for you!

About the Group:

• Genres: Mainly fantasy and sci-fi, but all genres are welcome.

• Goals: Beta reading, critique partners, boosting productivity, overcoming writer’s block, and connecting with fellow writers.

• Mediums: Whether you're writing short stories, novelettes, light novels, novellas, novels, or epics, this group is for you.

• Writing/experience level: We’re looking for serious writers who are either aiming to publish their work or have already been published. Experienced and Novice writers are all welcome. Active and weekly engagement is a must.

• Meeting place: Discord, https://discord.gg/yvbVdgDd

• Size: To keep things intimate and engaging, the group won’t surpass 20 members.

We’ll be hosting our discussions on Discord, creating a space where like-minded authors can truly thrive. If you’re interested in joining or have any questions, feel free to message me. Let’s build something great together!