Wattpad

Amateur fiction platform

Wattpad is an online platform where users publish and read stories, typically serialized fiction.

The site is known for fan fiction, romance, and young adult genres, with readers commenting on individual chapters as they're posted.

Many stories are written by amateur authors, and a few have been adapted into published books or films: She started writing on Wattpad in high school.

writing

fanfiction

Amateur work using existing characters

chapters · drafts · cliffhangers · tropes · POV · dialogue · prologues · epilogues · oneshots · imagines

genres

romance

Love and its excitement

fantasy · bad-boy · mafia · CEO · supernatural · horror · mystery · LGBTQ · K-pop · BTS

platform

app

Mobile device software

votes · comments · library · notifications · premium · coins · followers · profile · updates · offline

readership

teens

Ages thirteen through nineteen

  • fandomEnthusiast community collectively
  • commentsSpoken or written reactions
  • votesFormal choices recorded

reads · followers · dedications · shoutouts · updates · notifications · midnight · addictive · obsessed · bookworms

culture

adaptations

Changes to fit conditions

  • NetflixSubscription streaming service
  • discoveredFound something previously unknown
  • viralSpreading quickly online

famous · awards · published · deals · trending · mainstream · phenomenon · dreams · opportunities · recognition

Categories
Opposites
publishing model

WattpadHarperCollins

Major American publishing conglomerate

Simon & Schuster · literary agents · vanity press

medium format

Wattpadhardcover

Rigid-bound book format

paper books · paperback · hardcopy · bound volumes · printed page

literary prestige

Wattpadliterary fiction

Prose emphasizing craft and depth

literary journals

Family

pad, watt

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG