Wattpad

[theymp]

I'd heard about Wattpad before - specifically about a zombie story that Margaret Atwood was collaborating on (although who hasn't done something walking deadish these days? - I mean I'm writing one myself, it's just on hiatus).

I thought I'd give it a quick look - I've set up an account at http://wattpad.com/TheYmp even though I've only recently got round to finally posting something at Fiction Press)

I can't help but wonder if this is where FanFiction got the idea of the "covers" from - except they seem to be so much better done at Wattpad - how come no one at FF seems to do them like actual book covers - I've just had a "d'oh" revelation!

But I did have a very swift perusal of their Supernatural fanfic section... oh my... absolutely nothing but Mary Sues as far as the eye could see...

(;,;)

Comments

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Is wattpad a new site then? Or just terminally Mary-Sued?

[theymp.livejournal.com]

I think it's been around for a while. there's certainly plenty of Mary Sues on FF.net, but seriously every one of 20-odd stories seemed have a description of a female teenage OC saving the day. Maybe I'm being a little harsh - I didn't read any of 'em - maybe they were all really, really good!

When I've got a little more time I might look at some of the original fiction.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

I had a quick look and came to the same conclusion - I think there was one that sounded like it might not be like that but only the one! I've got such a huge file full of fics to read from LJ, I'm not going to venture onto yet another site!