Wattpad launches After Dark app

Online writing site Wattpad is launching a free app that offers romance writing for adults, called After Dark. After Dark gives readers access to thousands of romance stories written by published authors and popular Wattpad writers. It contains content-specific channels such as LGBTQ, Urban, and Fanfiction to connect readers to relevant stories. Readers can comment and vote on After Dark stories in the same way that they can on Wattpad. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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