Writing for likes

Wattpad has increasingly become a very popular platform among young writers. Allowing anyone to share their works and providing a route for aspiring authors to be discovered by the publishing industry, it has become a compelling route for those to looking to develop professionally as a writer - 95 books were published from the site in 2020 alone. However, despite the surface appeal, there is a more troubling side to Wattpad and other platforms and apps that encourage writers to share their work fast and early, take on unfiltered feedback, and evolve in the public eye. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-24 03:00:18 UTC ]
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