Wattpad Futures was a test program that allowed a small selection of Wattpad writers to profit from the adverts that appear on the platform. Unfortunately, it did not work for writers or deliver the consistency they desired, thus the program will be phased out in the coming months. More information on the program can be found here.
On Wattpad 2021, how do you get paid?
Wattpad Futures is a simple approach for writers to enhance their earning potential, according to Wattpad, an online community for readers and writers. Interested writers can boost their income with little work through the Wattpad Futures program. By adding adverts between chapters of their Wattpad tale, the software allows writers to earn money. The writer earns money every time a reader reads an advertisement.
According to Wattpad, the initiative also allows advertisers to interact with millions of engaged, mobile-first millennials and generation Z in the worldwide Wattpad community by leveraging the impact and reach of storytellers. In-story ads are deliberately placed in chapter breaks of some of the platform’s most popular tales to maximize reader engagement while also meeting advertisers’ brand objectives of views, clicks, recognition, and favorability.
Wattpad invites all levels of authors to contribute original work that inspires and entertains the Wattpad community of over 45 million users. Wattpad Futures improves on the existing tools, initiatives, and innovative revenue channels it’s established for online writers like you.
How many views on Wattpad do you need to get paid?
The beautiful thing about the Paid Stories Program is that you don’t have to have a well-known tale to participate. To be considered for the program, it does not need to have 230K readers or 110K likes. The site’s seasoned and professional team considers all tales equally and fairly.
How much do Wattpad authors make?
Wattpad, a story-sharing platform, has introduced a new initiative aimed at helping writers make money through advertising. According to Wattpad, a test run has already resulted in authors earning $1,000 per month, with some earning nearly $2,000 per month.
Are Wattpad’s stars compensated?
Wattpad writers who participated in the program are continuing writing fantastic stories and interacting with readers all around the world. We thank everyone who took part in the program for their time and effort. For the duration of their stay in the program, all Futures writers will get a final payout in the entire amount of their earnings. There will be no minimum earnings requirement to be eligible for this final payment: any sum a writer has ever earned will be paid in full. Some writers will be moved to the Wattpad Stars Program, while others will be moved to Paid Stories. We’re also hosting a Studios Pitch competition for Futures writers only. We’ll have more information about this contest soon.
50000 words equals how many pages?
It’s NaNoWriMo day 5, and I’ve written exactly ZERO WORDS. No, no, no. This month, I won’t have time to write a novel, which should come as a comfort to my clients, to whom I owe a lot of money. BUT, just because I’m not doing it doesn’t mean I can’t provide you with material that will help you do it, or those of you who may want to create a longer piece of fiction or non-fiction in the future.
Today, every word matters! We discussed fundamental word count ranges for many genres a long time ago. Today, we’ll discuss why NaNoWriMo’s objective is (probably) 50,000 words.
When speaking with folks in the publishing industry, you quickly discover that we always speak in terms of word count rather than page number. When people ask how many pages it should have, I have no idea. What is the size of the book? What about the font? What about the margins? Do you have a lot of graphs or pictures? As we all found when we first started typing papers in school, you can make any page you want.
A conventional written manuscript page (i.e., what you type before it becomes a book page) with 12pt font and one inch margins is around 300 words. A manuscript of 50,000 words is approximately 165 pages long. For a novel, that feels way too short to me, but YMMV. If you’re writing a full-length novel for adults, your 50k word novel will probably not be ready for primetime, but I think how close or far you get to 50k in the writing tells you a lot about the tale and what you have or need. I’ll get to that in a minute.
We need to look at the economics of books to figure out how we got to 50k words. You’ll notice that the prices of books are very consistent across the board. It costs around $25 for an adult hardcover paperback, give or take a nickel. It costs around $16-17 for an adult paperback. Hardcover YA books cost around $18. Illustrated books come in a wide range of prices, but you’ll find a lot in the $15-20 area. Other types of children’s books are priced similarly.
You may get one adult hardcover with 265 pages for $24.95 and another adult hardcover with 465 pages for $26.95. Is it true that 200 pages of paper will set you back another $2? No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no The more materials that go into making a book, including illustrations, color printing, special effects, and cover features, the higher the price. However, the amount of pages in a book does not make it much more or less expensive to produce.
Furthermore, the buyer is extremely price conscious. Nobody wants to spend $35 on an adult novel. I mean, seriously. If your 500,000-word epic would cost $35 to produce in the real world, it’s not going to happen. (And don’t even bring up Game of Thrones.) If your book sells that many copies, you’ve generated enough money for the publisher to fudge the production expenses for everyone. Also, even in special, beautiful editions, those books are not $35.) On the other hand, if your 30k novel is 116 pages in book form and still costs the publisher close to the same amount to produce, the consumer will not pay $19 for it, and the publisher will not charge $19. It will feel thin, even in hardcover, and the consumer will perceive it as having less value than a longer novel. (Please, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, A thin novel is one of my favorite types of books. But I’m referring to value perception rather than actual value. This is why we buy the stupid box of crackers that screams 20% MORE, even though we only get around 15 extra crackers. Retailers are smarter than we are.)
You would imagine that a publisher could simply turn my little novel into a paperback. This is possible! Hardcovers, on the other hand, provide the biggest profit margins for a publisher. That’s why they’re the first to appear. That’s why some of the most popular books spend two years in hardcover before being released in paperback. (A book spends an average of a year in hardcover.) You may conceive of this as publishers taking advantage of the unsuspecting reader, but those are the same people who want to pay you a huge, fat advance, so…
Back to the 50k-word mark. In terms of what the public wants, how much it costs to write a book, and how a story is told, there’s probably nothing magical about that number. It most likely came up as a result of editors speaking with typesetters about books that were either too lengthy or too short, and the figures were averaged out. It became a sort of yardstick. If there’s a publishing historian out there who knows more about this than I do, please contact me through my DMs; I’d love to talk to you. But, in my opinion, if you’re writing a novel and get well above 50k words, you’ve probably got enough going on in your bookstakes, action, dialog, plot, and characters. If you’re having trouble getting to 50k or just scraping by, you may need to make some adjustments. Perhaps there isn’t enough of a plot. Perhaps your stakes aren’t high enough to warrant additional action. Perhaps your characters should communicate more with one another. (You may be a minimalist, which is admirable, but in my experience, it means you need more to your work’s story than just more words.)
Again, the most of this information applies to adult (and, to be honest, YA) hardcover novels. If you’re writing nonfiction, you have more leeway in terms of how many words comprise a book, but less leeway in terms of how much people are ready to spend for a thick or thin book. Have you ever noticed that certain celebrity books have large fonts, small margins, or a lot of vacant pages between chapters? That’s because the text was short, and the publisher still needs readers to believe the hardcover is “worth” $25. I’m sure you never imagined you’d need to know so much about consumer price sensitivity to write a bookand I’m sure there’s still a lot I don’t knowbut here we are. The fact that publishing is a business is another another reminder.
Apart from the need for editing and perspective, these are all reasons why your NaNo novel will not be ready to publish on December 1st. These are even more reasons why you should always consider the reader when writing. Consider how you purchase books. Regardless of the literary worth of what’s within, I’m sure you’ve put down a thinner book because it didn’t feel like a smart investment. Even if you didn’t make that decision consciously, you probably felt some sort of way about it. Again, this is why 20 percent MORE banners on grocery store boxes entice us in.
Word count is important not only because agents and editors like to make writers jump through hoops, but also because it affects the entire process of writing to selling a book.
Friends, whether you accomplish 50k this month or not, have a great month of writing.
How can you acquire the Wattpad star badge?
You must be thoughtfully involved with the Wattpad community and show promising talent in your frequently updated work to be considered for the Wattpad Stars program.
To be considered an active and engaged Wattpad writer, your profile must complete the following program criteria:
- You must have at least one (1) completed narrative story with at least fifty thousand (50,000) words.
- Within the recent three (3) months, you must have revised/modified/added a new part to an existing narrative.
**Each writer is limited to one story/application. Please keep in mind that this is not an official application. By completing this form, you are only expressing your interest in Wattpad Stars and assisting us in building a database of writers who would be a good fit for the program. While we appreciate your interest in the program, we will only contact those writers who are chosen.
If we think you’re cut out for the Stars, we’ll send you an invite from HQ!
Is my story owned by Wattpad?
People can post comments on your work after each chapter and even message you on Wattpad, which is why it’s also known as a social networking site. If that’s what you’re looking for, this allows other writers and readers to offer constructive critique on your narrative. Even if some readers will simply say, “I love it!” or “Keep updating,” there are others who will give you constructive criticism that can help you improve as a writer.
You can establish a fanbase and maybe some die-hard fans by publishing a book or two on there. These people will continue to support your future works, whether they are published online or in print. However, after posting your book, there is no assurance that it will be published in print by Wattpad. This would be determined by your plot, genre, and general public appeal.
Wattpad Pros
- Open: I believe this is a great place for creative authors to showcase their work. It fosters creativity and welcomes even the most avant-garde genres.
- Community: Having a readership of 70 million people is a fantastic resource. It’s as if the entire United Kingdom, plus a few million extra, were reading Wattpad.
- Growth: I like Wattpad’s free materials as well as the mentorship and development possibilities it provides.
Wattpad Cons
- Wattpad might provide additional opportunities for authors to monetize their work through the site, in my opinion. The new beta program is a start in the right direction, but it has a lot of room for improvement.
- Not suitable for everyone: Despite the fact that there are no age restrictions, I believe that older or more conservative writers would be out of place on Wattpad. It’s a platform that’s highly liberal and geared toward the younger generation. That’s wonderful, but many authors don’t fall into any of those groups.
- To succeed, it takes time and effort: You’ll need to devote more effort to your book’s marketing in order to get benefits from Wattpad. There are lottery winners out there, but the majority of them need time and effort.
However, after reading Margaret Atwood’s thoughts on Wattpad, my pessimism began to soften. Wattpad, in my opinion, is quite open about what they have to offer. It’s also a huge plus because they provide authors complete control over their work. There’s nothing nefarious or dishonest about this.