Edit Smart, Not Perfect: How to Polish Your Best Work Yet
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Raneisha Marsdon
07:49
Fixing plot holes
Ofori-Nkansah ❤️❤️Ivy
08:34
Hi Everyone
Aabhash
09:07
my subconscious already take care of plot holes . for me , editing is adding descriptive words where necessary and spelling at few times
writermilo
09:08
Any app you advise to use? I use the free version of Grammarly (happy with it but I wonder if the paid version is worth it!)
Richa Jain
09:22
i love sarah's books soo much!! unfortunately anna's books are under the paid program now so could not read :((
Tyronickah Buckmire Clement Findlay
09:47
writermilo- the paid version is worth it.
Mette Peleikis
09:49
@writermilo it's so worth it. (Just saying.)
Parvathi Saji R
10:05
Pro Writing Aid is more comfortable for me than Grammarly.
Ashley Devlin
10:08
@writermilo Grammerly is good.
Ofori-Nkansah ❤️❤️Ivy
10:25
Yeah
Onadhi
10:30
I use Grammarly, it's actually good
Raneisha Marsdon
10:33
Grammer CheckerProofreader
Tatyana Mordiva Landu
10:41
As a non-native, Grammarly helps me so much !
Ben
10:45
For some reason my story seems too robotic but I don't know how to fix it, help?
Sabina Krishna
10:46
Is Pro Writing Aid a paid thing?
Neveda Sandeep
10:49
what's grammarly?
E.B. Slayer
10:50
I agree with taking a break.
Marketing Zoom
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Hi everyone, I’m getting a few questions about the recording available afterwards. Yes, you will all receive an email in the next few days with the link to the recording.
Ofori-Nkansah ❤️❤️Ivy
11:03
Yes it’s paid
Kristina
11:06
I always struggle with the frustration of having to totally take apart your story and put it back together, in that "bigger editing stage" as you mentioned Grant. How do you get past the feeling that this is so daunting?
Conundrum FBCRome
11:11
Hello from Rome, GA, USA!
Carolynn Howard
11:16
https://www.grammarly.com/
Ofori-Nkansah ❤️❤️Ivy
11:19
USA
Ashley Devlin
11:19
@writermilo But for basic work Microsoft Word works too.
Garvin
11:27
i find prowritingaid aid is better than grammarly
E.B. Slayer
11:41
Yes, editing a paper copy helps me too.
Mar
11:45
ProWritingAid is way better
Ene Sepp
11:54
me too! I love using paper copy
Ofori-Nkansah ❤️❤️Ivy
12:03
How do you keep readers engaged?
Eduard Lerperger
12:09
Save the Cat is a great resource, highly recommended
Marielle Fedoc
12:13
oh my. is it okay if you are not using any of those app and guide? i just edit my works by heart haha
Raneisha Marsdon
12:31
Leave them with Cliffhangers
Nashrah
12:43
hahah right
Kate L
12:45
Gotta agree, ProWritingAid is the best editing software I've used. Great suggestions and it actually explains why
Parvathi Saji R
12:46
Pro Writing Aid and Paraphrasing tools helps a lot.
tanishka
12:52
thats just cruel as a reader but it's true
Aabhash
12:55
Yeah ! My Vol 4 pretty much leaves cliffhangers
Garvin
13:16
post often if you are on WP
Jessiel joy Hernaez
13:22
no volume
Raneisha Marsdon
13:26
Be descriptive
Mette Peleikis
13:31
What happens if you press "raise hand"? 😅
Ofori-Nkansah ❤️❤️Ivy
13:42
Thank you
Alix Marino
13:43
Finding critique partners is helpful, too.
Emily Gush
13:47
I tend to go back to stories for rereads after, then end up mired in what I could do better or tweak. How do you know when to put the pencil down?
Raneisha Marsdon
13:50
It means you probably have a question 😂
Carolynn Howard
13:56
Shout out to my writing partners also attending today's webinar :-D you are the best!
Dave Bachtra
14:02
I accidentally pressed that (LOL)
Kate L
14:13
@Marielle So, I think of editing software as an extra toolkit. Doesn't replace my own editing instincts, but a computer program analyzes the same way every time - and it doesn't get tired. Humans do! So especially when I'm really tired or struggling with an edit, the software helps fill that gap.
Mette Peleikis
14:16
Haha! I almost did it but then I chicked out.
Aabhash
14:17
ya ! I have a real insightful reader . that is really good to improve story and make it as perfect as it gets
Ofori-Nkansah ❤️❤️Ivy
14:19
Read my story please
Ofori-Nkansah ❤️❤️Ivy
14:33
Dot31gold
Su Vida
14:36
So, I have struggled with punctuation, since there aren't concrete rules I could find on some things.E.g. 1. The spaces with ellipses. Spaces around them? One space after? No spaces?2. Should there be 4 dots when using ellipses with complete sentences?I wondered if one would lose marks at Wattys over stuff like this.
kim poovey
14:58
My biggest issue is commas!!!
Abigail Pierre
15:03
y'all listen😭
Ben
15:03
yes
tanishka
15:07
yeah same
Ofori-Nkansah ❤️❤️Ivy
15:10
Me toooo
Mia Weissman
15:11
Yesss I add way to many
Lora Palmer
15:16
Same!!!
Faith
15:17
This happens way too many times
Mia Weissman
15:20
I need a way to stop that Lol
Marielle Fedoc
15:29
OMG Nikki same hahaha
Raneisha Marsdon
15:30
Commas are tired of me 😂
Zenab Baniyan
15:41
That happens to me as well
Ashley Devlin
15:43
Good tip about text to speech
Emily Gush
15:43
What text to speech programs would you recommend?
Richa Jain
15:46
text to speech sounds helpful!
Ofori-Nkansah ❤️❤️Ivy
15:51
I sometimes read my chapter out loud
E.B. Slayer
15:55
I read mine out loud too. But text to speech would be interesting
Zenab Baniyan
16:01
Text to speech program can be found in Word
Aabhash
16:04
I write from first person's perspective as protagonist but then it is hard to keep track of past and present in sentences especially after already crossing 4 Vol ..
Ben
16:08
I read mine too my brother and it helps a lot when I see his confused face
Mar
16:13
I record myself reading out loud and then listen to it back :3
Ashley Devlin
16:17
most book readers have the option and on computer there is an option too.
Sowsow
16:22
someone recommended some text to speech
tanishka
16:25
there is a option in word for read a loud
Mar
16:47
I can't stand the voices
Lily
16:50
Use MS Word it has text-to-speech tool
Hannapotter
17:09
i can’t hear of it
Amara Steele
17:11
@Lily Is it accurate?
Mette Peleikis
17:14
I'm at 65k words and considering changing my past tense 1st person narrtor into present tense but God it's such a big thinig to edit. I don't know if I should! T_T
E.N.F
17:16
@Voice is a android app that read pdfs/docs/txt and HTMLs aloud, that's what I use.
Alix Marino
17:23
Copy and paste your darlings into another document so they're easier to take out of your story, but they still exist to be put elsewhere if you realize that they're needed somewhere else.
Andie Sillah
17:25
how can you avoid writer's block?
Raneisha Marsdon
17:28
Most of my readers tend to correct my errors and as soon as I receive the corrections, I fix them so I don't forget. That way editing will be easier.
Lily
17:51
@Amara it is accurate. very robotic but pronounces each word and syllable that you can catch the errors well
regina gunawan
18:15
@Mar Ik I can't stand them as well i'm too impatient to actually listen to the whole thing which I know is not a good thing
Alix Marino
18:20
Hey I just said that haha
Mia Weissman
18:22
Thats smart tho
Aabhash
18:28
I see . i am at vol 5 ..so far total word count 210,000 words crossed ...so from Vol 4, I already included other characters perspectives too
Preeti Mondal _00000870174
18:28
yeah, how can I avoid writer's block or like how can I cope up with it?
Raneisha Marsdon
18:39
You can avoid writers block by planning out your chapter, and write the most interesting scene in the chapter first then go back to the parts that aren't so interesting. Though, you have to know what you're doing so it blends in.
Ben
19:04
to avoid writers block I like to add plot twists
Mia Weissman
19:13
Take a break, get your mind off of it and go back later, thats what helps me
Stephan Ward
19:17
Writer block can be defeated if we allow ourselves to write bad passages sometimes
kim poovey
19:18
Preeti-keep writing until the block subsides. You can write using a prompt or keep going with what you’re writing:).
Raneisha Marsdon
19:18
My word count is about 71K
Mette Peleikis
19:18
Great tips, Nikki!
E.B. Slayer
19:28
The reader feedback is helpful for the next edit
Ishwari
19:51
Yes, though I usually don't get much
Stephan Ward
19:57
Sometimes we make ourselves believe that things need to be great all the time
Aabhash
19:58
I chose intelligent Protagonist with logical mind and intelligent characters are a lot in book so I can always keep stuff original, and natural and interesting by giving them complexity and backstory too
Lora Palmer
20:09
Sometimes brainstorming what comes next and/or going for a walk to think helps.
Thoughts Of Kairav
20:10
Can we do a grammar check in wattpad?
Mia Weissman
20:22
Grammerly I think
Mette Peleikis
20:30
@thoughts of Kairav Yes with Grammarly :)
Mia Weissman
20:35
Its an app you download and it checks your work for you
Rose Apocalypse
20:40
I use Grammarly too
Raneisha Marsdon
20:50
My biggest issue is using synonyms. 😭
Mia Weissman
20:53
I need it but haven't downloaded it yet
Yuvikka
20:54
Yes you can but you have to add an external extensions for grammar checking
Lora Palmer
20:59
I use grammarly as a final check before uploading a chapter
Ishwari
21:05
Sometimes the people who read my story, are usually silent readers.....
tanishka
21:14
I understand
Mette Peleikis
21:14
Lol XD
Hiral
21:15
I have a question
Luna_Banners
21:17
same for me
Abigail Pierre
21:20
get a thesaurus
TheMarshes
21:23
I sit there until I fall asleep
Ishwari
21:31
get a what?
Ram
21:32
mine is about writing expressions...like the actions
MJ
21:33
thesaurus.com
Onadhi
21:43
I don't know why my fanfiction has 6k views while my original, has only 465! It makes me self conscious.
Raneisha Marsdon
21:53
I think I downloaded about 3 different English dictionaries on my phone. 😂
Ben
21:58
me too
Ishwari
22:00
people like fanfiction more
E.B. Slayer
22:18
When I get to a part where I'm stuck, I think of conversation. What would the characters say about the block?
Alix Marino
22:18
Fanfiction usually has a base of fans already established for the original piece
Garvin
22:18
any editing addon in browser will all correctins in WP
Amara Steele
22:21
@Lora I love Grammarly but I speak British English and it corrects it into American English
Emily Gush
22:22
I take a break, grab a snack and watch a video before circling back and reviewing my short and long-term writing goals.
regina gunawan
22:27
yea honestly
E.B. Slayer
22:33
And I talk to people I trust, hubs, friends etc.
Abigail Pierre
22:42
Fanfiction will always have more reads since theres already an established fandom
Aabhash
22:45
I have hard time with description . other stuff, twist , total uno reverse are easy for me .. but description phew
regina gunawan
22:55
i think all of the ppl i know that read wattpad goes for the fanfics
MJ
22:56
I don't know that people like fanfiction more, but it's familiar and easy to jump into reading. Your original work has to build a fanbase, fanfic already has that.
Raneisha Marsdon
22:57
Y'all can listen to music too. These days there are songs about everything.
Nashrah
23:14
i agree people do read fanfic more
Raneisha Marsdon
23:14
It's motivating
Luna_Banners
23:15
true
E.B. Slayer
23:20
Yes to the music. I listen to a lot of music
Neveda Sandeep
23:21
fanfictions are amazing but sometimes readers imaginations to next level so I think everyone should warn thier readers that it's completely fiction.
Aabhash
23:27
ya ! I generally listen to anime ops to get into writing chapter
Emily Gush
23:30
Lofi music feeds on youtube can be pretty calming and brain tuning while editing.
Ishwari
23:36
Hey guys, how do I get people comment on my stuff, like I don't even know what they think of my.
Mette Peleikis
23:47
I actually struggle most with just finishing the book because I'm afraid it won't be as I hoped it would be and I'll be disappointed. It's such a beautiful story in my head but once I get it out on paper it's just looks like something I wrote in fifth grade. 😂
Nica Ordoñez
23:49
i have a playlist when i write. it helps a lot to build mood and inspiration
kim poovey
23:57
I listen to different music styles depending on the characters. Each manuscript has a soundtrack:).
Nashrah
23:58
just do a a/n then they'll comment maybe
Helen Yengil
23:59
Yes but it depends on how much of an audience the book gets if you understand what I mean for fanfiction
regina gunawan
24:05
but yea, fanfiction are great, really great and it's honestly so fun to read them
Raneisha Marsdon
24:27
Leave an author's note at the end of the chapters. Also, include a question in it. Some people will reply.
Zenab Baniyan
24:29
I like listening to music without any lyrics. They don't distract me.
Khadija Hamza
24:39
My main issue is translating the story from an image in my head and into words
Su Vida
24:45
Another question I have is...I understand that we look for tightness of plot when it comes to a story--how everything falls into place, the climax and resolution. But when it comes to the first book of a series, it's not going to have that epic story climax in the first book, and there would be loose ends to be tied up in later books.E.g. The first book of Harry Potter does not have the final showdown between Harry and Voldemort. While it does offer a sense of closure, it's not as epic as when you consider the story as a whole.So, would a book in a series have less chance at Wattys? What tips would you have when it comes to polishing up a book that is part of a series?
Ram
24:49
same
Garvin
24:52
she is right aim low and you will get into it
E.N.F
24:53
Also try music in another language that you can't sing along too
Ofori-Nkansah ❤️❤️Ivy
24:58
Like classical music
Ofori-Nkansah ❤️❤️Ivy
25:02
??
Nashrah
25:02
same gurl Khadija
Raneisha Marsdon
25:07
I love Spanish music
Ailish Abalos
25:17
I try to leave questions at the end of my chapters but no one really answers them. how do you get people to answer?
Ishwari
25:17
cello and violin are good option
Raneisha Marsdon
25:23
But I still end up singing along 😂
kim poovey
25:31
I use classical, baroque, bluegrass (instrumental), jazz (also instrumental).
Mette Peleikis
25:36
Thanks Grant! :)
Preeti Mondal _00000870174
25:42
yeah, it's really difficult to put ur imaginations into words
Khadija Hamza
25:43
So I become really picky when it comes to editing cuz I feel like there's always something missing
Zenab Baniyan
25:48
Any music tbh. It just has to be without lyrics
Garvin
25:53
i beg for comments...
Aditi
25:53
I seriously can never focus on editing while listening to songs, rather..I end up jamming to the song than editing the story 😂
Ene Sepp
25:57
especially computer game music is great!
Alix Marino
25:59
I like the idea of the first draft just getting the mess out of your head, because its sole purpose is for you to have something to build and shape later
Nashrah
26:07
ailish some people don't comment at all it's just they r silent reader's... i read a novel it has like something k reads but very few comments
Mette Peleikis
26:10
Oh I do that! Find songs that remind me of my story :D
Ene Sepp
26:11
those are designed to be background music! same with movie soundtrack ks
Elizabeth Di Marcello
26:12
spotify is great for music inspro
Lora Palmer
26:12
Yes, any songs with lyrics distract me
Ben
26:18
my novel now feels too robotic
Nica Ordoñez
26:18
I write fantasy/historical so i listen on royal core and academia playlists
Samina Parveen
26:24
I have written drafts when I was young but now I feel it isn't good enough. So how do I edit it?
Rhea Kumar
26:24
I often feel like there is no purpose and I have been struggling with writers block for 5 years now
Neveda Sandeep
26:27
hmm...you guys can spend some time on selecting songs that fit and then make a Playlist.
Aabhash
26:29
my book too is series ..so I sent Vol 4 to wattys explaining previous three in kinda summary...but yeah can't cover all . because Maxverse is intelligent world progression with each volume
Brittani Claiborne
26:33
same
kim poovey
26:37
Music helps me to get into my character’s head:). But I have to use music without lyrics.
Krystal Abbott
26:37
I always loved helping friends editing or editing some
Misa Park
26:39
what i'm worried about is my sentences feel like they're repetitive, even when they're not but they just feel like they're moving in a same pattern and nothing different
Brenda Kathe
26:40
I have a really hard time getting a group of people to hlep me out with feedback, and sometimes I'm afraid to post it before I finish the hole story and even then I don't get any feedback, so how to engage public to comment your things?
Samina Parveen
26:40
and how to manage editing with other priortities?
tanishka
26:45
what I find hard is describing any action.
Amara Steele
27:01
I personally love classical music, specifically Cello while writing anything.
zoyah
27:06
Lofi music or nature sounds on YouTube/Spotify actually help.
Khadija Hamza
27:07
@tanishka I feel you
kim poovey
27:08
Hahaha!!!
Mette Peleikis
27:19
😂
Kayla Marnach
27:22
How do you start? What is the FIRST thing you do to start editing? Second? Third?
Elizabeth Di Marcello
27:23
when you run out of time for a submission I guess
Vinita Bhagwat
27:26
@tanishka I feel the same
Ishwari
27:30
after my sister reads it, I decide that it's cool to post
Avery Sturgis
27:36
there are plenty of playlists on Spotify and Youtube that are for writers to help them get in the groove
Eliza Drummond (she/her)
27:43
I join writers on YT for live work sessions, and then I reward myself with watching vids of volcanoes
Sowsow
27:45
Tell me about the flow of the story.
Nica Ordoñez
27:48
my biggest problem is i was too detailed on writing and end up describing everything
Krystal Abbott
27:49
*I have always loved editing my friends book, but I can never seem to fully get into editing my own.
Neveda Sandeep
27:56
for those who struggles on writing a story line, listening to songs helps like...you can write a story based on a song! ;)
Courtney Ramsamy
27:58
Sometimes it really helps but most of my friends don't want to read a book that isn't already completed 😅 just to avoid getting involved emotionally in the story and not getting an ending...
Raneisha Marsdon
28:01
Sometimes when I write I feel like I'm being descriptive, but not descriptive enough. I'm always telling instead of showing.
Helen Yengil
28:07
describing the setting is really hard for me because I want it to sound really good but I think it ends up just becoming too confusing for others
Emily Gush
28:10
CritiqueCircle is a free website based around commenting and editing snippets of other peoples work. I recommend feeding a chapter in for feedback from other writers.
Zenab Baniyan
28:13
I listen to STUDY MUSIC. I know- weird. But it works. The music just stays in the background and prevents me to get distracting thoughts.
Avery Sturgis
28:19
I have trouble bc I end up describing everything in too much detail
Preeti Mondal _00000870174
28:20
I read like 2-3 times while writing, to see if the story is interesting
Brittani Claiborne
28:23
I try to cover plot holes and it turns into a monster
Amara Steele
28:27
@Tanishka Pinterest has been a major help for me when it comes to describing action or situations
tanishka
28:36
thank you
tanishka
28:42
I will check it out
Preeti Mondal _00000870174
28:50
exactly, it's so stressful
Zenab Baniyan
28:51
Yes, Pinterest is a great place to help writers write
Vinita Bhagwat
28:51
it's all in my head about all the action going on. I end up ' I said/ he said/ she said.'
Sowsow
28:53
Every time I go to Spotify it goes like "no one likes interruption" which annoys me more than editing
tanishka
29:05
ikr
Khadija Hamza
29:07
@Amara I really like the pinterest idea. How do you go about it?
Neveda Sandeep
29:22
I hate ads in Spotify
Raneisha Marsdon
29:26
SAID... I need to delete that word from my keyboard
Mette Peleikis
29:36
Another thing I worry about is writing something offensive in some way without knowing it's offensive.
tanishka
29:38
😂
Preeti Mondal _00000870174
29:40
another question, like.... how can I increase the no. of readers for my novel?
Aabhash
29:45
@Su Vida right
E.N.F
29:46
Trying searching your story genre in Pinterest
Vinita Bhagwat
29:47
then later I find the right words and edit it
Elizabeth Di Marcello
30:01
I'm in the middle of the Watty's bootcamp edits and it's amazing how much there is to learn.
Kehleigh
30:03
Joining a book club can help you find readers
Tamali Hewagamage
30:05
is it embarressing that I still haven't completed my book for the wattys? 😅
Preeti Mondal _00000870174
30:17
same here
Nica Ordoñez
30:17
enter it on contests to have exposure or join book clubs
Zenab Baniyan
30:24
Same. I haven't completed my book yet
Zenab Baniyan
30:28
I am almost done
Elizabeth Di Marcello
30:34
Tamali - keep at it!
Tamali Hewagamage
30:37
am not
Abigail Pierre
30:38
yh book clubs helped me a lot
Raneisha Marsdon
30:43
*Me:* Now I can finally live my life in peace.*The errors in my unedited novel:* 👀😂 I count told if she bee joking or nuts.😭😭😭😂
Lora Palmer
30:44
Boot camp edits? Where do I find that?
Tiko Mhango
30:44
I haven't completed mine either
E.N.F
30:45
I haven't even started writing a book.
Raneisha Marsdon
30:47
Nobody:My writer's block: The look of her eyes looked lifeless, and it had me looking, looking, looking until I looked like I couldn't look no more.😭😭💀
Tamali Hewagamage
30:50
thanks Elizabeth
E.B. Slayer
30:56
Yes, writing a novel is huge
Amy Campbell
30:57
What about beta readers? Do you use them? When do you pull them into the editing process? What stage?
Neveda Sandeep
30:58
preeti mondal, you can update a great cover or/and share it on social media. and make sure to give readers satisfied.
regina gunawan
30:58
@mette peleikis yeaa i'm scared that some people will get offended when i didn't mean to offend them
Abigail Pierre
31:00
loll
Sandra Margolese
31:00
Yes for cupcakes!
Ana Khan
31:08
any tips for writers who have English as second or third language? cause sometimes I feel like I am way behind the world current standard of speaking English. Metaphors, smilies and slangs etc..
Zenab Baniyan
31:09
Book clubs are pretty encouraging and even their feedback helps me with editing
Joey Orozco
31:11
Eat your cupcake!
Avery Sturgis
31:15
I'm not done with my novel either, I feel like I'm going to just keep writing and writing, and I can't find a way to get to the end
Tamali Hewagamage
31:36
i feel exactly the same Avery
Mia Weissman
31:38
I'm writing a book with my mom right now, hopefully it will be done soon, crossing my fingers
Helen Yengil
31:51
@avery same I'm stuck on how to finish off my current episode
Brittani Claiborne
31:59
I dont outline....
E.B. Slayer
32:03
The chapter summary is a cool idea. I use color coded tabs as well.
tanishka
32:04
it's nice having family and friends to help you with your stories
Mia Weissman
32:08
Me neither
E.B. Slayer
32:10
I'm a pantser
Nica Ordoñez
32:11
am i the only one who doesn't have a proper outline. like it's all in my head and writes whatever scene that pops up
Ishwari
32:19
how to I get people comment on my story, because I want to know what people who are not my family think of my story, because I need to know that should I continue the story or should I ditch it because no one lke it?
tanishka
32:21
same-
kim poovey
32:21
I’m a punster:).
Zenab Baniyan
32:21
I have a very rough outline. It isn't very detail
Tamali Hewagamage
32:23
same here nica
Medha Sah
32:27
any writing clubs or communities someone can suggest where I can connect with similar writers and be motivated?
Preeti Mondal _00000870174
32:27
thanks neveda😄
E.B. Slayer
32:28
I find out what's going to happen when the characters do
kim poovey
32:31
Pantser not punster
Mia Weissman
32:33
Yep thats me
Brittani Claiborne
32:34
no same my characters have interviews
Ram
32:34
same @nica
Helen Yengil
32:38
@Nica sometimes I do the same too so no you're not the only one lol
Mar
32:40
plantser
Laura Slonecker
32:52
Thank you life for grammarly lol.
Raneisha Marsdon
32:57
I have a file with my entire book planned out before I start writing. If anyone ever finds that then it'd be enough for them to write my novel with my exact idea.
Avery Sturgis
33:04
I don't think most of my family would approve of what I'm writing... They still think of me as a twelve year-old little girl, so I can't exactly show them some of the scenes I've wrote
Elizabeth Di Marcello
33:06
True Nikki, sometimes just bite the bullet
Helen Yengil
33:10
Agreed grammarly helps so much
Emily Gush
33:18
My writing partner and I have finished the first book, but going back over it, it feels pretty fast paced til the end, which is....really bogged down. Like I've added a bunch of anime filler episodes on the end.
Preeti Mondal _00000870174
33:27
which book clubs can I join? any suggestions?
Tamali Hewagamage
33:32
i just write on wattpad, on my phone... once a day. 1k words in an hour...
Mia Weissman
33:38
Ita alright Avery, Im the same way
Ishwari
33:41
yeah I wanna join one...
Kayla Marnach
33:45
Please repeat those steps!!! Summarize by chapter, wordcount, then what?
Raneisha Marsdon
33:46
@Avery My family knows I write but if they ask to read it, I'd die. 😂😂
Ben
33:52
@Avery Sturgis Same here
tanishka
33:52
same
Kendall
33:53
For Anna and Nikki, I also am a very big outliner and planner but when it comes to actually writing/editing it I find it hard to do. How do you guys get over that?
tanishka
33:55
😂
Tamali Hewagamage
33:57
I can relate Avery
TheMarshes
34:01
I don't use an outline
Helen Yengil
34:01
same I want to join a book club too
Lena Scott
34:09
Grammarly is very helpful, hands down but it is very limited if you're using the free version.
E.B. Slayer
34:17
I tried an outline before, and it stressed me out.
Abigail Pierre
34:18
Y'all wanna start a book club?
Ram
34:19
@kayla objectives and characters who are involved
Tiko Mhango
34:24
book clubs? where are those
Brittani Claiborne
34:26
we should all be buddies
Avery Sturgis
34:26
@Masdon sammeee
E.N.F
34:27
book club!
Medha Sah
34:28
any book clubs guys?!
Mette Peleikis
34:31
I decided to rewrite my book because I felt like the MC was irredeemable. It's much better. Now I just need to finish it in time for the Wattys xD
Aabhash
34:31
I used to have confusion about my story but then two people read my work along with silent readers who commented a lot . and one even called my Vol 4 a masterpiece of book so after that , I don't have any anxiety about my book but I still want to improve on description . how do I describe simple things like"she moved towards him as slithering like a snake crawling on core of. .." better than this
Lily
34:34
Without outline, we can remember the end and have brief notes to keep the story going!
Angelica Marie Diaz
34:34
sure
tanishka
34:35
Yes!
Amara Steele
34:37
My google notes are bombarded with random voice notes on ideas and outlines that go on for so long
Hannah Contino
34:38
I'm the opposite. I have a general idea when I start writing the rough draft. But I don't plot out my outline until I'm editing the 1st draft and then I work from there.
Raneisha Marsdon
34:39
@Abigail I'm in!
E.B. Slayer
34:41
I do better with an end goal in mind and just go for it.
Ishwari
34:42
a book people classroom kind of thing/
Zenab Baniyan
34:43
Busy Girl Book Club is a pretty fun book club
Preeti Mondal _00000870174
34:46
yeah, let's start a book club
Ben
34:52
Does anyone know how to fix your novel feeling too robotic?
Ishwari
34:55
how do i jon?
Helen Yengil
34:57
I'm in with the book club idea too hah
Ishwari
35:01
join8
Abigail Pierre
35:03
Lol hold onnn i didnt think this through😭😭
Kendall
35:05
I personally love Dreamland book club
Brittani Claiborne
35:07
book club!
Medha Sah
35:10
@brittani I agreeee
Tamali Hewagamage
35:18
Totally already in a club
Fogo Akarakiri
35:22
@Abigail I wanna join
Neveda Sandeep
35:28
bye I gotta go
Luna_Banners
35:28
how do I join a book club?
Ishwari
35:31
how to join ?
Mia Weissman
35:35
Ben, use words you normally don't use, research synonums
Salma Ahmed
35:35
@kendall where can I join it?
Courtney Ramsamy
35:36
i'd love to join 🙋🏽♀️
Tiko Mhango
35:37
I wanna join tooooo
Onadhi
35:39
Yeah how to join?
Abigail Pierre
35:40
i was on one on Telegram
Brittani Claiborne
35:41
so let's join nanowritmo and be buddies
Neveda Sandeep
35:45
see y'@
Kehleigh
35:46
just search up book clubs and fill out the sign up form
Helen Yengil
35:47
I want to join too
E.N.F
35:47
I wanna join a book club
Garvin
35:50
i never had my characters stay with plan...
Kayla Marnach
35:51
My advice in the 2nd edition of No Plot, No Problem, "Outline a bit to be sure you know where the story is going and forge on."
elyana noreme
35:53
@ben use senses! add more of your experiences :)
Tamali Hewagamage
35:54
seacrh for book clubs on wattpad
Ben
35:55
Thanks so much Mia
Raneisha Marsdon
35:56
Y'all could join Anna Steffey's server.https://discord.gg/uemc833E
Nica Ordoñez
35:58
i want to join too
tanishka
36:04
I would like to join too
Avery Sturgis
36:06
my outline has three main points, beginning, middle, and end, and then I hash out the details as I go
Mia Weissman
36:10
Ofc, just have fun with the words you can use
Tajay Ramdeen
36:12
I have the same problem as Sarah
Amara Steele
36:31
@Garvin I find that completely normal because I find it to expand your list of ideas
Trich Whitmore
36:32
I usually tell my Best friend my story and tell her what I'm planning. Is this a good way to plan too?
Lora Palmer
36:32
Ben, incorporating sensory details into scenes may help
Vikhotono Tase
36:36
Its hard for me to keep a moderate pace. My first one was too fast pace and my current one is too slow paced. How do I solve that?
Salma Ahmed
36:36
where do we search for book clubs?
Mette Peleikis
36:41
I feel I struggle with writing different voices for my characters.
Ben
36:41
yeah I'll try using my own experiences more
Tracey
36:48
I'm just like Sarah too
Tamali Hewagamage
37:07
@Trich i do the same. its better than nothing
Tajay Ramdeen
37:10
the only difference is that, I can't do an outline. it's like, as I write, I plan the story in my head and let it lead me to where it wants to go.
Kendall
37:11
You head over to their page and they have a book just for applying to join their book club. They have many different types. Let me get their discord link (talking about Dreamland)
Rhea Kumar
37:15
For me in my head I know EXACTLY what is going to happen in my stories, but when I start writing I can't get from Point A to Point B.
Preeti Mondal _00000870174
37:31
yeah, same problem
tanishka
37:33
I can relate
Luna_Banners
37:38
yeah same
Tamali Hewagamage
37:40
Search for the clubs in the place that you usually search for books on wattpad
Avery Sturgis
37:45
@kumar, that's how I feel a lot of times
Ishwari
37:45
i don't get comment
E.B. Slayer
37:59
I wrote my stories before I knew about Wattpad. So I don't think they really fit well, but I get comments every day.
Aabhash
38:07
I write subconsciously always . because in a book like mine , with so many elements, there can be no predictable structure since I focus on realistic aspects
Ailish Abalos
38:13
I never really get comments in my books, either
Richa Jain
38:14
I know this is about editing but wattpad has so many clichés we love...how do we deviate from cliches and write something unique and not make it seem like it's something I've already read? especially creating characters with emotional depth and a structured plot
Raneisha Marsdon
38:27
And this is another group for Wattpad writers and readers.https://chat.whatsapp.com/DtjQj5dIYIx2C9Bb6Bfwe1
Christy
38:34
This is kind of writing oriented and not so much editing but how do you finish a story? I love my characters and story so much that I don't want to stop but I know I need to stop somewhere if I'm ever going to finish.
Mia Weissman
38:34
How can you get more readers? Some people use TikToc for it, I want to try it but I'm hesitant
E.B. Slayer
38:34
I write romance-ish and 1500 seems too short for my readers.
Mette Peleikis
38:35
1500 words? :O Mine er 2000 >.<
Preeti Mondal _00000870174
38:38
I rarely get any comments
Mette Peleikis
38:41
are*
Tamali Hewagamage
38:50
Oh i am totally in on that idea @Richa
Mette Peleikis
38:52
At least 2000 actually
Vinita Bhagwat
38:54
I sometimes struggle with my dialogues, I feel they're less funny or less interesting. How can we make them more interesting?
batrisya mohsen
39:04
how do you keep yourself motivate everytime you check on your wattpad everyday and the viewers increasing very very slowly
Avery Sturgis
39:10
mine are usually around 1,300, but one time I ended up writing 5,00 without realizing
Nica Ordoñez
39:10
i play around too much that i end up putting my characters in difficult situations and i can't get them out of it
Raneisha Marsdon
39:18
Use sarcastic dialogues
Amara Steele
39:49
I keep it in the 1500 and 2000 bracket since I'm now starting as a way to become comfortable with writing longer chapters in the future
Ben
39:58
@Nica I get the same problem and the solution seems unrealistic
Aabhash
40:10
https://www.wattpad.com/story/225265277?utm_source=android&utm_medium=link&utm_content=share_writing&wp_page=create&wp_uname=CallmeBethel&wp_originator=udfuNsMr0tPgPaWEmjV3grIAPuK5O2v3OJk7y8b8dSe4o4Nsok0eRkd%2Fgo7qHpQk4HomEe%2BJ9SzaWhmHzRkGj1gLp6%2FfRweTvfj7N1OzWLtpRY3R8UmRdfYRXpyAY3jVI personally think this is pretty moderate but it was just supposed to be introduction arc for my series so I think with a way like this, my story break cliches and is unique
E.B. Slayer
40:32
I love my readers
Vinita Bhagwat
40:40
@Reneisha Marsdon that's what I found little difficult to frame
Andie Sillah
40:40
I'm beginner and what's your opinion about how we start?
Avery Sturgis
40:43
one question I do have is that when I get writer's block, sometimes I struggle for months before I can come back to it and start again
Mette Peleikis
40:45
I'm here for the Wattpad secrets and tips to success
Trich Whitmore
40:52
@Tamali Hewagemage. Yeah. I have tried an outline but I just couldn't do it. So, whenever I want to plan my story or make a change I talk to her. For me it works better than writing it down
Tajay Ramdeen
40:55
for me, I don't feel like I have written a complete chapter to my story if the word limit is below 2,500
Mia Weissman
41:05
I found it on Episode, an author mentioned it in her story so I got into it
Avery Sturgis
41:09
any tips for how to get past that? I've tried a few different things, but nothing ever seems to work
Vinita Bhagwat
41:11
is there any wattpad group on Telegram?
Lena Scott
41:18
I think what helps you get readers have to do with tags you have on your story to help when the readers when they search certain things.
Raneisha Marsdon
41:19
I heard my friends talking about After. I got intrigued and started asking questions. I never liked reading before that.
Rose Apocalypse
41:22
my friend suggested it to me
Mette Peleikis
41:25
What are your favorite wattpad books?
E.B. Slayer
41:33
I found wattpad when a friend read my manuscript and suggested I put it on wattpad. And then the same day someone else suggested it. So I opened my account in February. It's been fun
TheMarshes
41:38
I got it from a friend
Kendall
41:42
https://discord.gg/4vm2JGAJgM < link to dreamland book club
Sowsow
41:42
Critiques???
Onadhi
41:46
From my cousin
Emily Gush
41:46
I started writing with my partner over messenger about 15 years ago and eventually, we put the stories on Wattpad. It's been a lot of fun, including readers and the community.
Thoughts Of Kairav
41:50
Is there a wattpad grp on Discord?
Vikhotono Tase
42:05
Many friends suggested that I join wattpad when they realised I like to write stories. And here we are.
Elizabeth Di Marcello
42:12
I joined last yr and it took me 9 months to get my first read! starting out was hard, but my wattpad friends are now my second family
Amara Steele
42:15
I joined Wattpad as a reader in 2018 and I just started to write my first book
Raneisha Marsdon
42:24
Rain WaltzHard to FindAfterChasing RedSpitfire in Love & Reckless in LovePlus a whole lot more.
Ailish Abalos
42:29
I joined year ago cuz I wanted to read my books in my head
katrivera724@gmail.com
42:41
I've been writing since 2013 and I love wattpad, its an uphill climb, but my readers who've stuck by me for years are the greatest
Ram
42:51
as a reader I joined around december 2016 then I wrote my first book in 201i
wolfs
42:51
I joined in 2019 from a fanfic that was linked on a YouTube comment but now I got pretty popular with a book offer.
Raneisha Marsdon
42:52
I forgot what my life was like before I found out about Wattpad. 😂😂
Nica Ordoñez
42:56
i started writing because i can't find the book tropes i want hahaha that was 2012 or 2013 i think
Ram
42:59
2018*
Vinita Bhagwat
43:08
I found about wattpad from my cousin and used Her account in beginning My First book was psycho billionaire.. and it was really interesting and then the perfect illusion
Sowsow
43:23
anyone looking for a critique partner?
katrivera724@gmail.com
43:24
perfect illusion was awesome!
Richa Jain
43:41
i don't know what i would do all day if i didn't know about wattpad. have been reading since 2014
Raneisha Marsdon
43:41
I love the Perfect series ❤️❤️
Misa Park
43:42
blood ink is really good too!
Elizabeth Di Marcello
43:45
Hi Sowsow!
Resha Rampersad
43:45
I never liked reading, Except for the fanfiction(lol) but later on when I started writing the fanfiction joined wattpad when I was 10 and the first book I wrote was a "horror" story, I realised that I could write a book of my own and create characters that people can relate to and writing also helped me alot and now I am writing my very own novel called Loving Juliet
Trich Whitmore
43:53
@Sowsow. Yes. Always
wolfs
43:54
I started writing right away a few days later, which was also a fanfiction but now I am trying to write an original book as well
Jade Arroyo
43:56
I start writting since I was 12 years old, now I have like 10 books, i'm underrated but i love writting new ideas :D
Raneisha Marsdon
43:57
A Lie in Church too.
Mette Peleikis
43:59
I wrote a story I first wrote on Episode Interactive called BroZoned. It actually got featured on Editor's pick but I sold it to a publisher who really screwed me over T_T
Emily Gush
44:13
If anyone wants a critique partner, my Wattpad is ElderLuluFire. Send me a message!
Maureen Verzo -ABM
44:15
:)
batrisya mohsen
44:17
can anyone share any discord link for book clubs
regina gunawan
44:20
i honestly forgot how i found wattpad but i think my friend told me about it, at first i was like meh- but now- nowww- i'm kind of addicted with wattpad-
Abigail Pierre
44:23
If you all want to start a book club you can add me on Telegram
Avery Sturgis
44:26
heard about it in 2016 from my bff, and I started with a roleplay book. I focused mainly on that for a few ends before really trying to get into the stories that I had in my head
batrisya mohsen
45:00
I really need more friends lol pls share few discord or maybe book clubs link thank you
E.N.F
45:01
I'm about to make a discord book club
Tyronickah Buckmire Clement Findlay
45:11
I love everyones responses and engagement. If you'd like to chat more after this, feel free to send me a message on wattpad or any social media. My username is TeaceFindlay
Amara Steele
45:12
Omg yes
Abigail Pierre
45:15
im not on discord😭
Ishwari
45:19
telegram book club sounds good
Brenda Kathe
45:19
How to find your thing on Wattpad, like, I'm writing my first trilogy, but I also have poetry books there and I like both, is there a problem in writing different things and don't get messy?
Elizabeth Di Marcello
45:22
Is there a trick to keeping POV rather than writing in first person all the time?
E.B. Slayer
45:22
by "Own voice" writer, I mean people of color in stories
Raneisha Marsdon
45:23
https://chat.whatsapp.com/DtjQj5dIYIx2C9Bb6Bfwe1https://discord.gg/uemc833E
Aneesa S
45:36
i found Wattpad from another website then when i came here i just loved it ...i am here since 2017
Fogo Akarakiri
45:38
I have started many stories and I know exactly how all of them are mental too go like I have all the plot points but the issue ibhave it actually writing it down and making it come together
katrivera724@gmail.com
45:40
if anyone wants to critique an lgbt vampire/mermaid romance I'd love beta readers and to expend my community! @/jynxaa on wattpad :)
Kendall
45:40
Some chapters I have are too long and I feel like it drags on, how do I know when to separate the chapters?
Vinita Bhagwat
45:42
@Abigail Pierre yeah it will be cool
Raneisha Marsdon
45:53
https://discord.gg/RwK9w2ec
Preeti Mondal _00000870174
46:11
how can we like research correctly?
Kendall
46:14
https://discord.gg/4vm2JGAJgM < link to Dreamland book club
Abigail Pierre
46:18
@Raneisha Marsdon I joined the whatsapp link
batrisya mohsen
46:27
thank you so much for the discord links
Amara Steele
46:32
@Brenda That is no problem! I personally think that authors with diversity are the best to read from because you can explore as a reader and find newer things
Vinita Bhagwat
46:35
I usually text a thankyou to my readers when the add my book to reading list
Ishwari
46:38
how about telegram grp?
Avery Sturgis
46:38
@akarakiri that is probably the most accurate description of my main problem that I have ever heard
batrisya mohsen
46:38
love yall even though we don't know each other
Abigail Pierre
46:42
@Vinita Bhagwat join the whatsapp link
Abigail Pierre
46:51
loll @batrisya
Mette Peleikis
47:43
@Nikki Pierce, great advice!
Fogo Akarakiri
48:10
@Avery I feel like that's the problem that most people have. when I get tired of trying to write one story I just move on to start another one and it just keeps happening like that over and over
Nikki Pierce
48:12
Thanks Mette!
Vinita Bhagwat
48:15
I kind of don't wanna share my phone no..
Ishwari
48:23
same here
Mette Peleikis
48:29
@Nikki Pierce Ah you responded! :'D
E.N.F
48:30
discord
Avery Sturgis
48:33
@Akarakiri I am very guilty of that
Abigail Pierre
48:47
HERE'S THE LINK: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DtjQj5dIYIx2C9Bb6Bfwe1
Ishwari
49:29
i don't want to share my phone no.
Fogo Akarakiri
49:51
@Avery (that's my last name not first😅) all my friends that have read my stories are like dude just finish it so good
Abigail Pierre
49:54
@Vinita Bhagwat okay....umm i think telegram uses phone numbers too. try discord
Ailish Abalos
50:11
@abigail is that a group chat for wattpad?
Kendall
50:25
discord is way better
Mette Peleikis
50:31
@Sarah White amen!
batrisya mohsen
50:35
no telegram can hide your phone number too and it is way safer than using whatsapp
Abigail Pierre
50:39
@Ailish yup
Ailish Abalos
50:40
discord is safer
Ishwari
50:44
is there another site where we can create or join a club through another site where they don't use phone no. cuz i'd really like some friendssss
Parvathi Saji R
50:45
Is there a Wattpad community in telegram?
Richa Jain
50:48
Also off topic but Perfect Addiction's script is being finalised ahhh!!!!!!
Abigail Pierre
50:50
Ahh ok
Wattpad
51:07
You can check out Wattpads Get Lit(erary) with Wattpad Books here!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/215649133604856/
Avery Sturgis
51:09
@Fogo sorry, but that's how it is. the few people I've shown my material too are like, wow, it's good, when are you going to finish it?
Abigail Pierre
51:30
Hey, I'm using Telegram to chat. Join me! Download it here: https://telegram.org/dl
Avery Sturgis
51:40
@fogo and then I try to write more but I don't get anywhere
Mette Peleikis
52:07
Do you guys write directly on Wattpad or do you use another program and then post it into Wattpad?
Tiko Mhango
52:08
@ishwari discord
Kehleigh
52:17
how long has it taken you to complete an edited draft of your book? (like second draft, third draft, ect)
Vikhotono Tase
52:29
I write directly in wattpad
Tyronickah Buckmire Clement Findlay
52:30
str8 to wattpad unless ita a rewrite
tanishka
52:35
I write directly on Wattpad
Lora Palmer
52:42
I write mine in Pages first.
Abigail Pierre
52:44
my username on Telgeam: writing_slowly
Tiko Mhango
52:44
same here
Vinita Bhagwat
52:46
@mette Directly on wattpad
Fogo Akarakiri
52:49
@Avery Yeah that happens to me too. them when I decide to write because of them I just don't like the way it turns out
Ben
52:52
good advice sarah
Abigail Pierre
52:58
we have to add each other before we make the group
Mette Peleikis
52:59
Cool. Same!
MJ
53:02
I always write in google docs, then transfer to Wattpad
Cassie D.
53:07
I use word or scrievener. Sometimes plottr for brainstorming. You can technically write in it to.
Ishwari
53:07
i first write in Microsoft word and then post it on wattpad
Kehleigh
53:09
google docs because there's an undo button XD
Avery Sturgis
53:15
oh, I use truenovelist.com to write now. I love how they let you organize it, and then I transfer it to Wattpad
Vikhotono Tase
53:23
Sometimes my readers find small details that they like and let me know.
Vinita Bhagwat
53:35
@Abigail will it be okay if I text you on telegram?
Fogo Akarakiri
53:45
I usually write either on Microsoft or like physically before editing it and then posting it on wattpad
Emily Gush
53:51
How do you know when to stop???
kim poovey
53:52
Does wattled own the rights to the stories posted?
Luna_Banners
53:58
I try to leave questions at the end of my chapters but no one really answers them. how do you get people to answer?
Tyronickah Buckmire Clement Findlay
54:04
no kim
Abigail Pierre
54:15
@Vinita yup
kim poovey
54:15
Thank you!
Tyronickah Buckmire Clement Findlay
54:18
np
wolfs
54:27
any tips for writing an original book and characters? I have an offer to do that but never have, I only wrote once and this would be my second,
Elizabeth Di Marcello
54:28
Is there ever a time when you have to stick to your guns and disagree with an editor? Is that ever good?
batrisya mohsen
54:32
anyone can resend the discord links
Amara Steele
54:37
For any starting author Jerry Jenkins gives AMAZING advice
Maya Gopal
54:38
which is a best way to write a novel? first pov or third pov?
batrisya mohsen
54:39
idk why all of it expired
Jasmine Rios
54:47
Sammeeee
Lily
54:47
https://discord.gg/4vm2JGAJgM < link to dreamland book club
Anmari van der Merwe
54:48
How do you keep youself from getting discouraged and losing faith in your novel when editing? During editing you're focussing so much on what's wrong or what needs to be improved that it gets difficult to think of your novel as anything except problematic garbage.
Avery Sturgis
54:50
@kim you can change the copyright on Wattpad in book settings
Christie Hallett
54:59
Question: What do the authors think about Beta Readers? What should we expect from that process?
wolfs
54:59
every other time that I wrote was off of others fanmade characters.
Jasmine Rios
55:05
I start at the middle or slightly in the end
Santiago
55:06
What suggestions would you give to someone that's writing and editing in English, but that isn't their first language?
Vikhotono Tase
55:06
Not every question will get answered. Start by asking impersonal questions and gradually move from there
Jasmine Rios
55:11
I even skip around
Mette Peleikis
55:12
Sarah White looks a little like Heather Locklear 😍
Vikhotono Tase
55:36
How do I prevent my story from being too cliché?
Max Styles
55:39
Hi. I’m max
Avery Sturgis
55:44
I skip around a lot too, and I've found that I have a lot to learn about my characters the more I write
Sam
55:44
Do you ever have two or more different ideas of how certain plot beats can go and have trouble deciding between them? How do you decide which is the right plot beat is the right one to use?
Tamali Hewagamage
55:50
I tried that once and it worked amazingly @Nikki
MJ
55:51
Is there a place you go to learn grammar rules? Punctuation and things like that? I'm generally good at that stuff, but there are some rules that are unclear and I don't know where to go to learn which use of certain punctuations are correct? For example, the emdash vs. endash? Is there space between the line and the words, or no?
Rhea Kumar
55:52
How do you complete a novel when you feel like your writing is not good enough?? Like there is no point to it and it is wiser to just drop it? I've been struggling to finish my story since 2017.
Ariana Cáceres
55:54
hi max
Myrte Schouteeten
55:55
i always edit my very first sentence of the very first chapter each time I'm writing on my story, how do i know when my first sentence is a great one?
Tiko Mhango
56:06
hey max :)
Jasmine Rios
56:07
Hi Max
Emily Gush
56:20
Hi Max!
Max Styles
56:30
My username name is SunshineBandito. I was a bit late to the chat.Lolol
Nica Ordoñez
56:32
hello there max!
Kiara Pharrams
56:33
I like to draw my scenes out and then write them. It helps me a lot!
shani
56:35
follow me on wattpad @niahouston. I will follow back
Max Styles
56:40
What genre do yall write?
Lily
56:40
while editing I am always tempted to change my pov. How can I encourage myself to keep what I wrote and not change the pov all the time because I haven't found my author voice yet?
Amara Steele
56:41
@MJ Check out Crash Course Literature videos
E.B. Slayer
56:41
Imposter syndrome is real. Just keep in mind that only you can write the story.
Elizabeth Di Marcello
56:43
Hey Sunshine!!!!
Ben
56:47
I feel like a deadline will rush me
kim poovey
56:48
Thank you all!!!
janaehill
56:50
Thank you!
Mette Peleikis
56:51
Thank you all so much!
E.B. Slayer
56:51
Don't give up
Valerie Claussen
56:51
Thanks everyone. :)
Ce Fi
56:52
that was really fun!
Wattpad
56:52
Reminder to all: you can enter the Wattys here: https://www.wattpad.com/wattys/2021/ and
Ben
56:53
bye!
Kate L
56:54
Thank you so much to everyone!
E.B. Slayer
56:57
Thank you everyone!
Caitlin McKenna
56:57
Thanks everyone!
Evyn Silva-Morales
56:58
thank you!
giselle.f.bill@gmail.com
56:59
Thanks you!
Shakurra Amatulla
57:01
Thank you!
Tracey
57:02
Thank you all
Vikhotono Tase
57:02
I'm @Khonota in Wattpad
Onadhi
57:03
Thank you so much!
Alexa Özdèmir
57:03
thank you everyone🥺❤️
Madelyn Clark
57:04
Thank you for your time!
Gayathri M
57:04
Thank you!
Richa Jain
57:04
loved this session!!
Sandra Margolese
57:04
Thank you!
Zenab Baniyan
57:05
It was fun!
Rosanna M.I.
57:05
Thank you! :)
Nica Ordoñez
57:06
thanks everyone
Emily Gush
57:06
Thank you!
Avery Sturgis
57:06
thank you!
Nikki Pierce
57:06
Thanks for being here everyone!
Kehleigh
57:07
thank you!
E.N.F
57:08
Thank you!
Jasmine Rios
57:08
THANK YOU SO MUCHHHHHHHHH
Ben
57:08
thank you
Luisa Aldana
57:08
Thank you so much!
Tyronickah Buckmire Clement Findlay
57:09
thank you. we sure did!
Zenab Baniyan
57:09
Thank you!
Sara Lukjanovs
57:09
Thanks so much!
Ana Catalina Araya
57:09
Thanks!
Kiara Pharrams
57:10
Thank you!
Emma
57:10
Thank you!!!!!!
Abigail Pierre
57:11
Anyone wanna get added on telegram
Ram
57:12
thank you for everyone!!
Mia Weissman
57:12
Thank you so much!!!
Tamali Hewagamage
57:12
Good Luck Guys!!
Rikija Kravcuna
57:13
Thank you a lot!😁
Darlene Anne Santia
57:13
Thank You!
Stacie Cocker
57:13
Thanks :)
Lora Palmer
57:13
Bye,all!
Cassie D.
57:14
Have good day! :)
Tiko Mhango
57:15
thank youuuuuu
Rhea Kumar
57:15
Thank you
Jasmine Rios
57:15
I ENJOYED IT
Faith
57:16
Thank you!
Mette Peleikis
57:17
Will there be more meeting like these?
Preeti Mondal _00000870174
57:17
thank u😄
Santiago
57:17
Thanks =)
Abigail Pierre
57:19
writing_slowly
Priscilla León
57:20
Thank you!
Yuvikka
57:20
Thanks
Dusingize Angel
57:20
thank you for preparing this webinar
Fran Di Benedetto
57:21
thank youu!!!
Amara Steele
57:21
I LOVED ITTT
Angelica Marie Diaz
57:22
Thanks
lee panella
57:23
thanks
Diana Ramos
57:23
Thank you so much! I loved it!
Lena Scott
57:26
Thanks everyone!
Andie Sillah
57:27
thank you so much
angel sarai
57:27
thank you!-!!
Jennifer Gioia
57:27
Thank you! This was great! :)
Max Styles
57:29
Thank you so much @Nikki Pierce and @Anna
Michelle backman
57:31
Wonderful!
Valerie Claussen
57:34
link please
Helen Yengil
57:37
thank you so much :)
Zipporah Kuteesa
57:37
Thank you!
Angelica Marie Diaz
57:38
i can't see the submission for wattys
Ishwari
57:39
thank you so much!!
Jacquie Gutiérrez
57:39
thanks!!!
E.N.F
57:39
Yay~
Sophia Hizinne
57:39
Bye it was nice meeting you all
Nica Ordoñez
57:41
thank you so much
Preeti Mondal _00000870174
57:42
I enjoyed it very much☺
batrisya mohsen
57:42
thank you everyone
Rolando D. Cedeño
57:46
Thank you guys, very insightful
Lily
57:47
thank you for this webinar!
E.N.F
57:48
claps!
Sophia Hizinne
57:48
Thank you so mich
Myrte Schouteeten
57:49
thank you!!!
Emily Gush
57:50
This was so much fun!
Avery Sturgis
57:50
byeee
Wattpad
57:50
Wattys: https://www.wattpad.com/wattys/2021/
Sam
57:50
Thanks guys! Have a good day!
Hannah Contino
57:51
Thanks!
Jacquie Gutiérrez
57:52
bye
Fogo Akarakiri
57:52
thank you
Julia Sagaser
57:52
Thank you!
elyana noreme
57:53
tjamls
Eduard Lerperger
57:53
Thank you so much!
Ben
57:53
bye
Ram
57:56
follow me cliche405
Tiphaine Lever
57:59
Thanks, that was great !