Booksie is for writers 13+ (no adult content). Over the past seven years, tens of thousands of writers have posted hundreds of thousands of short stories, novel, poems, articles and more.
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"Booksie is a free social publishing site that provides a place where writers and readers can connect from across the globe. Authonomy also maintains a blog, features writing tips by published authors, and hosts forums for writers.
Every month, five authonomy manuscripts are selected to be reviewed by HC editors for possible publication.
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Unpublished and self-published authors may upload their manuscripts, in full or in part, for visitors to read and critique online. Because the ultimate goal of writers joining WEbook is to get an agent (and get published), the copy/paste function is blocked on this website.Īuthonomy is owned and operated by HarperCollins. Writers can also easily tailor manuscript samples to make sure every agent gets what they’re looking for-AgentInbox will automatically match each agent with the right sample version. This service pre-screens query letters, guaranteeing that queries will meet industry standards, and allows writers to choose agents from the list of those interested in specific genres. In addition to providing a venue for writers to reach an audience, WEbook actively helps writers find agents through their AgentinBox service. It brings together writers, readers, and literary agents, WEbook was launched in 2008, with corporate offices based in New York City. WEbook is geared towards discovering new writers and helping them on their path to publication. To be on the safe side, only post pieces that you have already published. Scriggler does not block the copy/paste function. Scriggler also emails a selected publication of the day to its members, which is a great way to reach readers. While Scriggler does not yet have the number of readers that Wattpad and other established reading communities have attracted, its presentation is elegant, and the pieces submitted do not get lost in a sea of daily publications. The piece with the highest popularity score (based on number of views, likes, comments, etc.) is promoted across multiple social networks, and gets featured in their newsletter (currently 1400 subscribers). Scriggler holds a monthly writing contest in four categories - opinion, story, poetry and author of the month. Scriggler describes itself as "a place where anyone can share their stories, opinion, essays, poetry, research, ideas or reflections without constraints on topic, genre, or length of publication." The start-up was founded in 2013 and is run by three partners in New York, London, and Russia. Wattpad blocks the copy/paste function, so you can post unpublished works on the site. Wattpad is mainly geared to a young audience, with a large number of readers in the Philippines, where several Wattpad stories have been adapted into teleseries. Over 64,000 stories are uploaded to Wattpad or expanded every day.
In February 2007, Wattpad added over 17,000 eBooks from Project Gutenberg making them available to mobile users. It began in 2006, as the result of a collaboration between Allen Lau and Ivan Yuen. With over 18 million users, Wattpad is the world's largest reading and writing online community. Please note that not all of these sites block the copy/paste function. Each community offers something a little different, so, given that when you post your work it will be made available to thousands, if not millions, of readers, it is important that your goals mesh with what the community has to offer. On some of the larger sites, notably Wattpad and authonomy, there are tie-ins with media, publishing houses, and, in the case of WEbook, a service that helps writers pitch directly to agents.īe sure to read the "about" and "FAQs" sections of the sites before you start posting. They also host competitions for the most popular stories, which are then publicized. Reading and writing communities can be a great way to get feedback on your writing. If you are writing a novel and would like some unofficial "beta" readers - or if you have published a short story, and the readership of the literary magazine has run its course - it's not a bad idea to post your work on a site that has a devoted readership. The bottom line for any writer is not how much money a book makes, but how many people have read it.
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