"Wattpad is a website and an app that lets people create new user generated stories read by many different people all over the world."--Aeryon Jackson, 10th Grade
Wattpad is a website and an app that lets people create new user generated stories read by many different people all over the world. Whether its fiction, fanfiction, nonfiction, fantasy, romance, or sci-fi, Wattpad has the readers for you. This app is the perfect environment for a young writer wanting some exposure, and truly has a place for all types.
Anna Todd is an American author and screenwriter, who is most known for her After series that originally took off on Wattpad. Only a year later, the series has hundreds of millions of reads. It was a story about a good girl and a bad boy who was a fictional Harry Styles of One Direction that took off. Although, after the book was officially published, the character who was named after real life pop star, Harry Styles, had to be renamed to Hardin.
Due to her stories' success, Todd was able to discuss with Wattpad the dreams she had of publishing. They then found a traditional publisher so her readers could physically enjoy her book in print. In October 2014, After was published and soon after translated into over 30 different languages.
All of her fame and fortune came from a book that she wrote entirely on her phone while sitting in her room at home. She was truly inspired to write the story completely out of boredom. She loved reading fanfiction and since none of the authors were consistent with posting, she took it upon herself to write her own.
Five years after the novel was published in April 2019, the movie made it to theaters. Despite what most thought, the movie was a hit! Within its first weekend of being released, it made a profit of $6 million domestically and later even more worldwide. So far, After has made a profit of $69.7 million worldwide.
Anna Todd is an American author and screenwriter, who is most known for her After series that originally took off on Wattpad. Only a year later, the series has hundreds of millions of reads. It was a story about a good girl and a bad boy who was a fictional Harry Styles of One Direction that took off. Although, after the book was officially published, the character who was named after real life pop star, Harry Styles, had to be renamed to Hardin.
Due to her stories' success, Todd was able to discuss with Wattpad the dreams she had of publishing. They then found a traditional publisher so her readers could physically enjoy her book in print. In October 2014, After was published and soon after translated into over 30 different languages.
All of her fame and fortune came from a book that she wrote entirely on her phone while sitting in her room at home. She was truly inspired to write the story completely out of boredom. She loved reading fanfiction and since none of the authors were consistent with posting, she took it upon herself to write her own.
Five years after the novel was published in April 2019, the movie made it to theaters. Despite what most thought, the movie was a hit! Within its first weekend of being released, it made a profit of $6 million domestically and later even more worldwide. So far, After has made a profit of $69.7 million worldwide.
After was not the only Wattpad success story. Another story that was also discovered on Wattpad and turned into a film that is now also streaming on Netflix, is The Kissing Booth. The Kissing Booth is another cliche romance story that was very popular amongst the teenage girls on Wattpad that got all the hype when the movie came out. All of this success started on a free app that you could download and start writing your own story on right now!