Writer Gillian Brown blogs about the very first Wattpad meetup in London, UK! Check out her post + photos below:
[myself & Maria Cootauco, Community Engagement Manager @ Wattpad]
I just came back from London where I attended the Wattpad meet-up. My friend came along with me and neither of us were sure what to expect as we nudged our way into the School of Oriental and African Studies, near Russell Square. Once inside we we were greeted with a room full of Wattpaders - readers, writers and editors. It was great to get ourselves a cup of tea and a biscuit but I’d say the highlight of the whole event was meeting the people who actually run the website.
I’ve been publishing my novel Amber Diaries on Wattpad for about eight months now. It’s been a total adventure. Instead of working in complete isolation - just me and my laptop endlessly perfecting a manuscript that would most likely end up on the “slush pile” of a big publishing house, I’ve been uploading the chapters as they’re ready and getting them straight into the hands of readers. So far I’ve had 13, 671 reads - which is about 13,661 more than I would have had if I had not gone onto wattpad. The sum total of my readership would have likely been my Mum, my husband, a handful of friends and possibly Auntie Kath (one of my most dedicated fans!)
