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00:28:23 Brittany S: Helloo again everyone!00:28:38 Amy: I have a feeling this session is going to make me feel worse than I already do00:28:43 Mary -Gulf Coast Writers Circle: Hello from the Tampa, FL USA area00:28:47 OwnerLinda: Linda here from Rancho Mirage, CA00:28:47 Rachel: Hello it’s me again00:28:47 Mollie Bryan: Hello from Virginia!00:28:48 Susan: Hello again! Susan from Upstate NY!00:28:53 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: Hi everyone! Welcome and glad to have you00:28:54 Corinne: Still here from Cranbury, NJ00:28:54 Nikki H.: You'll be fine, Amy.00:28:56 M. F. Hopkins: Good morning from the SF Bay Area!00:29:00 Jeri Crippen: Greetings from Sun Lakes, Arizona!00:29:00 Stephanie Jackson: hello again from Alabama!00:29:08 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: Welcome to Romance Writers' Week! We hope you're looking forward to today's session with Wattpad.

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00:29:56 Beth: Aloha again from Hawaii00:29:56 Shelley Gillespie: Hi from Arizona!00:30:02 Maya Lemaire: Hi everyone :)00:30:05 Nikki H.: View it from where you're at in your process. The one that was WAY out of my league was the Marketing panel from yesterday. I thought my brainw as going to explode. I put a pin in it for later.00:30:08 Amy: I've been on there since 2012 and only little teenagers with millions of followers get published.00:30:08 Terry: HI from Minnesota00:30:11 Alice Alvarez (she|her): Hello from California!00:30:17 HARpc: Hello from North Florida00:30:18 Steph C Brown: Florence Alabama (Muscle Shoals)00:30:26 Connie Morgan: This has been wonderful and my head is spinning with info and ideas!00:30:28 Stephanie Jackson: Hi Olivia fellow Bama person!00:30:36 Stephanie Jackson: And Steph C!00:30:39 Shelly Hawthorne: hello from Austin00:30:43 Brittany S: Hi Micah!00:30:44 Wendy Norris: Hello from Pennsylvania00:30:44 Ames: Hi from UTah00:30:45 martinjk: Hi from Indiana. cor00:30:54 Liza: Sweden00:30:55 S. Scales: Hi from Austin!00:30:56 Brittany S: Arkansas00:30:56 Scarlett Katana: Hi from NYC!00:30:59 Karen Rappaport McHugh: Hello from Palm Desert, CA00:31:00 Mahjaben Hussain: Hi, from London here!!!00:31:01 Wendy Norris: Yes00:31:01 honey: hi hi from indiana!00:31:01 ttodd: hi all todd from Albany ny00:31:01 Claire Heuchan: Hi from Scotland00:31:01 Stephanie Jackson: yes!00:31:02 Jodi Turchin: Coral Springs, FL! Hear you fine!00:31:02 Trivina: Yes00:31:02 Maya Lemaire: Hi, from Canada.00:31:02 Diana: Hi from Canada!00:31:03 Steph C Brown: Yes!! Florence Alabama00:31:03 Y. M. Nelson (Yvonne): Hi from Charlotte, NC!00:31:04 Olivia Andre: yes00:31:04 Nikki H.: WOOT!00:31:04 Jodi Kendrick: Hello from Brockville Ontario!00:31:04 Alice Alvarez (she|her): Yes00:31:04 ttodd: yes00:31:04 Annette: Yes. Penssylvania

00:31:04 Susan: yes!00:31:05 Allorianna Matsourani: yep!00:31:05 Tracy: yes00:31:05 dave: yes!00:31:06 Chelsey Ortega: Springville, Utah00:31:06 OwnerLinda: yes00:31:06 Mollie Bryan: Yes!00:31:06 Nicole Martindale: Yes from Queens NY00:31:07 Alandra H: Alandra, Co00:31:07 Angela: Hi from Canada00:31:08 Paulette: yes00:31:10 Krista: Hi from Barrie Ontario00:31:13 Larry Kirsch: Hi from Carlsbad, CA00:31:13 Jan Kidwell: Yes in Los Angeles00:31:14 Whit Acton: Yes! Hello from Arizona!00:31:14 Nicole Eby: Hello from Victoria, BC, Canada00:31:15 Dr. J.: Hello Everyone and Tamara Lush. From Amelia Island FL00:31:15 jenniferharper: Hello everyone from Ontario, Canada00:31:15 A Royce: Hi from Ontario Canada00:31:16 Peter: Hi from Palm Springs, CA00:31:18 Amy: Let me guess, the guest speakers are already published00:31:18 margaret:

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00:31:19 Nikki H.: Ohio!00:31:20 Paula: Hi from OKC00:31:22 Patricia Faithfull (agented author, coach): Hi from Ontario!00:31:22 Mahjaben Hussain: London00:31:23 Ernestina: I can hear, but the screen is black.....00:31:24 Danielle Atwood: Hi from HI!00:31:25 Deb Levine: Yes from Jax, fl00:31:25 jenniferharper: Love your accent, Micah!00:31:29 Veronica: Hello from San Diego, ca00:31:30 A J: Hi from Sweden00:31:31 margaret: British Columbia00:31:31 PHILIP ROCKWELL: camarillo, california00:31:38 Maya Lemaire: I love that there is so many Ontario people00:31:48 Katie Steward: Hello from Florida!00:31:58 Ava: Hello from Las Vegas00:32:00 M. F. Hopkins: I like southern accents too!00:32:05 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: Welcome to Romance Writers' Week! We hope you're looking forward to today's session with Wattpad.







Read Tamara on Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TamaraLushJoin the Wattpad Writes newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/wattpad/wattpadwrites?utm_source=pro_writing_aid&utm_medium=email_wpwrites&utm_campaign=mtk_wp00:32:25 Jackie B.: thanks!00:32:28 Trudy Moolhuijsen: Hello from Amsterdam, the Netherlands00:32:30 Brittany S: @amy see they are on wattpad00:32:41 Amy: Yeah but are they published in bookstores?00:33:00 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: Welcome to Romance Writers' Week! We hope you're looking forward to today's session with Wattpad.







Read Tamara on Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TamaraLushJoin the Wattpad Writes newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/wattpad/wattpadwrites?utm_source=pro_writing_aid&utm_medium=email_wpwrites&utm_campaign=mtk_wp00:33:05 martinjk: Ask them.00:33:07 Mary -Gulf Coast Writers Circle: @Amy, I'm curious to hear about it. There's so much social media to discover. I'm sorry it disappointed you.00:33:27 Andrea: There are so many great ways to publish these days00:33:31 Andrea: So many options!00:33:34 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: Totally, Andrea!00:33:37 Amy: Oh great. . .now I feel 10x more depressed00:33:41 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: I’m excited to learn about

alternative ways to publish00:33:55 Annalise Truesdale: Me too00:34:04 Brittany S: Sinatra! <300:34:05 Mahjaben Hussain: lol i use Wattpad00:34:08 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: Gulf Coast! Lots of representatives here00:34:28 Amy: I'll never be published and seeing people like this get published from the same site makes me feel like I'm nothing00:34:36 Stephanie Jackson: I use AO3 myself lol00:34:38 M. F. Hopkins: I don't use Wattpad, but I'd like to learn about it.00:34:39 Nikki H.: Ohio...the armpit of the USA!!00:34:39 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: @Amy, you’re just at a different point in your journey right now00:34:41 Mary -Gulf Coast Writers Circle: Hayley, yes, perfect setting for writing here.00:34:43 Andrea: I love AO3!00:34:53 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: All journeys are different and none is better or worse than another :)00:34:56 Stephanie Jackson: Hooray AO3! @Andrea00:35:13 Amy: My writing sucks judging by my wattpad statistics00:35:15 Andrea: I'm still unpublished, and I want to know all of the options for me :)00:35:18 fburg: @annalise Hi Annalise. It's Frank from Bookcamp. Finally replied to your email. :-) Hope you're well00:35:35 Brittany S: @Hayley that is so supportive and comforting00:35:46 Andrea: I agree @Brittany00:35:49 Amy: I wish you'd recognize me. I don't get the credit I deserve00:35:58 Emma KENT: ooooh I love that turtle neck00:36:18 Andrea: @Amy - if what you're doing isn't working, try something else :)00:36:30 Annalise Truesdale: Oh hi! Yes, I got your email Frank, I will respond after the webinar :)00:36:38 Andrea: You just haven't found your audience yet @Amy00:36:43 Patricia Faithfull (agented author, coach): @AMY your negativity is unappealing. try and have a positive attitude.00:36:44 Amy: I'm going to go cry my eyes out after this00:37:01 Andrea: I haven't found my audience yet, but I'm trying to figure out who my ideal reader is00:37:07 Amy: Sorry Patricia, but I'm a negative person because I suffer from anxiety and severe depression00:37:19 M. F. Hopkins: @ Patricia re Amy; I was about to say the same. She's been like this ALL week.00:37:30 Patricia Faithfull (agented author, coach): AMY this is a pro event,not a therapy session00:37:35 Jackie B.: digging Tamera's vibe00:37:37 Lori White: This chat is getting TOO personal. Focus ladies00:37:38 Katie Steward: @Amy, most writers do....

00:37:38 S. Scales: Tamara has AMAZING hair00:37:51 Brittany S: her glasses!00:37:59 Rebecca Maeve Hartwell: Right? Love those streaks!00:38:05 Andrea: So cute! :D00:38:08 Annalise Truesdale: I know right!!00:38:22 Andrea: I need new glasses - maybe I'll look at getting ones like those :D00:38:32 Amy: I wish I could find another site other than Wattpad. Does anyone know of any?00:38:34 Tamara Lush: Hi Lyssa!!00:38:41 Stephanie Jackson: Archive Of Our Own (AO3)00:38:41 Liza: Tamara makes me want to get glasses and I don't even need them.00:38:49 Amy: AO3 is for fan fiction00:38:50 Micah @ ProWritingAid: Hi Lyssa! Great to see you here!!!00:39:01 Katie Steward: Tamara looks like she just stepped out of a novel herself, love it!00:39:02 Stephanie Jackson: Yeah it is00:39:06 Jackie B.: WOW!00:39:06 Lyssa Kay Adams: Writers: Tamara is such an amazing professional. I’ve been lucky to know her and count her among my writing friends for several years, and you can learn so much from her!!00:39:08 Liza: I want her hair.00:39:10 Karen Rappaport McHugh: Love to see another #silversister on here! Love your hair @tamara!00:39:12 Lauren: AO3 has original things too00:39:17 Gro Karin - Hell, Norway: It's cool to see the background too. They are all so different. Some have some awesome writing caves :)00:39:27 smartin: @Liza She has a very chic look. I would love to be able to pull of the hair.00:39:39 Mary -Gulf Coast Writers Circle: @Amy, if you don't belong to a writers group, I think it would be great for you. Very encouraging.00:40:00 Amy: So did someone reach out to her or did she reach out to them?00:40:04 A J: Wattpad was a wonderful place for me when I started publishing online in 2012. I have since gone on to self-publish three novels. I'm nowhere near being able to support myself on my writing, but that's okay. I'm loving the indiepublishing route, and I am grateful for every single reader.00:40:04 Liza: @smartin yeah for sure. I want to be chic....00:40:05 ttodd: I need a writers group00:40:26 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: If you have questions for the panelists, please drop them into the Q+A00:40:27 Jackie B.: I would love to find a writers group00:40:30 Stephanie Jackson: I admit I have a poor view of Wattpad because so many authors have stolen my art to use as covers for their stories without crediting me, but if authors can use it as a legitimate platform to launch themselves, that's great!00:40:37 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: Such a good reminder, Tamara!

00:40:40 martinjk: Thanks A J00:40:41 Amy: I don't deal well with rejection. I get enraged00:40:43 Sylvia Krawczyk: What’s AO3?00:40:45 smartin: @ttodd, if you like writing contests, NYC Midnight is a great way to meet a bunch of writers00:40:49 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: There are so many places to find success :)00:40:57 Mary -Gulf Coast Writers Circle: If you can't find one in your area, consider starting one.00:41:00 ttodd: thsnk you00:41:00 Stephanie Jackson: AO3 - Archive of Our Own - mainly a fan fiction archive00:41:01 ttodd: I do00:41:04 Lauren: Archine of our own00:41:15 Sylvia Krawczyk: Thanks!00:41:19 Brittany S: "Rejection happens" that's a wonderful reminder00:41:27 Amy: As soon as I finish my current novel, I'm going to leave Wattpad.00:41:34 S. Scales: And everyone has their own journey00:41:49 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: Suuuuch good advice here!00:41:59 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: And such a good reminder that success looks different for everyone00:42:04 Micah @ ProWritingAid: Absolutely!00:42:06 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: And getting to success is different for everyone00:42:10 Tony: My Writing Manifesto is over my shoulder on the wall.00:42:18 Stephanie Jackson: yes! Success is different for everyone00:42:27 Patricia Faithfull (agented author, coach): Tamara as a hybrid author gives such hope for everyone!00:43:03 Andrea: The phrase "Success looks different for everyone" really helped me step back and stop comparing myself to other writers. We all have our own style and message to bring.00:43:19 Clarissa North: accidentally sent this to just panelists and not attendees - AO3 is broadly fan fiction but you can definitely find original fiction, there. However, you'll find that it's harder to be discovered by readers due to the general reputation of the site as a fan fiction site.00:43:28 Amy: I'm not meant to be successful unfortunately00:43:54 Andrea: @Clarissa - very true! I've definitely read original fiction there. You just need to have the right tags :D00:44:13 Alison Hardie: Amy, if you believe you can or you can't, you will be right00:44:18 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: I’ve also seen a number of folks who wrote fanfic on AO3 or Wattpad get traditional publishing deals, too! Lots of options00:44:24 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: I love how many paths are available00:44:31 Clarissa North: Success takes a lot of forms, Amy. But don't

give up. I've been writing since I was a teenager. I'm 35 now and I only just got an agent. It's not instant or easy, but there's always a right path for you. It might not look the same as everyone else's journey, but there's always a chance of some form of success.00:44:31 Amy: No one reads or likes my stories00:44:33 Brittany S: @Hayley me too00:44:36 Kiana Berkman: I have been writing on wattpad00:44:36 Andrea: Exactly, @Hayley!00:44:52 Patricia Faithfull (agented author, coach): @AMY pls go get a nice cup of tea00:44:56 Kiana Berkman: @kianaberkman The Duke's Bidding00:45:08 Olivia Andre: @Amy; check GoodNovel, Dreame, and Galatea.00:45:12 Stephanie Jackson: yes I know of at least 3 different people who got publishing deals from AO3. It's possible!00:45:15 Amy: Everything requires money. Even to get someone to read your stuff or enter a contest, it requires money. We don't have that kind of money these days. And getting an agent is probably expensive00:45:29 Clarissa North: Amy, an agent doesn't cost anything.00:45:30 Cherrlyn: I love Salina's energy00:45:32 Caroline Richardson: Publishing is changing, and the online, serial influence shouldn’t be discounted. It is changing how people from concept to published. Resonating with a wider group at the grassroots level, if you want to compare it to other content incubation worlds00:45:34 Jodi Turchin: @Amy, getting an agent costs you nothing.00:45:40 Clarissa North: If an agent is trying to charge you to represent you, then it's a scam.00:45:41 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: I’d recommend checking out Victoria Aveyard’s agent advice on Tiktok: an agent shouldn’t cost anything00:45:43 M. F. Hopkins: Hmmm... maybe I could try Wattpad with one of my short stories?00:45:44 Holly Hamilton: I am late to this talk. I am on Wattpad. I love that platform.00:45:46 Alison Hardie: Amy, I find it helpful to often ask myself, "what needs to change?'00:45:46 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: If they’re trying to charge you, it’s a scam00:45:47 Clarissa North: Wattpad is also free to join and write on.00:45:56 Amy: These girls are so lucky. I would do anything to trade places with them00:46:00 Holly Hamilton: inkitt is also a good place to check out as well00:46:04 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: @Holly so glad to know that you love Wattpad!00:46:17 Clarissa North: It's not luck, it's hard work. They're fortunate, but they've worked very hard and deserve everything they've gotten.00:46:22 Andrea: I have a writer friend who uses @Dreame00:46:25 M. F. Hopkins: I've recently joined Inkitt.

00:46:27 Holly Hamilton: wattpad has helped launch my career as well00:46:35 Brittany S: @Clarissa agreed00:46:40 Stephanie Jackson: I've considered crossposting my AO3 stories to Wattpad but I'm just not sure?00:46:46 Jackie B.: Never read anything on Wattpad, but found some amazing writers on AO3 after a bit of digging00:46:52 Amy: I disagree Clarissa. It IS LUCK.00:46:53 Steph C Brown: Just a comment: no comment is a good way not to get sucked into negative energy00:46:56 Kiana Berkman: whats really great about it... is that you can get ppls reactions as you post chapter by chapter kind of how Charles dickens use to post his writing one section at a time00:47:00 Andrea: @Clarissa - yes, it's hard work, but it's also knowing how to get your story seen - that is why these wonderful ladies are giving us advice00:47:02 Clarissa North: @Stephanie I did that with a story I had on AO3 and it's passed 350,000 reads on Wattpad.00:47:02 Alandra H: I saw authors getting their books stolen on Wattpad. So I am not sure if I should use it.00:47:17 Holly Hamilton: I have my laptop open to Wattpad now lol00:47:24 Stephanie Jackson: @Clarissa: Ooooooh thanks, I will take that into consideration!00:47:31 Karen Rappaport McHugh: @alandra I’d like to know more about that00:47:32 OwnerLinda: What is an Ao300:47:35 Mary -Gulf Coast Writers Circle: @Stephanie, what is AO3?00:47:40 Andrea: Archive of our Own00:47:42 Stephanie Jackson: AO3 = Archive of Our Own00:47:43 Andrea: Is AO300:47:44 Holly Hamilton: if anyone steals your books you can always fill out a DMCA report00:47:59 Clarissa North: @Amy you can disagree all you know but I've worked my butt off for nearly 20 years to get to where I am, and it can never be called luck. I know some of these ladies and I know the blood, sweat and tears that they put into their work. 00:48:04 Caroline Richardson: Exactly! Write with joy!00:48:19 Jackie B.: It sounds as though each of these amazing panelists started to write for the therapy of it, the need to tell their story. So awesome. I have not yet shared my work but it is therapy for sure00:48:22 jenniferharper: I wish Rameesha’s internet connection was clearer. I’d love to hear what she has to say00:48:36 Linda O'Donnell: Does it cost money to post your work on Wattpad?00:48:43 Holly Hamilton: what's everyone's WP usernames? I am hchladybug121800:48:44 Clarissa North: @Linda no it's free00:48:46 Kiana Berkman: no wattpad is free00:48:49 Holly Hamilton: wattpad is free00:48:55 jjkor: I'm definitely going to check out wattpad. Sounds

like a great place to put out short stories, fanfic, or novellas to help gain an audience and read other amazing stories from authors.00:48:57 Clarissa North: @Jackie writing is a very cathartic process00:49:00 Linda O'Donnell: Why do some people bash Wattpad?00:49:01 Mary -Gulf Coast Writers Circle: Thank you Stephanie00:49:12 Mahjaben Hussain: When I started writing on Wattpad it felt great to get back to it and distract myself from A-Levels because I felt so depressed and isolated. Finally writing again on a platform that allows you to share your story globally made me feel so much better. It was the first time allowing people who I didn’t know read something I wrote.00:49:26 Patricia Faithfull (agented author, coach): YEAH!!! Vampires!00:49:36 Alice Alvarez (she|her): @Holly Hamilton what is inkitt?00:49:43 M. F. Hopkins: Harlequin is really picky about word counts too.00:49:52 Clarissa North: @Linda it has a reputation for being a fan fiction site and having a generally younger audience and userbase, but it has aged up. A lot of the writers there have grown up with the site. Like most sites and companies it's always evolving and changing and maturing. 00:49:54 Holly Hamilton: I've loved Wattpad. I've been involved in unique programs on there from mentoring, to author support groups.00:49:58 Nikki H.: Okay...quit bashing/yelling at Amy please. I find that more negative than her mental health issues. My daughter has severe anxiety/depression issues and I guarantee you....NONE of this is helping.00:50:02 Stephanie Jackson: in the fanfic world at least Wattpad has a reputation for lesser quality stories and younger writers. I can't speak for original stories00:50:04 Tony: Precisely why I don't publish on those platforms. My niches are all twisted together, because my characters go wild.00:50:07 Kiana Berkman: I also love that you can see hundreds of ppl liking your story from all over the world. I try to see how many countries I can break into00:50:08 Alandra H: Inkitt is like Wattpad. I have a book on there00:50:10 Jackie B.: @Clarissa would love to read your work. 00:50:11 Linda O'Donnell: Thank you @Clarissa00:51:00 Clarissa North: @Jackie oh, thank you! That's very sweet. I'm on Wattpad as ClarissaNorth if you ever want to look me up. If you make an account let me know and I'll follow you.00:51:03 Holly Hamilton: inkitt is a platform similar to WP. You can post 1 chapter at a time. readers can leave reviews at the end of your books. @Alicia00:51:04 M. F. Hopkins: So... let's all agree to ignore the negative comments and not respond.00:51:20 Linda O'Donnell: I cannot understand Rameesha. Between her accent and the internet connection and her speaking so fast….00:51:23 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: I love the idea of thinking about

different kinds of love!00:51:30 Clarissa North: @Linda you're welcome! Taking a first step is always quite nerve wracking but Wattpad is very easy to use and learn.00:51:43 Holly Hamilton: inkitt is not as popular as Wattpad. it has it's own audience. I think it's a German company.00:51:44 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: What a great source of inspiration for a new type of story00:51:45 Karen Rappaport McHugh: I’d be happy to follow anyone here on Wattpad as a way to support this community…Will follow you @clarissa!00:51:46 Andrea: @Linda - there will be a transcript later. I'm not having any issue understanding her.00:51:58 Clarissa North: @Karen thank you! That's very kind of you <300:52:01 Andrea: You can also turn on live transcript00:52:03 Lauren: Subtitles are great00:52:10 Caroline Richardson: Agree with @clarissa - the Wattpad interface is quite easy to get used to00:52:12 Julie: I can understand her. just listen patiently00:52:21 Dana Michaels: @M.F. - Agreed!00:52:22 Jackie B.: Rameesha has some great points00:52:23 Clarissa North: Rameesha is making some excellent points about how a happily ever after evolves in modern times.00:52:23 Angela: I like her idea of other items are important in a relationship, not just love00:52:25 marloes: I love Wattpad. I've written three stories (full romance novels) on them and now I'm self-publishing them on by one. The interaction with readres is amazing. Now I'm at the point of indie publishing.00:52:28 Kiana Berkman: Stephanie Jackson, I think that Wattpads charm is that anyone can write... and invite others to read their work. Whats the point of writing if not for it being read? the big bonus here is that you can get motivation as you are going... and build your audience.00:52:30 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: Yes, so true Angela!00:52:41 M. F. Hopkins: The ladies sheer joy in working with Wattpad makes me want to check it out now!00:52:42 Alice Alvarez (she|her): Oh, I never heard of Inkitt before, but now I’m really interested, I’ll definitely check it out later! Thank you for all the info.00:52:43 C.B.: I am also having trouble understanding Rameesha and the closed captions are wrong for her.00:52:43 Julie: closing your eyes will help you hear better too00:52:44 Andrea: @Clarissa I agree!00:52:47 Brittany S: I love that take00:52:50 Clarissa North: @marloes congratulations on the self published stories!00:52:51 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: So many types of relationships are valuable and worthy of story00:52:54 Joyce C.: where will we find the transcript. I would love to understand her comments, but am finding it difficult.

00:52:57 Barb: Go to live transcript and choose full transcript to see live conversation00:53:13 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: This is so beautiful, Philline! What a great story00:53:15 Clarissa North: @joyce if you hover over the main screen and click CC it'll transcribe live for you00:53:16 jenniferharper: Turn on the closed captions. I just figured that out and it’s helping00:53:19 Joyce C.: thank you!00:53:26 Brittany S: So sweet00:53:31 Andrea: Haha I can relate with Philline - writing has helped me realize some things00:53:37 marloes: thanks @clarissa00:53:44 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: Love hearing that writing and the community has had help create personal transformation00:53:46 Sylvia Krawczyk: Great title!00:53:51 Stephanie Jackson: @Kiana I get the same sort of engagement on AO3. I just have been hesitant to try Wattpad because of all the negative things I've heard (people stealing stories, people stealing my artwork, etc)00:53:56 Clarissa North: Writing is such wonderful therapy. I wrote my first book on Wattpad as a way to process my grandmother's passing.00:53:58 Christine C.: This has been the most inspirational live session so far. I haven't been brave enough to share my writing, but Wattpad sounds like a great place to do so.00:54:02 ttodd: lol that's awesome00:54:03 Barbara Holmstedt-Mark: she's so cute00:54:07 Clarissa North: the lgbtq+ community on wattpad is so varied and vibrant00:54:10 Andrea: Hahaha so true about the group therapy :D00:54:11 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: @Christine, I love that!00:54:13 martinjk: Except Queer Romance showed up as clear Romans on my live transcript.00:54:27 Clarissa North: Lol, clear romans00:54:29 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: Ha!!00:54:34 Jemi Fraser (she/her): That is an amazing definition of success!00:54:42 S. Scales: well the Romans did have a broad spectrum of sexuality00:54:46 ttodd: that is definitely success00:54:53 Andrea: Good to know! I haven't considered Wattpad in the past because of how crowded it is, but I will need to give it a try!00:54:56 Patricia Faithfull (agented author, coach): @Scales so true00:55:04 Brittany S: that's so amazing!00:55:05 Sylvia Krawczyk: Wattpad is showing up as What pet00:55:11 fburg: Clear Romans would make an interesting book title00:55:24 Joyce C.: I found subtitle under "...More" at bottom.00:55:36 Clarissa North: @andrea it's a very large platform and very busy, but you can still make yourself heard there with strong writing.

00:55:37 martinjk: Philline is so enthusiastic. It is contagious00:55:40 Kiana Berkman: @Stephanie Jackson, I am not at all familiar with AO3, but will diffinitely look into it. I think I have been on Wattpad for 6 years now... haven't had any problems. I have gotten a few weird messages here and there... I just report them and move on.00:55:40 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: What pet indeed

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00:55:58 Caroline Richardson: Adult romance FTW! I love Tamara’s books for that. It is what I write too00:56:00 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: Ha!00:56:01 Cynthia Dagnal Myron: Hey there, fellow Star!00:56:13 Clarissa North: Hi, Cynthia!00:56:19 Brittany S: "what pat"00:56:19 Stephanie Jackson: @Kiana I'm gone back and forth on trying Wattpad for a long time

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and yeah I think weirdos are everywhere00:56:32 Mahira Nizam: do you guys know anything about webnovel?????

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00:56:50 Cynthia Dagnal Myron: Hey, Clarissa!

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00:56:52 S. Scales: I love that message00:56:57 jenniferharper: Well said, Tamara! We are all worthy of love00:56:59 Maya Lemaire: The more Tamara speaks the more I want to read her books00:57:02 Andrea: That is such a great message!00:57:03 Christine C.: Stories about people making poor choices? This is for me! MUST. READ.00:57:04 Barbara Holmstedt-Mark: yes...worthy oflove00:57:04 Brittany S: "You're worthy of love"00:57:08 Katie Steward: That's such a beautiful message00:57:18 Clarissa North: Tamara is a fantastic human and author, you should definitely read her stories00:57:20 Ava: Great message! Flawed woman deserve love.00:57:24 Caroline Richardson: Uh huh! Her Paradise Beach series is the epitome of this message00:57:35 Nikki H.: Heh heh heh...I have a character like that....she's a shrew....lol00:57:38 Kiana Berkman: @stephanie Jackson, definitely look me up on there and connect. I have a group of wattpaders that help each other with editing and just motivation.00:57:48 Holly Hamilton: I don't know webnovel. my friend on Goodnovel described it being similar to the Wattpad Stars program.

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00:57:51 C. C. Cruz: Tamara Thank you...I'm headed over to Wattpad to get a shot of confidence! Gonna try it. I have a lot of cross genre stories. Today is the day!00:57:56 Alice Alvarez (she|her): I like that Tamara is here, I always viewed Wattpad as being skewed to a younger audience and therefore younger writers, but this is so nice to see!! I might try using wattpad now00:58:14 Stephanie Jackson: @Kiana Sure, what;s your name there?

I made an account to look at authors who stole my art lol but I haven't posted anything00:58:15 Christine C.: I am not a spring chicken, so this speaks to me. :)00:58:15 M. F. Hopkins: @ Alice Agreed!00:58:41 Sylvia Krawczyk: Me too!00:58:43 Cynthia Dagnal Myron: Wattpad is an amazing platform. If Margaret Atwood loved it, you know it's for everyone. I've loved it from day one and I'm one of the oldest writers on the site.00:59:02 Annalise Truesdale: I will look into it!00:59:04 Karen Rappaport McHugh: what’s your wattpad name @Cynthia00:59:05 Kiana Berkman: @Stephanie, Kiana Berkman, Look up "THE Duke's Bidding"00:59:22 Clarissa North: I think a lot of people forget that the people who joined Wattpad as teens back when it was brand new have all grown up now and are reading and writing adult romance stories. Sure, there's a huge teen demographic still, but there are also authors there writing their life experiences about growing up.00:59:29 marloes: I love Tamara Lush stories. Flawed personalities are the best. Accepting yourself who you are. Everyone deserves love. Exactly Tamara.00:59:40 Stephanie Jackson: @Kiana Thanks! Will do!01:00:02 Cynthia Dagnal Myron: CynthiaDagnal-Myron is my handle there.01:00:21 Nikki H.: Romans... lol... I can't get over it...01:00:22 Clarissa North: You know I'm already stalking you, Cynthia ;)01:00:27 Mahira Nizam: thank you Holly but i have seen webnovel mentioned about watpad in there site01:00:31 Christine C.: Agreed. Romance is very powerful. It definitely has so much to offer.01:00:51 Joyce C.: Subtitles are very helpful.01:01:10 Mahjaben Hussain: I find it so stupid when people don’t take romance seriously, or cringe. It has just as much value as any other genre.01:01:13 M. F. Hopkins: Romance is definitely my favorite genre!01:01:21 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: @Mahjaben, totally agree01:01:22 C. C. Cruz: Who are the general readers on Wattpad?01:01:29 Cynthia Dagnal Myron: And I appreciate you for it, Clarissa! That's what I love about being there. Such amazing support!01:01:31 Kiana Berkman: There are also authors who post research in specific fields on wattpad. Like REGENCY England01:01:38 Clarissa North: Rameesha is so right. It's about having a message and a journey along with the romance. It's reading something hopeful and uplifting that makes you feel good and want to believe in something bigger.01:01:40 Karen Rappaport McHugh: HA - I love your ABOUT @cynthia…really great@!01:01:49 Holly Hamilton: I don't used Webnovel or Goodnovel. glad I could help a little01:01:58 A J: I was in my early 30s when I first joined Wattpad in

2012 (and there were not as many authors on there back then), and I wrote about people in their 30s. By now, those books have a million reads from people all over the world, which is just amazing. I haven't published anything on Wattpad in years now, focusing on building an author platform as an indie romance author, and I could not keep up with Wattpad now, there's just so much content! But I use my follower list to send out information from time to time about book launches etc.01:01:58 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: I was supposed to go on a first date with a guy and when I told him I was getting ready for Romance Week, he said reading romance was his worst nightmare. I canceled the date ;)01:02:11 Nikki H.: It honestly took me finding the right author who wrote it well to finally take romance seriously.01:02:15 jenniferharper: LOL Hayley. Good call!01:02:23 Hayley @ ProWritingAid:

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01:02:25 Cynthia Dagnal Myron: Thank you, Karen!01:02:27 Clarissa North: That's awesome, AJ01:02:32 M. F. Hopkins: @ Haley... you saved yourself from hell. lol01:02:34 Patricia Faithfull (agented author, coach): @Hayley lol good call. obviously no HEA there!01:02:36 Katie Steward: @Hayley, the right move lol01:02:39 Stephanie Jackson: GOOD JOB Hayley!01:02:44 Christine C.: <--Going to find Philline's writing right now. She's doing a wonderful job here. She's very real and honest. SO helpful.01:02:47 Brittany S: @Hayley you deserve better lol01:02:48 Andrea: @LOL Hayley good choice01:02:57 Micah @ ProWritingAid: Seriously Hayley, saved yourself an awkward first date.01:03:13 Hayley @ ProWritingAid:

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01:03:31 Clarissa North: A lot of the snobbery around romance stems from endemic sexism in the industry and in the world at large. We're always told that things women like or create or excel in should be looked down on and sneered at, but no one can deny that romance is the largest and most enduring and valuable genre in the publishing world.01:03:47 C. C. Cruz: Wow, Instagram is your email capture. Cool01:03:47 Christine C.: @Hayley: "Bye, sir!"01:03:53 Amanda: @Clarissa Yes!01:04:01 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: Love that advice from Philline—advertise in a way that feels authentic to you01:04:05 Cynthia Dagnal Myron: So true. On Tiktok and IG I don't even show my face. I make silly videos that people just seem to like.01:04:06 M. F. Hopkins: Yes. Romance brings in the most $$$01:04:43 Tracy: @cynthia i do the same thing. who wants to see my face anyway...lol01:05:01 Mahira Nizam: @Hayley i think boys are like movies more then books

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of myself, but the me that I present is 100% me in every other way.01:05:27 Cynthia Dagnal Myron: Tracy, I did use my voice a few times, but mostly I just do Canva videos that are fun and quick to create. I don't feel as comfy "performing" as many do.01:05:38 Micah @ ProWritingAid: @Clarissa: That is a GENIUS way of handling it.01:06:01 Tracy: i got more traffic when i posted my snapchat avatar01:06:06 Clarissa North: Also; Don't settle for a man that you wouldn't want to see your lead character wind up with. If they deserve the best, so do you.01:06:11 Joyce C.: Rameesha, love what you are saying, but please learn to speak a little slower so we can follow you more easily.01:06:21 Brittany S: @clarissa yes!01:06:23 Kiana Berkman: @Clarissa, I love that. We published "Masquerade" with that idea, a place where every author masks their face but not their ideas and thoughts.01:06:44 Cynthia Dagnal Myron: Killer tagline, Tamara!01:07:04 Clarissa North: @Kiana that's awesome! I really wanted people to focus on my work and not on me, so that's where it all came from. Also my ex is vile, lol.01:07:12 Katie Steward: Love to see a fellow Floridian author01:07:15 Mary -Gulf Coast Writers Circle: Tamara YES, great photo ops in Florida01:07:49 C. C. Cruz: Thanks @Cynthia for all your advice. I'll look for you on Wattpad and your social.01:07:59 Micah @ ProWritingAid: @Mary, @Katie: Fellow Floridian here! Let’s just hope “Florida Author” or “Florida Writer” doesn’t end up with the same connotation as “Florida Man!”01:08:06 Cynthia Dagnal Myron: C.C., delighted!01:08:11 Liza: Holy crap she's 50?! I want to be Tamara when I grow up.01:08:15 Katie Steward: @Micah lmao, amen to that01:08:19 Claire Heuchan: I like that you love Sinatra01:08:22 Karen Rappaport McHugh: hahahah @micah…florida man + your birthday01:08:25 Cynthia Dagnal Myron: I'm 69-years-old, BTW....01:08:27 Claire Heuchan: Am 2901:08:32 Sylvia Krawczyk: Am 5701:08:34 Tracy: 5101:08:34 A: YES TAMARA!01:08:36 Kiana Berkman: @Clarissa, aren't you glad to have that Vile Ex to bring about a great idea?01:08:38 Liza: 3301:08:40 M. F. Hopkins: I'm more of a Toney Bennett fan...01:08:44 Annalise Truesdale: 1301:08:48 Clarissa North: @Kiana I am, but he must never know!01:08:56 Clarissa North: I'm 35 but if anyone else asks I'm 21.01:09:01 Stephanie Jackson: I'm 3801:09:02 Brittany S: I am 28

01:09:03 Ava: I'm 4201:09:09 Mary -Gulf Coast Writers Circle: @Micah, YES!01:09:12 Tracy: 51 going on 2101:09:13 Nikki H.: I'm old enough to know better. ;-)01:09:17 smartin: Technically I'm 47, but I don't feel that way at all01:09:21 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: I’m on my sixth 25th birthday01:09:21 Stephanie Jackson: haha Nikki01:09:32 Cynthia Dagnal Myron: Ah yes, Wattpad abs...01:09:33 Tracy: i'm on 25 twice01:09:36 Brittany S: @Hayley yasss01:09:44 Clarissa North: Abs-vertising01:09:50 Katie Steward: I'm 30, but people mistake me for a teenager...probably due to the portrait I keep in the closet, which ages as I remain the same01:09:54 M. F. Hopkins: I'm 60, but I look a lot younger. And sometimes, I act like a 12 year old...01:10:00 Mary -Gulf Coast Writers Circle: Micah, is PWA located in Florida?01:10:02 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: @Katie LOL01:10:07 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: @Mary, nope :)01:10:11 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: We’re totally remote01:10:17 Connie Morgan: I'm 71 and a retired therapist. I have lots to draw from but getting such a late start.01:10:21 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: The company was founded in the UK01:10:35 Micah @ ProWritingAid: @Mary: We’re based in the UK, but we’re fully remote so we’re from all over01:10:38 C. C. Cruz: I'm 63, but, I can be any age in my stories! LOL!01:10:50 Tracy: lol01:10:54 Annalise Truesdale: Love that C.C.01:11:01 Brittany S: I agree!01:11:02 Tony: Cover and Blurb...always01:11:04 Sylvia Krawczyk: I love hearing her voice—missing my family in Germany!01:11:05 Paula: I'm 66 but as a teacher I was around a lot of YA readers.01:11:07 Mary -Gulf Coast Writers Circle: @Isn't remote wonderful! I love that the internet opens the world to great opportunity.01:11:11 Dana Michaels: @Katie - I can relate. I've always looked much younger than my age. Hated it when I was young, but now in my late 60s, it's an advantage.01:11:14 Stephanie Jackson: yes please credit artists if you use their art for your cover. I've had so much art stolen01:11:21 C.B.: Yay, Connie....I'm 69. Lots of life experience to draw on.01:11:31 Debra White: So mature for 20 years of age.01:11:39 C. C. Cruz: @Cynthia how do you handle negative comments?01:11:40 Sylvia Krawczyk: Agreed!01:11:49 Clarissa North: @stephanie I'm sorry to read that. All artists deserve to be paid and credited. Art is not an entitlement,

it's a valuable skill.01:12:06 Tracy: here here Clarissa!!!01:12:15 Annalise Truesdale: Precisely01:12:27 Ava: What is the best way to find artists for covers?01:12:44 Clarissa North: Interaction with readers is so important, Rameesha.01:12:48 C. C. Cruz: I'm doing it for fun, not for money. This sounds like the right place for me.01:12:55 Kiana Berkman: @Amy, don't judge it by the statistics.... start looking at what you are doing on there. There is a community, get involved and start having people read ur stuff and ask for feedback. I have been a judge on something like 20 contests just to force myself to learn. If you look at my work on there, its pretty well edited but occasionally ppl still find things I can improve on. I take that feedback and really try to figure out how01:12:58 Stephanie Jackson: @Clarissa Thanks! It's frustrating but not much I can do on Wattpad. But the pro to being both an artist and illustrator is I can make my own covers :D01:13:10 Brittany S: what a great session!01:13:13 Cynthia Dagnal Myron: C.C., this is going to sound weird, but I haven't had any. My readers are very supportive and offer constructive criticism, but they're not mean at all. But when I was a reporter for the Chicago Sun Times, I ignored them mostly. They're usually more to do with the reader's issues than your writing,01:13:16 Andrea: @Ava - I found the cover art for my NaNo project from last year on DeviantArt01:13:20 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: Agreed, Brittany! Such a great sesssion01:13:36 Andrea: I sent her a message asking if I could utilize her art work and she said yes, as long as credited, which I was more than happy to do01:13:43 Stephanie Jackson: *pro to being both artist and writer, oops01:13:49 Clarissa North: I use Canva for my covers because I know that all the images are going to be royalty free.01:13:51 Ava: @Andrea-Thank you!01:13:51 Dana Michaels: @Ava -Read cover credits in books w/covers you like, by indie authors. You can also search "book cover designers" and get a lot of hits.01:13:57 Stephanie Jackson: @Andrea good on you!01:14:10 Joyce C.: I'm sorry you had that experience.01:14:20 Stephanie Jackson: @Clarissa Canva is great. Unsplash is good for royalty free images too01:14:24 Kiana Berkman: @Stephanie, definitely reach out to me. I am looking for someone who can help with making covers...01:14:27 Andrea: There's so much art theft and it's so wrong - artists deserve better01:14:27 Brittany S: I am going to have my sister help me with my cover art yay for a graphic artist in the family01:14:28 Ava: @Dana-Good advice, thank you.

01:14:32 Hannah M.: As a former journalist, I agree. It builds a thick skin lol.01:14:41 Cynthia Dagnal Myron: Tamara, I had the same experience as a reporter. So I just shrugged them off. Again, it's not about you, usually. It's something personal that you can't "fix."01:14:46 Joyce C.: Any comments should be constructive.01:14:50 Mary -Gulf Coast Writers Circle: That's a great attitude regarding poor comments.01:14:51 Holly Hamilton: @Stephanie I can help you with a cover01:14:55 A: For all the negativity out there, there are a million more positives! Drown out the negative!01:14:57 Stephanie Jackson: @Kiana I've got your info written down!01:15:27 Clarissa North: Usually the negative voices can be the loudest, but generally people who are loud and angry have very little to contribute.01:15:39 Cynthia Dagnal Myron: My readers sometimes handled the negativity for me. Loyal ones jump right in and defend you, so I just let it rip!01:15:47 fburg: @cynthia dagnal Myron I was a reporter at the Sun-Times as well. Left in 94.01:16:06 S. Scales: Even some of my favorite books of all time have negative reviews.01:16:11 Cynthia Dagnal Myron: fburg, I left in 1983! Looooong time ago!01:16:25 Clarissa North: Philline is so right. You can't make everyone happy and the sooner you make peace with that, the happier you'll be.01:16:33 Stephanie Jackson: very true01:16:45 Mary -Gulf Coast Writers Circle: Clarrisa, yes!01:16:47 Kiana Berkman: I haven't really had negative comments on WATTPAD … but in my critique group there are some hard days... I have learned to ask questions, because the comments sometimes may come off much harsher if I don't know what they are trying to say.01:16:54 Andrea: @Cynthia - so true! I don't personally have many fans (I have to put something out there first, lol) but on a lot of the stories I follow, when there are people that say unconstructive things, fans will definitely jump in and defend!01:17:19 Andrea: @Kiana that's a good way to handle difficult critiques!01:17:25 A J: I just stopped reading comments until I was in a better headspace - in editing mode - and then I was able to go through and find constructive points. Very important to take care of your mental health, especially when you're prone to depression and anxiety.01:17:40 Annalise Truesdale: You can please all of the people some of the time, some of the people all of the time, but not all of the people all of the time ;)01:17:43 Andrea: Very true, @AJ01:17:53 Ava: Thank you all! This was fun and helpful. I have to jump off.01:17:56 Mary -Gulf Coast Writers Circle: @A.J That's great advice.

01:18:01 Clarissa North: Sometimes it helps to get a second opinion on comments from someone who isn't so emotionally close to your work. There can be excellent advice in comments but it might be buried behind negativity.01:18:08 Cynthia Dagnal Myron: Andrea, I don't get bad comments as a rule, but when someone seems to be misunderstanding something, the readers chime in quickly to "set them straight." Makes me smile. I love Wattpad readers...01:18:21 C. C. Cruz: Is there a target audience? age group? Or anything goes?01:18:36 Cynthia Dagnal Myron: Discord! For sure!01:18:38 Holly Hamilton: Wattpad Book Clubs!!01:18:44 Kiana Berkman: @Andrea, thanks, it wasn't always easy to roll with it. The first time I stopped writing! for like a few months... then decided I didn't agree with the critique and moved on to the next chapter. Discord and even just in Wattpad itself01:18:48 Holly Hamilton: I am in Pretty in Punk 201:18:54 Clarissa North: I'm in a discord named Literary Lounge which is a lovely, lively and supportive space.01:19:22 Clarissa North: So happy that Tamara is writing Vampires. They're my jam.01:19:32 Cynthia Dagnal Myron: I wish I had more time to try a book club. I see them a lot, but I just can't keep up with the reading requirements.01:19:47 Diane: Clarissa where can I join!01:20:06 Cynthia Dagnal Myron: Literary Lounge is very cool!01:20:07 Clarissa North: @Diane if you find me on Wattpad as ClarissaNorth and send me a message I should be able to send an invite to you.01:20:08 Kiana Berkman: @Cynthia Dagnal, me too. Its hard to keep up with a big group01:20:16 Dar: Pretty in Punk! <3 Fun community01:20:17 Clarissa North: @AJ oh wow you found me on insta, lol!01:20:23 Dana Michaels: Nice to see several former journalists now writing fiction. I worked in broadcast news a long time ago. Gave it up for a government public affairs career with less sexism, decent pay, and fringe benefits like health care insurance. Writing fiction now is much more fun than "just the facts" news & public info.01:20:31 M. F. Hopkins: I'm in NaNo's Writers of Color Discord. It's new, but fun and helpful.01:20:36 Karen Rappaport McHugh: @clarissa…not sure I understand DISCORD…can you give info?01:20:38 Stephanie Jackson: I personally update once a week on AO301:20:41 A J: @clarissa lol, yeah, I liked your style in this chat :)01:20:48 Clarissa North: @AJ aww thank you <301:21:04 Cynthia Dagnal Myron: I post Mondays and Fridays. Sometimes on Sundays, too. But no more. My readers can't keep up.01:21:17 Kiana Berkman: I update Friday as well because I get more

reads … I am down to a chapter a month now... but used to do weekly.01:21:24 Andrea: Once a week is a good schedule - and if you're like me and have difficulty hitting those deadlines, it's helpful to write ahead to have content ready so you can keep the schedule01:21:34 Stephanie Jackson: the once a week model is really nice. But I also don't start posting until my story is completely finished01:21:39 Cynthia Dagnal Myron: Clarissa is a rock star!01:21:42 Clarissa North: @Karen discord is an online chat platform, you can also use it on your phone. You'll join communities with different 'channels' of conversation. It's almost like a closed chatroom, you need to be a member of the group to chat.01:21:45 Hannah M.: @Dana Micheals I agree I was a hard news writer(gov/cops/courts) but fiction just hits different.01:21:51 Kiana Berkman: I keep mine under 2000 words... but I have a few that are closer to 4k01:21:53 Clarissa North: @Cynthia you're far more rock and roll than I am!01:22:13 Stephanie Jackson: I am a long chapter person... oops lol01:22:40 Nikki H.: Oof...yeah. I have WAY too much to figure out before I hit this level...lol01:22:40 Cynthia Dagnal Myron: Reporting isn't "writing" per se...if you get what I mean. Though I was a features reporter so I got to be a little more creative than usual, fiction sets me free01:23:18 Kiana Berkman: @Stephanie, I like reading longer ones, just with having 2 kids, and as a teacher its hard to keep up with all my work otherwise and still update regularly.01:23:20 Andrea: @Cynthia - I agree - I do business writing, and my writing voice is so different from the fiction writing I do01:23:24 Clarissa North: @Nikki writing communities are a good way to get to the level that Tamara, Rameesha and Philline are at. Writers support writers.01:23:30 Hannah M.: The bonus of being a journalist is we know how to write a lot and fast

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01:23:37 Stephanie Jackson: @Kiana I completely sympathize with that!01:23:41 Cynthia Dagnal Myron: Hannah, that is soooo true!01:23:58 fburg: Hannah: Agree01:24:22 Tamara Lush: Thank you all for being here. I have several TikTok videos about Wattpad best practices: I’m at LushBooks01:24:32 Andrea: @Hannah - true! :D01:24:39 Clarissa North: Always lovely to see you, Tamara!01:24:52 Nikki H.: @Clarissa Between working night shift at the local hospital and raising 2 school age boys...I think I need to figure out WHAT I'm writing first before I jump into an audience...lol01:25:05 Clarissa North: @Nikki hospital romances are popular, just saying, lol01:25:14 Cynthia Dagnal Myron: Tamara, you absolutely amaze me. So glad I stopped by!

01:25:34 Jackie B.: Finding folks on insta! How fun!01:25:34 Tamara Lush: Love you Cynthia and Clarissa!01:25:39 Clarissa North: <301:25:40 Nikki H.: @Clarissa....No...I want to ESCAPE my reality....LOL01:25:40 Kiana Berkman: @Nikki, I am starting to set a timer for myself. Kids reading time is my writing time. :)01:25:42 Sylvia Krawczyk: @Tamara, LushBooks a website?01:25:50 Tamara Lush: No, that’s my tiktok handle01:25:56 Sylvia Krawczyk: THX01:26:00 Tamara Lush: My Wattpad handle is TamaraLush01:26:04 fburg: @tamara thanks01:26:16 Nikki H.: @Kiana Tell my boys that..LOL01:26:19 M. F. Hopkins: This was a great discussion! Thank you all!01:26:37 Clarissa North: @Philline and @Rameesha thank you both for your insight and sharing your experiences!01:26:44 Cynthia Dagnal Myron: Wattpad is am amazing experience. GO!!!!!!!!!01:26:45 Lauren: The guides help01:26:55 Sylvia Krawczyk: Thank you all!!!01:26:55 Olivia Andre: Thanks ladies!01:26:59 Tamara Lush: Awww thank you Cassidy!01:26:59 Tracy: Thanks01:27:11 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: Welcome to Romance Writers' Week! We hope you're looking forward to today's session with Wattpad.







Read Tamara on Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TamaraLushJoin the Wattpad Writes newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/wattpad/wattpadwrites?utm_source=pro_writing_aid&utm_medium=email_wpwrites&utm_campaign=mtk_wp01:27:19 Debra White: This ha been great! Thank you.01:27:21 Mary -Gulf Coast Writers Circle: Thank you so much. Very informative. Appreciate you!01:27:51 Tom McGee: Here's the getting started guide: https://

support.wattpad.com/hc/en-us/categories/360005477812-Getting-Started01:28:07 Olivia Andre: Thanks Tom01:28:17 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: Welcome to Romance Writers' Week! We hope you're looking forward to today's session with Wattpad.







Read Tamara on Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TamaraLushJoin the Wattpad Writes newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/wattpad/wattpadwrites?utm_source=pro_writing_aid&utm_medium=email_wpwrites&utm_campaign=mtk_wp01:28:21 Kiana Berkman: So glad you guys did this! I am always asked WATTPAD what????01:28:27 Clarissa North: I thought I was following Philline but I wasn't, I'm so sorry gurl! You know I'll be adding the vampires.01:28:29 Mahira Nizam: This is great !!!!!Thank you01:28:47 A: What are your Author Instagram handles? How can we find you?01:28:50 Clarissa North: @kiana 'what'pad01:28:51 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: Welcome to Romance Writers' Week! We hope you're looking forward to today's session with Wattpad.







Read Tamara on Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TamaraLushJoin the Wattpad Writes newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/wattpad/wattpadwrites?utm_source=pro_writing_aid&utm_medium=email_wpwrites&utm_campaign=mtk_wp01:28:54 Liza: Micah has great rapport skills with the panelists.01:28:56 Tamara Lush: Lush_Books is my IG01:28:58 Alice Alvarez (she|her): Thank you!01:28:58 Dana Michaels: Thank you for an interesting session!01:28:59 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: Welcome to Romance Writers' Week! We hope you're looking forward to today's session with Wattpad.







Read Tamara on Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TamaraLushJoin the Wattpad Writes newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/wattpad/wattpadwrites?utm_source=pro_writing_aid&utm_medium=email_wpwrites&utm_campaign=mtk_wp01:28:59 Susan: Thank you, Tamara, Philline and Rameesha! Your insight was great!!!01:29:00 Erin G: Thank you all! Great info!01:29:00 Andrea: Thank you so much!! :D01:29:06 Leau Macy: Thank you!!!01:29:06 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: Welcome to Romance Writers' Week! We hope you're looking forward to today's session with Wattpad.







Read Tamara on Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TamaraLushJoin the Wattpad Writes newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/wattpad/wattpadwrites?utm_source=pro_writing_aid&utm_medium=email_wpwrites&utm_campaign=mtk_wp01:29:09 Nikki H.: Thank you ladies!!01:29:15 Melanie: Thank you!!01:29:15 Clarissa North: thank you all and ciao!01:29:19 Hayley @ ProWritingAid: Welcome to Romance Writers' Week! We hope you're looking forward to today's session with Wattpad.







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00:28:23Brittany S: Helloo again everyone!

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