What I Really Feel About Sharing Chapters Online and Publishing / Writeblr
I scrolled down through my feed and saw a post about Writeblrs shouldn’t post their chapters online since they won’t be able to get published if they do so.
Not only that it is also written there that people might steal your story and ideas once you actually share them.
Okay. It is in fact true that some people may actually steal your stories and ideas. This happened before when I was in my old account in Wattpad.
But you have to remember. Your story? Yeah? That manuscript you have in your computer? That’s your version of the story.
The person that stole your ideas? That’s his version of the story.
He may have stolen your idea but you have to remember. Both of you write differently
Your story has been done before. Countless times actually.
You’re just writing it in how you view it would happen. How everything will fall into place. You’re the storyteller.
Let’s say someone stole your characters. Like your protagonist. Let’s say… Uh.. John
When you shared your idea of John to the “friend” you said he’s a kind and a gentle person with a tragic past like his parents died.
This “friend” decided to steal this character and write it down on his book.
But you have to remember.
Both of you write differently
Execution of the idea is different.
He may have written down that John is a nice guy but in YOUR VERSION of the story. He’s more than that.
You have written something more compelling and complex.
John is a nice guy right? But what no one knows is that you made him a fake nice guy.
He’s actually a psychopath pretending to be a nice guy in your story.
Now. Should you be worried if someone steals your ideas? No. There are thousands of ideas like yours. It’s all in execution.
There are a hundred of wips on Tumblr.
Yours is just in the same ocean.
Don’t post your chapters online. You won’t get published.
There’s a thing called self publishing. I have seen a lot of Writeblrs actually publish their books online through Patreon and Amazon. So there’s that.
But what about traditional publishing?
There are hundreds of books in Wattpad that are published by actual publishing houses. You can’t deny that. (Worldwide)
Don’t forget social media is a needed platform in order to promote your book like Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr.
It is building your audience.
Hyping people to read your book.
If anyone has heard of light novels (Japan) or xianxia (China) these are novels that was shared on a website for a thousands of readers to read.
Half of those books that are shared online is actually published.
But what does the publishers feel about it?
By the end of the day, selling a book is a business.
Publishing a book requires money for printing, advertising and marketing.
If your story is out in the internet and a lot of people knows your story and people are actually hyping about it.
Publishers will actually crave to publish your book because they know for a certain that they will get money from it.
But if your story is out in public and no one is really paying attention to it then you really won’t get a chance to get published and if you send your story to a publisher and they find out your story is out in public and no one is paying attention to it?
They won’t publish it either.
If the masses don’t pay attention to it. Why should they?
Has anyone thought of sending their books to an actual publishing house? No? Then do it.
Sometimes you have to reach out to the publishers. It’s not always going to have to be them who’s reaching out to you.
You have to prove your potential at times.
Harry Potter was actually rejected 10 times before it was published and it became a best seller and a widely known book.
Life of Pi was rejected by numerous of London publishing houses before it was was made into an award winning film.
So do you want to get published?
Make an effort. Get your dreams out there.
I know some people might disagree with me on this and probably call me out in the comments but you have to understand that if you’re going to make writing as your career. You’ll need to make an effort for it to come true.
Nothing is easy. Nothing can be made extra ordinary over night.
You have to do your part and then wait for the world to see it.
I am a fellow writeblr who actually thought about whether I want to get published or not and my verdict for myself is I don’t want to get published yet.
I want to build myself a connection and a platform and prove myself to the community before I deliver an actual work to publishers.
My writing journey has just begun and I will walk down that path with my own efforts.
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