ValKree that's kind of my situation too. I have six in progress works demanding attention.

    Anya_Nesh congratulations. It's great to hear that WPC stories are recognized. Nice job on finishing the book, and even doing a sequel. Yeah, if you do a series probably better to hold the rights unless you get an offer you don't want to refuse.

      SrtaA nice. It's cool to hear that your quality was recognized even when you didn't rank.

          Thanks guys for the answers. 😁

          It's nice to see that books that didn't win were still checked by editors and some recognized for quality. That contracts can be offered to any of the entries. WPC stories became a labor of love for some.

          Veronica8 I entered my current contracted novel for WPC at the last second without realizing that the rankings were determined by power stone votes. (r.i.p) Regardless, I'm somehow at 250k+ words, but I'm not close to finishing, so I don't know if this counts.

          As for my other novel I entered, I got like 3rd place or something (can't remember correctly) but I dropped LMAO. Kept writing for one week, then decided I was done with life. Some things are just not meant to be finished. :pensive:

              yaoyueyi Congrats on the success tho btw. :grin:

              Yeah, you're right about stories not working out. I've dropped many stories over the years too. I think it's okay to move onto one that will keep the passion for it going to the end.

                I think all of my stories were from WPCs XD

                Only two of them are really active- the rest are in this sad abandoned warehouse though I may go back to them at some point. Especially when I have more world building research done.

                I only won/placed on one of them and still taking it slowly.

                My longest one didn't win a thing but I got contract offers on it. Made it on the trending original page for like a week. After I turned them all down I stopped hearing anything (maybe WN has me on an 'author not interested' list.)

                I really do want to finish up my stories- all of them. I'm just really slow and I like having control over my stories- which I why I turned down the contract offers. I couldn't bear it if they became something out of my world/control even if I did make more money off it.

                Never considered self publishing- maybe one day when they're further along. (I'm curious too so I enjoyed reading through the thread)

                  Veronica8
                  I've finished Blossoming Flowers just last week. It ended at 267 chapters :D

                  I was thinking of trying for a contract, but due to the virus, the Chinese New Year vacation and the new system it has taken more than a month now, and I still don't know if it will be contracted. If I can't get it contracted I will run it through my professional editor and self-publish it as I do with my other novels.

                  I like self-publishing, but I do not have the time to build a reader base in the contemporary romance field, hence I am more interested in trying for a contract with my romance novels and see how they do.

                      CCmei Congrats on the wins and placings. :grin:

                      It's cool to do the ones that keep you wanting to do them.

                      What I like about WPC is that it gives a chance to try a hand to something out of the ordinary. I've never written historical fiction before and writing to a WPC war prompt was definitely out of my depths. :laughing:

                      Self publishing has its advantages. Generally it's a small business venture that requires some preparations and small capital to start up and keep running. As far as small businesses go, it's cheap.

                      I also like the fact, if you're after publishing your story into paperback for trophy reasons (i.e. have a copy on your shelf) or to share as a gift for family and friends, you can do that too through Amazon.

                          Veronica8

                          Thanks- the prompts really do give you a bit of a direction or at least a new destination to try.

                          I'm a fan of IngramSpark for self publishing since they connect your work with local libraries and multiple platforms. Not as big as Amazon but eh idk I just like em. I know it's not exactly Amazon's fault but I'm kinda scared of them. ( a few years ago someone copied and pasted my fanfics from ao3, changed the names around and published them on Amazon. It took forever, a lot of drama and a group of other writers stolen from complaining to get it down)

                              Tinalynge I've finished Blossoming Flowers just last week. It ended at 267 chapters :D

                              Congrats! Finishing a book is no easy feat. And 267 chapters. Wow. Isn't a great feeling when you can see the end of your book. Also sad at the same time being so attached to the world and characters you were writing.

                              I definitely agree that to build up a reader base on your own is time consuming and can cost too. I don't have the money to promote out for my self publish titles, so hopefully will gain some exposure with my contract here.

                              I think you're in the right place for contemporary romance. It's a well read category. If you don't mind letting WN hold the rights on a contract, they can make it go far if they see your story falls within their catalogue strategies.

                              Just keep in mind, regardless of what kind of contract you receive to determine income method (e.g fixed rate/premium or royalties), you would be required to sign over the story rights to WN and meet certain user conditions.

                              So far my experience contracting my book, I guess, is easy. Meaning, that I haven't had to change my writing routines or methods to adjust to the contract. I've gained in exposure and readership. That's the big pay off for me with this experience. My story also has a chance to be exposed to other medium and gain royalties, eventually, one day. Big maybe.

                                  CCmei I know it's not exactly Amazon's fault but I'm kinda scared of them. ( a few years ago someone copied and pasted my fanfics from ao3, changed the names around and published them on Amazon. It took forever, a lot of drama and a group of other writers stolen from complaining to get it down)

                                  Oh, man! That's terrible. I know they have a process for this, but still. The fact that someone else is stealing works and profiting, makes me want to whip out a katana and go on a rampage. I don't blame you for that distrust.

                                  For me, I don't publish directly to Amazon, but use Publish Drive for them. I also self publish my completed works, whether I intend them for sale or not. It makes it easier for DMCA validation.

                                  I haven't come across IngramSpark. I'll take a look. Thanks. It's cool that you can get your books into libraries this way. The furthest I could be on a library catalogue is the digital libraries via WorldCat XD.

                                  I'm reaching for the dream that one day my books can physically be on a library shelf to blow minds and melt faces with my words XD :laughing:

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