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And the Ping Pong Champions Are…
Last week, we tested everyone’s ping pong skills in our first ever Official Sweet & Sour Suit Pong Tournament!
The “amateurs” played hard to win the Sour ping pong tournament, while the best of the best fought it out to claim the title of Wattpad’s first Sweet Suit Pong champion.
Congrats to Tony, who beat Justine to take the Sour crown!
Our best players, Amos and Yash, faced each other in the Sweet Pong Championships.
A round of applause for our Lead Designer Amos, who won the title of Sweet Champ & ultimate ping pong player at Wattpad.
Next time, maybe we won’t let Amos play with us!
In Rusty Fischer’s ”Vampires Drool! Zombies Rule!” zombies and vampires wander the halls among their unsuspecting human peers. What would it be like to be a vampire or a zombie trying to blend in at school?
It’s the last day to enter the Vampires Drool! Zombies Rule! Contest on Wattpad!
Pac-Man Stress Balls
We know studying engineering can be really stressful, so we gave our departing co-ops at Wattpad a little present: Blink, Inky, and Clyde!
Clyde
Inky
Blinky
“Suit Up!” Day at Wattpad HQ
We don’t always suit up, but when we do, we dress with swag.
It’s the last day at Wattpad HQ for 3 of our engineering co-ops (we wish you all the best, Yash, Tony, and Ayush)! We threw them a special farewell party with an all-you-can-eat sushi lunch, our very first “suit up” day, and the championship match for our Sweet ‘n Sour Ping Pong Tournament (photos coming soon)!
What should we do for our next theme day at Wattpad HQ?
P.S. Check out Yash’s Suit Up poem
Finders Keepers Movie Dream Cast – Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling and More!
Today we bring you a guest post from Russ Colchamiro, author of the hilarious backpacking adventure Finders Keepers:
As Finders Keepers continues to sell, the two questions I get most often are: when does the sequel come out, and have I ever thought about a Finders Keepers movie?
The answers are: I start writing the first of two sequels this summer and … you bet!
In fact, over the last few years Hollywood agents and producers have met with me briefly at the San Diego Comic-Con and NY Comic-Con, about the possibility of bringing Finders Keepers to the big screen. I can’t say these discussions have gained any real traction so far, but I’m constantly networking and trying to get myself in better position to see the Hollywood dream come to life.
And since we’re dreaming big, here’s my Hollywood casting “wish list” for the Finders Keepers movie:
Our bumbling hero is American Jason Medley, who falls into that nice-guy-not-a-stud-but-not-a-total-nerd-who-might-just-get-the-girl category, which I think would be captured perfectly by Jesse Eisenberg. Other great choices include Michael Cera, Jonah Hill or Jason Biggs (although he’s actually 34 now!)
Our second bumbling hero is New Zealander Theo Barnes, a good-looking, but quiet adventurer, who is the calmer, steadier hand to Jason. My top choice is Ryan Gosling doing a soft Kiwi accent. Another great choice is House alum Jesse Spencer (even though he’s Australian).
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Wattpad Cover-Off: “Vampire In Denial”
Which version of “Vampire in Denial” by Dale Mayer do you like better - 1, 2, or 3?
Was Self-Publishing The Right Decision?
Check out this great post by writer David Gaughran on his self-publishing experience:
Sunday will mark a year since I first uploaded to Amazon. At the time, I was wrestling with a question that many writers are still dealing with today: should I self-publish?
The argument about whether to self-publish has been debated in great detail both here and elsewhere. I don’t want to add to that general discussion today, rather I want to offer up my personal experience of self-publishing.
Given that this is an anniversary of sorts, I would like to look back over the last twelve months and examine the results of that decision, and compare it with what would likely have happened had I decided otherwise.
Regular readers will know that I broke my own impasse by deciding to publish some short stories, while holding A Storm Hits Valparaiso in reserve. It was still being considered by a handful of agents, and I wasn’t completely convinced that self-publishing was the right approach.
“5 things I wish boys would do”
WATTPAD BRINGS YOU A GUEST POST FROM AISLING FITZSIMONS, AUTHOR OF AISLING’S DIARY:
Yesterday, I posted the first chapter of Aisling’s Summer Diary! From now on, every Tuesday and Thursday, stay tuned for a new chapter and a new episode, just like last time!
But that’s not all I have to share with you in the good news department! This will be the first of many guest posts I’ll be writing on Wattpad Insider.
For those who have no idea who I am, here’s a quick introduction. My name is Aisling, I moved from Boston to Dublin when my parents decided to go back to the old country to start a new life. Being the new girl was not that easy at first but then I met Siobhan and Ali and we became best friends. I honestly can’t imagine my life without them anymore.
I also met Murphy, the boy next door, then boyfriend, then…whatever he is right now.
So on my premiere on Wattpad Insider I’m going to share with you what I wish boys would do more often… or at all.
1. Say goodbye when they’re going out of the country in some stupid dance competition I have to know by accident from other people.
Oddly specific? Probably… but this is very much on my mind right now. Please boys, if you’re dating someone have the decency of telling them if you’re not going to be around for a day, a week or the whole summer for that matter.
2. Define the terms of the relationship
There’s nothing worse than being in the dark about your own relationship. When my friends ask me “Are you guys dating?” I want be able to say a little more than “Sort of… I think so.” Besides, it’s always nice to have an official date for when it all started, right?
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Wattpadder Review:
Amore, Liebe, Amour, No matter what language you say it in it means love and it’s Peyton’s job. Her grandfather is Cupid and he’s hired her as his newest apprentice against her own will. And now he says that he wants to hand the business over to her? No thank you! The hours suck and there’s…
Check out this Wattpadder’s story review of Cupid’s Granddaughter!
Yesterday at the London Book Fair I participated in an Oxford-style debate called “The Great Debate”. Having been one of the biggest (and most fun) events at last year’s London Book Fair, The Great Debate returns this year with the motion “In the fight for survival, outsiders and start-ups are taking on today’s heavyweight publishers and will ultimately deliver a knock-out punch.”. The debaters included Evan Schnittman, Managing Director of Bloomsbury Publishing; Fionnuala Duggan, Managing Director, CourseSmart; Bob Young, CEO & Founder, Lulu; and yours truly. I don’t believe I have to tell you who are supporting and who are against the motion :-)
The motion was purposely provocative, which was great as it made sure the debate was entertaining. It was great fun for me as I haven’t participated in any Oxford-style debate for a long long time. If you want to know who won at the end, Publishers Weekly had a great coverage here.
Here is what I had prepared in advance. Of course, the live version was a bit different. E.g. In the beginning I added “I wonder why Bob and I are using iPads to take notes while our opponents are using paper” :-)
TOP TEN MUSICAL NOVELISTS
Great songwriters are novelists too. Check out this guest post by writer Bill Cokas for some of the best musical storytellers out there:
Music figures prominently into both of my humorous suspense novels—in Ring of Fire, one of my main characters is a college student whose iPod is improbably crammed with selections from the Great American Songbook. In Battle Axe, the protagonist leads a weekend swing band. If I had any musical aptitude, I’m sure I would have tried to start my own band at some point in my life. As things went, I’ve had to settle for lyric writing for my best friend (who IS a world-class musician, songwriter, and now ebook cover designer) and simply surrounding myself with good music whenever and wherever possible. In fact, whenever I’ve changed addresses, the stereo is always the last thing packed and the first thing unpacked.
You hear people say “oh, I like all kinds of music,” but they don’t really mean it. I really mean it. Among the 30,000 songs on my iPod, you’ll find everything from Benny Goodman to Bob Marley, from Flight of the Concords to Frank Sinatra. Classical, country, Latin and jazz, too. Basically, if it’s got a melody, it’s fair game.
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Cover-Off: “Memoirs of a Geisha”
Which version of “Memoirs of a Geisha” by Arthur Golden do you like better -1, 2, or 3?
Casting Anathema – The Major Motion Picture
Wattpad brings you a guest post from Megg Jensen, author of fantasy romance “Anathema”:
Okay, okay, so film rights are still available for the Cloud Prophet Trilogy (you hear that Hollywood?!), but that doesn’t mean I don’t think about who I’d love to see playing the main characters in Anathema.
Reychel – Molly C. Quinn (from ABC’s Castle)
Why: She has the perfect combination of vulnerability and strength. I’ve spoken with Molly via Twitter. She’s actually read Anathema. Here’s what she had to say about it:
Molly C. Quinn @MollyQuinn93
@RhianBowley @slackerheroes Luv that! Great list!!!! I chose @MollyQuinn93 for Reychel in my head.” Thanks, I love that book.
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