Wattpad's Podcast

Shane Joseph is a prolific novelist and winner of best Futuristic Fantasy novel in the 2010 Canadian Christian Writing Awards. He is currently sharing his short story collection, “Lest They Be Forgotten,” on Wattpad. In this podcast, we discuss the difficulties of establishing a writing career, and how his Sri Lankan background has helped shape some of his stories. Read his works for free on Wattpad: http://www.wattpad.com/user/shanejoseph

Listen to our podcast interview with voif1d, author of the fantastic Dragon of Legend series on Wattpad. Read her stories FREE: http://www.wattpad.com/user/voif1d

Listen to our podcast interview with Shelby, also known as shelbylw03 on Wattpad. She is the author of numerous stories, including Their Pride and All The Wrong Reasons. You can find her stories here: http://www.wattpad.com/user/shelbylw03

Listen to our podcast with Kim Richardson, author of The Soul Guardians book series on Wattpad. Kim worked in the field of animation for years before becoming a full-time writer. We talk to her about her career, writing process, inspirations, and more! You can read Kim's stories here: http://www.wattpad.com/user/kimmer3d

Wattpad interviews Jordan Lynde, known as XxSkater2Girl16xX on Wattpad, author of "A Proscriptive Relationship", "Gold Rush", "Inject Me Sweetly", and many other popular stories with millions of reads. We talk to her about how it feels to be a Wattpad celebrity, her writing inspirations, future projects, and more!

Listen to our interview with Roiskate, a writer from Ireland. We chat about her story "The Girl Behind The Thrones", which has almost 2 million reads on Wattpad; how she got started writing; favorite reads; and more!

In this special Wattpad podcast, we ask several popular writers about their opinions on banned books. We interview Abigail Gibbs ("Dinner With A Vampire"), Abi Kirk ("Tattoo of the Black Angel"), Jordan Lynde ("A Proscriptive Relationship"), David Mark Brown ("Fistful of Reefer"), and Bill Gourgey ("Glide"). Plus, listen to an audio version of "Manifesto", a banned books week-inspired poem by New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins.

Wattpad interviews writer Louisse C., known as fallenbabybubu, author of the popular teen fiction "A and D". Speaking to us all the way from the Philippines, she tells us about her writing inspirations, how she discovered Wattpad, and more!

Wattpad interviews Beth, known as Reekles on Wattpad, author of The Kissing Booth and Heels Over Head. Speaking all the way from the UK, she tells us about her writing plans, her most popular story characters, and more.

Listen to our interview with XoStardust, writer of the incredibly popular story "The Last Dance". Find out how she became so successful, her writing inspirations, favorite reads, plus watch out for a surprise announcement for her fans!

Wattpad interviews Maili Anne McBride whose first published novel, "Wait! He's Real?", comes out on September 1st! She talks about her book trailer (and those boys in the video that everyone's talking about), her publishing journey, and other writing secrets!

Wattpad interviews writer April Brookshire about her popular stories, travel, writing inspiration, and more!

Writer interview with Lily (aka LilianCarmine), the author of "The Lost Boys". With over 13 million reads, her story is one of the most popular on Wattpad. She shares with us her writing secrets, talks about her beloved characters, and more!

We are so excited to interview writer Fallzswimmer!

Wattpad interview with Lena Coakley, author of the Witchlanders (out August 30th, 2011). Don't forget about our August giveaway of the "Witchlanders", beginning August 1st!

In this episode of Wattpad Podcasts, we interview writer A.M. Taylor (aka Janine Mimi). She talks about her writing, gives us tips on creating beautiful book covers, and more!

With our special guest, writer and Wattpad staff Eva Lau, we talk about her favorite reads, fan fiction, the writing process, tips, and more!

Iconic teen books series of the past decades and the larger publishing trends that these represent: The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, The Baby-Sitters Club, Goosebumps, Sweet Valley High, Gossip Girl, The A-List, Harry Potter, Twilight, The Hunger Games.

Our favorite fictional families and why writers should include family background/history in their stories.

How literature reflects our infatuation with food, and how our culinary tastes are influenced by what we read.

Sit down for a chat with some of the Wattpad Team!

In this episode, we discuss the value of book covers in the digital publishing world. Are book covers really that important? If they are, how can you make sure that your book cover will attract readers? Listen in to learn what we found out and what Wattpadders think.

Darkness in YA Fiction? Are today's books exposing young readers to extreme violence and adult themes? Let's talk about what authors and teens think.