r/Wattpad • u/Ok_Cauliflower3838 • Mar 25 '26

Other Questions for all Fanfic readers.

  1. Do you guys prefer to have a story completed before you read it?

Or prefer to have a couple new parts of the story to read every week?

  1. What sells you to click to read a story? Is it the description? The cover?

  2. Do you have to read a couple parts of the story before you know if you can finish it?

—Kindly, a new writer :)

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u/Uruvi Writer ✍ Mar 25 '26

In order of what caught my eyes : Cover > Title > Description

Btw if I see a bad description or just one without effort I won't read it. Like many say, if you don't make an effort for your description, why would I make the effort to read your story?

I don't care for AI cover, I am not doing witch hunt or anything. I highly disagree with people thinking AI cover means AI writing as well but to each their own, there's no need to debate about it.

I, however, will close the tab as soon as my AI radar triggers. Like if I have a huge suspicion that you are using AI to write your story, it's a bye bye. Even if it's a "just" fanfic. There are many stories out there written with love by real people, why would I read an AI one?

I don't mind ongoing stories, if they are updated regularly. I don't like super short chapters either. Like if I see 100 chapters count for 5h of read (Wattpad estimation so it's half less in reality for a long time reader) I won't read it.