Inkitt Reviews

I left Wattpad because of toxic readers and badly written porn produced by little girls who think an abusive boy is boyfriend material. So, I tried Inkitt. What was I thinking? The reason I stayed with Wattpad so long was because I liked the interface and ease of use when uploading my stories. Interaction and comments are frequent and encourages you to keep writing.

Not so with Inkitt. It's like settling for a plainer, cheaper version of a designer wedding dress. I uploaded one of my novels and had some difficulty with finding a cover. I had to go directly to Canva, unlike Wattpad, which gives you the option on their website. Once I had the novel up, I found the lack of tags alarming. There are hardly any to choose from to make your story easier to find. I had to search for my story by name. If I were a reader looking for a decent historical romance, I wouldn't know where to look.

The site is saturated with Mafia billionaire erotica and the usual werewolf copycats trying to emulate their crazier counterparts on Wattpad. I found a few stories, but that was it. I quickly discovered the lack of reader interaction was demoralizing and felt a constant need to follow others just to get a read. I shouldn't have to do that. And when I did, only one responded in kind.

It's also very quiet. If you post your story, you will not be noticed. No one will know you're there. Want to be ignored? Post on Inkitt. I think I suffered through two weeks of this before I deleted everything and my account. It was too frustrating to stay and the stories really weren't that good.

I would not recommend Inkitt if you're hoping to break into writing. Their promises of publication seem designed to lure would-be authors into submitting their work for very little in return. I did not feel comfortable with my story on the website. I don't know why. Perhaps it was the amateurish covers and lack of effort in attracting real talent that threw me off.

So, here I go.

I have stories and no one to read them.

Sigh.