Here's how to add the Open Novella Contest Sticker to your story cover to show the community those word counts!

You can either use some photo-editing software like Photoshop or GIMP, or you can use web pages like Canva.com to quickly add your sticker.

Open your cover in PS or GIMP.

Drag and drop the sticker onto your canvas (it comes with a transparent background, so there's no need to cut or erase anything).

Scale, rotate and move the sticker around until you're happy with how it looks.

Save the file and upload as a new cover to Wattpad.

Open Canva.com or some other page that allows you to edit photos online.

Open your cover or create a new canvas in the size 512x800 pixels and drop your cover image on there.

Drag and drop or upload the sticker image to Canva and then drag it onto your canvas.

Scale, rotate and move the sticker around until you're satisfied with how it looks.

Download the image and upload as a new cover to Wattpad.

There are mobile apps like Pixlr or PicsArt that you can use to edit your cover.

Download one of those apps from the app store and install it to you device.

Open your cover inside the app.

Tap the option 'double exposure' or 'add image/layer'.

Add the sticker on top of your cover image (it comes with a transparent background so there's no need to cut or erase anything).

Scale, rotate and move the sticker around using your fingertips until you're happy with how it looks.

Save the image and upload as a new cover to Wattpad.

Everyone who reached the milestone is free to use the provided stickers on their cover. It doesn't matter if you didn't make it into the next round, all that matters is reaching the word count.

The stickers are your reward for the hard work and dedication you put into your story to reach the milestone. Try to be honest with yourself and with what you achieved. Keep writing your story, there's no shame in not making the milestone, but the only person you're cheating by putting the sticker on your cover is yourself.

The stickers are for participants of the contest only.

No, the sticker is for stories participating in the Open Novella Contest only.

You may use a sticker if your story uses one of our 24 prompts.