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Author sites for books and readers

Give readers a home for your books.

A professional author site where readers can find your work, choose where to buy, and sign up for what comes next.

Create your author site

Create your account, then start a 14-day trial. Plans from $15/month.

marinellis.writerstead.com
MARIN ELLIS

NEW NOVEL

The Last Light

A novel about the things we carry home.Find the book
ONE LINK FOR READERSmarinellis.writerstead.com

One link for every bio, event,
interview, and launch.

Your booksYour reader signupYour work
01 Built for the moment after discovery

Readers are interested. Don’t send them on a scavenger hunt.

A reader hears you on a podcast, sees a post, finishes one of your books, or meets you at an event. When they search for your name, give them one clear next step.

01

See every book

Put your books in the right order, with covers, descriptions, and the context that makes readers care.

02

Choose where to buy

Send readers to the retailer or direct link you choose—without asking them to search again.

03

Stay for the next release

Invite interested readers onto your list from a page with your name on it.

02 Your author home

Built for the work around the book—not just the launch.

WriterStead gives your books, writing, and reader relationships a dependable home you manage.

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Make books easy to find and buy

Create clear book pages with covers, descriptions, and links to the retailers you choose.

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Turn attention into reader relationships

Let readers join your SendFox list from your site, so the link you share stays consistent as tools evolve.

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Keep your writing working for you

Publish articles, notes, and updates in an archive readers can discover after launch day.

03 How it works

Your author site, without a website project.

One steady home for the work you want readers to find.

  1. 1

    Claim your address

    Start with yourname.writerstead.com. Add a verified custom domain with WriterStead’s help when you are ready.

  2. 2

    Add books and writing

    Bring in books, essays, news, and the story behind your work.

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    Send readers somewhere worth arriving at

    Use one author link everywhere. Readers can explore, buy, and subscribe.

Create my author site
04 For authors at every stage

Whether you have one book or a whole shelf.

For authors with a book out

Make it simple for new readers to find the book, learn what it’s about, and choose where to buy.

For authors planning a launch

Set up a professional home before publication day—and give early readers a reason to stay in touch.

For authors building a long career

Keep books, writing, and reader relationships together as the next project takes shape.

05 Your workflow

Write where you want. Publish from one steady place.

Write in WriterStead or connect the Markdown you already keep in GitHub. Your site is reader-ready without asking you to abandon the tools that already work.

Articles and notesBook pages and buy linksReader signup for your SendFox listGitHub Markdown publishingSeparate sites for pen names and imprints
06 One clear center

You don’t need another social platform.

Social media can introduce readers to you. Retailers can sell the books. A newsletter can keep in touch. WriterStead is the place that connects them: the author home you link to and keep building over time.

07 Simple pricing

Start with one author site.

Every plan begins with a 14-day trial. Add more sites when the work calls for it.

One site

WriterStead

For authors who want one clear home for books, writing, and readers.

$15/ month

  • Articles and notes
  • Books and buy links
  • Reader signup for your SendFox list
  • GitHub Markdown publishing
Create your site

Up to three sites

Portfolio

For pen names, publications, series, and imprints.

$29/ month

  • Everything in WriterStead
  • Up to three sites
  • One account to manage them
  • 14-day free trial
Choose Portfolio

Up to ten sites

Studio

For authors or small imprints managing up to ten distinct sites.

$79/ month

  • Everything in Portfolio
  • Up to ten sites
  • One account to manage them
  • 14-day free trial
Choose Studio

Yearly billing is $150, $290, or $790. That is two months free.