Book sales have arrived. You can now sell your books on WriterShelf. Selling books on WriterShelf is simple and you are in control.

Blogging is a great way to express yourself and a fantastic way to share information with others.
It's a way to tell your story your way. It lets you establish your voice in communities you care about and connect with new people. You become a b...

Make webbooks a part of the experience you offer your readers. WriterShelf makes it as easy as it gets.

If you’re getting started as a writer and are looking for place to expand, you've found a home.

You can’t judge a book by its cover, but a compelling presentation makes for a terrific start to bringing readers into your fold.
First Impressions Matter
Readers judge how deep they want to dive into a work by the title and first paragraph. C...

WriterShelf is a writer's platform that lets you share your ideas using pen names. It's also a reader’s destination where you can discover the work of others and engage in authentic conversations.
The Value of Pen Names
Pen names give you the ...

Start with privacy
Pen names open new doors for sharing your thoughts and stories in the way that best suits you.  From funny to pointed to carefully unassuming, the options are endless. WriterShelf gives you them all.

Get going fast
Writer...

“A pen name is a writer’s best friend.”
  

“While I was writing I assumed it would be published under a pseudonym, and that liberated me: what I wrote was exactly what I wanted to read.”
Nicholson Baker

As a Writer
WriterShelf is a unique...

WriterShelf is a writing platform designed around privacy protections.  Because your privacy is protected, you enjoy greater freedom to present your thoughts, knowledge and stories.
Your blog is leaking your privacy
When you blog, you reveal a...

When you’re comfortable with how others see you, it’s easier to share. Likewise, when you have confidence that the people you interact with you are real, it’s easier to create genuine relationships.
Natural Privacy
Remember the last time you r...

Pen Names
How many pen names can I have?

You can have as many pen names as you like.  Just one if you want.  WriterShelf does not have a set limit on the number of pen names you create.

Are there pen names I can’t use?

Pen names are pr...

According to the dictionary, privacy is “the state or condition of being free from being observed or disturbed by other people.” WriterShelf brings the privacy of pen names to blogging and social media. That makes it easier for you to be yoursel...

People are private animals
We are all multidimensional individuals. “Who are you?” is an impossible question for anyone to answer fully, so our answers are always partial. When asked, we keep parts of our selves to ourselves.
We expose differe...

WriterShelf gives you the freedom to share your true feelings. It’s a level playing field where you can provide your two cents and tell others what you think.
It lets you be yourself.

Pen names have long served as a shield for those speaking...

Structuring your work with Follow-to-Read can help ensure that once readers discover your work, they stick around. This article presents ideas for how to use Follow-to-Read for different types of writing. Share your take in the comments. How are y...

WriterShelf has two ways to offer premium content to build fans and connect with readers. Follow-to-Read articles give readers a preview of the content of an article but readers must follow your pen name to read the full article. Approved Access l...

Not many of us write kiss-and-tell memoirs.  But we all just might have the impulse. Life is full of stories and sharing those stories is something we seem bred to do.  Maybe your storytelling is mainly around the water-cooler, the dinner table ...

Welcome to WriterShelf!
As much as we love Scrivinor, we figured now would be a good time to update our brand and take on a new name. We're delighted to introduce you to WriterShelf.
We think our new name is easier to pronounce and remember. W...

Whether they come from yourself or others, expectations can be oppressive. The chance to escape from existing patterns is the perfect way to inject new energy into your writing. That's what pen names offer. 
A change in perspective lets you exe...

Publishing a book for purchase has two parts: Turning on e-commerce for the book and setting the articles in the book as "paid" or "free."

What's the deal with webbooks? How do they stack up compared with ebooks. For readers? For authors?
The Webbook Story
A webbook is a website that acts like a book. You read them on your computer, tablet or phone. That makes them convenient.

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WriterShelf gives you an simple way to turn readers into fans to build community and lasting relationships. Follow-to-Read articles give readers a preview of the content of an article but readers must follow your pen name to read the full article....

Here's an example of embedding a registration form from Google Forms in a WriterShelf article.
Use the Embed tab under Media in the Insert (+) menu.

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Approved Access is a way for you to grant special access to content that you publish. It is friends with benefits for the followers you choose.
Approved Access let you decide who can read and comment on your content. Where any WriterShelf member ...

For as long as there have been books, there have been authors who write under pen names.  For some it was a way to stay out of trouble.  For others, it was a way to stir some up!
Robinson Crusoe was just one of the many pen names of Daniel Foe....

WriterShelf is a writer’s platform that lets you publish using pen names. From experimenting with new voices to building your own community, WriterShelf is a place to share and interact safely and with confidence.
Create a Community (or Several...

Can I have multiple Approved Access groups?

Can multiple Approved Access groups collaborate?

Writer-1 creates an Approved Access group that includes Writer-2 and Writer-3. Both Writer-2 and Writer-3 create their own Approved Access groups ...

We want WriterShelf to be a place for writers to feel at home. That's who we made the site for, after all. We want authors to be comfortable and confident that WriterShelf is worth their time, so going forward we're making some changes.

WriterShelf is the brainchild of Anthony Hu and Dwight Jurling, with a good deal of help from their friends. Anthony and Dwight originally joined forces at Ulead Systems, the first software company to gain a listing on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. A...

Answers to important questions about selling books on WriterShelf.