Make webbooks a part of the experience you offer your readers. WriterShelf makes it as easy as it gets.
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...
Book sales have arrived. You can now sell your books on WriterShelf. Selling books on WriterShelf is simple and you are in control.
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.
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“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 an open platform for anyone to write their views and opinions. We don’t review articles before they are published. We believe free expression deserves freedom, so we believe the best response to bad ideas is good ideas, and feedb...
We’re working to make WriterShelf a complete and modern platform for writers and readers.
Looking to understand how WriterShelf works? Here's a tour. See how to get started, set up your pen names and start publishing.
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...
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...
Privacy is important. We respect yours and are careful with your data. General information This policy sets out our privacy practices and explains how we handle the information we collect when you visit and use our site. What we may collect ...
These Terms of Use are an agreement between you and WriterShelf. They govern your use of WriterShelf. By using WriterShelf, you agree to these Terms. If you don’t agree to any of the Terms, you can’t use WriterShelf. We can change these Terms a...
WriterShelf is a unique hybrid blogging / forum solution for writers or groups to publish content and develop an engaged audience. Combining the best of both worlds, WriterShelf's unique features offer a simplified path for setting up an online ho...
Beyond privacy, WriterShelf offers unique and practical advantages when for sharing messages with the world. In everyday life, we adjust our voice to fit the particular situation we’re in. We speak differently with friends, family and workmates...
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...
Common Questions
Sell Webbooks Setting up a Book for Sale — 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." WriterShelf: WriterShelf The Intro...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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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The WriterShelf Import tool lets you import a blog archive to WriterShelf as a batch process. The tool lets you:
The Import tool currently supports the Moveable Type Import / Export format. If your platform supports other formats, please cont...
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."
WriterShelf is intended as a diverse and open platform. That means, we allow content inappropriate for younger readers. We call this Adult Content. Here's how we handle it. Choose Whether You See Adult Content At All As a reader, you don't hav...
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 ...
