Open the page Example
Elena Rossi on Elegant
Copy the headline, which says who she helps in one line. Two selected links follow, each with a hint about the piece.
Blocks: Text · Link · Email
Writer website examples: a sentence, then the selected work.
A writer’s website should tell a stranger what you write about in one sentence, point to a few pieces worth reading, and make it easy to get in touch. Elena Rossi’s page does that on the Elegant template. Julian Adeyemi’s page, shown on Editorial, opens with his film Harbor Light and a short note on how he works.
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Julian Adeyemi on Editorial
One finished film leads, with the work in progress below it and a short note, On looking, after that.
Blocks: Project · YouTube · Text · Email
What these have in common
- A headline that names your subject or your reader.
- Three to five pieces, with the outlet or format in each link hint.
- Your newsletter as a link near the bottom.
- An email with a line about what you are open to.
Build a writer page in six blocks
This order works for essayists, journalists, novelists and copywriters. Swap in your own words and publish at sayhi.page/yourname.
One sentence at the top
Say what you write and who it is for. Elena names her readers: independent practices.
A short note on how you work
One or two text blocks. Elena’s How we begin explains the first month of a project.
Selected work
Three to five links, each with a hint naming the outlet or format, like Essays · Italian and English.
One featured piece
Give the piece you are proudest of a project block. Julian leads with Harbor Light, 2024.
Your newsletter, if you have one
A link near the end, so the page stays about the writing.
A way to reach you
An email block with a hint that sets expectations. Elena’s says: I take two new studios each season.
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Questions
Can I publish full essays on SayHi?
A text block holds a short piece. Keep your archive where it already lives, such as a newsletter, a magazine or a blog, and link to the best of it.
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