A personal website for writers: your books, essays and a way to reach you

What to put on a writer website

Readers want something to read. Editors and organisers want a bio and a contact.

• Your latest book or best pieceTitle, year and one sentence in your own words, beyond the jacket copy.
• Selected essays and articlesThree to seven links. Put the publication in the link hint so readers see where each piece ran.
• Your newsletterOne link, with a line on what subscribers get and how often.
• A short bioTwo or three sentences that editors and event organisers can quote.
• Interviews and readingsA few links, or upcoming events in a text block.
• Contact for editors and agentsAn email link, with a hint if you want some enquiries sent to your agent.

Example

Example: Elena Rossi’s page

Elena is a demo writer and advisor in Milan. Her page uses the Elegant template, which sets everything in serif type with generous space, so it reads more like a book jacket than a blog. Her essays are links with hints such as “Essays · Italian and English”, so a reader knows what and where before tapping.

For your page, put your book in a project block at the top, then your essays, then your newsletter and email.

Tips for a writer website

Let the writing carry the page.

Templates that fit

Read next: Writer website examples, how other writing pages order the work.

Make your page

1. Choose what leads

   Pick the one book or essay a new reader should see first.

2. Add your links

   Essays with the publication named in each hint, then your newsletter and email.

3. Publish and use it in your author bio

   Sign in to publish at sayhi.page/yourname and add it to magazine bios, your newsletter footer and your social profiles.

Start from this example

Questions

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