Writer Website template
Write the content of your website using this guide. Draft it in a text editing app, then copy and paste into the relevant pages or posts.
Website description
This will appear as your website header. Write a very brief sentence that describes what/who the website is about. For example: Novelist seeks history and fantasy.Website search description
This will appear in online searches and help the website show up appropriately when searched for. Write one sentence (in 150 characters or fewer) that describes the contents of your website. For example: Jane Doe, gecko keeper and award-winning author of historical fantasy novels.
Pages
Contact Me
Insert your email address (if you would like to be reached that way) and if you have representation, your agent’s contact details. I would also suggest putting links to your author social media platforms.Note: Consider setting up a separate author or professional email address. This means you can keep your professional work separate from your personal stuff. Make sure you check the inbox regularly, otherwise you’re better off using your standard email address.
My Writing
Copy and paste links (website addresses) to online samples of your writing. These could be pieces in online journals or original work you have posted on your blog. Link to any books you have published (or anthologies you have appeared in), either the publisher’s book page or the relevant Amazon page.About Me
Look at author bios you like – both on book covers and websites or Amazon pages – and write a version that follows your life and achievements. See https://blog.reedsy.com/about-the-author-examples/ for examples of different types of author bios and https://www.writermag.com/get-published/promoting-your-work/about-me-page/ for a guide to writing your own.Posts
Here are some ideas for blog posts to write for your website:• Reviews of your favourite books.
• A review of the book you just read.
• Your current list of books-to-read and why.
• Books (or other works) that have influenced your writing, and why or how.
• What kind of writing you do and why.
• Your writing space (even if it’s the sofa!) – include a photo and how it works for you.
• A day in the life – describe your writing day.
• Why you write (see Margaret Atwood’s Nine Beginnings and George Orwell’s Why I Write).
• What’s on your desk (what are you currently working on)?
Note: Add to this list regularly. You should aim to publish a post on a schedule, whether once a day, a week, or a month.