Open your own author channel
Show up whenever you write live and give readers a place to return to.
A LIVE WRITING PLATFORM FROM THE GUARDIAN BOOKSHOP
WATCH
AUTHORS
WRITE.
LIVE.
Discover books while they are still being written - and watch the human creative process behind them.
The Guardian Bookshop LIVE lets authors share their work in progress in real time, giving readers a direct view of the creative process.
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Fantasy novel in progressDraft 14
The dragon filled the whole sky. too much
The dragon was not the problem. The problem was the letter still folded in her coat pocket.
She had crossed a burning city more calmly than she could cross this room.
By the third rewrite, the sentence finally began to tell the truth.
Booknerd88That line got so much sharper on the rewrite.
RaeDo you always draft longhand first or only for this book?
READ IT • WATCH IT • SUPPORT IT • BUY IT • READ IT • WATCH IT • SUPPORT IT • BUY IT
01 / FOR AUTHORS
CREATE A
CHANNEL
AROUND THE
WORK ITSELF.
The Guardian Bookshop LIVE gives authors a permanent place for work in progress - drafts, edits, dead ends and the good bits that survive them.
Make the process visible
Let readers see the work as it changes rather than only the finished result.
Build recurring monthly support
Keep your channel free or offer paid monthly access to readers who want more.
Show the human work
Not an AI detector - a direct way to let readers witness the real thing.
02 / SUBSCRIPTIONS
TURN READERS
INTO RECURRING
SUPPORTERS.
An author channel can be free or paid. Readers can follow the work over time, support the author while the book is being made and move naturally to the finished book when it is published.
Your channel. Your model.
- Choose whether the channel is free or paid monthly
- Go live when you want, for as long as you want
- Build an audience around the work as it develops
- Link current books, backlist and new releases
FOR READERS
Subscribe to the process, not just the product.
Readers can follow authors they care about, return every time they go live and support the work before the finished book ever lands.
See live channels03 / FOR READERS
DON'T JUST
READ THE
FINISHED STORY.
WATCH IT
BECOME ONE.
The Guardian Bookshop LIVE gives readers live access to the decisions, revisions, breakthroughs and dead ends behind the finished work.
Find authors before the book arrives
Watch a project take shape and get attached to the work early.
See human creativity happen live
Witness choices, rewrites and problem-solving as they happen.
Support authors directly
Follow free channels or subscribe monthly to individual authors.
THE FINISHED BOOK IS ONLY PART OF THE STORY.
The Guardian Bookshop LIVE lets readers watch the human work behind it.
04 / THE MODEL
AUTHORS WRITE.
READERS WATCH.
Simple purpose: authors create channels around their work, and readers choose how closely they want to follow it.
For authors
- Create a channel
- Choose free or paid access
- Share only the writing window you want
- Use optional audio and live comments
- Promote current books, backlist and new releases
For readers
- Discover authors and projects
- Watch live sessions from the browser
- Comment in real time
- Subscribe to paid channels if wanted
- Support the work and buy the book
05 / HOW IT WORKS
YOUR DESK
BECOMES THE
SHOW.
Authors create channels and choose what to share. Readers discover those channels, watch live and subscribe for continued access.
Create your channel
Set up a home for your work and make it free or paid monthly.
Choose what to share
Show only the writing window or screen you want readers to see.
Go live and write
Draft, edit, research and talk through the work if you want to.
Watch or subscribe
Readers can join live, comment, and subscribe to follow the work over time.
WHAT LIVE LOOKS LIKE
The writing is the broadcast.
Readers do not need a complicated interface. They just need to see the words move, hear the thinking if the author wants to share it, and respond while it is happening.
Open the live platformLIVEwriting windowAudience comments
By lunchtime the chapter was finally under control. no
By lunchtime the chapter had split into three smaller chapters, each one doing less and meaning more.
That was the useful part of writing live: the sentence had to survive being seen.
She crossed out the clever line and kept the true one.
06 / FROM WORK IN PROGRESS TO BOOK
DISCOVER IT.
WATCH IT.
READ IT.
The Guardian Bookshop LIVE is a standalone live product. Readers can discover authors and works in progress, follow them over time and then find the finished book through The Guardian Bookshop.
DISCOVER
Find authors and works in progress inside Guardian Bookshop LIVE.
WATCH
Join live writing sessions, follow projects in progress and return when an author goes live again.
READ
When the finished book is available, move straight from the author channel to The Guardian Bookshop.
Guardian Bookshop LIVE stands on its own as the live-writing product, with the finished books always easy to find through The Guardian Bookshop.
07 / FAQ
SENSIBLE
QUESTIONS.
How do authors make money?
Authors can run free or paid monthly channels. Paid channels create recurring support from readers who want ongoing access.
Does an author have to be on camera?
No. The core product is screen sharing. Authors can simply share the writing window they choose and optionally use audio.
How much control does the author have?
A lot. Authors choose what they share, when they go live, whether their channel is free or paid and how they interact with readers.
Can readers subscribe to channels?
Yes. Readers can subscribe monthly to the authors they most want to follow.
Can I find the finished book?
Yes. Author profiles can keep links to current books, backlist and forthcoming releases visible, with finished books linking through to The Guardian Bookshop.
What powers Guardian Bookshop LIVE?
Guardian Bookshop LIVE is powered by GAWP®, which provides the live-writing technology behind the platform.
Guardian Bookshop LIVE / POWERED BY GAWP®
WRITE IT.
WATCH IT.
READ IT.
Concept demonstration only. Built to show how Guardian Bookshop LIVE could work as a standalone live-writing product.
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