Creative Writers

About the role

About ChapterTrail: ChapterTrail is a growing publishing platform created for authors who want to publish their work, connect with readers, and build an audience. We support established and emerging writers across a range of genres and categories, with tools for digital publishing, serialized storytelling, reader engagement, and audience growth.

About the Opportunity: We are looking for talented authors and writers who want to publish their work and reach readers. Authors can bring completed manuscripts, ongoing stories, or new projects to ChapterTrail and choose how they want to release their work.

Benefits

• Free Publishing: Get started without a lengthy application process, mandatory outline, contract, or 5,000-word submission requirement.
• Flexible Publishing Models: Choose between Free, Premium, or Exclusive access models.
• Monetization: Authors can monetize their work through ChapterTrail's reading and locked-chapter model, with payouts processed through Stripe.
• Author Studio: Draft, edit, format, manage, and publish your work through the Author Studio.
• Creative Control: Authors retain full, non-exclusive rights to their work.
• Reader Discovery: Genre-specific discovery pages and community features help readers find works and connect with authors.

Requirements

• Strong writing and storytelling skills.
• Ability to develop engaging content, characters, plots, or ideas.
• Strong editing and revision skills.
• Excellent written English.
• Ability to maintain a consistent publishing schedule.
• Comfortable using digital writing and publishing tools.
• Experience or interest in digital publishing, web novels, serialized content, or long-form writing.

Genres & Categories: We welcome a broad range of fiction and nonfiction, including:

• Fiction: Romance, Contemporary, Billionaire, Mafia, Paranormal, LGBTQ+, Spicy/Adult, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Werewolf, Supernatural, LitRPG, Progression Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thriller, Mystery, Crime, Action, Adventure, Drama, Comedy, Young Adult, and Speculative Fiction.
• Nonfiction: Memoir, Biography, Self-Help, Personal Development, Business, Entrepreneurship, Education, Health & Wellness, Lifestyle, History, Essays, and other nonfiction categories.
• Other genres and categories are welcome too.

Who Should Apply

• Authors, Fiction Writers, Nonfiction Writers, Web Novel Writers, Serial Fiction Writers, Novelists, Romance Writers, Fantasy Writers, Creative Writers, Indie Authors, and Storytellers.
• Whether you have a completed manuscript, an ongoing project, or a new work ready to develop, ChapterTrail welcomes writers interested in publishing and reaching readers.