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Authory aggregates all your published books, articles, essays, and interviews, generating a dynamic author portfolio page to showcase, share, and preserve your literary achievements.
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Compile Your Literary Legacy, Automatically
Are you manually tracking links to your published articles, struggling to list all your books coherently, or worrying about online publications disappearing? Without a central, professional author portfolio, convincing agents, publishers, or readers of your track record becomes a tedious task of gathering scattered writing samples.
Letting your published work remain disorganized means missed opportunities – a lost chance to impress an agent with a comprehensive overview or engage readers with your full bibliography. Authory offers the streamlined solution: a self-updating author portfolio that automatically finds, imports, and permanently backs up your published books, articles, essays, and even podcast appearances. Forget complex website builders and manual link lists.
Gain the assurance that your literary output is securely archived, even if original hosting sites vanish. Effortlessly present your best writing samples, understand their impact via integrated analytics, and solidify your professional reputation. Authory empowers you to focus on writing your next piece, knowing your author portfolio accurately reflects your growing body of published work.
Letting your published work remain disorganized means missed opportunities – a lost chance to impress an agent with a comprehensive overview or engage readers with your full bibliography. Authory offers the streamlined solution: a self-updating author portfolio that automatically finds, imports, and permanently backs up your published books, articles, essays, and even podcast appearances. Forget complex website builders and manual link lists.
Gain the assurance that your literary output is securely archived, even if original hosting sites vanish. Effortlessly present your best writing samples, understand their impact via integrated analytics, and solidify your professional reputation. Authory empowers you to focus on writing your next piece, knowing your author portfolio accurately reflects your growing body of published work.
1. Secure your published writing, even if publications fold or websites change
Automate the backup of all your published work (past, present & future)
Authory continuously scans online sources for your published books, articles, essays, and stories, automatically saving copies to your secure portfolio archive upon discovery. You maintain a searchable database of your writing samples, always available for download.
Import your manuscript excerpts, offline articles, and PDF writing samples
Showcasing work not readily available online, like early drafts or print-only pieces, is simplified. Authory automatically captures website screenshots and allows easy uploads for crucial PDF files or document excerpts representing your unpublished work.
2. Present your authorial experience without managing a complex website
Generate a self-maintaining author portfolio
Your Authory portfolio automatically integrates all located published work—books, articles, interviews, blog posts—and seamlessly adds future publications under your name without requiring manual updates from you.
Share targeted selections of your most relevant writing samples
Group your published work into specific collections based on genre, publication, or theme (e.g., fiction, non-fiction, specific series) for tailored sharing with agents or publishers. You can also embed your Authory portfolio within an existing author website for unified discovery.
3. Monitor your publications across the literary landscape
Receive alerts when your writing is published online
Frequently, Authory users discover their newly published articles or book listings through our system first. We notify you as we find your work, helping you track where and when your writing appears online.
Keep your readers and industry contacts informed
Enable agents, publishers, and readers to easily follow your career. Authory can dispatch automated email digests—daily or weekly newsletters—linking directly to your most recent published work.
4. Strengthen your pitches and proposals with proof of reach
Access engagement analytics for your published work
Understand the impact of your writing samples with social media metrics, even for pieces published by different journals or magazines. Monitor reader engagement and social shares effortlessly across platforms.
Assemble customized collections for specific opportunities
Quickly organize your writing samples by genre, publication type, or thematic focus. Send a tailored portfolio link with every agent query, grant application, or speaking engagement proposal.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the most effective portfolio platform for an Author showcasing diverse publications?
For authors whose published work includes books, articles across various magazines, personal blog posts, or even multimedia interviews, Authory stands out. Its strength is automatically finding and archiving all this content, creating a comprehensive author portfolio that stays current effortlessly, unlike static websites.
Why is a dedicated author portfolio indispensable for career progression?
An author portfolio transforms your writing credits from a simple list into a dynamic showcase. It provides tangible proof of your skills and publication history, allowing agents, publishers, and event organizers to directly engage with your writing samples, significantly enhancing your professional credibility beyond a resume or bio.
How does Authory improve upon standard website builders for creating an author portfolio?
Generic website builders demand constant manual effort to add new publications and maintain backups. Authory, designed specifically for writers, automates these core tasks: it actively searches for your published work online, creates permanent backups, and updates your author portfolio automatically, ensuring nothing gets lost and saving you significant time.
How specifically does Authory cater to an author's needs for portfolio management?
Authory streamlines the process by automatically importing links to your books, online articles, essays, and interviews. You can also upload manuscript excerpts or PDF versions of print publications. It then organizes everything into a professional, shareable author portfolio, with features to create curated collections (like 'Fiction Samples' or 'Journalism Pieces') for specific submissions.
Can I benefit from Authory if writing isn't my sole profession or if I only have a few publications?
Absolutely. Even if writing is one part of your career or you're early in your publishing journey, Authory provides immense value. It secures any published work you *do* have, preventing loss if websites change. Furthermore, it allows uploading unpublished writing samples or related work (like presentations based on your book), creating a consolidated professional presence useful for any career stage or focus.
See how successful authors present their work: Author portfolio examples
Get inspiration from novelists, essayists, and poets. Browse these curated author portfolio examples built with Authory.
