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One free login for everyone. Readers never pay, and authors can upgrade to Scribe or Alchemist later with a 7 day trial.

Initiate

Free forever. Every reader and every author starts here.

$0/month
  • Open reader account — no payment, no waiting list
  • Claim up to 3 ARCs or 1 beta read at a time
  • Read manuscripts inside the platform
  • Review points and the quarterly prize pool
  • Authors can join here and upgrade any time with a 7 day trial
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Scribe

The full writing desk, plus monthly beta and ARC rounds.

$5/month
  • Full author dashboard and to-do list
  • 1 manuscript open for beta reading each month
  • 1 ARC listing each month, open 14 days then locked
  • You share your own ARC link — no push to the reader base
  • Readers must be Initiate members to open your manuscript
  • Craft advice library and discounted service requests
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Alchemist

Directory listings and ARCs pushed to the whole reader base.

$10/month
  • Everything in Scribe
  • 1 beta read open for 30 days per renewal
  • 5 ARC listings per 90 day period
  • ARCs pushed to 6,000+ subscribers and growing
  • Add up to 5 books to the directory per 30 day renewal
  • Directory listings stay live up to a year after you cancel
  • Priority service requests
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Books listed in the directory or offered as ARCs require an active Goodreads link.