WriterShelf is a writing platform designed around privacy protections. Because your privacy is protected, you enjoy greater freedom to present your thoughts, knowledge and stories. Your blog is leaking your privacy When you blog, you reveal a...
Pen Names How many pen names can I have?
You can have as many pen names as you like. Just one if you want. WriterShelf does not have a set limit on the number of pen names you create.
Are there pen names I can’t use?
Pen names are pr...
WriterShelf is a writer's platform that lets you share your ideas using pen names. It's also a reader’s destination where you can discover the work of others and engage in authentic conversations. The Value of Pen Names Pen names give you the ...
Using multiple pen names has a long tradition among writers. But the digital age has made it harder to create and present work under different names. Platforms like Facebook and Wordpress let you create a single persona and expect you to produc...
You can’t judge a book by its cover, but a compelling presentation makes for a terrific start to bringing readers into your fold. First Impressions Matter Readers judge how deep they want to dive into a work by the title and first paragraph. C...
WriterShelf gives you the freedom to share your true feelings. It’s a level playing field where you can provide your two cents and tell others what you think. It lets you be yourself.
Pen names have long served as a shield for those speaking...
Start with privacy Pen names open new doors for sharing your thoughts and stories in the way that best suits you. From funny to pointed to carefully unassuming, the options are endless. WriterShelf gives you them all.
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People are private animals We are all multidimensional individuals. “Who are you?” is an impossible question for anyone to answer fully, so our answers are always partial. When asked, we keep parts of our selves to ourselves. We expose differe...
Beyond privacy, WriterShelf offers unique and practical advantages when for sharing messages with the world. In everyday life, we adjust our voice to fit the particular situation we’re in. We speak differently with friends, family and workmates...
Not many of us write kiss-and-tell memoirs. But we all just might have the impulse. Life is full of stories and sharing those stories is something we seem bred to do. Maybe your storytelling is mainly around the water-cooler, the dinner table ...
Privacy is important. We respect yours and are careful with your data. General information This policy sets out our privacy practices and explains how we handle the information we collect when you visit and use our site. What we may collect ...
WriterShelf is an open platform for anyone to write their views and opinions. We don’t review articles before they are published. We believe free expression deserves freedom, so we believe the best response to bad ideas is good ideas, and feedb...
These Terms of Use are an agreement between you and WriterShelf. They govern your use of WriterShelf. By using WriterShelf, you agree to these Terms. If you don’t agree to any of the Terms, you can’t use WriterShelf. We can change these Terms a...
WriterShelf is a writer’s platform that lets you publish using pen names. From experimenting with new voices to building your own community, WriterShelf is a place to share and interact safely and with confidence. Create a Community (or Several...
“A pen name is a writer’s best friend.”
“While I was writing I assumed it would be published under a pseudonym, and that liberated me: what I wrote was exactly what I wanted to read.” Nicholson Baker
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