A little help getting started
Where would you like to begin?
Pick what you want to do and take it one step at a time. The pictures show where to click, whether you are here to read, share a story, or help a writer.
Screenshots use English UI mode and sample data. Outlines and numbers show where to click. Select an image to enlarge it.
For readers
Find a story and make yourself comfortable.
Find your next storyYou can look around before deciding what to read.
Open Discover from the reader workspace. Browse the shelves or search for a title, writer, or subject you enjoy.
1. Discover Open a story card to read its description, see who created it, and check its format and content warnings.
1. Start reading Use the available reading or preview button. If a story needs a purchase, check the price and what it unlocks before confirming.
Make the page comfortableYour reading space can feel different from someone else's.
Open Settings from the reader workspace. Try a font size and line spacing that let your eyes move comfortably through a prose story.
1. Settings For Thai text, choose Modern, Traditional Thai, Book, or Simple. English has its own font choices, so you can adjust each separately.
1. English font2. Thai story font Try the page color and width, then return to the story. These are your reading preferences; they do not rewrite the book.
Come back to a storyKeep the books you can access close at hand.
Sign in to the account you used for the story, then open Library.
1. Library Choose the book you want to continue. If you only looked at a book page, Recently viewed can help you find it again.
If a purchased book seems missing, first check that this is the right account. Keep the payment reference when asking for help.
Try Chatfic and Visual NovelSome stories unfold as a conversation; others invite you into a scene.
Open a Chatfic from its story page, or try Open full Chatfic on the home page. Follow the conversation and use the episode controls to move through the story.
1. Open full Chatfic Try Open full Visual Novel on the home page. Advance through the scene and choose an option when the story offers one.
1. Open full Visual Novel Look for the player's sound and display controls if you want a quieter or more comfortable experience.
For writers
Bring your story over, prepare it, and welcome your readers.
Bring your story to ReaderousStart with one work. You can fill in the rest a little at a time.
Switch to Writer and open My Books. Choose Create / Publish when you want to bring in a new work.
1. Writer2. Create / Publish If you write in Worlderous, open its Publish panel and complete the Readerous transfer there. Use the linked Readerous account when you return here.
For a finished book file, choose Import a complete EPUB. Upload the EPUB, then open the resulting draft and check the chapter order and text.
1. Import a complete EPUB
Prepare the story pageHelp a new reader understand what they are about to open.
Open the draft's publishing setup. Review the title, description, cover, and chapter or project contents.
1. Book Information Choose the language, genres, tags, and content warnings that actually fit the work. Check creator credits and your rights to publish it.
Open the preview and read it as a visitor would. Fix missing or misplaced content before moving on.
Check before publishingSending a draft and publishing it are separate steps.
Continue through the publishing setup and review the availability and pricing choices offered for your account.
1. Publish checklist Read the final checklist. Complete the missing requirements and confirm only when you are happy with what readers will receive.
After publication succeeds, open the public story page and check its title, credits, preview, and reading access.
Ask a beta reader for helpA specific question often brings more useful feedback than “What do you think?”
Open Beta Readers in the writer workspace. Choose the work or edition you want help with.
1. Beta Readers Explain what you want the reader to focus on, such as pacing, confusing scenes, or a character's choices. Review the scope, deadline, and any fee before agreeing.
When feedback arrives, open the report and its notes. Decide which suggestions help your story; a beta report does not automatically edit your manuscript.
For beta readers
Read a work in progress and help its writer see it more clearly.
Find the right beta assignmentChoose work you have the time and interest to read thoughtfully.
Switch to Beta Reader. Check invitations and the available reading opportunities.
1. Direct invitations Read the writer's brief, content warnings, scope, deadline, and payment terms if any. Ask about anything that is unclear before accepting.
Accept or apply through the option shown for that assignment. Wait for the access or confirmation the workflow requires before starting.
Read and leave useful notesDescribe your experience as a reader, with a clear place in the story.
Open the assignment from your beta workspace and continue to its manuscript.
1. Open manuscript review Use the annotation controls inside the manuscript to mark a passage. Back in the assignment, you can also choose a note type, write a chapter note, and press Save chapter note. Explain where you paused and why.
1. Chapter note2. Save chapter note Keep unpublished work within the access the writer gave you. Do not share the manuscript or screenshots of it with others.
Finish and submit your reportBring the individual notes together into a useful next step for the writer.
Open the feedback or report area for the assignment. Answer the requested questions and review the notes you plan to include.
1. Answer the writer’s question2. Send report and annotations to writer Include what worked well, the most important points to revisit, and examples that explain your reaction. Keep the tone specific and considerate.
Use the final submission control and wait for confirmation. For paid work, check the assignment's actual status rather than assuming submission means payment has already arrived.