One platform from first idea to publication
Write it. Finish it. Publish it.
AuthorsDrop is a writing and publishing platform for long-form work. Plan, organise, draft and revise novels, non-fiction, screenplays, stage plays and academic projects, then use AuthorsDrop Press to format prose books and export EPUB or print-ready PDF without leaving the same workflow.
30 days free. Pay once. Keep writing. No subscription.
Start with your project
What are you writing?
Choose the kind of work you are creating and go straight to the features and guidance that matter to you.
One continuous workflow
From first idea to publication
01
Plan your project
Use the binder, corkboard, outline, research and character notes to see the shape of the whole project without leaving the writing workspace.
Explore the workspace
02
Write without distraction
Keep the project structure close, then concentrate on the chapter, scene or script element you are working on. Prose and script projects each get the tools they need.
See the writing modes
03
Finish professionally
Compile manuscripts for hand-off or use AuthorsDrop Press to create a book-ready preview and export EPUB or print-ready PDF from the same project.
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Why AuthorsDrop
Pay once. Keep writing.
We do not believe writing software should become another permanent monthly bill. A novel, screenplay or dissertation can take months or years, and we would rather writers spend that time writing than watching another subscription renew.
AuthorsDrop takes a simpler approach. Try it free for 30 days. If it works for you, pay once for lifetime access to that account. No monthly charge. No annual renewal.
Who is AuthorsDrop for? Novelists, non-fiction authors, screenwriters, playwrights, students and other writers managing large, structured projects.
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Ready when you are
Start the project you have been meaning to finish.
Use AuthorsDrop free for 30 days. Keep everything you write, and pay once only if you decide to continue.