Open your own author channel
Show up whenever you write live and give readers a place to return to.
A LIVE WRITING PLATFORM FROM SIMON & SCHUSTER
WATCH
AUTHORS
WRITE.
LIVE.
Discover books while they are still being written - and watch the human creative process behind them.
Simon & Schuster LIVE lets authors share their work in progress in real time, giving readers a direct view of the creative process. Readers can watch drafts change, hear the thinking if the author chooses to speak, join the live conversation and return as the book develops.
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Novel in progressDraft 11
The room went silent as soon as she arrived. too obvious
The room did not go silent. It simply became aware of her.
Mara put the envelope on the table and waited for somebody else to decide what it meant.
By the fourth rewrite, the sentence had stopped explaining itself.
ReadMoreBooksThat rewrite is so much stronger.
LeahDid you know the envelope mattered when you started the chapter?
WRITE IT • WATCH IT • FOLLOW IT • READ IT • WRITE IT • WATCH IT • FOLLOW IT • READ IT
01 / FOR AUTHORS
CREATE A
CHANNEL
AROUND THE
WORK ITSELF.
Simon & Schuster LIVE gives authors a permanent place for the work in progress - drafts, edits, dead ends and the good bits that survive them.
Make the process visible
Let readers see the work as it changes rather than only the finished result.
Build recurring monthly support
Keep your channel free or offer paid monthly access to readers who want more.
Show the human work
Not an AI detector - a direct way to let readers witness the real creative process.
02 / SUBSCRIPTIONS
TURN READERS
INTO RECURRING
SUPPORTERS.
An author channel can be free or paid. Readers can follow the work over time, support the author while the book is being made and stay connected to the project through to publication.
Your channel. Your model.
- Choose whether the channel is free or paid monthly
- Go live when you want, within the platform's streaming limits
- Build an audience around the work as it develops
- Keep current books, backlist and forthcoming releases visible
FOR READERS
Subscribe to the process, not just the product.
Readers can follow authors they care about, return when they go live again and support the work before the finished book lands.
See live channels03 / FOR READERS
DON'T JUST
READ THE
FINISHED STORY.
WATCH IT
BECOME ONE.
Simon & Schuster LIVE gives readers live access to the decisions, revisions, breakthroughs and dead ends behind the finished work.
Find books before they are finished
Watch a project take shape and become invested in the work before publication day.
See human creativity happen live
Witness decisions, rewrites and problem-solving as they happen.
Stay with the work
Follow free channels or subscribe monthly to the authors you want to watch more closely.
AI MAKES IT HARDER TO KNOW WHO ACTUALLY WROTE THE THING.
Simon & Schuster LIVE lets readers watch the human work behind it.
04 / THE MODEL
AUTHORS WRITE.
READERS WATCH.
Simple purpose: authors create channels around their work, and readers choose how closely they want to follow it.
For authors
- Create a channel
- Choose free or paid access
- Share only the writing window you want
- Use optional audio and live comments
- Keep current books, backlist and forthcoming releases visible
For readers
- Discover authors and projects
- Watch live sessions from the browser
- Comment in real time
- Subscribe to paid channels if wanted
- Follow the work through to the finished book
05 / HOW IT WORKS
YOUR DESK
BECOMES THE
SHOW.
Authors create channels and choose what to share. Readers discover those channels, watch live and subscribe for continued access.
Create your channel
Set up a home for your work and make it free or paid monthly.
Choose what to share
Show only the writing window or screen you want readers to see.
Go live and write
Draft, edit, research and talk through the work if you want to.
Watch or subscribe
Readers can join live, comment and subscribe to follow the work over time.
WHAT LIVE LOOKS LIKE
The writing is the broadcast.
Readers do not need a complicated interface. They just need to see the words move, hear the thinking if the author wants to share it and respond while it is happening.
Open the live platformLIVEwriting windowAudience comments
By lunchtime the chapter was finally under control. no
By lunchtime the chapter had split into three smaller chapters, each one doing less and meaning more.
That was the useful part of writing live: the sentence had to survive being seen.
She crossed out the clever line and kept the true one.
06 / FROM WORK IN PROGRESS TO BOOK
DISCOVER IT.
WATCH IT.
READ IT.
Simon & Schuster LIVE is a standalone live product. It gives readers a new way to discover authors and follow books in progress, while keeping the finished work within easy reach.
DISCOVER
Find authors, genres and works in progress through the live platform itself.
WATCH
Join live writing sessions, follow projects over time and return when an author goes live again.
READ
When the book is ready, follow the author through to the finished work and wherever readers choose to buy it.
Follow the work from the first live drafts through to publication, with current books, backlist and forthcoming releases always easy to find from the author's channel.
07 / FAQ
SENSIBLE
QUESTIONS.
How do authors make money?
Authors can run free or paid monthly channels. Paid channels create recurring support from readers who want ongoing access.
Does an author have to be on camera?
No. The core product is screen sharing. Authors can simply share the writing window they choose and optionally use audio.
How much control does the author have?
A lot. Authors choose what they share, when they go live, whether their channel is free or paid and how they interact with readers.
Can readers subscribe to channels?
Yes. Readers can subscribe monthly to the authors they most want to follow.
Can I find the finished book?
Yes. Author profiles can keep links to current books, backlist and forthcoming releases visible, so readers can move naturally from watching the work to reading it.
What powers Simon & Schuster LIVE?
Simon & Schuster LIVE is powered by GAWP®, which provides the live-writing technology behind the product.
SIMON & SCHUSTER LIVE / POWERED BY GAWP®
WRITE IT.
WATCH IT.
FOLLOW IT.
Concept demonstration only. Built to show how Simon & Schuster LIVE could work as a standalone live-writing product powered by GAWP®.