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How WritingNepal works
Everything from creating your account to getting paid for your writing — the whole picture, in one place.
Getting started
Three account types, one sign-up flow — pick whichever fits what you actually do.
Writer
Publish poems, essays, and stories under your own name. Best if you write your own original work.
Publisher
List and manage a full catalog of titles. Best for publishing houses with multiple books to track.
Blogger / Catcher
Share quick thoughts and personal writing without managing a formal catalog.
You can always add more later — your profile isn't locked to one role forever. Once you're in, your profile picture, name, and basic info live under "Edit profile" on your profile page.
Writing & publishing
Two speeds: a quick thought that takes seconds, or a full piece with real editing tools.
Quick thoughts
Post directly to the Catch feed — a sentence or two on what you're reading. No editing required, visible right away.
Full Catches
Longer essays and stories live in your Catch Cloud — save drafts, schedule a publish date, and decide if it's free or paid before it goes out.
The editor
Bold, italic, headings, quotes, lists, and links — a real toolbar, plus a live word count and read-time estimate as you type.
Drafts, always safe
Nothing publishes until you say so. Save a draft any time and come back later — it'll be waiting in your Catch Cloud.
Scheduling
Pick a future publish date instead of going live immediately — useful if you write in batches.
Books & catalogs
Writers and publishers can list books to the catalog, complete with ratings and reviews from real readers.
Getting paid — Pay-Per-Post
Set a one-time price on any Catch. Readers pay once to unlock it — no monthly subscription, no card-on-file. See the full breakdown →
You set the price
Every Catch can be Free or Paid, with a price you choose — right from your Catch Cloud.
Readers pay once
Via eSewa, Khalti, or mobile wallet. Once unlocked, it's theirs to reread any time — no re-buying.
You keep 90%
WritingNepal keeps a small cut to cover payment processing. The rest goes straight to you.
In your Catch Cloud, every published piece has its own Free/Paid switch — change your mind any time without re-editing the whole post.
When you switch a piece to Paid, we suggest a price range based on your actual reads and followers — so new writers don't accidentally overprice their first piece.
Akshar & your WN Digital Card
Akshar (अक्षर — "letter") is what you earn just for being active on WritingNepal — reading, rating, writing, and more. It's tracked on your WN Digital Card. View your card →
Your balance is one click away from anywhere on the site, in the bar right under the header.
Two ways to redeem it:
On any paywalled Catch, if your balance covers it, you can unlock with Akshar right alongside the usual payment options.
The Catch feed
One feed, everyone's writing — quick thoughts, full Catches, and new book announcements, all in one place.
All Catches
The default view — everything from everyone, newest first.
Following
Just the writers you follow — a quieter, more curated feed.
Paid Catches
Everything you've already unlocked, in one list — easy to find again, no re-buying.
Post-type badges
A colored edge and small icon on each card tell you at a glance: plain status, a full Catch, a book announcement, or a WN Advert.
Liking & commenting
Every Catch has its own comment thread and a like count — real engagement, visible to everyone.
Text only, for now
No photos or videos yet — that's a planned Beta feature. Keeps the feed fast and focused on the writing.
Following & saving
Build your own corner of the feed, and keep track of what you want to read later.
Follow a writer
From their profile, or right from the "Writers to follow" list in the Catch sidebar.
Save a Catch
Every Catch has a Save button — it lands in your Reading List on your profile, ready whenever you are.
Reading List vs Saved Catches
Books you're reading show up separately from saved Catches — both live under your profile's Reading List tab.
Books & the catalog
Nepal's largest Nepali book catalog, and you can help grow it.
"Add Book" lives right in your profile menu — one of the easiest ways to earn a big chunk of Akshar at once.
Browsing
Search by title, author, publisher, or ISBN — every book has its own full detail page with ratings and reviews.
Adding a book
Know a Nepali title that isn't listed yet? Add it with full details — title, author, genre, cover, and more. Earns 200 Akshar.
Rating & reviewing
Rated books help every future reader — and rating earns you Akshar too.
Notifications & messages
Two small icons in the bar under the header — easy to miss until you know they're there.
Messages
The envelope icon — direct messages from other members.
Notifications
The bell icon — likes, comments, new followers, and replies, all in one place.
Account & privacy
The basics of keeping your account exactly the way you want it.
Editing your profile
"Edit profile," right next to your name on your own profile page.
Forgot your password?
A link from the Sign In screen sends you a real reset link by email — no need to remember your old one.
Public vs private
Your profile is public by default. Feedback you submit on the Feedback board is public too — we'll always tell you clearly when something is visible to everyone.
What's coming
A few things confirmed but not live yet — vote for any of these on the Feedback page to help us prioritize.
Promoted Post
Spend Akshar to boost a Catch into more feeds. Learn more →
WN Premium
A paid membership with near-unlimited access across the site. Learn more →
Traditional & hybrid publishing
Beyond e-books — printed and hybrid paths. See the Submission page →