# ReadInk


## Posts

- [How to Write and Self-Publish Your First Book: A Six-Week, Day-by-Day Framework](https://readink.org/how-to-self-publish-first-book-28-days/): The difference between a finished book and a manuscript in a drawer is not talent. It is structure. Four weeks to a finished manuscript, two weeks to a published book, one day at a time.
- [Pescatarian Cooking 101: Five Pantry Essentials for the Modern Fish Kitchen](https://readink.org/pescatarian-cooking-five-pantry-essentials/): Five pantry essentials we learned writing A Pescatarian Cookbook. The list is short. Get them right and the next forty meals from the sea fall into place.

## Pages

- [For Coaches, Speakers and Experts](https://readink.org/for-coaches/): Turn your coaching method into a finished book in 28 days. A calm, guided course from ReadInk for coaches, speakers and experts.
- [Your Template Kit](https://readink.org/your-template-kit/)
- [Share your review](https://readink.org/share-your-review/): For our cookbook owners How did it taste? If a recipe found its way to your table, we would love to hear about it. A few honest words help another cook decide to begin. Prefer to write to us instead? Simply reply to our email, or write to tk@readink.org.
- [The List](https://readink.org/the-list/): Every book ReadInk has published, by season.
- [Publishing Agreement](https://readink.org/agreement/): Private. For authors accepted onto a ReadInk list.
- [Submissions](https://readink.org/submissions/): ReadInk publishes two lists a year, four books on each. The Spring 2027 List is open until January 12, 2027.
- [Track Your Order](https://readink.org/track-your-order/): Enter your order number and the email address you used at checkout to see your order status and shipment tracking.
- [Author Websites](https://readink.org/author-websites/): Courses ▾ Write Your First Book28 days · Course OnePublish Your First Book14 days · Course TwoBecome a Selling Author25 days · Course ThreeThe Complete PathAll three courses Books Free Guides ▾ The Author’s RoadmapBlank page to readersJournalArticles for authorsToolkitTools we use For Authors ▾ The ReadInk ImprintSubmit your bookAuthor WebsitesBuilt by hand, from $169 […]
- [Demo: A ReadInk Author Website](https://readink.org/author-website-demo/): Skip to content Demo site: Maren Hale, her novel and every review on this page are invented to show how a ReadInk author website works. Back to Author Websites Maren Haleauthor of The Tidewater Letters Home The Book About Press & Contact Free first chapter M A R E N  H A L E A  N O V […]
- [The Five Pages Every Author Website Needs](https://readink.org/author-website-guide/): A short, honest guide from ReadInk The Five Pages Every Author Website Needs and the one thing that must live on all of them The whole philosophy in one sentence: your website has one job, to turn a curious stranger into a reader you can reach again. Not to impress. Not to be clever. To […]
- [The First Ten](https://readink.org/founding/): The First Ten Ten authors. One published book each. Take your finished manuscript to a published book in fourteen days, at a first-ten price, for the first ten writers who step forward. $199 $249 Only ten places at this price · code FIRST10 Claim your place Enter code FIRST10 at checkout. One use per author. […]
- [The Author’s Toolkit | ReadInk](https://readink.org/toolkit/): R E A D I N K The Author’s Toolkit The tools we’d actually recommend A short, honest shortlist of the software and services we trust for first-time authors, for writing, editing, formatting, covers, and finding readers. No filler, no hype, only what we’d hand a friend starting their first book. A note on honesty: […]
- [Start Here | ReadInk](https://readink.org/start/): R E A D I N K where the page becomes a ritual Honest help for first-time authors.Start wherever you are. Get the Free Roadmap →The whole journey on one page What It Really Costs to Self-PublishThe honest 2026 numbers Do You Really Need an Editor?The four kinds, and what to skip Browse the CoursesFrom […]
- [Do I Need an Editor for My Book? A Straight Answer (2026)](https://readink.org/do-i-need-an-editor-for-my-book/): R E A D I N K The Honest Answer · 2026 Do I really need an editor? Yes, though rarely in the way most first-time authors picture it, and rarely at the price they fear. Here is what editing actually does for a book, what its different kinds cost in 2026, and how to […]
- [How Much Does It Cost to Self-Publish a Book?](https://readink.org/cost-to-self-publish-a-book/): R E A D I N K The Honest Numbers · 2026 How much does it really cost to self-publish? A clear-eyed 2026 accounting of where the money goes, where it needn’t, and how a first book can look and read like a professional one on almost any budget. The true answer is an uncomfortable […]
- [The First-Time Author’s Roadmap](https://readink.org/authors-roadmap/): ⤓ Save / print as PDF R E A D I N K A Free Field Guide The First-TimeAuthor’s Roadmap From the blank page to real readers, the whole journey on one honest map, with no bestseller myths and nothing to buy to begin. Trish Key & Ty Browne · readink.org Most books don’t fail […]
- [The Author’s Desk: Studio](https://readink.org/authors-desk-studio/)
- [Author's Desk](https://readink.org/authors-desk/)
- [Courses](https://readink.org/courses/)
- [Profile](https://readink.org/profile/)
- [Reset Password](https://readink.org/reset-password/)
- [Registration Success](https://readink.org/registration-success/): Welcome
- [Registration](https://readink.org/registration/): Your author’s journey begins here Create your ReadInk account. One account holds everything — your courses, your Manuscript Builder, and the Author’s Desk. Set it up below and start building your book today.
- [Shipping, Returns & Refunds](https://readink.org/refund-returns/): Everything at ReadInk is made and delivered with care, whether it is a printed book in your hands or a course on your screen. This page explains, simply and completely, how shipping works and how returns and refunds are handled for each kind of item we make. Shipping & Delivery Printed books (hardcover and paperback) […]
- [My Account](https://readink.org/my-account/)
- [Checkout](https://readink.org/checkout/)
- [Cart](https://readink.org/cart/)
- [Journal/Blog](https://readink.org/journal-blog/): Courses ▾ Write Your First Book28 days · Course OnePublish Your First Book14 days · Course TwoBecome a Selling Author25 days · Course ThreeThe Complete PathAll three courses Books Free Guides ▾ The Author’s RoadmapBlank page to readersJournalArticles for authorsToolkitTools we use For Authors ▾ The ReadInk ImprintSubmit your bookAuthor WebsitesBuilt by hand, from $169 […]
- [Privacy Policy](https://readink.org/privacy-policy-2/): ReadInk · readink.org Privacy Policy Last updated 19 July 2026 · Effective 19 July 2026 Your trust is the foundation of everything ReadInk builds. This policy explains, in plain language, what information we collect, why we collect it, how we protect it, and the rights you have over it. We collect only what we need, […]
- [Contact](https://readink.org/contact/): Courses ▾ Write Your First Book28 days · Course OnePublish Your First Book14 days · Course TwoBecome a Selling Author25 days · Course ThreeThe Complete PathAll three courses Books Free Guides ▾ The Author’s RoadmapBlank page to readersJournalArticles for authorsToolkitTools we use For Authors ▾ The ReadInk ImprintSubmit your bookAuthor WebsitesBuilt by hand, from $169 […]
- [About](https://readink.org/about/): Courses ▾ Write Your First Book28 days · Course OnePublish Your First Book14 days · Course TwoBecome a Selling Author25 days · Course ThreeThe Complete PathAll three courses Books Free Guides ▾ The Author’s RoadmapBlank page to readersJournalArticles for authorsToolkitTools we use For Authors ▾ The ReadInk ImprintSubmit your bookAuthor WebsitesBuilt by hand, from $169 […]
- [Terms & Conditions](https://readink.org/terms-conditions/): ReadInk · readink.org Terms & Conditions Last updated 19 July 2026 · Effective 19 July 2026 These terms are the agreement between you and ReadInk. We’ve written them to be read, clear, fair, and free of games. By using readink.org or buying from us, you agree to what follows. Please take a moment with it. […]
- [Collections](https://readink.org/collections/): Courses ▾ Write Your First Book28 days · Course OnePublish Your First Book14 days · Course TwoBecome a Selling Author25 days · Course ThreeThe Complete PathAll three courses Books Free Guides ▾ The Author’s RoadmapBlank page to readersJournalArticles for authorsToolkitTools we use For Authors ▾ The ReadInk ImprintSubmit your bookAuthor WebsitesBuilt by hand, from $169 […]
- [Home](https://readink.org/): The Library ▾ Writing & CraftWrite Your First Book in 28 Days CookeryA Pescatarian’s Cookbook · A Guide FictionLove on the Concourse · Embers WorkbooksCompanion practice editions Card DecksOracle & Journal Prompt Coming SoonAudio, more Courses ▾ Writing & CraftWrite Your First Book in 28 Days Shop Journal About Notify Me For Readers & Writers […]
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## Products

- [Imprint Publication Fee: Stage 4 of 4, Publication Day](https://readink.org/product/imprint-fee-stage-4/): Charged on publication day.
- [Imprint Publication Fee: Stage 3 of 4, Interior and Cover to Proof](https://readink.org/product/imprint-fee-stage-3/): Charged when your interior and cover go to proof.
- [Imprint Publication Fee: Stage 2 of 4, Accounts and ISBNs Set Up](https://readink.org/product/imprint-fee-stage-2/): Charged when your retail accounts and ISBNs are set up.
- [Imprint Publication Fee: Stage 1 of 4, At Signature](https://readink.org/product/imprint-fee-stage-1/): The first installment of your ReadInk publication fee ($650), less your $95 reading fee, which is credited in full. Your card is saved securely by Stripe so the remaining installments can be charged as each stage of your book is completed.
- [Author Website Launch Build](https://readink.org/product/author-website-launch-build/): Your complete five-page author website, built by ReadInk on our conversion-first design, with your email list and free-chapter delivery fully wired. Live in 10 working days from your completed intake.
- [Author Website Template Kit](https://readink.org/product/author-website-template-kit/): Build a professional five page author website yourself, with no code: the ReadInk website builder, the five part Website Workbook, an illustrated setup guide, five step by step videos, and 60 days of email support. Instant access.
- [ReadInk Imprint Reading Fee](https://readink.org/product/imprint-reading-fee/): Your submission to the ReadInk Imprint for the Spring 2027 List. The fee is credited in full against your publication fee if we accept your book. If we decline, you receive a written reason and, where it would help, a referral to an editor.
- [A Pescatarian's Cookbook · A Guide](https://readink.org/product/the-pescatarians-guide/): Forty original seafood recipes from the world’s great coastal kitchens, from Valencia to the American South. Every dish in this hardcover pescatarian cookbook comes with wine pairings, a global fish-sourcing guide, and a journal page to make it your own · for seafood lovers and anyone learning to cook fish with confidence.
- [Write & Publish Your First Book](https://readink.org/product/write-publish-your-first-book/): Both courses in one, taken in order. Write your book in 28 guided days, then Publish unlocks automatically when you finish Course 1, for 14 more. You move in the right order, from first word to published author, with a personalized worksheet for every day.
- [Become a Selling Author](https://readink.org/product/become-a-selling-author/): The third course in the ReadInk series: Write, Publish, and Market Your Book. Most marketing courses hand you an ad account and wish you luck. This one starts where you actually are and builds the whole system in order: the foundation you own, the engines that bring readers in, the launch, and an AI engine that works in your own voice. Twenty-three days, a Builder you keep, and by the last day a marketing system that is entirely your own. Includes The Author’s Desk, free.
- [The Complete Path: The Author's Full Guide](https://readink.org/product/the-complete-path/): The full ReadInk trilogy, all three courses in one. Write it, publish it, and market it: the entire path from a blank page to a book that finds its readers, at the best value.
- [Publish Your First Book in 14 Days](https://readink.org/product/publish-your-first-book-in-twelve-days/): In fourteen focused days, take your finished manuscript from a file to a published book: print-ready, on a storefront you own, and out across every channel that matters. The real craft of publishing, taught one clear step at a time. Includes The Author’s Desk, free. 
- [Write Your First Book in 28 Days](https://readink.org/product/write-your-first-book-in-28-days/): Write your first book in 28 days, one quiet sitting at a time. A guided, day-by-day course for first-time authors that carries you from a blank page to a finished, ready-to-publish manuscript. You leave holding the book itself, not notes about how to write one. Includes The Author’s Desk, free.
- [A Pescatarian's Cookbook · A Guide | Digital Edition](https://readink.org/product/a-pescatarians-cookbook-%c2%b7-a-guide-digital-edition/): The complete forty-dish collection, rendered in a digital edition as considered as the page it came from. Every recipe, every pairing, every sourcing note, carried with you and ready the moment you are.

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