Written byThomas Muirhead
16th August 2023
It’s been a very special week for all of us here at Novlr. This is a moment that fills not only my heart but the hearts of our entire team with immense joy and pride.
For quite some time now, we’ve been dreaming of taking a step that changes the very essence of what we do — making Novlr the first creative writing platform to be co-owned by the writers to use it. And today, we can finally announce to the world that it has happened!
We opened up early access to our waitlist, and, as of writing, we already have 90 writer-owners contributing to our mission of serving creative writers better and helping them achieve their writing goals. And now, it’s your turn. We’ve opened up co-ownership to all writers, and we invite you to join and become part of this amazing journey.
At Novlr, we have always been all about writers. Kim and I are both writers, and we started Novlr because no platform at the time catered specifically to what we needed as creative writers. Fast forward eight years and Novlr has grown into a thriving community of thousands of users who’ve produced millions of words. It continues to astonish me when I see that almost 800 million words have been penned on Novlr, and collaboratively, we’re adding almost 500,000 a day!
This marks the beginning of an exciting and significant new chapter. As Novlr now truly becomes owned and consequently moulded by the needs of our writers, we’re prepared to shake up the creative writing landscape. Our vision is to build a platform/community/movement that empowers writers like never before, giving them significant control over their work and opening new avenues for their writing careers.
The more writers that join us, the more impact we can make. So, lend us your support and help us turn this vision into reality.