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What is Writer's Residence?: Writer's Residence lets you create a website, résumé/CV and portfolio using only your web browser. No download is required. Works on any computer with a modern web browser.
Why Writer's Residence?: We take care of the design so you can focus on your writing. With our brain-dead simple system, you can have a website up and running in less than thirty minutes.
Hosting For Your Samples and Resume: Host an unlimited number of samples. Share your résumé/CV, contact details, and biography in a clean and simple format that makes sense to editors.
What will my site look like?: Pick from one of our ready made themes or create your own look. View an example portfolio.
Who can use Writer's Residence?: Writer's Residence is for freelance journalists, screenwriters, novelists and pretty much anyone who wants to get published in the writer's market.
Bring Your Own Domain Name: Give your website that added personal touch, use your own domain name.
Why do I need Writer's Residence?: Writing is a tough business where editors are impatient and first-impressions count. A well designed website speaks to your professionalism and makes it easy for editors to see your work.
Easy for you. Easy for editors.: Our simple features make it easy for you to build a job-winning website. Your website makes it easy for editors to navigate through your samples and contact you for a commission.
No HTML? No problem.: We take care of the design so you can focus on your writing. Build your site with plain text using our simple forms. If you want to get fancy, customization is easy with Markdown.
Market yourself: You want a website because you want to sell your writing. Our templates show off your work in way that makes sense to editors and clients.

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