On reading, writing and meeting.
Notes on how we built Arwy, on books and reading culture.
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August 27, 2026
How writers earn on Arwy
Three ways to earn from your writing: donations, the monthly reading pool, and paid chapters. What each pays, what it costs, and when the money actually arrives.
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August 27, 2026
Is writing online actually worth it?
An honest look at what publishing online gives you and what it doesn't. Money, audience, craft — and the reasons that hold up when the numbers are small.
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August 27, 2026
How to actually support a writer you love
Buying the book is only one option, and often not the most useful. What genuinely helps a writer — including several things that cost nothing at all.
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August 27, 2026
How to write a series without losing the thread
Not a long book cut into pieces. What each instalment owes the reader, how to plant payoffs early, and the middle-book trap that kills most series.
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August 27, 2026
Writing every day vs writing in bursts
The most repeated advice in writing, and it doesn't suit everyone. What daily practice actually buys you, what bursts do better, and how to pick.
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August 27, 2026
How to read more without buying books
Reading has quietly become expensive and it doesn't have to be. Every legitimate free route — libraries, public domain, serialised fiction — and how to combine them.
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August 27, 2026
What to read when you’re stressed
When your head is full, most books feel like one more demand. The qualities that make a book work under stress, what to avoid, and where to start.
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August 27, 2026
Cosy books for a cold night
Some books are weather. What actually makes a book cosy — low stakes, warm interiors, competent people being kind — and twelve that deliver.
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August 27, 2026
Why rereading is worth it (and not cheating)
Feels like wasted time when there are a million unread books. It isn't. What a second read gives you that a first can't — and how to choose what to revisit.
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August 27, 2026
How to get your first readers
Publishing is easy now; being read isn't. Why nobody finds your first chapter, what actually brings readers in, and the early mistakes to skip.
Read, write & match over books
Arwy is a social reading app where you meet the people reading the same stories as you.