Every genre has a shelf. One of them is yours.
What Driftlit is
I.
Most stories are free, start to finish — no chapter-by-chapter tolls, no paywall maze. A few titles run a paid early-access window before they open up.
Join the waitlist →II.
Communities for anything you like, chapter talk, writers who actually reply. Readers aren’t an audience here — they’re the other half of the conversation.
Join the waitlist →III.
Readers reward the writers they love, directly. 90% goes to the writer, every fee shown transparently.
Join the waitlist →Promise I — Free reading
Somewhere along the way, reading online turned into a toll road. Driftlit goes back to the beginning: you find a story, you open it, you read.
No “wait 6 hours or pay” per chapter. When a book is open on Driftlit, all of it is yours to read.
“A knight saving a princess — but make it dragons.” Discovery that understands vibes, not just keywords.
Daily goals, streaks, monthly challenges — the pull of your favourite app, in service of actual books.
A clean, quiet reading view built for long sessions — on your phone at midnight or your laptop at lunch.
Promise II — Community
Books are better with people. On Driftlit anyone can start a community — a genre, a single series, a writing habit, a 2am theory — and every chapter has its conversation, with the writer in the room.
Sofia
Chapter 12 absolutely wrecked me. The crown scene?? I had to put my phone down.
Lena Voss Author
That scene took eleven drafts. Worth every one of them for comments like this. ✦
James
Okay, adding this to my list. You two have convinced me.
Illustrative mockup — names, numbers and messages are invented.
Start one around a genre, a single book, a writing routine or an inside joke. Anyone can open a room; the shape is up to you.
Comment on the chapter that wrecked you — the author will probably reply. No PR walls, no verified-only silence.
Monthly community challenges, shared reading goals, and badges you actually have to earn.
Promise III — Fair pay
“Stories should be free to read. Writers should be paid for writing. These are not contradictions — they’re the whole point.”
90%
of every token’s value goes to the writer
30–65%
what typical platforms let creators keep
$15
payout minimum — then it’s yours
90% of every token’s value goes directly to the writer, after payment-processing fees (Stripe: 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction). Driftlit keeps 10% to keep the lights on. Every fee shown transparently, always.
Chapters, drafts, auto-save, version history, word-count goals and writing streaks.
Every token, every fee, every payout on one transparent dashboard.
Readers can request a personalised story — and pay you for it.
Token bundles are how readers say thank you — always optional, the free library stays free either way. Nothing is on sale yet: these are the planned bundles, priced for launch.
Spark
50
$0.99
Ember
150
$2.99
Flame
350
$4.99
Inferno
1,000
$9.99
Legend
2,500
$19.99
Most books are free, start to finish. Some titles open with a paid early-access window before going free, and light advertising keeps the platform running — an optional ad-free subscription will come later. Rewarding writers with tokens is always your choice, never a requirement.
Anyone can create a community around anything they like — a genre, one series, a writing habit, a shared challenge — and every chapter has its own comment thread. Writers are active participants, not distant names on a cover.
Readers buy token bundles and send them to writers. 90% of every token’s value goes to the writer — after payment-processing fees (Stripe: 2.9% + $0.30), shown transparently. Withdraw once you hit $15.
You do. 100%, forever. Publishing on Driftlit gives us permission to display your work — nothing more. Take it elsewhere, publish it traditionally, delete it. It’s yours.
We haven’t announced a date yet. Waitlist members get in first, and writers especially early, so the shelves are full on opening day.
Original fiction and non-fiction in any genre — novels, novellas, serials, short story collections, poetry. If you wrote it and you have the rights to it, it belongs here.
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Open reading, fair pay, and a seat at the table.
Claim your place