Most author websites are built before the author knows who they are. The result is a generic page that tells agents and publishers nothing about the writer behind the manuscript.
What Makes a DreamEngine Author Website Different?
A DreamEngine author website is built entirely from your Author Content Kit. Your biography, your mythology statement, your book detail, your voice, and your content pillars all feed directly into the structure and copy. Every word and every editorial decision reflects the author you have become.
Nothing is generic. Nothing is borrowed from a template.
Your website is the permanent home of your author platform. It positions you correctly for agents, publishers, and readers, and it functions as the foundation for everything your social media points back to.
Who Is This For?
This is for authors who want a professional online home that reflects their identity accurately.
If you are approaching agents or publishers, a professional website is one of the first things they will look for. A site that clearly communicates who you are as a writer, who you write for, and what you stand for tells an agent something they cannot learn from your manuscript alone.
If you are building an audience, your website is where your social media activity sends people. It is the place a reader arrives when they want to know more about the author behind the book.
Does This Require an Author Content Kit?
Yes. The Author Content Kit is the source document for everything DreamEngine builds into your website. Without it, we cannot build a site that genuinely reflects who you are as an author.
If you do not yet have an Author Content Kit, the Author Mythology process is the starting point. Three calls with Edward J Marsh and Dr David Baboulene over three to four weeks deliver your complete ACK. From there, your website can be built.
Your Website and Your Social Media
Your website and your social media presence work as one platform. Social media creates reach. Your website is the permanent home that reach points back to.
DreamEngine manages author social media through the Copilot and Autopilot programmes. Both are built from the same ACK that informs your website, which means every post and every page reinforces the same author identity. Find out more about social media management for authors.
Your Website and Your Publishing Journey
A professional website changes the commercial proposition when you approach publishers. DreamEngine's hybrid publishing partnerships are offered to authors who already have a defined, professional public presence. A website built from your ACK is a core part of that presence.
Find out more about hybrid publishing at DreamEngine.
Author Mythology
Your book is ready. Your author identity may not be.
Before a literary agent reads your manuscript, they search your name. Before a reader buys your book, they look you up. Author Mythology is DreamEngine's process for building the complete author identity that makes both take you seriously.
Build Your Author Identity
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We review every manuscript submitted to us and respond within seven working days. No automated systems. If your manuscript is a fit, you speak directly with Edward J Marsh.
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Publishing with DreamEngine
DreamEngine Publishing offers two routes to professional publication: hybrid publishing for authors who want to retain their rights and receive higher royalties than a traditional deal allows, and traditional publishing for authors whose manuscript and platform meet our selection criteria. For a complete overview of all routes, read our guide to book publishing. Both routes begin with the Author Mythology process, which builds your complete author identity before your book reaches the market.
For authors building that platform, DreamEngine offers social media management for authors and author website design, both developed from a complete author identity brief. Manuscript development is available through our story consultancy with Dr. David Baboulene PhD. For authors already published, our book marketing service supports promotional campaigns and reader engagement.
Navigating the Publishing Landscape
Before you submit or publish, it helps to understand the options clearly. Our guides to what is hybrid publishing, what is traditional publishing, and what is self-publishing explain the real differences in investment, rights, and royalties. If you are approaching agents or publishers, read why literary agents search your name before they read your manuscript.
For authors at the production and marketing stage, our posts on professional book editing, book cover design, professional book design, and how to optimise your Amazon KDP book listing provide practical guidance. To build your author platform, read our posts on social media for authors, websites for authors, and book publicity.