To writers
Signes is an independent platform for authors.
Generally speaking, it should not be seen as your only way to publish online. Nothing prevents you from doing so, but it is designed to be a springboard, not a centraliser of content. Our aim is to democratise literary production on the Internet without monopolising it. The ideal is for readers to discover some of your work here and, attracted by what they read, to move on to your book, your blog or your revue, or whatever.
Once you have been invited as an author on the platform, you will have private access to submit texts directly from the editor. There is no need to send your texts by email.
Each text you submit will be reviewed by the editorial team. Ideally, each text should take no more than five minutes to read. Texts deemed too long will automatically be rejected. If so, post an extract instead. A maximum number of texts per author has also been set: you can't post more texts than there are authors published on the platform. If 3 authors have published at least one text, you can publish 3 texts, and so on. In this way, quality is favoured over quantity: give the best of your work.
You also have a personal page that groups together your texts and highlights the links of your choice: your website, any publications you may have, your profiles on social networks, etc.
Signes does not currently hold any rights to your texts. You are free to reproduce them wherever you like and to delete them if you need to.
Links to your work may be included in the newsletter, depending on conditions and activity on the platform. In principle, there will be no communication management for social networks.
In exchange for the free service, we would ask you to share your Signes personal page on your various online spaces.
If you would like to publish here, please fill in the form below:
Bonus : a few tools that we think are essential for any author writing in the digital age
- A personal computer with a matt panel monitor of the right size (avoid small, shiny screens that destroy your eyesight)
- An ergonomic keyboard split and wireless such as the Corne (single-piece keyboards create tension in the neck and shoulders)
- A markdown text editor such as iAWriter (avoid Word, Pages, Notes, etc. where formatting is a headache)
- A monochrome and wireless printer with an ink tank and recto verso feature such as the ET-M1170 (avoid ink cartridge and laser printers which consume far too many refills)
- A personal blog generated by specialised and open source engines such as Ghost (avoid proprietary platforms such as Substack, Medium, Blogger, etc. as your only way to publish online: whatever you write there will eventually escape you in a bad way)
- A bulk emailing service for newsletter sending as Ghost again (e-mail is the most direct, free and open way of informing your readers about your activity)