TINTAXIS · AUTHOR PLATFORM
Tintaxis is where authors publish prose that breathes — annotated, questioned, visualized, and read the way it was meant to be read.
THE PLATFORM
Tintaxis is not a blog platform. It is not a self-publishing tool. It is a reading environment — built for prose that deserves more than a scroll. Your chapters live here in a typographically precise, atmospherically scored reading surface, with tools that let readers go deeper and authors respond in kind.
We accept fiction, creative nonfiction, and hybrid works by application only. Every accepted author joins a curated archive — not a feed.
THE SIX INSTRUMENTS
Six Inks. One Voice.
Choose the emotional register of your chapters — Melancholic, Urgent, Tender, Suspenseful, Reflective, or Defiant. The ink shapes how your prose is rendered for readers.
Signal Questions.
Readers leave questions embedded in the text. You respond privately or publicly. A new kind of literary dialogue — intimate, asynchronous, permanent.
Chapter Rain.
At the end of every chapter, your prose dissolves into a Matrix-style cascade built from your own vocabulary — a unique visual signature for every work.
Author Whispers.
Leave annotations visible only to verified readers. Context, regret, the sentence you almost cut. The margin notes authors never publish — until now.
The Archive.
Every work on Tintaxis lives in a unified archive. Readers discover your work alongside others. Your book earns shelf space through engagement, not algorithm.
Real Readers.
No follower counts. No likes. Tintaxis tracks reading depth — how far readers go, which chapters hold them, where they leave. Data that means something.
LIVE ON TINTAXIS
INAUGURAL WORK
A novella by Chico Montecristi
"Dark psychological thriller. Southern Gothic noir. A girl who killed her mother, a father who covered for her, and a small town that never knew."
Read Chapter One →AUTHOR PLANS
All plans are billed monthly. Cancel anytime. Acceptance required.
MANUSCRIPT
One work. Full engagement.
PRESS
Your complete catalog.
YOUR EARNINGS
Every reader subscribes to you — not the platform. Tintaxis takes a flat 15% and a $7/month platform fee. No hidden cuts. Here is exactly what 10 readers at each tier puts in your pocket.
10 Readers · Codex Tier
Your reader gets full chapter access, personal annotations, and four ink types.
$1.99/mo × 10
$19.90/mo total
TINTAXIS KEEPS $2.98 (15%)
You earn $16.91/mo
10 Readers · Scribe Tier
Your reader can ask you questions directly through Signal Ink and see your Author Whispers.
$3.99/mo × 10
$39.90/mo total
TINTAXIS KEEPS $5.98 (15%)
You earn $33.91/mo
10 Readers · Archive Tier
Your reader joins the community margin — seeing how every other reader annotated your work.
$7.99/mo × 10
$79.90/mo total
TINTAXIS KEEPS $11.99 (15%)
You earn $67.92/mo
10 Readers · Chronicler Tier
Your most dedicated reader. They get a signed copy, their name in the dedication, and a private session with you.
$9.99/mo × 10
$99.90/mo total
TINTAXIS KEEPS $14.98 (15%)
You earn $84.92/mo
ALL TIERS COMBINED · 40 READERS TOTAL
10 Codex + 10 Scribe + 10 Archive + 10 Chronicler readers, on a Manuscript plan ($7/mo):
Reader revenue
$239.60
Tintaxis cut + fee
−$42.94
YOU TAKE HOME
$196.66
Your readers pay you directly. No middlemen. No algorithms. Build your audience and your income grows with it.
AUTHOR APPLICATION
Applications are reviewed personally. We respond within 5 business days.