Overview for Readers

The Chapt3r1 (Chapter One) Platform for readers offers a reading experience of original content by a set of aspiring authors who require your support and encouragement for them to continue producing more content.

To read our stories, you can choose any one of multiple paths.

  • Stories By Theme – if you are looking to read stories following a specific theme, all you need do is select the theme you are interested in and all corresponding stories will be displayed; and you can choose stories to read from the list displayed. Stories following a particular theme can be written my multiple authors.
  • Stories By Series – if you are looking to read stories following a specific series, all you need do is select the series you are interested in and all corresponding stories will be displayed; and you can then choose stories to read from the list displayed. Stories following a particular series are written by one author.
  • Stories By Author – to read stories by a specific author, all you need do is choose that Author from the list of authors and all the corresponding author’s stories will be displayed You can then choose a story to read.
  • Featured Stories – Authors have a set of stories classified as “featured”. These stories are better examples of the author’s works. To find all Featured Stories, choose the listing of Featured Stories and then you can select the stories you want to read.
  • Recent Stories – We maintain a running list of stories that were posted most recently. To find these, all you need do is select the Recent Posts listing, and then choose the stories you want to read from there.

To find out more about our author’s, all you need do is choose the list of authors; from here you will get access to the details of each individual author – bio, interests, featured and categorized stories.

To follow a specific author more closely, you need to either “like” their facebook page (reached via their author page) or “follow” them on twitter (also reached via their author page).

First steps: If you are new to Chape3r1, we would suggest that you start reading straight away – either by choosing stories from our Featured Stories list or our Recent Stories list.

Next steps: If you have been here before, and are looking for a more engaging experience, we would suggest the following:

  • Register as a subscriber – this will let us communicate more directly with you regarding updates to our platform
  • “Like” the authors you are interested in on Facebook
  • “Follow” the authors you are interested in on Twitter
  • Choose the Themes you are interested in and read by theme
  • Choose the Series you are interested in and read by series

If you have been thru both our “first steps” and “next steps “ programs, you are probably looking for something more:

  • Read Offline – there are various way you can read our stories offline
  • Match Stories to you interests and likes