Creators & Pen Names

As a creator on NotaeLibrary, you have two separate but connected identities:

Your Creator Profile is your top-level public identity on NotaeLibrary. It lives at /homeroom/settings/creator and controls what readers see when they visit /creators/[your-slug].

A pen name (also called an author profile) is a distinct writing identity. Each pen name has its own:

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  Works catalog

  All works tagged to this pen name appear on its public lobby page

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  Public lobby

  A reader-facing page at /creators/[pen-slug] — always live, even with no community

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  Fan room

  Auto-created when you create a pen name. Can be kept quiet (works-only) or opened as a full community

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  Catalog listing

  Opt in to appear in the /creators browse directory — requires librarian approval

You can have as many pen names as you need — one for every genre, audience, or project. Readers who follow one pen name will not automatically see your other names unless you connect them via your creator hub.

Go to Workspace → Pen Names and click "+ New pen name". You will be asked for the basics; you can fill in the rest later on the edit page.

Open any pen name from Workspace → Pen Names and click Edit to reach the full edit form. Here is what every field does:

The /creators directory is the public browse page where readers discover pen names and creator profiles. Getting listed is a two-step process:

Every pen name has a fan room — a study room that is automatically created when you create the pen name. The fan room powers your public lobby page.

To toggle community mode, open the pen name edit page and look for the Fan Communitysection. The toggle updates your fan room's communityActive flag instantly — no approval needed.

Each work on NotaeLibrary can be linked to one pen name via the Author Profile field. When a work is linked to a pen name:

• ✓It appears in the works catalog on that pen name's lobby page
• ✓The pen name's display name is shown as the author on the work
• ✓Readers who follow that pen name receive notifications about the work

Importing KDP books

When you import a book from Amazon KDP, the import wizard asks which pen name to attach the book to. If you have only one pen name, it is selected automatically. If you have multiple, choose from the dropdown.

If you have no pen names yet, the import flow will auto-create a default pen name using your account name — you can rename and customise it afterwards.

Reassigning a work to a different pen name

Open the work from Workspace → Works, go to its settings, and change the Author Profile field. The work will immediately move to the new pen name's lobby.

Your creator hub is the page at /creators/[your-creator-slug] that shows you as a person — not as a specific pen name. It is useful if you write under multiple names and want readers to see your full portfolio in one place.

Each opted-in pen name is shown as a card with its display name, profile image, and work count, with a link to its individual lobby page. Readers can then click through to follow specific pen names or join their fan communities.