16 Author Website Templates

Homepage frame: [Author positioning]. Featured: [book/project]. Primary action: [read/buy/join newsletter].

Book page: [Title] — [one-sentence hook]. [Description]. Formats: [formats]. Published by [publisher]. [Retail/library links].

Bio short: [Name] writes [genre/topic]. [Current/relevant work]. [One credential/context].

Contact page: For [type of inquiry], contact [route]. Please include [useful details].

Provenance and classification audit for Author Website: draft statement/example → [ ]; classify as fact / interpretation / recommendation / convention / original example → [ ]; source or internal provenance → [ ]; source date / version / checked date → [ ]; attribution needed → [ ]; recency risk → [ ]; final publishable wording → [ ].

Source-record and update audit for Author Website: statement / example → [ ]; external fact, project fact, interpretation, recommendation, convention, or original example → [ ]; controlling first-party / primary source → [ ]; secondary source if used → [ ]; source record / locator → [ ]; date or version checked → [ ]; update trigger → [ ]; publish / qualify / revise / hold → [ ].

Source-ledger and revision-history audit for Author Website: claim / recommendation / example → [ ]; source or project record ID → [ ]; source status active / superseded / corrected / retracted / retired → [ ]; claim-level last verified date/version → [ ]; event that triggered recheck → [ ]; correction / withdrawal action → [ ]; reader-facing disclosure needed? → [ ]; what changed and why → [ ]; prior wording/version retained at → [ ].

Claim/source status audit: Item [claim/source/example] | Status [active / review due / stale / corrected / retracted / superseded] | Controlling source/version [x] | Last verified [date/version] | Stale trigger [x] | Correction severity [0–3] | Reader disclosure [none / note / correction / withdrawal] | Changelog entry [what changed + why].

Dependency and propagation audit: Claim / example / recommendation [x] | Controlling source / project record [x] | Dependency strength [direct / shared / advisory / independent] | Review trigger / reason code [x] | Needs-review scope [local / direct dependents / cluster] | Replacement source requirements [x] | Carry-forward decision [x] | Propagation targets [x] | Reader disclosure / changelog action [x].

Persistent editorial registry audit: Topic slug → [ ]; claim UID/key → [ ]; source UID/key → [ ]; dependency UID + strength → [ ]; source status/version → [ ]; open review UID/reason/priority → [ ]; replacement source if any → [ ]; reviewer + resolution → [ ].

Site map: Home → Books/Series → About → Newsletter → Contact; optional branches [Media / Events / Resources / Educators] only when maintained.

Visitor-task matrix: visitor [reader/media/event/rights/educator] | question [x] | destination page [x] | primary action [x] | owner/update cadence [x].

Homepage priority: identity [x] | featured/current book [x] | primary CTA [x] | secondary route [x] | newsletter promise [x] | stale element to remove [x].

Book-page QA: title/subtitle [x] | cover [x] | description [x] | pub date/status [x] | formats [x] | retailer/library routes [x] | related resources [x].

Maintenance register: element [event/link/bio/book/contact] | source of truth [x] | owner [x] | review frequency [x] | last checked [date].

Launch-stage minimum: Home [x] | Book/WIP [x] | About [x] | Newsletter [x] | Contact [x] | pages intentionally deferred [x].