Narrativ is an email list platform built specifically for authors. Unlike general tools like Mailchimp or Kit, Narrativ is designed around how authors actually work — managing a reader list across multiple book titles, sending campaigns, and understanding which readers are most engaged.
This guide walks you through everything you need to do to go from zero to your first campaign.
Go to narrativ-app.com and sign up. During onboarding you'll be asked to:
You can always update these details later from the Profile section in the left nav.
Your reader list in Narrativ belongs to you as an author — not to any single book. This means subscribers you collect for one title can be emailed about all your titles. Books are used for organization and segmentation, not as separate lists.
To add a book, click Your Books in the left nav, then click + Add Book. You'll be taken to the book setup page where you can enter the title, genre, and description.
Every Narrativ account gets a hosted signup page at a URL like narrativ-app.com/subscribe?author=2. Readers visit this page and enter their name and email to join your list.
To customize it:
Once your page looks good, start sharing the link. Good places to put it:
If you already have a reader list somewhere, you can import it. Go to Email List and click Import CSV. Your CSV should have at minimum an email column; a name column is optional but recommended.
To add individual readers manually, click + Add Subscriber and fill in their details.
Once you have subscribers, you're ready to email them. Click + Campaign in the Email Campaigns section of the Email List panel. Write your subject line, your message, choose your audience, and hit Send now.
After sending, you'll see open rate and click stats populate as readers engage with the email over the next 24–48 hours.