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My Projects

Each project tracks its own stages, notes, documents and finances. Click a card to open it, or use ＋ New Project to get started.

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Finances

Income, expenses and tax deductions across all your projects.

Financial year overview
Your income received, outstanding invoices, expenses and net position for the selected tax year (1 April to 31 March). Use the year selector above to switch years. Click Annual Report to generate a printable statement for your accountant with IR3 field labels.
General information only. Writion helps you track your writing income and expenses — it is not accounting or tax advice. Please consult a qualified accountant or tax professional for advice specific to your situation.
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Home office deduction
If you work from home, you can claim a portion of your household running costs as a business expense. Set this up once per tax year and review each April. Your annual deduction is included in your Annual Report and reduces your taxable income on your IR3 return. IRD offers two calculation methods — choose the one that works for you.
Annual expenses — business % applied to each
Premises costs — business % of floor area applied
Your annual home office deduction
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This deduction applies across all your projects and appears in your Annual Report.
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Vehicle logbook
Record each business trip during your 90-day logbook period. IRD uses your logbook to work out what percentage of your total vehicle costs are tax-deductible. Alternatively, use the 25% flat rate if you don’t keep a logbook. Your annual deduction is included in your Annual Report. Note: travel between home and your regular workplace is private — not claimable.
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Trip log
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Finance Settings
Set up your invoice details, bank account, and payment options. These appear on every printed invoice you send to clients.
⚠ You have unsaved changes — save before leaving this tab.
Business Details
Your name, address and tax number — these appear in the sender block on every printed invoice.
GST Registered
When on, a GST line (15%) is added to your printed invoices
Bank Account
Your bank details appear in a Payment Details section on every printed invoice so clients know where to pay.
wise International payments · lower fees · real exchange rates
Show a Wise payment option on your printed invoices — great for AU clients and overseas publishers. Clients pay in their currency; you receive in yours.
ⓘ Where to find your link: In your Wise account, go to Account → Get paid and copy your payment link or email address. Clients can pay you directly in their currency — you receive in NZD or AUD with lower fees than bank transfers.
Don't have Wise yet? It's great for getting paid across the Tasman — lower fees, real exchange rates, and you can hold both NZD and AUD balances. Set up a Wise account →
Logo (optional)
Upload your logo or business image — it appears at the top of every printed invoice and quote. JPG or PNG only, max 500KB.
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Invoice Defaults ▲
Set your standard invoice preferences — applied automatically every time you create a new invoice.
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Tax Invoice
INV-2026-005
Your Business Name
Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Bill To
NZ Herald
Invoice Date
22 April 2026
Due Date
29 April 2026
Invoice Templates ▲
Your saved invoice templates. Two starter templates are included — create more from inside the invoice modal using ★ Save as template.

Articles

Writing, business, craft and Writion news — practical reads for New Zealand writers.

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The Writion Newsletter — a short monthly read on the business side of writing in New Zealand. Practical, honest, and free.

Contacts & Resources

Store your personal publishing contacts and browse the New Zealand Industry Directory.

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My Directory
Your personal contacts — editors, printers, designers and anyone you work with.
Industry Directory
The Industry Directory is a list of New Zealand book related industries.
Listings are for reference only. Always conduct your own due diligence before engaging any business or entering into an agreement.

Administrator

Manage users, industry directory, and statistics

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User Management
Approve, decline, pause or delete user accounts. Use ＋ Add User to create accounts directly.
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Early Access Applications
Review, approve or decline applications from writers wanting Early Access. Approved applicants need a user account created in the Users tab.
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Contact Messages
Messages submitted via the Contact page on the website.
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Directory Enquiries
Listing requests submitted via the Industry Directory page on the website.
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Industry Directory
The shared publishing industry directory visible to all users. Filter by country and category.
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Statistics
A live overview of all users and projects on the platform.
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Projects by Stage

Includes Archive stage.

Students

Student plan users — year breakdown, institutions, and upgrade funnel.

Year of Study
Top Institutions
Upgrade Funnel — Student → Paid
User Professions

What your users do — from their signup responses.

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Platform Phase Control

Control which sign-up phase is active. This affects the landing page, pricing page and sign-up flow.

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Registered Users
Name · Email · Status · Plan · Founder # · Date Joined · Last Login
Industry Directory
Name · Company · Category · Phone · Email · Website · Address · Notes
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Articles
Write in Markdown. Use the live preview to check formatting before publishing. Set destination to control where each article appears — in the app, on the website, or both.
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Newsletter
Manage subscribers and compose issues. Sending uses the same Resend Edge Function as the directory emails. Subscribers come from the website sign-up form and the in-app prompt.
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Use [first name] in the body for personalisation — it will be replaced with each subscriber's first name on send. Falls back to "there" if unknown.
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New subscribers per week (last 12 weeks)
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Add Document

🔒 Your linked documents are protected by Document PIN Protection. Only you can access them. You can update this anytime in Account Settings.

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Public Lending Right Fund (PLRF)
The Public Lending Right Fund (PLRF) is available to authors annually. It is provided by the National Library of New Zealand. You must have at least 50 copies of a book in public libraries. Check the National Library website to get up-to-date information about applying for the fund. You must apply each year between 1 January and 1 March.
💡Visit natlib.govt.nz for current application details and deadlines.
Understanding Breakeven
What is the breakeven point?
Your breakeven point is the number of copies you need to sell before you've earned back everything you've spent on the project.
How is it calculated?
Breakeven = Total Costs ÷ Net per Copy

Net per Copy is what you receive after the retailer takes their commission.
💡Add all your retailers first to get the most accurate breakeven number.
Why does it matter?
Knowing your breakeven helps you set realistic sales targets and price your book correctly.
Retailer Agreements
What is a retailer agreement?
An arrangement between you and each shop or platform that sells your book. The key number is their commission — the percentage they keep from each sale.
What is commission?
If Paper Plus sells your $34.99 book at 35% commission, they keep $12.25 and you receive $22.74.
💡Typical NZ retailer commissions range from 30–45% for bookshops.
Royalty Tracking
What are royalties?
If your book is published through a traditional publisher, they pay you a royalty — a percentage of each sale — typically quarterly or twice a year.
How to use this section
Add one entry per royalty statement you receive. Record the period, publisher, units, rate and amount. Tick Paid when the money arrives.
Kill Fee Terms
What is a kill fee?
A kill fee is a payment you receive if an editor or publication commissions your work but then cancels it before publication. It compensates you for the time and work already done.
How does it work?
Kill fees are typically a percentage of the agreed full fee — commonly 25–50%. For example, if your agreed fee is $500 and the kill fee is 25%, you'd receive $125 if the piece is cancelled.
💡Always agree kill fee terms in writing before starting an assignment. Not all publications offer them — ask upfront.
What to record here
Note the percentage or flat amount agreed, and any conditions — e.g. "25% if cancelled after first draft" or "50% if cancelled after acceptance".
How Stages Work
What are stages?
Every project moves through a series of stages from start to finish. Books have 11 stages, Assignments 9, Online Posts 8, and Other 5.
Books, Assignments, and Online projects include an Accounting section for tracking income, expenses, and invoices. Other projects do not — they're designed for personal or non-commercial creative work where financial tracking isn't needed.
Moving between stages
Writing projects don't always move in a straight line — and Writion gets that. You can jump to any stage at any time by clicking ▶ Set as Current Stage inside that stage. When you're ready to move forward in sequence, use Mark Complete & Move to Next.
💡All stages are always open — you can add notes, fill in fields and tick off tasks in any stage, whether it's your current one or not.
How to Link Documents
What is a file path?
A file path is the address of your file on your computer. Writion stores it as a shortcut so you can open your document in one click.
On a Mac
1. Find your file in Finder
2. Right-click the file
3. Hold the Option key
4. Click Copy [filename] as Pathname
5. Paste into Writion

Example: /Users/yourname/Documents/mybook.docx
💡Files with spaces in the name work fine.
On Windows
1. Find your file in File Explorer
2. Shift + right-click the file
3. Click Copy as path
4. Paste into Writion

Example: C:\Users\yourname\Documents\mybook.docx
💡Windows paths use backslashes. Writion handles these automatically.
Google Docs, Dropbox or OneDrive
Open the file in your browser, copy the URL from the address bar, and paste it here. Writion will open it in your browser.
Spaces in file names (%20)
If you see %20 where there should be a space, do not worry. Writion automatically converts this back to a real space when saving and opening your file.
Accounting & Finances
Setting your currency and retail price
Start by selecting your currency and entering the Retail Price (RRP). This is used to calculate your breakeven point.
Breakeven Visualiser
The breakeven bar shows how close you are to covering your costs. It updates automatically as you add costs and sales.
💡Add all your retailers first for the most accurate result.

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Invoice

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Product & Gifting Income

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Welcome to Writion

You're in. Everything about your writing business lives here — projects, invoices, contacts, finances. Let's take 60 seconds to show you around.

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Start with a project

Click ＋ New Project on the dashboard to add a book, assignment or online post. Each project tracks its own stages, notes, documents and finances.

Tip: Add every project you're currently working on — even if it's already halfway done. Writion works best when your whole workload is in one place.
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Set up your invoice details

Before you send your first invoice, add your business name and bank account in Finances → Finance Settings. This fills in automatically on every invoice you send.

Tip: You can also upload your logo so it appears on printed invoices — a small thing that makes a big impression.
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Your project will be moved to the Archived section of your dashboard. All your stages, notes, documents and accounting data will be kept exactly as they are.

You can unarchive this project at any time — though depending on your plan, reactivating it may affect your active project count.
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