Guide
Claim or connect your author identity, follow verification, and understand when author tools unlock.
Published 2026-08-11 · Reviewed 2026-08-21
Author HQ is the home of the Author desk.
Connect your author identity
Follow the setup prompts to find or claim the correct public author profile. The verification flow gives you a time-limited code and the available ways to confirm that identity. Submit the requested proof, then return to Author HQ to follow the status.
The progress indicator names the current step and all search, author, website, email, social, and verification fields have a clear label. Pending verification actions are large enough to use comfortably on phone, tablet, or desktop. If a pending request already exists, reopening the flow restores it instead of asking you to submit the same claim again.
While verification is pending
Author HQ stays available so you can see the pending state. Tools that change books, forms, or teams can remain locked until approval is complete. A locked destination takes you back to the status screen rather than granting access early.
After approval, ARC Library sends a confirmation to the email address on your account with a direct Enter Author HQ link. You also receive the in-app verification notification, so approval is visible even if an email provider delays the message.
Use the Author desk for your books, request forms, readers, and teams. The gramophone marks PA Connections when you need to find or manage assistant relationships. Some advanced tools also require Author Pro.
Edit your public Author profile
Open Profile Studio, choose Author, then update your photo, banner, author name, pen names, biography, website, newsletter, or social links. Invalid links stay unsaved and explain what needs fixing. Settled changes save automatically, and reopening the profile reads the saved values back. The Public page workspace keeps editing controls and the live preview together on wide screens, then stacks the controls when the editor becomes narrower.
Delete an Author profile
Open Profile Studio, choose Author, then open Profile removal. The confirmation cancels pending Author claims, ends PA access, removes your ownership, and makes the public Author page private. Shared catalogue books and reader application history remain safe, and your Reader Library is unchanged.