How to Write Privately and Share Your Work Without Publishing It Online
For writers who want privacy first — and selective sharing later
Poetry, short stories, lyrics, and early drafts are often personal and unfinished. Many writers want a private space to create — and a simple way to share with trusted people without posting readable text on the open web.
This workflow gives you that: write privately in an offline editor, then freeze your work into a FrozenText™ code you can share intentionally.
A simple, privacy-first workflow
This is the basic workflow:
- Write in an offline editor (private by default)
- Copy your draft into FrozenText™
- Freeze it into a shareable code
- Share the code only with people you trust
- They thaw when ready to read
Instead of publishing your writing as a readable web page, you share a code that keeps your text private until intentionally opened.
✍️ Why writers avoid publishing drafts online
Many writers avoid posting drafts publicly because:
- drafts aren’t ready for public release
- posting readable text makes copying easy
- links can be forwarded beyond the intended audience
- public pages can be indexed or scraped
In other words, the concern isn’t “sharing” — it’s loss of control once the writing is exposed as readable content.
📝 Write privately first (offline)
The simplest way to write privately is to start offline. You can use tools you already have, such as:
- Microsoft Word
- LibreOffice Writer
- Apple Pages
- Notes apps
- Plain text or Markdown editors
Offline writing keeps your work on your device while you create. Nothing is posted, indexed, or visible to anyone else.
🔗 The problem with “private links”
Some platforms offer view-only or unlisted links — but those still create a readable page. Once your writing exists as a readable page:
- the link can be forwarded
- the text can be copied
- screenshots can be taken
- it can spread beyond your intended audience
If your goal is to keep drafts private and limit exposure, readable pages (even “private” ones) aren’t ideal.
🧊 Share selectively with FrozenText™
FrozenText™ lets you share writing without publishing it as readable text online.
- Write your poem/story/lyrics in an offline editor.
- Copy the text into app.frozentext.com.
- Click Freeze to generate a code.
- Send that code only to the people you trust.
- They paste the code into FrozenText™ and click Thaw to read.
This keeps your work private by default, while still giving you a practical way to share with trusted people.
❄️ Why this works for writers
This workflow works well for:
- poetry drafts
- short stories
- lyrics and song ideas
- personal writing and journaling
- early creative work you only want trusted people to see
It works because you’re not publishing your writing as a readable page. You control when and how your text becomes readable — and who receives it.
❄️ Final Thoughts
Writing privately doesn’t mean writing alone. You can keep your drafts private and still share selectively with trusted people — without publishing readable text to the open web.
When you’re ready, you can try this workflow here: app.frozentext.com