Built for authors, not marketers

Social media for authors.
Without the social-media job.

AI writes your captions in your voice. Generates images, videos, and music. Schedules everything across 14 platforms. Manages separate pen names. Emails you the moment a post fails. All for $29/month — you bring your own AI keys and pay providers directly.

Post everywhere from one place

Instagram
TikTok
YouTube
LinkedIn
Pinterest
X (Twitter)
Facebook
Threads
Bluesky
Snapchat
Google
Reddit
Telegram
WhatsApp

Why authors pick Author Automations

Other tools schedule posts. We're built around your books, your pen names, and the way an author actually works — including from inside Claude Code or Cowork.

FeatureAuthor AutomationsVistaSocialHootsuiteBufferLaterCanvaAdobe Express
Built specifically for authors
Books library
Paste Amazon URL → cover, blurb, series, keywords
Author-specific post templates
Cover reveal, announcement, available-now, blurb excerpt
GenericGeneric
Pen name workspaces
Separate calendars, queues, books, brand voice
2 includedBrands add-onAdd-onPer channel
Multi-day AI campaign builder
Generate a 30-day plan with platform-specific captions
AI image generation built-in
AI video + AI music generation
Limited
Claude Code / Cowork plugin
Create posts and run campaigns from Claude itself
Bring your own AI keys (no AI markup)
Per-post failure email + 1-click retry
Starting price (USD/month)
$29~$39~$99~$6/channel~$25~$15 (Pro)~$10

Pricing as of publish date, lowest entry tier listed publicly. Competitor feature checks reflect what each tool markets as a built-in feature.

From idea to scheduled in 4 steps

The AI does the heavy lifting. You stay in control.

1

Set Your Goal

Tell the AI what you're promoting and which platforms to target.

2

AI Writes Your Content

Unique captions for each platform, matched to your brand voice and style guides.

3

AI Generates Media

Images, carousels, videos with music — all automatically sized for each platform.

4

Review & Schedule

Edit anything, then schedule the whole campaign with one click. Done.

Everything you need to own your social presence

Scheduling, AI content creation, video, music, carousels, and a Claude plugin.

Visual Calendar

Drag-and-drop content calendar. See every scheduled post at a glance and rearrange your strategy in seconds.

Smart Queue

Set your ideal posting times once. Drop content into the queue and it goes out automatically at the right time.

AI Campaign Builder

Generate a full 30-day campaign in minutes. AI writes platform-specific captions in your brand voice.

AI Image Generation

Create stunning social images with FreePik AI. Automatic sizing for every platform — no design skills needed.

AI Video & Music

Generate short-form video with AI music, up to 60 seconds. Perfect for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts.

14 Platforms

Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, LinkedIn, Facebook, Pinterest, Threads, Bluesky, and more — all from one screen.

Carousels & Slideshows

Create multi-slide carousel posts with AI. Each slide tells part of your story, automatically sized per platform.

Claude Code Plugin

Create and schedule posts directly from Claude Code or Cowork. AI writes your captions with full context of your work.

Pen Name Support

2 pen names included. Each gets its own connected accounts, queue, calendar, and books — fully separate. Need more? $5/month each.

Books Library

Paste an Amazon link — we pull the cover, blurb, series info, and keywords. Your books become the source of truth for every post.

Post Templates

Cover reveal, announcement, available-now, blurb excerpt — pick a template, pick a book, and Compose opens pre-filled and ready to edit.

Failure Alerts

When a post fails, we email you within 15 minutes — so you're not the last to know. One-click retry built in.

Edit Scheduled Posts

Caught a typo? Edit content, per-platform captions, or the scheduled time without deleting and recreating the post.

Secure & Private

Your AI keys are encrypted the moment you paste them. Every account is walled off from every other. Your data is never shared.

Your AI. Your keys. Your budget.

We don't mark up AI costs or lock you into our models. Bring your own API keys, pick your providers, and pay them directly based on your usage. No hidden fees. No usage caps from us.

Typical total cost: $29/month here, plus about $5–$15/month for AI providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, or Gemini for captions; FreePik for images, video, and music). Run a bigger campaign one month, spend more. Run nothing, spend nothing.

Choose Your AI

Use OpenAI, Anthropic (Claude), or Google Gemini for caption generation. Switch anytime.

Pick Your Image Model

FreePik AI with 6 models: Nano Banana Pro, Mystic, Flux 2 Pro, Seedream, and more. You choose quality vs. speed.

Keys Stay Encrypted

Your AI keys are encrypted the moment you paste them. We decrypt only at the moment of use, never log them, and you can revoke anytime.

Simple pricing. No surprises.

Everything included. No feature gates. No per-post limits.

$29/month

or $290/year (save 17%)

Unlimited scheduled posts
All 14 platforms
2 pen names (+$5/mo each)
Books library with Amazon import
Post templates from your books
AI campaign builder (up to 30 days)
AI image generation
AI video creation (up to 60s)
AI music generation
Carousel & slideshow posts
Smart posting queue
Visual content calendar
Edit scheduled posts in place
Failed-post email alerts & one-click retry
Claude Code / Cowork plugin
Brand & prose style guides
API access for integrations
Get Started

Cancel anytime. Secure payment via Stripe.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Author Automations Social?

A social media tool built for authors. Schedule posts across 14 platforms, keep pen names separate, and — if you want AI — have it write captions, generate images, or build a full 30-day campaign. AI is always optional. Every feature works without it.

How does the AI campaign builder work?

Tell it what you're promoting (a launch, a sale, a backlist push), pick the platforms you want, pick the length, and it drafts a complete plan — unique captions per platform, image ideas, and video concepts. You review and edit every post before anything schedules. The AI reads the brand voice guides you set up in Settings, so it writes in your voice, not a generic one.

What AI services does it use?

Your pick — OpenAI, Claude, or Gemini for writing; FreePik for images, video, and music. You sign up with the AI provider directly and paste your account key into Settings. That way you pay providers at cost with no markup, and your key is kept encrypted so no one (including us) can read it.

What platforms are supported?

Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, Facebook, Pinterest, Threads, Bluesky, Snapchat, Telegram, Google Business, and Reddit. Each platform gets its own optimized caption — no copy-paste.

Can I create videos?

Yes. Describe the scene, and AI turns it into a short video with your choice of camera motion — zoom, pan, cinematic. Add AI-generated music that matches the vibe. Videos up to 60 seconds, sized for TikTok and Instagram Reels. No video editing software needed on your end.

What about the Claude Code plugin?

Our official plugin for Claude (both Claude Code and Claude Cowork) lets you run social media like a conversation. Tell Claude what you're promoting; Claude writes the captions, shortens the links, generates the QR codes, and schedules the posts — using the brand guides you set in Settings. Install with two commands from the Claude plugin marketplace.

How much does it cost — really, in total?

$29/month for the tool (or $290/year, save 17%). If you use AI, you pay the AI provider directly — usually $5–$15/month depending on how many campaigns you run. We don't mark up AI costs. Most authors land around $35–$45/month total for consistent posting across all their platforms.

What if I publish under multiple pen names?

Supported natively. $29/month includes 2 pen names. Each one gets its own connected accounts, calendar, queue, books library, templates, and brand voice — fully separate. Switch between them from the top-right menu; your cozy-mystery fans never see your thriller posts. Need more than two? $5/month per additional pen name — email [email protected] and we'll add it same day.

What does the books library do?

Paste an Amazon link and we'll pull the cover, blurb, series info, and keywords automatically. Your books become the source for any post you write about them — no re-typing. Each pen name has its own library, so your romance titles stay separate from your mystery ones.

How do templates work?

Four author-specific templates to start: Cover Reveal, Book Announcement, Available Now, and Blurb Excerpt. Pick a template, pick a book from your library, and the caption pre-fills using the book's details with the cover already attached. Edit anything before you schedule. More templates coming — series recap, review compilation, release countdowns.

What happens if one of my posts fails?

We email you within about 15 minutes. You'll see which post failed, which platform failed (a post to four platforms might succeed on three and fail on one), and exactly what went wrong. Every failed post has a one-click retry. If one of your connected accounts disconnects, we email you before it affects more posts.

Is my data secure?

Yes. Your social logins use the platforms' official secure sign-in — we never see your passwords. Our own sign-in is emailed magic link, so there's no password on our side either. Any AI keys you paste are encrypted the moment you save them and only decrypted when you run an AI task. Every account's data is walled off from every other account.

Your audience is waiting. Start creating.

30 days of content. 14 platforms. AI-generated images and videos. All scheduled and ready to go — in the time it takes to write one post manually.