A small press with two workshops.

Merovex Press LLC is an independent publisher and software maker. We publish original science fiction, fantasy and alternate history, and we build the tools we use to write it.

Your work stays yours, no lock-in, made to last.

Whatever you make with our tools stays yours, in open, portable files. We maintain what we ship.

What we make

Verkilo is our software: a manuscript management app for authors working on a series across multiple books. It keeps your drafts, and your characters, locations, and plot threads, in one place (a Series Bible that travels with you from book to book) and exports to EPUB, PDF, and DOCX. It is a one-time purchase, works offline, and keeps your writing in portable files on your own machine. Learn more at verkilo.com.

Kindred Quill is our other piece of software: a home for authors online. It gives an author a website on their own domain, with a book catalog, blog, author pages, and contact form, plus a newsletter with real delivery metrics and invite-only writing circles, all from a single login. We built it to run our own author business, and it is currently in invite-only early access. Learn more at kindredquill.com.

Our books are original science fiction and fantasy, written for readers who love a long, connected story. You can browse the catalogue and read sample chapters at our bookstore, merovex.press.

What we believe

We build software we want to use and publish stories we want to read — and we mean to keep both around for the long haul.

• Fair terms. Verkilo and our books are one-time purchases: buy once, keep forever. Kindred Quill is a subscription you can leave whenever you like.
• Your work is yours. Your writing lives in open, portable files on your own computer, not locked inside our cloud.
• Built to last. We maintain what we ship, and we support it for years, not quarters.

The company

Merovex Press is operated by Merovex Press LLC, based in the United States, reaching readers and writers worldwide. It is founded and run by Ben Wilson — a writer and software developer who got tired of choosing between tools that fit how he worked and stories he actually wanted to tell, so he builds both. For software support, book enquiries, press, or partnership, see the contact page.