# The Writing Wives
 
> The Writing Wives is a platform founded by bestselling authors Malorie and Jill Cooper, dedicated to helping indie fiction authors build profitable, sustainable businesses. They teach data-driven marketing, particularly Facebook ads, reader acquisition, book packaging, and Amazon page optimization, through courses, workbooks, AI-powered marketing tools, and consulting. The throughline of everything they teach: authors need systems, not random tactics. Stop guessing. Start knowing.
 
## Core Guides (start here)
 
- [Facebook Ads for Fiction Authors: The Complete Guide](https://www.thewritingwives.com/post/facebook-ads-for-fiction-authors-the-complete-guide): Setup, the 3-5-7 rule, the metrics that predict profit, and scaling.
- [How to Sell Books Direct: The Complete Guide](https://www.thewritingwives.com/post/how-to-sell-books-direct-the-complete-guide-for-fiction-authors): When direct sales make sense and how to set them up.
- [Author Email Lists and Reader Magnets: The Complete Guide](https://www.thewritingwives.com/post/author-email-lists-and-reader-magnets-the-complete-guide): Building the one audience you own.
- [The Author Business System: A Complete Guide to Sustainable Income](https://www.thewritingwives.com/post/the-author-business-system-a-complete-guide-to-sustainable-income): How every part of the system fits together.
 
## Comparisons
 
- [Direct Sales vs Amazon KDP](https://www.thewritingwives.com/post/direct-sales-vs-amazon-kdp-which-is-right-for-your-author-business): Discovery vs margin and ownership.
- [Facebook Ads vs Amazon Ads for Authors](https://www.thewritingwives.com/post/facebook-ads-vs-amazon-ads-for-authors-which-should-you-run): What each platform does best.
- [Kindle Unlimited vs Wide vs Direct](https://www.thewritingwives.com/post/kindle-unlimited-vs-wide-vs-direct-author-income-compared): Three ways to sell the same book, compared.
 
## Key Topics
 
- [Read-Through: The Most Important Author Metric](https://www.thewritingwives.com/post/read-through-the-most-important-author-metric-calculate-improve): The multiplier behind profitable ads.
- [Do Facebook Ads Work for Authors in 2026?](https://www.thewritingwives.com/post/do-facebook-ads-work-for-authors-in-2026-yes-here-s-how): Yes, with a system.
- [How to Build an Author Email List](https://www.thewritingwives.com/post/how-to-build-an-author-email-list-reader-magnet-strategy): Reader magnet strategy.
- [How to Get Readers Without Social Media](https://www.thewritingwives.com/post/how-to-get-readers-without-social-media-email-first-strategy): An email-first approach.
- [The $1K to $10K Monthly Author Income Arc](https://www.thewritingwives.com/post/1k-to-10k-monthly-the-author-income-arc-scaling-system): How author income scales in stages.
 
## Reference
 
- [FAQs](https://www.thewritingwives.com/faqs/): Direct answers to the questions fiction authors actually ask about ads, reader growth, and income.
- [Glossary](https://www.thewritingwives.com/glossary/): Plain-language definitions of author-marketing terms.
- [Blog](https://www.thewritingwives.com/blog): All articles on Facebook ads, reader acquisition, and sustainable author income.
 
## About
 
- Founders: Jill Cooper and Malorie Cooper (bestselling science fiction author).
- Signature concepts: reader acquisition system, sustainable author income, read-through, the 3-5-7 rule, test-analyze-adjust-scale, train the algorithm, build once and scale wisely.
 
## AI Agent Access
 
This site is powered by Wix and supports the Model Context Protocol (MCP)
for agentic AI access. AI agents can connect directly to retrieve live,
up-to-date site content - no scraping required.
 
- **Site MCP Endpoint:** https://www.thewritingwives.com/_api/mcp
- **Wix MCP Docs:** https://dev.wix.com/docs/develop-websites/articles/get-started/about-the-wix-site-mcp
 
## Available MCP Tools
 
### GetBusinessDetails
Retrieves business and site details such as timezone, email, phone, and address.
- No parameters required.
 
### SearchInSite
Searches the site for information.
- `searchTerm` - The term to search for in the site.
 
### SearchSiteApiDocs
Retrieves the API documentation for the Wix business solutions installed on
this site, and informs the AI client how to use the APIs. Use this tool for
querying products and services (instead of SearchInSite).
- `searchTerm` - The term to search for in the site API documentation.
 
### GenerateVisitorToken
Creates a new visitor session and obtains a visitor access token for the site.
Must be called before making any CallWixSiteAPI request if no visitor token
is already available in context.
- No parameters required.
 
### CallWixSiteAPI
Calls API methods on the site to perform actions on a visitor's behalf,
such as querying site data, booking an appointment, or starting a purchase.
- `visitorToken` - Visitor access token. Use GenerateVisitorToken first if not available.
- `url` - Absolute URL of the API method to call (e.g. https://www.wixapis.com/...). Retrieve using SearchSiteApiDocs.
- `method` -  HTTP method to use for the API call.
- `body` -  Request body as a valid JSON string.
 
### ReadFullDocsArticle
Fetches a complete article from the Wix developer documentation portal.
- `articleUrl` -  URL of an article in the Wix developer documentation portal.
 
### ReadFullDocsMethodSchema
Fetches the full schema for a Wix API method. Should be called before
calling the actual method via CallWixSiteAPI.
- `articleUrl` - URL of the reference article for the Wix API method.
 
## What Visitors Can Do via AI + MCP
 
- Get business details (contact info, location, hours)
- Discover products and services on offer
- Book services and make reservations
- Start a purchase and be directed to the site to complete checkout
- Ask questions and get relevant answers without having to browse the site
 
## Notes
 
- No authentication required to connect to the MCP endpoint
- Only public information accessible on the site is available
- Content is always live and up to date
- To receive tool updates, implement a tools/list call upon receipt of a tool update notification