Abstract: A system and method for creation and distribution of writer-reader content through a social publishing service are described. The social publishing service directly connects readers with writers, using words as the unit of currency for transactions. Readers may purchase amounts of words to use as currency, which are then included in a user account and can be exchanged for corresponding word amounts of writer-reader content. Writers within the system may then be paid based on the number of words of their works purchased by readers. The social publishing service provides a platform for commerce transactions between writers and readers, gamification of that transaction process, as well as providing modules within a user interface allowing for users to search for, read, write, review and/or or edit writer-reader content.