diff --git a/trailer.html b/trailer.html
index d0c7536..65eb02b 100644
--- a/trailer.html
+++ b/trailer.html
@@ -338,6 +338,23 @@
     return bits.join(" · ");
   }
 
+  // One more writer on this run: same book, same notes, nobody else pays again.
+  var ALLWRITERS = null;
+  function addWriterHtml() {
+    if (!ALLWRITERS) {
+      ALLWRITERS = [];
+      api("camera_presets", {}).then(function (r) {
+        ALLWRITERS = (r && r.writers) || []; if (ALLWRITERS.length) paintTabs(); });
+      return "";
+    }
+    var have = {}; DRAFTS.forEach(function (d) { have[d.writer] = 1; });
+    var free = ALLWRITERS.filter(function (w) { return !have[w.id]; });
+    if (!free.length) return "";
+    return '<span style="margin-left:10px;white-space:nowrap"><select id="addwsel" style="font-size:12px">'
+      + free.map(function (w) { return '<option value="' + esc(w.id) + '">' + esc(w.label) + '</option>'; }).join("")
+      + '</select> <button type="button" class="btn" data-addwriter="1" style="font-size:12px">+ add this writer &middot; about $1</button></span>';
+  }
+
   function paintTabs() {
     document.getElementById("tabs").innerHTML = DRAFTS.map(function (d) {
       var s = String(d.draw_state || "");
@@ -352,10 +369,20 @@
         + esc(d.label || d.writer)
         + (Number(d.iteration) > 1 ? ' v' + d.iteration : '')
         + (d.writer === RUN.lead_writer ? ' ★' : '') + extra + '</button>';
-    }).join("");
+    }).join("") + addWriterHtml();
   }
 
   document.getElementById("tabs").addEventListener("click", function (e) {
+    var addb = e.target.closest ? e.target.closest("[data-addwriter]") : null;
+    if (addb) {
+      var aw = document.getElementById("addwsel");
+      addb.disabled = true;
+      api("add_writer", { run_id: runId, writer: aw ? aw.value : "" }).then(function (r) {
+        if (r && r.ok) { showMsg("msg", "That writer is reading the book now. Its script appears as a new tab in a few minutes.", "ok"); load(); }
+        else { showMsg("msg", (r && r.error) || "That writer could not be added."); addb.disabled = false; }
+      });
+      return;
+    }
     var id = e.target.closest ? e.target.closest(".tab") : null;
     if (!id) return;
     CUR = id.getAttribute("data-tab"); EDITING = null;
@@ -419,7 +446,7 @@
       return '<li>' + esc(b.what || "")
         + (b.is_ending ? ' <b>(the ending)</b>' : '')
         + (b.why_it_matters ? ' <span class="kv">' + esc(b.why_it_matters) + '</span>' : '')
-        + '</li>'; }).join("");
+        + '</li>'; }).join("") + addWriterHtml();
 
     return '<div class="spine"><h4>The story, as the writer worked it out from the book</h4>'
       + (sp.the_engine ? '<p class="eng">' + esc(sp.the_engine) + '</p>' : '')
@@ -1537,6 +1564,13 @@
         + "automatically. This takes a few minutes." : (r.note || "Already checked."), "ok"); await refresh(); }
       return;
     }
+    if ((el = hit("data-addwriter"))) {
+      var aw = document.getElementById("addwsel");
+      el.disabled = true;
+      r = await act("add_writer", { run_id: runId, writer: aw ? aw.value : "" });
+      if (r) { showMsg("msg", "That writer is reading the book now. Its script appears as a new tab in a few minutes.", "ok"); await load(); }
+      return;
+    }
     if ((el = hit("data-lineset"))) {
       var lk = el.getAttribute("data-lineset"), lp = lk.split("|");
       var lin = document.querySelector('[data-linetext="' + lk + '"]');