diff --git a/flake-parts/modules.nix b/flake-parts/modules.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..098af10bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flake-parts/modules.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# export some of our flake moduels for re-use in other projects
+{ ...
+}: {
+  flake.modules.flake-parts = {
+    writers = ./writers;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index ec91eb68f..a889ed2b8 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@
         "aarch64-linux"
       ];
       imports = [
-        ./flake-parts/packages.nix
         ./flake-parts/formatting.nix
+        ./flake-parts/modules.nix
+        ./flake-parts/packages.nix
         ./flake-parts/writers
         ./templates/flake-module.nix
         ./templates/python-project/flake-module.nix