\definemakeup
  [frontpage]
  [align=middle]

\definemakeup
  [titlepage]
 
\setupmakeup
  [titlepage]
  [align={right,top},
   top=\vfill,
   pagestate=stop,
   style=smallbodyfont]

\definealternativestyle
  [authorstyle]
  [\rm\tfb]
  []  
 
\definealternativestyle
  [titlestyle]
  [\rm\bfd]
  []

\starttext

\startmakeup
  [frontpage]

\authorstyle
  {The Author}

\blank

\titlestyle
  {This is the Title}

\stopmakeup

\startmakeup
  [titlepage]

\titlestyle
  {This is the Title}

\stopmakeup

\startchapter
  [title={Chapter Title}]

\samplefile{tufte}

\stopchapter

\stoptext