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Create a book

For story creators

How to publish your own story.

Write a story once, prove it works, and let other families personalize their own copy.

Write a draft

Start with your own plot, cast roles, page beats, and tone. Drafts stay private while you shape the story.
The create-a-template form, where you write the plot, cast, and page beats for your own story.
The template draft form — write your plot, cast, and page beats here before anything goes public.

Buy the proof

Generate and buy one real, finished copy of your template — the proof. It confirms the story and art hold up cover to cover before anyone else can buy it.
The creator shelf, showing a template's proof status before it can be published.
Your creator shelf — a template shows its proof status here, before anyone else can buy it.

Publish when ready

Once the proof succeeds, your template is ready to share. Publishing is optional — you decide when, or whether, to make it public.
The creator shelf, showing a published template ready for other families to personalize.
Once published, your template appears here on your creator shelf, ready for others to personalize.

Earn on every sale

You earn a 50% share of profit — after generation, printing, shipping, and overhead — each time someone buys a book made from your template. Changes create a new version, so past orders keep the version they were made from.
The earnings dashboard, showing your share of profit from books made with your template.
Your earnings dashboard — track your share of profit every time someone personalizes your template.
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Common questions

How do I start a story template?
From the creator area, start a draft with your own plot, cast roles, page beats, and tone. Drafts are private until you publish them.
What is the proof book?
The proof is a real, fully generated copy of your template — cover to back cover — that you buy once to confirm the story works before anyone else can buy it.
Do I have to buy the proof myself?
Yes. Buying the digital proof pays for that generation and confirms the template produces a finished book that matches what customers will receive.
Can I publish before buying a proof?
No. A template only becomes ready to publish once its proof has generated successfully.
Do I have to publish my template?
No. You can keep refining a draft, or buy a proof and decide later whether to make it public.
How much do creators earn?
Creators earn a 50% share of profit — after generation, printing, shipping, and overhead — on every book bought from their template. Earnings are tracked in your creator dashboard.
What happens if I change a published template?
Edits create a new draft version. Existing projects and orders stay pinned to the version they were made from, so past customers' books never change underneath them.
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