Everyone has a story. Most never get written down.
Author Out Loud exists to change that — by letting people make a real book simply by talking.
The stories are already there. The blank page isn't.
People tell their best stories out loud — at dinner, on the phone, to anyone who will listen. But turning those stories into a book has always meant staring at a blank screen, learning to write, or paying someone else to do it.
Author Out Loud takes a different path. We interview you, one warm question at a time, and shape your answers into chapters that still sound like you. Then we help you design, publish, print and share the finished book.
Author Out Loud is made by One Big Media Company, which also publishes the Honest Guides series at books.miaandmonami.com.
A few promises we build around.
Your words, not ours
We never invent your story. Every chapter comes from what you told us, and anything uncertain is marked for you to check.
Made for real people
Plain words, big buttons and no jargon. If you can talk about your life, you can make a book.
Private by default
Your answers and recordings belong in your account, not on display. You decide what goes in your book — and what never does.
Real books, not files
Properly typeset pages, real ISBNs, and printed copies you can hold and hand to someone you love.
Questions, ideas or partnerships?
Your story deserves to be remembered.
Answer your first few questions tonight. Your first chapter is free.
Start your book free