Give your story a voice. Plan narration, production, audio review, and audiobook publishing preparation with Authorlly and make the next steps clear before recording begins.
Written → heardThe right voice, pace, and production choices shape how listeners experience your book. We help you plan the audio edition and coordinate the production and preparation work your project needs.
Your words stay yours narration rights, usage, and distribution terms are documented before production begins.
Voice, pace, and delivery influence how listeners follow your story or ideas. Begin with the manuscript, the listening experience you want, and the production involved.
A stable version of the text makes narration planning easier. Discuss whether editorial work should be finished before recording, especially if substantial changes are still being considered.
An audiobook can be planned as another edition of your title. Bring the text, relevant rights information, and your goals so we can focus on narration and production.
Explore the requirements before committing to production. Ask about voice direction, recording stages, approvals, deliverables, and preparation for your publishing route.
Explore the work below, then discuss your priorities with a specialist. Your written proposal confirms the services, deliverables, revision stages, and fees.
Connect the written manuscript with the audio edition you want to create: listeners, narration approach, production stages, and delivery requirements.
The voice should suit the book and how you want it experienced. Tone, pace, character treatment, and pronunciation all matter.
A production plan sets out recording, review, correction, and delivery work. Length and complexity shape the process.
Listeners notice unclear speech, inconsistent sound, and interruptions. Agree on the checks and how concerns are recorded and resolved.
Decide how author feedback will be handled before production starts. Text changes and performance corrections involve different work.
Discuss audio files, book information, and submission requirements for your route. For ACX, eligibility and rights-holder requirements are part of planning.
Turning your book into an audiobook is more than reading every printed word aloud. Think about what a listener needs to follow the material without seeing the page.
Discuss the narrator’s tone, pace, dialogue treatment, and the atmosphere of the story. A consistent approach shapes the listening experience across chapters.
Voice and delivery should reflect the author’s perspective and subject. Names, quotations, technical terms, and changes in emphasis may need attention during preparation.
Charts, tables, footnotes, and illustrations can require audio-specific decisions about how essential information is communicated to listeners.
Tell us where you are with your book. We’ll help you decide which questions to answer first.
We’ll discuss your manuscript and explain the deliverables, price, and next steps before you begin.
For an author exploring an audio edition.
For coordinating the audio process.
For moving toward distribution.
Every project is quoted individually your written proposal confirms the deliverables, revision stages, milestones, and fees.
A clear production plan helps you understand what will be recorded, what you’ll approve, and what you’ll receive.
Choose the version of the text that will be narrated. Large rewrites after recording can create extra production work and affect the schedule.
Confirm the narration type, available sample, approval process, and permissions. Discuss pronunciation or performance priorities before recording.
Confirm audio files, review stages, correction rounds, and publishing preparation. Production and distribution are different tasks the proposal identifies both.
See how the project takes shape, where your decisions matter, and what happens next.
Share the book, word count, manuscript stage, and intended listeners. Start a chat or ask your question through the enquiry form.
Discuss text readiness, pronunciation needs, and the narration approach. The complimentary editorial review can assess the written manuscript first.
Confirm narration arrangements, approvals, audio deliverables, fees, usage rights, and milestones plus any distribution preparation.
Work through the recording, audio review, and correction stages defined for your project, giving feedback at planned approval points.
Bring together the agreed audio files and book information, and work through included submission tasks for your selected route.
The manuscript and production choices shape the quote. Ask how narration, recording, audio work, corrections, and final delivery are priced so you can assess the project as a whole.
Word count affects the amount of recorded material. Specialist terminology, character requirements, and complex content can add preparation.
The chosen voice, narration type, permissions, and production arrangement affect the work and cost. Confirm these before production begins.
Correction rounds, author approvals, file preparation, and submission assistance should be identified in the quote, separate from additional work.
Discuss the proposed publishing route while planning production. File requirements, account eligibility, rights, and distribution terms affect the decisions you’ll need to make.
You can ask about audiobook publishing before you’ve chosen a narrator or worked out the details. Bring what you have and tell us what you want listeners to experience.
Can’t find your answer? A book specialist is happy to help.
Ask a question, discuss the services you need, or start with a complimentary full-manuscript editorial review. No pressure, no jargon just clear next steps.
Tell us about your book today. We’ll listen first, then show you a clear path from manuscript to readers.
