How to make an audiobook from your manuscript
Cast, sample, produce — without leaving the desk.
The mess
Most tutorials skip the manuscript home
They start in a TTS site with no chapters and no cast memory.
- Paste-from-Word chaos
- One voice for every character
- Full-book cost before a sample
What you get
Sample first on Typewriter
Narrator is built for multi-cast chapter samples from your book.
- Cast from bible
- Chapter sample
- Produce when ready
How
Do this in order
Not a feature tour. The actual path.
- 1
Finish a readable draft
Import or write chapters in Typewriter so the binder is the master file.
- 2
Open Narrator
On the desk, open Audio / Narrator for this book.
- 3
Cast voices
Match narrator and speaking characters to distinct voices using the story bible.
- 4
Sample a chapter
Play a multi-voice sample of chapter one (or a dialogue-heavy chapter) before full production.
- 5
Produce and export
When the sample is right, produce more chapters and download for distribution.
Questions
Straight answers
How long does it take to make an AI audiobook?
Sampling a chapter can take minutes once cast is set. Full-book production depends on length and plan — always sample first.
Do I need a finished manuscript?
You should have stable chapters. You can still revise after sampling, but production assumes a readable draft.
Start free. Ship when ready.
Write free forever. Add covers, audio, and Press when the draft earns them.