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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 illustrated cover of The Moon Map Mystery, one of Onceling's story templates.
The kind of finished story art a template can produce — this cover is from The Moon Map Mystery.

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 illustrated cover of The Starlight Adventure, an Onceling story template.
A proof confirms your template can produce finished art like this cover from The Starlight Adventure.

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 illustrated cover of How We Happened, an Onceling story template.
Once published, a story like this cover from How We Happened is 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.
An illustrated interior page from Main Character Moment, an example Onceling book.
Every finished book like this one, made from your template, earns you a share of the profit.
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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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