How it works

From your recordings to a finished manuscript, step by step.

Sermons, podcast episodes, interviews, keynotes, coaching calls. If it's recorded, we can work with it.

01

Send us what you already have

Sermon recordings, podcast episodes, interview audio, keynote recordings, whatever exists. Roughly 5 hours tends to give the best results, but there's no wrong format and nothing to prepare first.

02

We find the throughline

Our team listens across everything you send to find the book already forming inside it, and maps it into a chapter structure.

03

Short interviews fill the gaps

A few guided conversations, done by phone or video, connect your existing material into one continuous narrative, in your actual voice.

04

Draft, then developmental and line editing

We build the manuscript from your material, then take it through a full developmental edit for structure and flow, and a full line edit for the sentence-level work.

05

Publish, if your tier includes it

For the Manuscript Desk + Publishing tier, we move into interior layout, cover design, and full IngramSpark submission and distribution setup.

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Frequently asked

What pastors, podcasters, and speakers usually want to know.

I'm not a pastor. Does this still work for me?+

Yes. This works for anyone with recorded material, podcasters, hosts, interviewers, speakers, coaches. The process is the same regardless of what kind of recordings you bring us, sermons are just one example among many.

How much recorded material do I actually need?+

Roughly 5 hours tends to give the best results, enough for a full manuscript with real depth pulled directly from what you've already said. Less than that can still work, it just means more of the book gets built through guided interviews rather than pulled from existing recordings. Send what you have and we'll tell you exactly where you stand before you commit to anything.

My content is spread across 50 short episodes, not one clean archive. Is that a problem?+

No, that's normal. Most podcasters and hosts come to us with exactly this. Our team listens across everything and finds the throughline that connects it, that's a core part of what the process is built to do.

What if my audio quality isn't great?+

That's fine. We're working from what's said, not producing an audio product. A phone recording of a sermon or a casually recorded podcast episode works just as well as a studio recording for our purposes.

Can this include multiple guests or co-hosts, or does it need to be just me talking?+

The manuscript is built around your voice and perspective as the author, so material where you're the primary speaker works best. Guest or co-host material can sometimes be incorporated as supporting context, worth discussing on a call if this applies to you.

What if my recordings aren't organized by topic?+

That's expected, and part of what you're paying our team to solve. Finding structure in unorganized material, whether that's years of sermons or a scattered podcast feed, is core to the process, not an extra step.

Do I need to write anything myself?+

No. Your role is to send what you have and participate in a few short interviews. Our team handles the structure, drafting, and editing.

Who owns the finished manuscript?+

You do, in every scenario. Whether you choose Tier 1 or Tier 2, the manuscript and the finished book both belong to you.

How long does the process take?+

Most Tier 1 manuscripts take roughly 8 to 12 weeks from your first send to a finished manuscript, depending on how much material you have and how quickly interviews get scheduled. Tier 2 adds time for layout, submission, and setup on top of that.

Is my content kept confidential?+

Yes. Everything you send, and everything discussed in interviews, is used only to build your manuscript.