Creating Your Book

We know that professional-looking results are key to your success as an author, so Made Live includes multiple features to support a professional-grade result including: * Industry-standard template suggestions and specifications* Built-in design guides and best practices* Professional typography tools* Integrated professional-level print preparation tools and settings* Quality assurance checklists and guidance at every stage

Made Live supports the creation of books whether you’re a brand new author starting from scratch or you have a work-in-progress to finish. Simply import your existing manuscript and upload any artwork and illustrations to get started, or create a project from scratch. We do recommend all authors add information in the Planning workspace, though,

Made Live offers professional-grade design tools that are both powerful and easy to use including drag-and-drop editing for text and illustrations, typography controls, built-in visual guides, image placement and scaling tools, trim-size specific bleed and margin guides, and interactive preview mode to view changes in real time. All tools are optimized for visual storytelling and

Made Live offers a versatile approach to handling illustrations in your book project. Planning & Visualization Tools* AI-generated placeholder images to help plan layouts and your book’s visual flow* Storyboarding tools for planning illustration and text placement on pages and spreads* Layout templates and guidance with industry-standard image specifications required by third-party printers and distributors*

Project timelines vary depending on your book’s complexity, length, illustration needs, and the time you have available to commit to your project. A typical 32-page children’s picture book, created with Made Live, can be ready to publish in as little as 90 days from concept to print-ready files. Made Live helps streamline the entire process

Creating your book using Made Live follows a streamlined workflow:* Start with your book idea and begin planning your story* Use that plan to write and edit your amazing manuscript* Add spread breaks and page turns, comments, and illustration notes to your manuscript for clarity* See your story come to life visually with one-click transfer

Made Live supports a variety of highly visual book formats and styles including picture books for all ages, graphic novels and comics, educationally-based illustrated books, art books and portfolios, cook books, coffee table books, and books of poetry. Our platform offers professional-grade tools and optional layouts to suit any visual storytelling project, allowing you to