How it works
You tell. We write. You approve.
A personalized book built from your real memories, with AI-assisted writing and your full review before anything is printed.
The four steps
1
Tell your story, for free
Talk with your Story Director, an AI interviewer that asks the right questions. Your first 5 messages need no account; then create a free account to keep the same conversation.
2
Read your free first page
Once your brief is complete, you get a free first page and a suggested cover. You only pay when you decide to start writing the full book.
3
Review and approve
Your book is written from your memories, then you read it. Ask for as many corrections to the existing text as you need before your final approval.
4
Receive your book
Download the PDF and EPUB. Printed editions are produced as laminated hardcovers, printed and shipped within the United States.
How the writing works
Your Story Director is an AI interviewer, not a human biographer. It asks one question at a time, follows up on the details that matter, and keeps track of what is still missing from your brief.
When your brief is complete, the book is written chapter by chapter from your memories, in American English. Each chapter is checked for completeness and consistency before your book is assembled. Nothing is invented about real people: where you gave no detail, the text stays faithful to what you shared.
You then read the entire book in your private space. Ask for any correction to the existing text: a name, a date, the tone of a scene. The passages concerned are rewritten and checked again before coming back to you.
Sample
A few lines from a love story novel
Chapter One
The Summer We Missed the Last Train
I noticed the laugh before I noticed the man. It came from the back of the diner, a little too loud for a Tuesday, the kind of laugh that doesn't ask permission. "You're in my booth," he said, when I finally looked up from the menu I had been pretending to read. "There's no name on it." "There will be," he said, and sat down across from me as if we had agreed on it years ago. We missed the last train that night. I have told the story a hundred times since, and every time Daniel swears it was an accident. It was not. I saw him glance at the clock above the counter, and I saw him decide not to say anything. I decided the same thing.
What to expect
Honest about AI
The writing is AI-assisted. Check names, dates, relationships and sensitive passages: a smooth sentence can still contain a mistake. In all nine packages, corrections to the existing text are unlimited before your final approval. This does not include a free reprint after approval.
Realistic timing
Estimated timing: the digital edition is usually ready within 48 hours of payment and a complete brief, whatever the package. Printed books usually ship within 7 business days of your final approval, plus transit time within the United States. Shipping is not arrival: also allow time to gather memories and to review and correct the text. These are estimates, not a guaranteed delivery date.
How this compares with other ways to make a life story book
Weekly-question services email one prompt a week for a year and bind the written answers into a book: a good fit for people who enjoy writing. A human ghostwriter or memoir writing service interviews you and writes the book, usually with a larger budget and a longer timeline.
Notre Livre sits in between. There is no weekly schedule and nothing to write: you talk with your Story Director at your own pace, and your memories are written into a narrative book with chapters. The writing is AI-assisted, and you review and correct it before approval. For a detailed overview, read our honest comparison of Storyworth alternatives.
Your story deserves to be a book.
Start with a free conversation. You only pay once your first page convinces you.