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Learn the basics of creating your books, navigating the platform, and bringing your stories to life.
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Browse and learn about our collection of ready-made book templates designed to help you create beautiful children’s books faster and easier.
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Learn how to create, customize, and download your StoryMovie, including narration, music, animations, MP4 downloads, and shareable streaming links for your finished story.
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Learn how to add voiceovers, background music, sound effects, interactive buttons, custom story paths, and other engaging elements that make your books more immersive and fun for young readers.
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Explore how to create, customize, and download coloring books and coloring pages using Scrively Colorburst.
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Need help? Here’s how to contact Scrively Support
Our Story Guide team is readily accessible to assist you with any questions or concerns. You may reach out through email at support@scrively.com, In-App Chat or the Help Center. We strive to deliver outstanding support and will respond to your request as soon as possible after reviewing it. To contact our Story Guides, click on the in-app "Chat" icon in the top-right corner of the app. The chat window will open at the bottom right where you can click on "Start Conversation." Choose your storyteller adventure level (your account plan), request type and add your message. Click on "Start Conversation" and our Story Guides will be happy to assist. If you're in the Help Center on the bottom right click on the chat icon. Click on "Start Conversation." Enter your name, email, storyteller adventure level (your account plan), request type and your message. Click on "Start Conversation" and our Story Guides will be happy to assist.
❓ Frequently Asked QuestionsWhat can I do with Scrively?
Scrively is an all-in-one web-based book creation platform designed to help anyone turn ideas into beautifully illustrated children’s books, no writing or drawing experience required (unless you want to). Inside the Scrively web app, you can create, customize, publish, and share complete books from start to finish in one place. ✨ AI Story Creation Generate fully written, original children’s stories instantly from a simple prompt or idea. Scrively helps you shape characters, plots, and tone so you can go from concept to complete story in seconds. 📤 Upload Your Own Stories Already have a story? Simply upload your text. Scrively automatically formats it into a structured, illustrated book that you can customize, preview, and share. 🎨 Illustration & Art Styles Bring your story to life with a variety of illustration styles available directly in the story builder, including classic children’s looks like crayon-style art and modern animated formats. Style availability depends on your plan, with additional premium styles unlocked in Pro. ⚙️ Built-in Book Editor & Layout Tools Scrively automatically formats your content into a polished book layout. You can refine pages, adjust text placement, regenerate visuals, and preview your book as you build, no design skills needed. 🌍 Multi-Language Support Create and preview stories in multiple languages directly inside the editor, making it easy to build books for different audiences and regions. 📕 Book Creation & Management Create multiple books depending on your plan. Your work is saved in your Scrively account, where you can edit or continue building anytime. 🖨️ Download, Print & Publishing Options Export your finished books in high-resolution formats ready for: - At-home printing - Professional printing You can also use Scrively’s in-house printing service for a premium, bookstore-quality physical book. 🚀 PublisherPad (Pro Plan) PublisherPad (Pro) prepares your book for publication by generating print-ready paperback PDFs and EPUB files, along with your book’s publishing details. When you’re ready, simply upload everything to Amazon KDP, where you’ll review your files, set your pricing, and publish your book. 💼 Commercial Rights (Pro Plan) With a Scrively Pro plan, you may purchase commercial usage rights for individual books. This allows you to publish and sell the specific books for which commercial rights have been purchased, in accordance with our Commercial Rights Policy. 🎵 Scrively Studio (Pro or One-Time Purchase Add-On) Scrively Studio unlocks advanced multimedia tools that enhance your books with: - Voiceovers - Background music - Immersive audio experiences - Interactive buttons - Custom paths Perfect for turning your books into interactive storytelling experiences. 🖍️ Scrively Colorburst (Pro or One-Time Purchase Add-On) Colorburst transforms your illustrated books into printable coloring books by converting artwork into clean, high-resolution line art, ideal for educational or creative activities. 🎥 StoryMovie (Optional Add-On) Bring your book to life! StoryMovie transforms your finished book into a professionally narrated, streaming video with gentle page motion, engaging music, and immersive sound effects. You’ll receive a shareable page along with a downloadable video file, making it easy to share your story with family, friends, or your audience. 📖 My Library Your Scrively Library is your central hub for managing completed books. Once published or saved, your books can be: - Organized in one place - Shared with others via a simple link - Grab an embed code - Accessed online without needing any app Readers can view your books anywhere, on any device, through a browser, making it easy to share them with families, classrooms, and audiences. 📚 Scrively Library (Templates) The Scrively Library is a collection of ready-to-use template books. Choose from hundreds of professionally designed templates to help you get started faster or use them as-is. Templates can be: - Browsed in one place - Used as a starting point for new books - Customized to fit your needs - Accessed online from any device The Scrively Library provides inspiration and ready-made content to help bring your ideas to life. 💫 Designed for Everyone Scrively is built for parents, teachers, creators, and storytellers who want to bring ideas to life quickly and beautifully, all from a single web app.
❓ Frequently Asked QuestionsWhere Can I Find Scrively Tutorials?
Welcome to Scrively! Whether you're creating your first children's book or looking to explore more advanced features, our tutorials are designed to help you get the most out of Scrively. How to Access Tutorials You can find all of our tutorials on our YouTube channel: Scrively Tutorials Recommended Learning Path If you're new to Scrively, we recommend starting with: 1. Getting Started with Scrively Learn the basics of navigating Scrively and creating your first book. https://youtu.be/VtxRaqJMz8M 2. Describe Your Story Learn how to add your story details, choose a writing style, select an art style, and customize your book settings. https://youtu.be/lwF83MYapH4 3. Create Your Characters Learn how to design and personalize characters for your story. https://youtu.be/6hLpVaKjrm4 4. Continue Exploring Scrively Features Explore additional tutorials as you bring your book ideas to life. Need Help? If you have questions while creating your book, our Help Center is here to support you. You can also contact our Story Guides for assistance. Happy creating!
🚀 Getting StartedHow to Describe Your Story
After configuring the advanced options, you can either write your own story description. Or choose from the provided options to help you get started quickly. Need some fresh ideas? Click on the refresh icon. Next, give your book a title. Or choose from the provided titles. Need some fresh titles? Click on the refresh icon. Choose your writing style. Select your drawing style. ⚠️ The Starter plan includes one style. One-time purchases include one style in each category. The Plus plan includes three styles per category, while the Pro plan unlocks all styles. Click through the drawing style categories. Hover over the drawing style to reveal and click on the enlarge tool. Once selected, you’ll see a full-size preview of the drawing style. Click on "Continue." Select the reading level. Set the approximate page count for the book. ⚠️ The Starter plan includes up to 15 pages. One-time purchases and the Plus plan includes up to 30 pages, while the Pro plan unlocks up to 50 pages. If your story is longer than 50 pages, you'll have the option to unlock each additional page at the rate of $1 per page. Click on "Continue." Head over to our guide here to learn more about creating characters.
⚙️ Settings & AccountHow to Remove the Scrively Branding From Your Books (Plus & Pro)
Want full creative control over your completed books? Scrively Plus and Pro users can remove Scrively branding for a cleaner, more professional reading experience that keeps the focus on your work. Click on your photo at the top right side of the dashboard. Click on "Settings." Toggle "Remove Scrively logo from books" on. This feature is available for Plus and Pro users. Click on "Save." The Scrively branding will be removed from the title page, spine and back cover.
📚 My LibraryHow to Download Your Book as a PDF
You can easily download your book as a PDF directly from Scrively. This allows you to save, print, or share your book anytime with just a few clicks. Head over to the "My Library" tab. Click on "Download PDF." ⚠️ Quick PDF downloads are available on one-time purchases, Plus, and Pro plans. Upgrade anytime to unlock this feature. Print-Ready PDF downloads are available for Pro users who have also obtained commercial rights for the book. Select the type of PDF you'd like to download. Scrively will take a few moments to generate the PDF file. The PDF will open in a new window. Click the download icon, then choose where to save the file on your device. ⚠️ PDF Export Not Working? Your browser’s pop-up blocker may be preventing the PDF from opening. Please allow pop-ups for Scrively and try exporting again.