Make a personalized children’s book that stars your own characters

How do I make a personalized book?

1. Create the characters. Three things are required: a name, what they are, and a line about how they look. Add personality, quirks, favorite things and a backstory if you like, or build the character from a photo.
2. Write the story. Pick an age or a reading level, a genre, an illustration style and a length, and give InkStak an idea in a sentence. Name a saved character in the idea and InkStak can add them to the cast for you.
3. Keep it. Read it in the app, save a PDF or a Word document to print at home, or, on Creator and Publisher, export a print-ready book for Amazon KDP.

What makes the book feel like yours?

• Your characters, every time. Each character keeps the same face, colors and outfit in every picture and every story, so a series can grow around them.
• Their personality in the story. Personality, quirks and favorite things shape what characters say and do. A backstory gives them depth, and chapter books use all of it to help them grow.
• A look you choose. 7 illustration styles (Watercolour, Storybook, Pencil Sketch, Retro Cartoon, Ben-Day Dot, Dreamy Pastel, Ghibli-Inspired), a Colouring Book line-art style, and My Style, your own mix of medium, palette, light and mood.
• A story at the right level. An age from 2 to 12 for a story read aloud, or a Kid Reads reading level for a child reading it themselves.
• Edits that carry through. Change a detail in one scene and InkStak updates the rest of the story to match. Redraw any picture with a note about what to change.

Can I print it as a real book?

Yes, two ways. Save the story as a PDF or Word document on any plan and print it at home. Or, on Creator (1 export a month) and Publisher (3 picture books a month, plus unlimited chapter books), export it for Amazon KDP: a print-ready interior and a wrap-around cover in KDP’s trim sizes, paperback or hardcover. The guide How to publish a children’s book on Amazon KDP walks through the steps.

Which plans include it?

Every plan makes personalized stories. The number of characters you can save and how many can share one story grow with the plan: Free saves 2 with 1 per story, Token packs 2 and 2, Creator 10 and 4, Publisher 10 and 6. Extra character slots are a one-time purchase that stays with your account. See all plans.