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I've had this story in my head for years.

Characters I know by name.

A world I can see when I close my eyes.

But every time I open a blank page...

nothing.

So I stopped writing. And I started talking.

Speak your book into existence.

Start talking

Free to start. Your words stay yours.

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The ancient problem

“Tell me again about the time the river flooded and grandmother carried the seeds on her back...”

Every campfire. Every generation. 40,000 years.

Chapter 1. Untitled document.

We invented writing and made the most natural human act into one of the most intimidating.

Rune reconnects the ancient and the modern.

The three stages

From voice to finished book

A

The Workshop

World Building

You talk about your world. Sam interviews you through characters, locations, rules, relationships. A knowledge base grows with every conversation.

B

The Study

Story Writing

Once your world is built, Sam helps you structure and write. Arcs, chapters, scenes, prose — all drawn from the world you already described.

C

The Press

Publishing

Your manuscript assembled, formatted, and ready for the world. Books first — but screenplays, audio scripts, anything your world deserves.

Meet Sam

Your scribe. Your gardener.

Named for the one who carried the storyteller when the storyteller couldn't carry himself. Sam doesn't write your book. Sam makes sure your book gets written.

You

She's fearless. Nothing scares her.

Sam

Nothing? Not even losing the people she's fighting for?

You

...actually, yeah. That's exactly what she's afraid of.

Filing to Character Profile: Kira — fear of loss

Patient

Never rushes. Your pace is the right pace.

Curious

Asks the questions you haven't thought to ask.

Warm

Present, attentive, never patronizing.

Honest

Notices contradictions. Asks about them.

Steady

Same on good days and hard days.

How it works

Voice in. World out.

01You speak

"Let me tell you about the kingdom of Ashara..."

02Sam listens

World-building detected. Foundation layer.

03The world grows

World Bible entry auto-filed: "Kingdom of Ashara"

04Sam asks the next question

"What does it smell like there? What sounds do you hear?"

Who this is for

People with stories, not manuscripts.

2

The Storytellers

Children's Book

Two partners writing a bicultural children's picture book about growing up with your heart in two places. They've never written a book. They don't need to — they just need to tell the story.

1

The World Builder

Sci-Fi Novel

Has a sci-fi universe in her head — the characters, the rules, the arcs. The blank page was the only thing stopping her. Voice-first changes everything: she describes her world like she's giving a tour of it.

Open source

Built in the open.

MIT license. Fork it, self-host it, make it yours.

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You have a story.

Sam is ready to listen.

Start talking

Free to start. Your words stay yours.

Rune — Your AI Ghost Writer

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