Personalized book-planning service

Dictate Book Blueprint

A personalized written plan for your nonfiction book, created from one guided phone interview about your expertise. You talk; we turn what you say into a structured book plan you can write from yourself or hand to a writer.

What kind of product this is

The Book Blueprint is a remote service, not an instant download. It is personalized from a live interview, so your written plan is created after you complete that interview. Right after payment you get your order confirmation page, where you book your strategy call. The plan is delivered by email after your interview.

What you receive

• Strategy call. A one-on-one Zoom video call with a Dictate Book Strategist, a real person on our team. Calls are booked in 30-minute slots and usually take about 15 minutes. You choose the time on the calendar on your order confirmation page, and the Zoom link is in your booking confirmation email.
• Guided interview. A phone interview of about 30 minutes with Silas, Dictate’s AI interviewer. Silas is an AI, not a person. Your strategist schedules the interview with you, and Silas calls the phone number you give at that time. There is nothing to write or prepare: you answer questions about your expertise out loud.
• Your Book Blueprint (PDF). A branded PDF built from your interview, containing:

• Book concept summary: the central idea your book is built on, and the book type that fits it.
• Three working title options.
• A chapter-by-chapter outline with a short description and a word-count target for each chapter.
• Your ideal reader: who the book is for, what they struggle with, and what they want.
• Author positioning: what makes your perspective different in your subject area.
• Market comparison: 3 to 7 existing books in your category compared with your angle.
• A sample paragraph written in the speaking style captured from your interview.
• An AI-generated concept image of a possible cover, as a visual starting point (not a print-ready cover).

See an illustrative sample made for a fictional author.

How it works and how long it takes

1. Order. Pay $27 on the secure order form. You see your confirmation page immediately.
2. Book your strategy call on the calendar on that page. Times are offered from about one hour ahead and over the next five available days.
3. Strategy call (Zoom). Your strategist answers questions and schedules your interview.
4. Interview (phone). About 30 minutes with Silas, our AI interviewer.
5. Delivery (email). Your personalized PDF is generated from your interview and emailed to you. Based on our recent deliveries, most documents arrive within about an hour after the interview ends. If a document needs extra review, we email it to you as soon as it is ready.

What is not included

The Book Blueprint is a planning document. It does not include writing, editing, designing, or publishing your book, and nothing is shipped. Dictate offers separate book-writing services; you are never required to buy anything else.

Optional add-ons

You receive only the products you buy. Each add-on is personalized from the same interview and emailed after it, like the Blueprint.

• Competitive Gap Report: $27 one-time. Offered as an optional box on the order form. A review of real competing and adjacent books in your category: what they cover, what they miss, the content gaps your book could fill, and positioning angles to test.
• Interview Roadmap: $97 one-time, or 2 monthly payments of $50 ($100 total). Offered after checkout. 50 to 80 personalized writing questions, organized by chapter and priority, to help you draft the book.
• Book Launch Planner: $197 one-time, or 3 monthly payments of $77 ($231 total). Offered after checkout. A personalized plan for preparing and promoting your book’s release.

Refund policy

60-day money-back guarantee: if you are not satisfied for any reason, request a refund within 60 days of purchase and you get a full refund. No questions asked, no conditions, nothing to return. To request a refund, use the link in your order confirmation email or contact us at support@startdictate.com or +1 888-614-7771. See the full refund policy.

Questions

Do I have to write anything? No. You answer interview questions out loud.

Is the interviewer a person? Your strategy call is with a person. The interview itself is with Silas, an AI interviewer.

Who owns the material? You do. Your Blueprint is yours to use however you like.