Your Writing. Spoken.
Spoken celebrates writers and readers who love to listen.
It helps writers to easily self-publish, share, and monetize an audio version of their work. At the same time, Spoken provides a new kind of network for readers to discover, stream, and support the writers they love.
Writer’s Tool.
Wildly talented world-builders and wordsmiths are everywhere. From fanfics to wikis, creatives are sharing their incredible work with vibrant communities. But writers and readers rarely have access to audio for these works.
Spoken Studio™ breathes new life into the written word. This purpose-built workflow helps writers easily classify their work, produce multi-character narration, and publish the audio to Spoken — all without sacrificing creative rights.
Spoken makes streaming and getting paid for written work more accessible than ever. And with our unique social capabilities, writers not only build their own library, but personal brand as well. We can’t wait to see what the indie writers of the world create.
Power to the (self-)publisher.
Readers Rule.
Listening is the new reading, and more people are doing it every day.
Traditional written-word media platforms marginalize independent writers and fail readers who are also listeners. At the same time, streaming media platforms fall short on short-form, both for publishers and listeners.
Spoken fixes that. Our platform puts audio first, welcomes diverse communities of creatives, and makes it easy to stream work while supporting the writers you love.
All you have to do is listen.
Pay the Penmen.
There really isn’t a great payment model that rewards dedicated independent writers. Especially a model that doesn’t require Ads.
So we invented the Spoken Affinity Model™.
After the beta, half of a listeners subscription revenue will go directly to the writers they spend their time listening to. This means payments are proportional to the time listeners spend with any writer’s work, instead of a play count across all writers. Every minute counts.
This fair payment model makes it easy for readers to support the writers they love, while finally, fairly, rewarding writers for their work.
Riches to the Writers.
Join the Spoken Beta Program.
Spoken is a unique platform. We combined familiar elements of social, community, and streaming apps with cutting-edge creative tools, including responsible AI analysis and advanced voice technology.
We haven’t seen anything like it before. We want to do it right. And we’d love your help.
The Beta is free for all users, including those who want to use Spoken Studio. As a small bootstrapped startup, we need to minimize excessive use of the more expensive technology functions. Therefore, you’ll need to request access to Spoken Studio to publish your work. Our team will review your request and get you started within 24 hours.
Use your words.
Trying new things can be better with friends. We’ve set up a Subreddit and Discord server for feature requests, help, sharing work, and community updates.
By Storytellers. For Storytellers.
We believe that giving voice to writing isn’t just for those with resources to create elaborate productions or patience to navigate complex publishing hoops. Spoken was created by a small team of storytellers based in Portland, Oregon who believe in empowering self-publishers.
