Laurel Bay Press · Laurel
Every expert has a book in them. Let’s crown yours.
Settle in. From a half-finished manuscript to media coverage — produced, registered, positioned, launched. One calm command center.
The $99 alternative to a $30,000 ghostwriter — built for coaches, consultants & founders.
See how it works↓The problem
Self-publishing is a dozen disconnected tools.
A writing app, an editor, a cover designer, a formatter, ISBN registration, KDP and IngramSpark, ARC services, a launch plan, outreach — and none of them talk to each other. Laurel is one calm command center, from manuscript to media coverage.
One project, end to end
Carry a single book from blank page to launch day — no exporting between a dozen disconnected tools.
AI does the lift, you stay the author
Every word is yours. Laurel drafts, edits, and plans alongside you — it never signs the book.
Know before you launch
An honest sales-potential read, real press angles, and a launch plan — before you spend a dollar on it.
How it works
One instrument, four moves — draft to launch.
Produce
Write, edit, design, format, narrate — in your voice.
- The Creator Studio
- The Editor
- Cover Studio
- Designer & Formatter
- Audiobook Studio
Register
ISBN, metadata, pricing, distribution — the business plumbing, handled.
- ISBN & Metadata
- Business Setup
- Where to Publish
- Pricing Strategy
- Distribution Execution
Position
Know if it'll sell — before you launch.
- Sales-Potential Score
- Newsworthiness
- Market Fit
- Elevator Pitch
- Retail Blurb
Launch
Get read, reviewed, and covered.
- Launch Playbook
- Source Match
- Outreach Finder
- ARC & Reviews
- Sales & Royalties
Built for experts
Who writes with Laurel
Choose your co-writer
You pick a writing partner — not an LLM.
Eight professional editorial partners, each with a distinct sensibility. The model lives behind the persona — and your own voice stays the anchor. We direct the craft; we never write away who you are.
The Architect
Structural editor
Structure first — frameworks, throughlines, the load-bearing argument.
The Minimalist
Line editor
Cuts to the bone — concise, punchy, every word earns its place.
The Developmental Coach
Developmental editor
Encouraging, big-picture, keeps you moving past the blank page.
The Provocateur
Critical editor
Challenges your thinking — sharpens the argument, plays devil's advocate.
The Stylist
Prose editor
Sentence-level craft — rhythm, image, lyric.
The Storyteller
Narrative editor
Narrative drive — scene, arc, hook, momentum.
The Scholar
Rigorous editor
Rigor & precision — evidence, accuracy, careful claims.
The Ghostwriter
Adaptive co-writer
Disappears into YOUR voice — gets words on the page fast.
Own your work
Most authors hand over the one thing they can’t get back.
Traditional contracts can take your copyright, lock your rights behind math you can’t verify, and claim your next book. With Laurel, you keep all of it.
From Laurel Bay Press
Every expert has a book in them.
The distance between a finished manuscript and a discoverable, well-launched book shouldn't take an agent, a traditional publisher, or a dozen disconnected tools. Laurel is the instrument we built to close that gap. AI carries the load; you stay the author.
Pricing
Free to build. Pay to ship.
Try the whole flow free — then ship your first book for $99 ($149 per book after), or go Pro and publish everything.
Free
Explore the whole studio.
- ·1 book project
- ·Standard co-writers
- ·All 17 modules to explore
- ↳No exports
First Book
Ship one book.
- ·Your first book project
- ·Standard co-writers
- ·All 17 modules
- ↳Export your first book
Pro
Publish without limits.
- ·Unlimited book projects
- ·Premium co-writer roster
- ·All 17 modules
- ↳Unlimited exports
Bring-your-own-key and team plans available for power users — talk to us.
How Laurel compares
Weighing your options? Good — so did we.
Laurel is an AI writing studio for experts: it carries your book from a blank page to a launch-ready product — written in your voice, your rights and royalties kept, for the price of a nice dinner. Not sure it’s the right call? We wrote honest comparisons, including where the other option genuinely wins.
Leave your legacy — written in Laurel.
Every expert has a book in them. Settle in and start writing yours — free.
Begin your book →Coming soon — write for Bay Street Wire, in partnership with Laurel.
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