Books
Multiple books in one project
A single project can contain multiple books — convenient for series or short story collections. Each book has its own structure (acts, chapters, scenes) and its own list of characters.
Switching between books — use the book switcher in the Toolbar (it shows the title of the current book).
Create a book
Toolbar → book switcher menu → "New book"
In the dialog, specify:
- Book title
- Template — pick a structure from the list:
| Template | Description |
|---|---|
| Empty book | Start from a blank slate |
| Detective example | A short detective story with sample content and characters |
| Three-act structure | Classic structure: beginning, middle, end |
| Save the Cat | Blake Snyder's 15-beat structure |
| Hero's Journey | Campbell's 12 stages of the mythological structure |
| Five-act structure | Freytag's dramatic pyramid |
| Story Circle | Dan Harmon's 8-step circular structure |
| Seven-point structure | Dan Wells' tension-based plotting |
Delete a book
Toolbar → book switcher menu → "Delete book"
Deletion is irreversible — the entire structure and scene text will be lost. You cannot delete the only book in a project.
Book properties
Select a book without a structure element selected — the book editor will open in the Properties panel:
- Book title
- Description — short synopsis
Book sections
Each book can include additional text sections that will be part of the export. They are edited in the book properties pane.
Front matter
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| Dedication | Who the book is dedicated to |
| Epigraph | A quote that sets the tone |
Back matter
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| Author's note | The author's message to the reader |
| Acknowledgments | Words of thanks |
Each section is a text field. The content is included in the export when the "Include front/back matter" option is enabled in the export dialog.
AI guidance (BOOK.md)
For each book you can write personal instructions for the AI — they will be automatically included in every conversation with the AI assistant for this book.
Where to edit: "AI assistant" panel → "Knowledge" tab → "AI guidance" section
Examples of what to write:
- Narrative voice and tone ("first person, past tense")
- Names and traits of key characters
- The world and its rules (for fantasy or sci-fi)
- Genre constraints ("no happy ending")
- Personal preferences ("don't suggest dialogue with exclamation marks")
The file is stored on disk as books/<slug>/BOOK.md and can be edited in any text editor.