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title: Create or Edit a Book
category: Books
tags: books, series, chapters, planning
contextKey: books.edit
micro: Define a book or instalment inside a project.
quickTitle: What belongs in a Book?
quickSummary: Use a Book to organise a standalone novel, novella or series instalment inside a project.
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# Overview

Books are the major containers inside a project. A book may be a standalone novel, a novella, a later series instalment or a planned volume that shares continuity with the rest of the project.

# When Should I Use This?

Use this page when creating a new volume or updating the order, title or planning description for an existing book.

# How To Use It

Set the book number so the reading order is clear. Use the title and description to capture the book's working promise: its central question, major conflict, emotional movement or role in the series.

# Example

Book 2 might carry the description: "Beth follows the memory tin trail while Maggie's version of Annie's death begins to collapse."

# Writer Tip

Keep book descriptions practical. They should help you remember what this instalment does, not pretend to be polished back-cover copy.

# Common Mistakes

- Treating book order as fixed too early.
- Creating separate projects for books that share heavy continuity.
- Leaving the description unchanged after the book's purpose changes.

# Related Guides

- [Books](/Help/Article/books.overview)
- [Chapters](/Help/Article/chapters.overview)
- [Scenes](/Help/Article/scenes.overview)
