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title: Create or Edit a Book
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category: Books
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tags: books, series, chapters, planning
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contextKey: books.edit
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micro: Define a book or instalment inside a project.
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quickTitle: What belongs in a Book?
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quickSummary: Use a Book to organise a standalone novel, novella or series instalment inside a project.
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screenshot:
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# Overview
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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.
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# When Should I Use This?
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Use this page when creating a new volume or updating the order, title or planning description for an existing book.
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# How To Use It
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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.
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# Example
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Book 2 might carry the description: "Beth follows the memory tin trail while Maggie's version of Annie's death begins to collapse."
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# Writer Tip
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Keep book descriptions practical. They should help you remember what this instalment does, not pretend to be polished back-cover copy.
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# Common Mistakes
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- Treating book order as fixed too early.
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- Creating separate projects for books that share heavy continuity.
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- Leaving the description unchanged after the book's purpose changes.
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# Related Guides
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- [Books](/Help/Article/books.overview)
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- [Chapters](/Help/Article/chapters.overview)
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- [Scenes](/Help/Article/scenes.overview)
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