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Write

Help and Knowledgebase for AuthorTools Write

Getting started

Your first hour in Write: the name you publish under, your first book, and where everything lives.

Writing

The editor and the manuscript: scenes, chapters and parts; notes; find and replace; formatting; comments and suggestions.

Books and series

Organizing your catalog: series and universes, pen names and imprints, front and back matter, book lists, archiving.

Fonts and layouts for your book

How your book looks on the page: trim size, margins, fonts, line spacing, and the page setup that controls them.

Publishing your book

From manuscript to files you can upload: build profiles, PDF for print, EPUB for ebook, and checking the result.

Chapter headers, images, and decorations

Chapter openings, scene breaks, drop caps and ornaments; the media library and where pictures can be used.

The codex

The bible of your universe: entries, your own types and fields, calendars and dates, what is true when and where, and finding e...

Working with an AI

Write operates on the paradigm of your favorite AI agent connects into Write, rather than Write connecting out to an AI. What t...

Collaborators

Bringing in an editor, a co-author or a proofreader: invitations, what each role can do, review and suggestions.

Importing and backups

Bringing a manuscript in from Word, backing up a book or all of them, and restoring from a backup.