Documentation

Everything Manuscript Studio does, and what to watch for while doing it — from your first chapter to the files you upload to a printer.

• Getting started

  Create an account, choose a plan, understand credits, and start your first book — a novel, a coloring book, a picture book, a planner, a recipe book, a photo book, a word search or a sudoku book.

  • Create your account
  • Plans and credits
  • The bookshelf
  • Choosing a book type
  • Importing a manuscript
  • Your art library

• Writing a novel

  The prose workflow end to end — premise, outline, the editor, AI changes you approve, the story codex, consistency checking and research.

  • The premise
  • The outline
  • The editor
  • AI changes you approve
  • The story codex
  • Consistency and research
  • Version history and find & replace
  • Auto-draft the whole book
  • Writing a series
  • Your codex as a map
  • Build a world

• Layout books

  Coloring books, picture books, planners, recipe books, photo books and puzzle books (word search, sudoku, maze, word scramble, cryptogram, crossword and activity books) — where the page is the unit of authorship and the page count is exact.

  • The brief
  • The page plan
  • Page layouts and templates
  • The page designer
  • Ink, paper and what it costs
  • AI page art
  • Word search books
  • Sudoku books
  • The cast and reference pictures

• Covers

  The Cover Studio — a layer editor drawn on the exact print wrap, with templates, AI art, a sourced spine, and exports a printer will accept.

  • The Cover Studio
  • Templates and layers
  • AI cover art
  • The spine
  • Panels and geometry
  • Exporting a cover

• Audiobooks

  The Narration Studio — cast a narrator, script the reading, record and proof-listen, then master the audiobook for the stores that accept AI narration.

  • Narrators and voices
  • Performance direction
  • Recording and cost
  • Proof-listening and checks
  • Delivery and stores
  • Listening
  • The narration assistant

• Promotion

  The Promotion Studio — AI store copy, 3D product shots, per-store listing fields with real character limits, and the downloadable promo kit.

  • Store copy
  • Product shots
  • Listings
  • The promo kit
  • The Promotion assistant

• Publishing

  Getting a finished book to press — print formats and platforms, measuring the interior, the release board's checks, and the multi-platform bundle.

  • Print format and platforms
  • Measuring the interior
  • The release board
  • The release bundle
  • Single files

• Reference

  Backups, keyboard shortcuts, credit costs at a glance, and what to do when something goes wrong.

  • Back up your work
  • Keyboard shortcuts
  • Troubleshooting