Writing Guides
Learn how to use Bookshaper effectively and apply proven craft strategies to strengthen your writing.
Feature Workflows
Step-by-step walkthroughs of Bookshaper's features. Learn how to use each tool effectively and build a systematic revision process.
How to Outline in Bookshaper
Build your structure in Outline or Beat Cards; let the AI read it back as Beats
Proofread Mode Deep Dive
Grammar and style analysis for polished prose
Reading Analyze
The two measured groups, the Copy Editor's Read, and where each finding leads
Character Presence & Arcs
Tracking characters across your manuscript
The Story Bible
What the analysis finds in your story world, and where it goes
Marketing Blurb Generator
Creating and refining back-cover copy and taglines
Trope Tags
Deriving discoverability tropes from your manuscript
Cover Studio
Designing front, back, and spine covers with AI-generated or hand-built art
Pull Quotes
Pull-quote image cards in your book's own typography
The Submission Kit
Query letters, synopses, and author bios built from the book you already analyzed
Pitch One-Sheet
A one-page PDF sales sheet built from assets you already have
Reader Magnets
Bonus content that looks like it belongs to the book
Preserved Lines
Author-controlled line breaks that survive every export
Footnotes and Endnotes
Bottom-of-page print footnotes, tap-to-pop ebook notes, native Word footnotes
Text Messages, Callouts, and Written Notes
Genre-staple content blocks that render beautifully in every format
Printing and Saving PDFs
Print any planning view — or save it as a PDF — as a clean document
Print-Ready Check
Catch and fix the page-layout flaws that make a book look self-published
Trim Sizes and Margins
Pick the right book size and let the margin advisory keep your gutter print-safe
Accessible EPUB Export
Ship a born-accessible ebook that clears the EU Accessibility Act bar
Ready to finish your book?
Put these guides into practice in Bookshaper.