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✍️ The writer

Writing your book here, bringing a Word file, your editor's changes, and where your words are kept.

How does the writer work?
The writer is where your book's words live. You write in chapters, and the page beside your words shows your real book as you type. It's free, and you don't need an account.
Where does the writer keep my book?
In this browser, and nowhere else, unless you choose Keep a copy in my account. Download a full backup now and then; that file is your book.
Can I bring in a book I already wrote?
Yes. Bring a Word file (.docx) and the writer splits it into chapters at its headings. Plain text and Markdown work too. Your Word file is never changed.
How do my words become a print book and an ebook?
Press Make it a book in the writer. BookPublish sets your pages; you check them, make your cover, and download. Keep writing after that and press Update to bring the new words in.
How do I send my book to an editor and bring their changes back?
Download a Word file for your editor. When it comes back, choose Update from a Word file. Each change comes in marked with who made it, for you to accept or reject.
My book started as a Word file in the formatter. What now?
Nothing changes unless you ask. It opens as it always did. Press Edit in the writer to write it in the writer from now on; your Word file is not changed.

Still stuck?

Email [email protected] with what you were doing and we'll help. Real person, usually within a business day.