Use cases

One writing engine, many kinds of book.

The brief changes everything. Here is how to give a good one for each kind of project.

Children's books

Picture-book text and early chapter books, matched carefully to reading age and read-aloud rhythm.

Typical length: 800 – 8,000 words · For parents, grandparents, teachers and first-time children's authors

Tip: Set the age group precisely — seven and nine are very different readers.

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Family memoirs

Letters, recordings and half-remembered stories turned into a book your family reads.

Typical length: 15,000 – 60,000 words · For families recording a life, a business or a generation

Tip: List the people who must appear, and any subject you would rather leave out.

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Business and expertise books

A clear, structured book built from what you already know and say every week.

Typical length: 20,000 – 50,000 words · For consultants, founders, coaches and specialists

Tip: Say who the reader is and what they should be able to do by the end.

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Fiction

Short stories through to full-length novels, planned chapter by chapter.

Typical length: 5,000 – 90,000 words · For novelists, hobby writers and anyone with a story they keep retelling

Tip: Choose the viewpoint deliberately; first person and third person read very differently.

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Course and training material

Workbooks, handbooks and onboarding guides with the same structure in every chapter.

Typical length: 10,000 – 40,000 words · For trainers, hr teams, course creators and educators

Tip: Ask for exercises or summaries at the end of each chapter in your requirements.

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