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.
How to brief this book →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.
How to brief this book →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.
How to brief this book →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.
How to brief this book →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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