Create a new book

You create a new book project from the library. At the start of the book grid there's a dashed tile labeled "New book" with a plus icon – clicking it opens the creation wizard.

The wizard walks you through five steps. You can still adjust each of them later on the book data page – with one exception: the manuscript language is fixed when you create the book and can't be changed afterwards.

1. Identity

The project's basic data: title (required), subtitle, author name, and the manuscript language (required). The manuscript language is independent of your interface language – it determines the language your book is written in, not the language Federwerk's interface is shown in.

2. Category

Category and genre (both required) set the subject-matter frame for your project – the genre field only becomes usable once you've picked a category. Optionally add a free-text genre hint, for example "historical mystery with a light touch of humor". Unlike the manuscript language, category and genre can still be changed later on the book data page.

3. Content

A rough content core is enough here – everything stays editable later: a short description or working-title idea, your target audience, and the central themes or guiding question of your book.

4. Writing profile

Optional guardrails for the AI co-author: narrative perspective and tense (e.g. "third person limited, past tense"), the desired tone, inspirations/references, and taboos to avoid.

5. Start

This is where you decide how your book project should begin. This area isn't fully built out yet.

After creation

Clicking "Create book" takes you straight to the book data page of your new project – see Book data, cover, and writing rules.