Set up the project brief before generating an ebook
Set the project topic, generation controls, and positioning fields that Scribora actually uses when it plans and writes the book.
Creation and positioning are two separate steps
The new-project form currently asks for the project name and topic, with optional subreddit seeds and a target country. It creates a full-length project using the product defaults rather than asking you to design the outline in the form.
On the project page, Chapters, Language, and Tone remain visible as generation settings. The separate Positioning brief contains Target country, Unique angle, Promised outcome, and Forbidden topics.
- Target country: localises examples, laws, currencies, institutions, and subreddit discovery.
- Unique angle: a one-sentence statement of what should make this book distinct.
- Promised outcome: the concrete result the book should deliver to the reader.
- Forbidden topics: comma-separated subjects the generator should avoid even if they appear in the sources.
The positioning fields are used by generation
These fields are not decorative metadata. The generation model reads them when building prompts for the outline and chapters, and the critique path also receives the positioning context. Leaving them empty is supported, but gives the generator fewer constraints.
Be specific without pre-writing the outline. Define the angle, outcome, geography, and exclusions; let the Plan phase derive the chapter sequence from the analyzed sources.
Generation controls stay editable after creation
The project page keeps Chapters, Language, and Tone visible above the positioning brief. The chapter selector is built from the current effective project limit, so recurring Pro can expose a higher maximum while a one-off Pro Book retains its 10-chapter scope.
Country and language are intentionally separate. If a country is selected but the writing language differs from that country's default language, Scribora shows a warning rather than silently changing the manuscript language.
Ready to use the workflow?
Start with a real source set. Scribora is most useful when you already have material worth turning into a book.