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Getting started

Create the book workspace from the manuscript you intend to prepare. If the book shares characters, places, or invented language with earlier projects, import that prep before you begin review.

Upload a manuscript

Start from the Books dashboard.

  1. 1Click New Book.
  2. 2Enter the title you want to see in the dashboard and prep workspace.
  3. 3Choose the manuscript file. PrepBoss accepts the manuscript formats supported by the uploader in the app.
  4. 4Review any import options before starting processing.

Import existing prep

Use import when the new book belongs to a series or repeats names, locations, invented words, or voice references from an earlier project.

  1. 1In the upload flow, choose the previous book you want to reuse as a prep source.
  2. 2Select the characters that should carry forward into the new workspace.
  3. 3Select any prior books whose vocabulary entries should be copied into the new project.
  4. 4After processing, review imported entries in context. Treat imports as a starting point, not as final decisions.

Wait for generated prep

Longer manuscripts can take time to analyze (usually from 30 minutes for shorter books with few dialogues to a few hours for longer novels). When processing finishes, open the book and begin with script review before polishing reference tables.