> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://knovel-protocol.gitbook.io/knovel/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://knovel-protocol.gitbook.io/knovel/for-authors/creating-a-new-book.md).

# Creating a New Book

Publishing on Knovel starts with creating a book. You can publish all at once or build it chapter by chapter as you write.

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## Starting a New Book

From your dashboard, click **New Book**. This creates a draft that only you can see until you're ready to publish.

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## The TipTap Editor

Knovel uses a TipTap-based rich text editor for writing. It supports:

* **Basic formatting:** bold, italic, underline, strikethrough
* **Headings:** H1 through H4
* **Block elements:** blockquotes, horizontal rules, ordered and unordered lists
* **Scene breaks:** a dedicated separator for scene transitions within a chapter

The editor auto-saves your work every 30 seconds. You can also save manually with **Ctrl+S** (or **Cmd+S** on Mac).

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## Drafts

Everything you create starts as a draft. Drafts are not visible to readers and are not registered on-chain. You can have as many drafts as you like.

A draft includes:

* The book's metadata (title, description, cover, genre tags)
* All chapters you've written, whether published or still in draft
* Your rights and licensing settings

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## Chapters

Books on Knovel are structured as chapters. Each chapter is a separate piece of content with its own title.

**Adding chapters:** From your draft, click **Add Chapter**. Give it a title and start writing. You can reorder chapters before publishing by dragging them in the chapter list.

**Chapter status:** Individual chapters within a published book can be in draft status. This lets you write ahead without showing work-in-progress to readers.

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## When You're Ready

Once your draft is ready, head to [Publishing Your Book](https://github.com/AbigailTCameron/knovel-docs/blob/main/for-authors/publishing-your-book.md) for the next steps — including setting your license terms and minting your IP asset on-chain.