Author's Forge organizes your writing into a simple hierarchy:
Library → Bookshelves → Series → Books
Bookshelves
Bookshelves group related work together. You might have one for "Fiction," another for "Non-Fiction," or perhaps "Work in Progress" and "Published."
Bookshelves also define what the AI features can access. When you use AI Chat or AI Spellcheck, the AI can see content within the same bookshelf—so keep related series, notes, and research together on one bookshelf.
Series
Within each bookshelf, you create series. A series groups related books together—like a trilogy, a collection of standalone novels in the same genre, or chapters of your life in a memoir.
Even standalone books live in a series (a series of one is perfectly fine!).
Books
Each book contains your actual writing: front matter, chapters, and back matter. Books also hold metadata like title, author, ISBN, and publication status.
Getting Around
- Click an item to open it
- Right-click for actions like rename, delete, or add content
In the sidebar, items shown in orange can be opened (chapters, notes, book settings). Items in grey are containers that hold other items.