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Move chapters between books

Version 1.13.0 · October 6, 2026

Releases 1.10.0 to 1.13.0.

Chapters can be moved from one book to another book in the same series. On a book's page, Move Chapters puts a checkbox beside each chapter; tick the ones to move, choose the book and whether they go at its start or its end, and they move in the order they had. Each chapter keeps its own state (published, draft or scheduled), and nothing is announced to followers again. A chapter whose web address is already taken in the other book is refused by name. The Help page's Writing section has a Moving Chapters Between Books topic.
The chapter editor has a Preview mode beside Writing and Revising. It shows the chapter as readers will see it, unsaved text included, while the word count and auto-save keep working; choosing it saves straight away when auto-save is on.
A series, book or chapter now says which of four AI uses it involves: AI writing, AI images, AI audio or AI editing, in place of one "AI-generated" flag. Readers hide each use separately from Content Preferences on the Account page, and the Terms name the four uses.
The New Series and New Book forms are tidier: placeholders instead of hints, and one Language list that includes the English spelling varieties. The Language list stays inside its card on narrow screens.

Version 1.12.0 · October 5, 2026

Release 1.12.0.

The single "AI-generated content" box on the series, book and chapter forms is now four: AI writing, AI images, AI audio and AI editing. Tick every one that applies. A cover made with AI no longer marks the writing as AI, and a chapter whose linked video has AI narration can say so on its own.
The box at the top of a series, book or chapter page lists each use where it comes from, the way it lists content warnings.
On the Account page, under Content Preferences, the four uses can be hidden one by one. Hiding one takes stories that used AI that way out of the home page, browse and search; a direct link still opens them. The section is reordered: mature content, then content warnings, then AI.
The Terms of Service say which uses must be disclosed, so they move to version 1.4.0 and ask for your agreement again at the next sign-in.

Version 1.11.0 · October 5, 2026

Release 1.11.0.

The Writing and Revising switch above the chapter editor has a third choice, Preview. It shows the chapter as readers will see it, including what you have typed and not yet saved, with the editor and its toolbar out of the way. The word count and auto-save keep working, and Writing or Revising brings the editor back with your text as it was.
Preview is not saved on your account, so the editor always opens in Writing or Revising.
The Help page's topic on the editor modes describes it.

Version 1.10.1 · October 5, 2026

Releases 1.9.1 to 1.10.1.

The New Series and Add New Book forms are tidier. The instruction lines under the fields are gone; where one still helps, it is in the field itself until you type. The keywords label says they are comma separated.
Spelling is no longer a separate field when you create a series. The Language list starts with the five English varieties (American, British with -ise or -ize spellings, Canadian and Australian), and the one you pick sets the word list the editor's spelling check uses. The other languages follow. Edit Series keeps its Spelling field.
The fields on both forms have more room between them.

Version 1.9.0 · October 5, 2026

Releases 1.8.1 and 1.9.0.

A chapter can now carry up to two YouTube videos, for a reading of the chapter or anything else that goes with it. Above the editor on New Chapter and Edit Chapter there is a row of boxes: Add Top Note, YouTube Video, YouTube Video. Tick a video box and paste the video's address; a watch, youtu.be, Shorts, embed or live address all work. Untick it and save to remove the video.
The videos show above the chapter text to signed-in readers, in YouTube's own player.
Like the notes, the videos belong to the chapter and are saved from Main, not from a branch. The local draft dialog shows them too.
An address that is not a YouTube video is refused on save with the reason under the field, and nothing else in the chapter is lost.
The chapter editor is tidier: the hints that repeated their labels are gone, the labels are bold, the note boxes read Add Top Note and Add Bottom Note, the editor is labelled Chapter, and the page heading no longer repeats the breadcrumb.
The Help page's Writing tab has a YouTube Videos topic.