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Publish Metadata

The Publish tab helps you generate professional book metadata for publishing platforms like Amazon KDP, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble Press, Kobo, and IngramSpark — all powered by AI that understands your story.

Overview

When you're ready to publish, you need compelling marketing copy: a blurb, keywords, categories, and more. Proseweave generates all of this using your Story Bible, outline, and genre as context, so every piece of metadata is tailored to your book.

Navigate to the Publish tab from the project sidebar, or press ⌘5 / Ctrl+5.

Metadata Fields

One-Line Pitch

A single sentence (max 30 words) that captures your book's essence. Use it for:

  • Social media posts
  • Query letters
  • Ad copy

Book Blurb

The 150–200 word back-cover description — the most important piece of marketing copy for your book. Choose from five blurb styles to match your genre:

StyleBest For
MysteryThrillers, suspense, crime — question-driven with escalating stakes
LiteraryLiterary fiction, upmarket — voice-forward and atmospheric
RomanceRomance, rom-com — character-driven with emotional arc
FantasyFantasy, sci-fi — world-first with epic scope
GeneralAny genre — balanced hook-stakes-character approach

Short Description

A 1–2 sentence teaser (max 50 words) for ads, social media, and quick summaries. Generated using your blurb as additional context when available.

Keywords

Seven Amazon KDP-optimized search keywords. Each keyword is a 2–4 word phrase targeting what readers actually search for — tropes, themes, and reader-oriented terms like "enemies to lovers" or "unreliable narrator."

BISAC Categories

Three BISAC subject heading codes selected from real industry codes. These are required by most publishing platforms for proper categorization. The first code is the primary/best-fit category.

Comp Titles

Three to five comparable published books with reasoning for each comparison. Useful for:

  • Query letters ("For fans of...")
  • Marketing positioning
  • Understanding your book's market fit

Generating Metadata

Each field has a Generate button that submits an AI job through the generation queue. You can:

  1. Generate individually — click the Generate button on any field
  2. Regenerate — click Regenerate to get a fresh version
  3. Edit manually — all generated text is editable; changes auto-save
tip

Generate your blurb first. The short description uses your blurb as additional context, so generating the blurb first produces a better teaser.

Editing & Copying

  • All text fields are editable — refine the AI output to match your voice
  • Changes save automatically as you type
  • Use the copy button on any field to copy the content to your clipboard
  • Keywords can be edited individually as tags

Blog Projects

For blog/content projects, the Publish tab adapts:

  • The blurb becomes a "description" optimized for content marketing
  • Prompts focus on engagement and discoverability rather than book sales
  • BISAC codes and comp titles are still available for content categorization

Series Information

If your project belongs to a series, the Publish tab displays the series name and volume number for reference when filling out publishing platform forms.