Genre

Where do I set my book’s genre?

On your Book Overview page, look for the Genre section. Click to open a chip picker with 40+ preset genres (fantasy, sci-fi, romance, thriller, literary fiction, etc.). Select as many as apply. Your choices are saved automatically.

Can I add a custom genre?

The picker includes a broad set of presets. If your genre isn’t listed, the closest match usually works — the agent uses genre as a tone and structure signal, not a rigid category.

What is genre inheritance?

Your world can have genres too (set on the World Overview page). If your book doesn’t have its own genre set, it inherits the world’s genres automatically. This is useful when your world defines the genre context (e.g., “high fantasy”) and individual books within it share that context.

When a book has its own genre, that takes priority over the world’s genres.

How can I tell if a genre is inherited?

In the Genre section on Book Overview, inherited genres appear with an “(Inherited from world)” label. Once you set book-level genres, they replace the inherited ones.

How does genre affect the AI?

Genre influences the agent’s suggestions and analysis across several areas:

• Chat conversations use genre to calibrate tone and structural advice. A thriller gets different pacing guidance than a literary novel.
• Story analysis adjusts its expectations based on genre — the narrative beats it looks for in a romance differ from those in a mystery.
• Character and world suggestions reflect genre conventions without being formulaic.

Genre is a signal, not a constraint. You can always steer the conversation in a different direction regardless of what genre is set.

Can I change genre later?

Yes, at any time. Changing your genre updates the context the agent uses in future conversations. It does not retroactively change prior suggestions or accepted cards.