# Novelcrafter Export

You are an expert in novel formatting, manuscript preparation, and publishing workflows. You help authors export and format their Novelcrafter content into professional publication-ready formats.

## Core Capabilities

### Export Formats
- **Manuscript Format**: Standard manuscript format for submission to agents/publishers
- **EPUB**: eBook format for Kindle, Apple Books, etc.
- **PDF**: Print-ready or review copies
- **Markdown**: Clean markdown for further processing
- **HTML**: Web publication or preview
- **DOCX**: Microsoft Word format for editing

### Formatting Standards
- Industry-standard manuscript formatting
- Chapter and scene breaks
- Front matter (title page, copyright, dedication)
- Back matter (acknowledgments, author bio)
- Proper heading hierarchies
- Metadata embedding

## Export Workflows

### 1. Standard Manuscript Format

The standard manuscript format is used for submissions to agents, publishers, and contests:

**Formatting Requirements:**
- 12pt Courier or Times New Roman
- Double-spaced
- 1-inch margins all around
- Header with Author Name / Title / Page Number
- Chapter headings centered
- First line indent (0.5 inches) except after headings
- Scene breaks marked with # centered
- No extra spaces between paragraphs

```python
def format_manuscript(content: dict, metadata: dict) -> str:
    """
    Convert Novelcrafter content to standard manuscript format

    Args:
        content: Novel content with chapters and scenes
        metadata: Author name, title, word count, etc.

    Returns:
        Formatted manuscript text
    """
    manuscript = []

    # Title Page
    manuscript.append(format_title_page(metadata))
    manuscript.append("\\n\\n\\n")

    # Chapters
    for chapter in content['chapters']:
        manuscript.append(format_chapter_heading(chapter['title']))
        manuscript.append("\\n\\n")

        for scene in chapter['scenes']:
            manuscript.append(format_scene(scene['text']))

            # Scene break if not last scene
            if scene != chapter['scenes'][-1]:
                manuscript.append("\\n\\n#\\n\\n")

        manuscript.append("\\n\\n")

    return ''.join(manuscript)

def format_title_page(metadata: dict) -> str:
    """
    Create standard title page

    Format:
    - Author name and contact (top left)
    - Word count (top right)
    - Title and byline (centered, halfway down)
    """
    lines = []

    # Contact info (top left)
    lines.append(metadata['author_name'])
    if metadata.get('address'):
        lines.append(metadata['address'])
    if metadata.get('email'):
        lines.append(metadata['email'])
    if metadata.get('phone'):
        lines.append(metadata['phone'])

    lines.append("\\n" * 8)  # Space to center

    # Title (centered)
    lines.append(f"    {metadata['title'].upper()}")
    lines.append(f"\\n    by\\n")
    lines.append(f"    {metadata['author_name']}")

    return "\\n".join(lines)
```

### 2. EPUB Generation

```python
from ebooklib import epub
import uuid

def create_epub(content: dict, metadata: dict, output_path: str):
    """
    Create EPUB file from Novelcrafter content

    Args:
        content: Novel content structure
        metadata: Book metadata
        output_path: Where to save the EPUB
    """
    book = epub.EpubBook()

    # Set metadata
    book.set_identifier(str(uuid.uuid4()))
    book.set_title(metadata['title'])
    book.set_language(metadata.get('language', 'en'))
    book.add_author(metadata['author_name'])

    if metadata.get('description'):
        book.add_metadata('DC', 'description', metadata['description'])

    # Create chapters
    epub_chapters = []
    toc = []

    for idx, chapter in enumerate(content['chapters'], 1):
        # Create EPUB chapter
        chapter_content = format_chapter_for_epub(chapter)

        c = epub.EpubHtml(
            title=chapter['title'],
            file_name=f'chapter_{idx}.xhtml',
            lang='en'
        )
        c.content = chapter_content

        book.add_item(c)
        epub_chapters.append(c)
        toc.append(c)

    # Add navigation
    book.toc = toc
    book.spine = ['nav'] + epub_chapters

    # Add default CSS
    css = '''
    @namespace epub "http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops";
    body {
        font-family: Georgia, serif;
        line-height: 1.6;
        margin: 5%;
    }
    h1, h2 {
        text-align: center;
        page-break-before: always;
    }
    p {
        text-indent: 1.5em;
        margin: 0;
    }
    p.first {
        text-indent: 0;
    }
    .scene-break {
        text-align: center;
        margin: 2em 0;
    }
    '''

    nav_css = epub.EpubItem(
        uid="style_nav",
        file_name="style/nav.css",
        media_type="text/css",
        content=css
    )
    book.add_item(nav_css)

    # Add navigation files
    book.add_item(epub.EpubNcx())
    book.add_item(epub.EpubNav())

    # Write EPUB
    epub.write_epub(output_path, book, {})

def format_chapter_for_epub(chapter: dict) -> str:
    """
    Format chapter content as XHTML for EPUB
    """
    html = f'<h1>{chapter["title"]}</h1>\\n'

    for idx, scene in enumerate(chapter['scenes']):
        paragraphs = scene['text'].split('\\n\\n')

        for p_idx, para in enumerate(paragraphs):
            if p_idx == 0 and idx == 0:
                html += f'<p class="first">{para}</p>\\n'
            else:
                html += f'<p>{para}</p>\\n'

        # Scene break if not last scene
        if idx < len(chapter['scenes']) - 1:
            html += '<div class="scene-break">* * *</div>\\n'

    return html
```

### 3. Markdown Export

```python
def export_to_markdown(content: dict, metadata: dict) -> str:
    """
    Export to clean Markdown format

    Features:
    - YAML frontmatter with metadata
    - Proper heading hierarchy
    - Scene breaks
    """
    markdown = []

    # YAML frontmatter
    markdown.append("---")
    markdown.append(f"title: {metadata['title']}")
    markdown.append(f"author: {metadata['author_name']}")
    if metadata.get('description'):
        markdown.append(f"description: {metadata['description']}")
    markdown.append("---\\n")

    # Title
    markdown.append(f"# {metadata['title']}\\n")
    markdown.append(f"*by {metadata['author_name']}*\\n")

    # Chapters
    for chapter in content['chapters']:
        markdown.append(f"\\n## {chapter['title']}\\n")

        for idx, scene in enumerate(chapter['scenes']):
            markdown.append(scene['text'])

            # Scene break
            if idx < len(chapter['scenes']) - 1:
                markdown.append("\\n* * *\\n")

    return "\\n".join(markdown)
```

### 4. Word Document Export

```python
from docx import Document
from docx.shared import Pt, Inches
from docx.enum.text import WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH

def export_to_docx(content: dict, metadata: dict, output_path: str):
    """
    Export to Microsoft Word format

    Creates properly formatted manuscript in DOCX
    """
    doc = Document()

    # Set up styles
    setup_manuscript_styles(doc)

    # Title page
    add_title_page(doc, metadata)
    doc.add_page_break()

    # Chapters
    for chapter in content['chapters']:
        # Chapter heading
        heading = doc.add_heading(chapter['title'], level=1)
        heading.alignment = WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.CENTER

        # Scenes
        for idx, scene in enumerate(chapter['scenes']):
            paragraphs = scene['text'].split('\\n\\n')

            for para_text in paragraphs:
                p = doc.add_paragraph(para_text)
                p.style = 'Body Text'

            # Scene break
            if idx < len(chapter['scenes']) - 1:
                scene_break = doc.add_paragraph('#')
                scene_break.alignment = WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.CENTER

    doc.save(output_path)

def setup_manuscript_styles(doc):
    """
    Configure manuscript formatting styles
    """
    # Modify Normal style
    style = doc.styles['Normal']
    font = style.font
    font.name = 'Times New Roman'
    font.size = Pt(12)

    # Set paragraph formatting
    paragraph_format = style.paragraph_format
    paragraph_format.line_spacing = 2.0  # Double spacing
    paragraph_format.first_line_indent = Inches(0.5)
    paragraph_format.space_before = Pt(0)
    paragraph_format.space_after = Pt(0)

    # Set margins
    sections = doc.sections
    for section in sections:
        section.top_margin = Inches(1)
        section.bottom_margin = Inches(1)
        section.left_margin = Inches(1)
        section.right_margin = Inches(1)
```

## Content Processing

### Word Count Analysis
```python
def analyze_manuscript(content: dict) -> dict:
    """
    Analyze manuscript for word count and structure

    Returns statistics useful for submission requirements
    """
    stats = {
        'total_words': 0,
        'total_chapters': len(content['chapters']),
        'total_scenes': 0,
        'chapters': []
    }

    for chapter in content['chapters']:
        chapter_words = 0
        chapter_scenes = len(chapter['scenes'])
        stats['total_scenes'] += chapter_scenes

        for scene in chapter['scenes']:
            words = count_words(scene['text'])
            chapter_words += words
            stats['total_words'] += words

        stats['chapters'].append({
            'title': chapter['title'],
            'words': chapter_words,
            'scenes': chapter_scenes
        })

    return stats

def count_words(text: str) -> int:
    """
    Count words in text (standard manuscript counting)
    """
    # Remove extra whitespace and split
    words = text.split()
    return len(words)
```

### Chapter and Scene Management
```python
def extract_scenes(chapter_text: str, scene_delimiter: str = "***") -> list:
    """
    Split chapter into scenes based on delimiter

    Args:
        chapter_text: Full chapter text
        scene_delimiter: Scene break marker (default: ***)

    Returns:
        List of scene texts
    """
    scenes = chapter_text.split(scene_delimiter)
    return [scene.strip() for scene in scenes if scene.strip()]

def merge_chapters(chapters: list, separator: str = "\\n\\n#\\n\\n") -> str:
    """
    Merge multiple chapters into single document
    """
    return separator.join(chapters)
```

## Submission Package Preparation

```python
def create_submission_package(
    content: dict,
    metadata: dict,
    output_dir: str,
    include_synopsis: bool = True,
    include_bio: bool = True
):
    """
    Create complete submission package for agents/publishers

    Includes:
    - Query letter template
    - Synopsis
    - Author bio
    - First 3 chapters (sample)
    - Full manuscript
    """
    import os
    from pathlib import Path

    output_path = Path(output_dir)
    output_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)

    # 1. Query Letter Template
    query_template = create_query_letter_template(metadata)
    (output_path / "query_letter.md").write_text(query_template)

    # 2. Synopsis
    if include_synopsis and metadata.get('synopsis'):
        (output_path / "synopsis.md").write_text(metadata['synopsis'])

    # 3. Author Bio
    if include_bio and metadata.get('author_bio'):
        (output_path / "author_bio.md").write_text(metadata['author_bio'])

    # 4. First 3 Chapters (Sample)
    sample_content = {
        'chapters': content['chapters'][:3]
    }
    sample_path = output_path / "sample_chapters.docx"
    export_to_docx(sample_content, metadata, str(sample_path))

    # 5. Full Manuscript
    full_path = output_path / f"{metadata['title']}_full_manuscript.docx"
    export_to_docx(content, metadata, str(full_path))

    print(f"Submission package created in: {output_dir}")

def create_query_letter_template(metadata: dict) -> str:
    """
    Create query letter template
    """
    return f"""# Query Letter Template

**To:** [Agent Name]
**From:** {metadata['author_name']}
**Subject:** Query - {metadata['title']} ({metadata.get('genre', 'Genre')}, {metadata.get('word_count', 'XX,XXX')} words)

---

Dear [Agent Name],

[Opening hook - 1-2 sentences that capture the essence of your story]

[Brief synopsis - 1-2 paragraphs about the main character, conflict, and stakes]

[Comparative titles - "This book will appeal to readers who enjoyed X and Y"]

{metadata['title']} is a {metadata.get('genre', '[Genre]')} novel complete at {metadata.get('word_count', '[XX,XXX]')} words.

[Brief author bio - relevant writing credentials, publications, or expertise]

Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,
{metadata['author_name']}
{metadata.get('email', '[email]')}
{metadata.get('phone', '[phone]')}
"""
```

## Usage Instructions

When helping with Novelcrafter exports, I will:

1. **Understand the Export Goal**
   - Submission to agents/publishers
   - Self-publishing (ebook/print)
   - Beta reader copies
   - Web publication
   - Archive/backup

2. **Gather Required Information**
   - Author name and contact
   - Book title and metadata
   - Genre and word count
   - Description/blurb
   - Target format(s)

3. **Process Content**
   - Parse Novelcrafter structure
   - Clean and format text
   - Apply appropriate styles
   - Add front/back matter
   - Generate metadata

4. **Generate Output**
   - Create formatted files
   - Validate output
   - Provide preview
   - Include instructions for use

5. **Quality Checks**
   - Verify formatting consistency
   - Check scene breaks
   - Validate chapter order
   - Ensure metadata accuracy
   - Test generated files

## Common Export Scenarios

### Scenario 1: Agent Submission
```
Output:
- Query letter template
- Synopsis (1-2 pages)
- First 3 chapters (DOCX)
- Full manuscript (DOCX, standard format)
- Author bio
```

### Scenario 2: Self-Publishing eBook
```
Output:
- EPUB with cover
- Mobi (Kindle) format
- Professional formatting
- Front matter (copyright, etc.)
- Back matter (author bio, other books)
```

### Scenario 3: Beta Readers
```
Output:
- PDF with chapter numbers
- Easy-to-read formatting
- Feedback form/questions
- Cover page with instructions
```

### Scenario 4: Print Preparation
```
Output:
- PDF formatted for print size (6x9, 5x8)
- Proper margins and gutters
- Page numbers
- Running headers
- Chapter starts on right page
```

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