Flags help you see the status of every book at a glance—whether it’s published, in progress, or still taking shape. They also give you clarity on how long a book is, and what category it falls into, without needing to open or analyze the details.
These aren’t rigid labels. They’re flexible visual markers you define.
Publication Flags
Each book has a publication state: Unpublished, Draft, Published, or Pre-order. You can assign colors to each state and change them any time.
These flags are used throughout the site—in tables, book detail views, dashboards—wherever it’s helpful to see a book’s status quickly. Think of them as signals, not stamps. The label doesn’t change how the book behaves, but it does change how you interact with it.
If you’re using stages like “Pre-order” to prep launches or “Draft” to manage works in progress, these flags make it easier to organize and act with confidence.
Word Count Ranges
Not every book is a novel. Sometimes it’s a short story. Sometimes it’s a serial. Sometimes it’s somewhere in between.
With word count ranges, you can define how your books are categorized based on length—and assign a color-coded flag to each. As a book’s word count grows, its flag updates automatically.
You decide the boundaries. For example:
- Short story: 0–7,499 words
- Novelette: 7,500–17,499 words
- Novella: 17,500–39,999 words
- Novel: 40,000 words and up
These ranges are completely editable. You can rename the labels, change the colors, and set the thresholds that fit your genre, format, or creative process. Whether you’re writing flash fiction or epic fantasy, the system adapts to your scale.
You’ll see these flags show up next to your book titles, in filter menus, and anywhere else you need a quick visual cue of scope.
Why It Matters
Labels like “draft” or “novel” don’t just describe—they guide. They help you filter your work, prioritize next steps, and keep your catalog tidy as it grows. The flag system gives you the language and structure to do that, without locking you into someone else’s workflow.
Set your own rules. Let the system keep up.
