Excited about your next writing project? With First Draft Pro, starting is a breeze! You can kick off a brand new project or bring in one you’ve been working on.
Starting fresh
If you’re onto something new, here’s how you can get started:
Head to your project dashboard.
Select “+ New.”
Click on “Start from scratch.”
Follow the project wizard to set up your project:
Give it a title.
Pick a target word count.
Choose your genre.
Give it a description.
Set up your chapter numbering style.
Decide if you want a prologue.
Importing an existing draft
If you’re moving a project over, follow these steps:
Get your document ready: Make sure it’s tidy and in the right format.
Go to the project dashboard and hit “+ New.”
Select “Quickly upload.”
Follow the project wizard to set up your project:
Check the title, word count, description, and genre.
Set up your chapter numbering style.
Decide if you want a prologue.
Starting from a template
If you want to start your project from a template, follow these steps:
Head to your project dashboard.
Select “+ New.”
Select from the following templates:
30 Day Novel
Romantasy
Romance
Christmas Romance
Pulp Fiction Short Stories
Short Genius
Follow the project wizard to set up your project:
Give it a title.
Pick a target word count.
Choose your genre.
Give it a description.
Set up your chapter numbering style.
Decide if you want a prologue.
You can also explore the Alice in Wonderland example project in your account, it’s a great way to see how all the different elements of a project work together. Once you're done with it, it's easy to delete.
We don’t recommend deleting the content in the Alice in Wonderland example project and replacing it with your own writing. Since it’s an example project, it isn’t connected to your account and can’t be restored if the project, or any content within the project, is deleted.
Tweaking project details
Need to make changes? No problem! Just click on the settings cog to the right of the project title on the project card.
Worth noting: First Draft Pro has a free plan and a premium subscription plan. On the free plan, you can add a maximum of 1 project. On premium, you can add unlimited projects. 🙌