What's New

Latest updates and improvements to DraftMyBook.

v3.3.32026-08-04Latest

Characters Talk Like People

  • -Screenplay dialogue now sounds spoken instead of written
  • -Characters say "I don't" and "it's", the way anyone would out loud
  • -Nobody delivers a line that reads like a memo
  • -In any exchange, one person carries it and the other answers short
v3.3.22026-08-04

Your First One Is Free

  • -The free first sample is now stated up front when you sign up, not buried in a list
  • -It shows on every route into sign up, not only when you arrive from a sample link
v3.3.12026-08-03

Screenplays Read Like Screenplays

  • -Action lines sit where they belong instead of inside the dialogue above them
  • -Standard spacing between scenes, action and speeches
  • -Sound effects and screen text no longer look like character names
  • -A character name is never left stranded at the bottom of a page
  • -Comedies now sound like people talking, with the joke in the situation
  • -Download a screenplay again to get the corrected pages
v3.3.02026-08-02

Screenplays Get Posters

  • -A screenplay now comes with a film poster instead of a book cover
  • -Key art is lit and shot like a film, not designed like a jacket
  • -Real poster furniture: a tagline, a release line and a full billing block
  • -No more book labels above the title of a script
v3.2.92026-08-02

Every Chapter Checked Twice

  • -Every chapter is now checked for its shape as well as its writing
  • -Paragraph breaks are protected end to end, so no chapter arrives as one block of text
  • -A chapter that runs into the next one is caught and rewritten
  • -The editing pass now always runs, and always finishes, so spelling is caught
  • -Anything the editor cannot improve is retried later instead of being left
  • -Prose that leans on the same few phrases gets varied before you see it
v3.2.82026-08-01

Tell It What You Want

  • -Describe the cover you have in mind and we build it, in your own words
  • -Works alongside uploading a cover you like, so you can give us both
  • -What you ask for outranks the styling we would have chosen
  • -Leave it empty and nothing changes, we still decide everything
v3.2.72026-08-01

Ten Pages, Three Books

  • -The homepage now shows three finished books you can read: a comic, a business book and a thriller
  • -Ten pages each, cover included, set in the same type as the file you download
  • -Open any of them to read the pages full size
  • -Fixed words losing their middle letters: send, ends, friend and legendary all came out broken
  • -Fixed a name turning into the wrong pronoun, so "Hannah's fingers" no longer reads "She's fingers"
v3.2.62026-08-01

Books That Look Like Books

  • -Real fonts are now built into every download, so titles, headings and body text are three different faces instead of one
  • -Chapters open on their own page with the number above the title, the way a printed book does
  • -Paragraphs are back: chapters no longer arrive as one unbroken block of text
  • -Tables and section headings keep their spacing and are readable again
  • -Covers now appear inside every download, whichever way the cover was made
  • -Fixed words losing letters in the middle: legendary, surrender, weekend and friend all came out broken
  • -The first page is the title page again, with nothing printed above it
v3.2.52026-07-31

A New Mark

  • -New logo across the site: the name with a proofreader caret, the mark for insert text here
  • -New tab icon, sharpened so it still reads at the smallest size a browser draws it
v3.2.42026-07-31

Say What You Want On The Cover

  • -Redoing a cover now takes your own instructions, an art style, or a cover to match
  • -Fixed a redone cover sometimes coming back with the wrong title on it
  • -Novels and screenplays now have their cover as the first page of the PDF too
v3.2.32026-07-31

Your Cover, In The File

  • -Covers now appear inside downloaded EPUBs as the first page, on every book
  • -Upload your own cover for any finished book, free, and it is fitted to print size for you
  • -An off-shape image is trimmed if it is close, or fitted whole with a border so nothing is cut off
  • -Comic covers are now drawn from real examples of the era you pick, so the style actually lands
  • -A cover you upload as a reference now guides the artwork, not just the lettering
v3.2.22026-07-31

Do Not Like Your Cover? Redo It

  • -Open any finished book and redo its cover, as many times as you like
  • -Works for novels, comics, picture books and screenplays alike
  • -Download again afterwards and the new cover is already inside the file
  • -Your chapters, panels and word count are never touched
v3.2.12026-07-31

Every Credit In One Place

  • -Credits now sit on one balance and work on books and covers alike
  • -The header shows one credit total instead of three separate numbers
  • -A book blocked by content filters now refunds exactly what it cost you
v3.2.02026-07-31

One Balance For Everything

  • -Covers now use the same credits as books, so there is one balance instead of two
  • -Cover packs top up your credits, and you can spend them on whatever you like
  • -All four covers in a set are yours to keep, not just the one you pick
  • -Signed in, you are no longer asked to type an email to buy or redeem a code
  • -Your covers follow your account, so they are there on any device you sign in from
  • -Your first cover is still free
v3.1.22026-07-31

Your Pack Stays Yours

  • -Packs are no longer forgotten after the last cover is saved, so the goes you paid for are still there
  • -Goes left in your pack now survive closing the tab and coming back
v3.1.12026-07-30

Comic Covers Look Like Comic Covers Again

  • -Comics, graphic novels and picture books get their cover drawn whole, in their own art style
  • -The title is part of the artwork instead of a label placed on top of it
  • -Cover titles are read back after drawing and redrawn if a word came out wrong
v3.1.02026-07-29

Covers With Real Design Behind Them

  • -Every cover now has depth, texture, material and a real light source
  • -No more flat icons floating on a plain colour field
  • -Artwork and typography are planned together, so no dead space
  • -Ninety new cover directions across every genre we publish
v3.0.22026-07-29

Your Story Decides What Gets Drawn

  • -Art styles now shape how a page is drawn, never what is in it
  • -Your characters keep their age, build and appearance in every panel
  • -Backgrounds follow your setting instead of repeating the same scene
  • -Stray words and stray sound effects no longer appear in the artwork
v3.0.12026-07-29

Every Panel Keeps Its Words

  • -Pages are checked after they are drawn, so no more empty speech balloons
  • -A page that comes back wordless is drawn again before you ever see it
  • -Long captions now end on a whole word instead of being cut mid-sentence
v3.0.02026-07-29

Version 3: Covers Become a Product

  • -A whole studio for covers: books, comic covers and movie posters
  • -Your first cover is free, then packs from $6.99, no subscription
  • -Show us a cover you love and yours is designed in the same spirit
  • -Comic covers are drawn whole, logo and all, in ten different traditions
  • -Movie posters come with a tagline and a real billing block
  • -Every book you write now gets a cover from the same studio
  • -Covers is now front and centre in the menu, wherever you are on the site
v2.13.12026-07-29

Bring a Cover You Like to Any Book

  • -Upload a cover you love when you make a book, and yours is designed in the same spirit
  • -Optional everywhere: leave it empty and we design one from scratch
  • -Book covers now use every layout and title treatment the cover studio has
  • -Picture books and comics keep the layouts that leave their artwork alone
  • -Pick a plan first, then continue, instead of every card going straight to payment
v2.13.02026-07-29

Show Us a Cover You Love

  • -Upload a cover you like and we will design yours in the same style
  • -We take the palette, the layout and the type character, and make the artwork fresh for your book
  • -Your upload is read once and never stored
  • -Buy a pack straight from the pricing table, before you have made anything
v2.12.12026-07-29

Cheaper Covers

  • -Covers now start at $6.99 for 3, with 5 for $9.99 and 10 for $17.99
  • -Your first go is free: four covers to choose from and one to keep
  • -Every cover you buy comes with a fresh go at it, four options each time
  • -Your remaining goes are shown under your covers so nothing runs out by surprise
v2.12.02026-07-29

Your First Cover Is Free

  • -Your first cover is free, print-ready and yours to sell, no card needed
  • -Packs now start at 3 covers for $14.99, with 10 and 25 above it
  • -Drag the slider on the cover page to watch a title go onto bare artwork
  • -Cover samples are mixed by type and labelled, so you can see all three products at a glance
  • -Click the left or right of a cover to flick to the previous or next one
v2.11.12026-07-29

Start From Any Cover You Like

  • -Click any cover in the gallery and make your own from the same settings
  • -Comic covers now come in ten drawing traditions, from Silver Age newsprint to painted nineties
  • -Movie posters come in six kinds: teaser, festival, action, horror, ensemble and character
  • -A fresh set of 25 covers on the page, including favourites kept from earlier batches
v2.11.02026-07-29

Comics and Movie Posters, Not Just Books

  • -The cover studio now makes three things: book covers, comic covers and movie posters
  • -Comic covers are drawn whole, logo and all, the way a real issue looks
  • -Movie posters come with a tagline and a proper billing block along the bottom
  • -Browse thirty covers by type and click any one to see it full size
  • -Three new title layouts and five ways of colouring a title, so no two covers repeat a look
  • -Every cover in a batch now uses a different arrangement, not just a different picture
v2.10.22026-07-29

Chapters That Breathe

  • -Chapters are now sized to what happens in them, so a book has short punchy ones and long ones
  • -Books in all 20 languages now get the same writing quality checks, not just English
  • -Dialogue is checked for stiff phrasing like "I do not know" instead of "I don't know"
  • -Long books no longer lock to a fixed chapter count decided before the story is planned
  • -How-to books are now checked for wooden dialogue in their examples and case studies
  • -The menu and account buttons no longer overlap the logo on laptop screens
v2.10.12026-07-29

Twenty New Covers, and Better Ones

  • -Twenty new sample covers across twenty genres, every one in a different typeface
  • -Covers now vary where the title and your name sit, so no two look like the same design
  • -Small lines like "A Guide To" and series badges are checked against the artwork behind them
  • -Titles no longer default to one word in a bright colour, which was making covers look samey
  • -Artwork keeps clear of your title without leaving a flat empty block behind it
v2.10.02026-07-29

The Cover Studio Is Open

  • -A page just for covers: type your title, pick a look, get four finished covers in about a minute
  • -Buy the print-ready file on its own, from $9.99, no plan needed
  • -Packs of 3 and 10 add credits to your balance for your next books
  • -Downloads are full resolution, 1600 by 2560, already sized for Amazon KDP
  • -59 typefaces in the library, so every cover in a set comes back in a different one
  • -Every title is set in real type, so it lands sharp and spelled right
v2.9.72026-07-28

Comics Fit the Page Properly

  • -Comic and graphic novel pages are now portrait, matching the cover and standard comic proportions
  • -Comic EPUBs no longer stretch or squash pages, because the whole book now uses one page size
  • -A page that does not match the book size is fitted neatly instead of distorted
v2.9.62026-07-28

Longer Books, Properly Numbered

  • -Books now come out much closer to their advertised length, especially the longer formats
  • -Chapters that come in short are expanded with real scene work instead of being left thin
  • -EPUB chapters now show their number alongside the title, so you can tell where you are
v2.9.52026-07-28

One Button, Right Where You Need It

  • -The button that makes your book now sits directly under your outline, instead of at the bottom of the page
  • -Your details and author name moved below it, and the email field is no longer marked required when you are only taking the free sample
  • -Prices you cannot actually buy no longer show up on the review page
v2.9.42026-07-28

Comics Ready for Kindle

  • -Comics and picture books now download as a Kindle-ready EPUB with every page fixed exactly as drawn
  • -PDF is still there for printing and sharing
  • -Comic files are around 90% smaller, which keeps Amazon delivery fees off your royalties
v2.9.32026-07-28

Turn the Page

  • -Comics and picture books now open in a proper reader: one page at a time, turned by tap, swipe or arrow key
  • -Start reading as soon as the first pages are ready, no need to wait for the whole book
  • -Tapping a page opens the reader at that page instead of dead-ending on a single image
v2.9.22026-07-28

Read a Full Comic on the Homepage

  • -The homepage now features a complete comic, cover to last page, that you can swipe through
  • -Tap any page to open it full screen, then swipe or use the arrows to keep reading
  • -Fixed the back button bouncing between the book type and review pages
v2.9.12026-07-28

See Real Pages Before You Start

  • -Browse real pages from finished books right on the homepage, swipe through a comic or a novel
  • -The idea box now writes example ideas for you, so a blank page is never the starting point
v2.9.02026-07-28

One Plan, Every Book Type

  • -Plans now start at $36 a month for about 5 full books, with Author at $59 and Pro at $99
  • -Yearly billing saves 15% on every plan
  • -Books are now included with a plan rather than bought one at a time
  • -Roast comics can still be bought on their own, all 8 panels in one go
  • -Free samples are unchanged: still free, still no account and no card
v2.8.42026-07-28

Roast Previews Get a Second Panel

  • -Roast previews now show 2 panels instead of 1, so you can see the setup and the punchline
  • -Comic and picture book previews are now 3 panels, and start faster as a result
  • -Preview screens now show the real number of panels in the finished book
v2.8.32026-07-28

Simpler Plans, Fresh Credits Every Month

  • -Every plan now refreshes your full credit allowance every 30 days, counted from the day you joined
  • -Unused credits no longer carry into the next cycle, so what you see is what you have this month
  • -Yearly plans get the same monthly allowance as monthly plans, delivered every 30 days
  • -Plans are now the single way to buy credits
  • -Checkout now supports Apple Pay, Google Pay and Link alongside cards
  • -You now get a heads-up email three days before your credits refresh, so nothing goes unused
  • -If a renewal payment is declined, you get an email with a one-click link to update your card
v2.8.22026-07-28

Never Lose Your Book Idea

  • -Leaving the review page now offers to email you the link so your book idea is never lost
  • -See real books made on the site right next to your own, so you know what to expect
  • -Book covers in showcases load far faster on slow connections
v2.8.12026-07-28

Free Samples With No Sign Up

  • -Try a free sample with a free account, no card needed
  • -Your sample starts the moment you ask for it, straight from the review page
  • -Save your sample by email afterwards if you want the link, entirely optional
  • -Samples you made before signing up move into your account automatically when you register
  • -No more discount popups before you have seen a single page of your book
v2.8.02026-05-17

20 Languages for Every Book Type

  • -Pick the output language for any book, comic, or screenplay from 20 supported languages including Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, Hindi, Russian, Turkish, Dutch, Polish, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, Swedish, and Greek
  • -Text, narration, captions, dialogue, and speech bubbles all render in your chosen language
  • -Books default to English when no language is picked, so existing flows are unchanged
v2.7.42026-05-17

Tighter Screenplay Quality Checks

  • -Screenplays now run through additional quality checks that catch overused phrases, lazy adjectives, and other writing tells before delivery
  • -Sequences that fall below quality threshold are automatically flagged for a polish pass
v2.7.32026-05-17

Photo Upload Fix on Roast Page

  • -Fixed the photo upload button on the roast page so the file picker reliably opens on click
v2.7.22026-05-17

Better Roast Titles and Cleaner Panel Framing

  • -Roast titles are more varied, with five different title styles instead of the same name colon insult formula
  • -Puppet, 3D, and paper cutout roast styles now render as single cinematic frames like the realistic style
  • -No more comic grids appearing in styles meant to be one moment per panel
v2.7.12026-05-17

Cleaner Copy and Live Carousel Updates

  • -Updated every panel count across the site to match the new 8 panel format
  • -Reordering featured roast panels from the admin page now shows up on the homepage instantly
v2.7.02026-05-17

Roast Mode Choice and Tighter Panels

  • -Roast comics are now 8 panels instead of 12 for tighter pacing
  • -New choice on the roast page between Story Mode and Multi Roast format
  • -Story Mode keeps a connected narrative arc with one outfit throughout
  • -Multi Roast delivers 8 disconnected vignettes with different outfit and setting in every panel
  • -Panel formats now mix narration, dialogue, multi-character chaos, and solo moments for visual variety
v2.6.32026-05-16

New Folk Woodcut Style for Scary Books

  • -New art style: Folk Woodcut, in the centuries-old European fairy-tale print tradition
  • -Sinister Storybook style refreshed with classic Edwardian-macabre ink illustration influences
v2.6.22026-05-16

Marketing Kit Restructure

  • -Marketing roast samples restructured: one character per art style, no repeats across styles
  • -Two new featured archetypes (a Brooklyn podcast bro and a suburban Soundcloud rapper)
  • -Every panel rewritten to feature character-to-character dialogue instead of pure narration
v2.6.12026-05-16

Roast Marketing Kit Rewrite

  • -Regenerated all 32 roast comic panels with unique scenes for every panel and multi-character scenarios
  • -Sharper Comedy Central style writing across every caption and social post
v2.6.02026-05-16

Roast Marketing Kit

  • -Launched a 7-day marketing sprint with 32 ready-to-post roast comic panels across 4 archetypes
  • -Includes full posting copy for TikTok, Reddit, X, and Instagram
v2.5.92026-05-16

Sharper Manga and Shonen Previews

  • -Manga style preview now displays its narration text horizontally instead of sideways
  • -Shonen Anime preview redesigned with a busier action scene packed with characters and environmental detail
v2.5.82026-05-16

Comic and Roast Style Overhaul

  • -Two new roast styles: Wholesome 3D (Pixar-quality) and Paper Cutout (South Park-style)
  • -All comic styles redesigned with higher-end art direction, including Noir, Manga, Superhero, and Retro Pulp
  • -All roast styles upgraded with better detail, typography, and layout guidance
  • -Style picker on both the create page and roast page now shows real preview thumbnails for every option
  • -New on-page text rendering across all styles uses style-specific typography (Spider-Verse banners, manga SFX, vintage halftone titles, marker scrawl, and more)
v2.5.72026-05-16

Horror Cartoon Style + Scary Idea Generator

  • -New: Horror Cartoon art style for scary picture books, bold spooky cartoons with stylized monsters and Halloween palette
  • -New: Scary category in the Surprise Me idea generator on the homepage and create flow
  • -Style picker now shows real preview thumbnails for every art style so you can see what you are choosing
  • -Each style now has unique reference scenes and on-page text to better guide the look of your generated book
v2.5.62026-05-16

Children's Book Style Consistency

  • -Every children's book panel now uses pre-rendered style reference images for sharper, more consistent art across all pages
  • -Reference images cover all 6 children's book styles: watercolor, cartoon, classic storybook, fantasy, sinister storybook, and wild things
  • -Page typography and layout now stay consistent from page 1 to the final page
v2.5.52026-05-16

Scary Children's Books + Better Picture Book Design

  • -New: Scary Children's Book preset, 24 spooky-but-safe pages in the Coraline tradition
  • -Two new art styles for kids: Sinister Storybook (Dave McKean) and Wild Things (Maurice Sendak)
  • -Existing watercolor, cartoon, classic storybook, and fantasy styles upgraded with richer detail and on-page typography guidance
  • -Picture book writing now varies page length deliberately: quiet beats, standard pages, and tension peaks all interleaved
  • -Each story now follows a deliberate mood arc instead of flat-affect storytelling
v2.5.42026-05-16

Cheaper Novels, Faster Everything

  • -Novels, screenplays and non-fiction books dropped in price
  • -Faster generation across the board with the latest book engine update
  • -Sharper, more consistent illustrations using the newest image model
v2.5.32026-05-16

Free Preview Made Obvious

  • -Review and checkout now lead with your free preview, so you can see your book before you pay
  • -New Continue with Google button on the free preview, one click to sign up and read
  • -Clearer wording: see 5 panels of your comic, read chapter 1 of your novel, or preview 5 pages of your script
  • -Checkout headline now reflects whether you are previewing or completing a paid order
  • -Pay buttons softened when the free preview is available, so the recommended path is obvious
v2.5.22026-04-20

Checkout & Surprise Me Fixes

  • -Checkout now shows the correct price for every plan
  • -Starter, Author, and Pro subscriptions now work end to end from the pricing page
  • -Surprise Me gives you 3 free idea generations, then costs 5 credits per idea
v2.5.12026-04-02

Writing Quality & UI Polish

  • -Books and screenplays now read more naturally with improved writing engine
  • -Surprise Me ideas are now far more creative and varied every time you click
  • -Book page redesigned with cleaner layout and consistent styling
  • -You can now expand and read the full premise on any book page
  • -Added back button to the creation flow so you can go back and edit your idea
  • -Sharper blog cover images with better visual quality
  • -Duplicate tags removed from book detail pages
v2.5.02026-04-02

Picture Books & Reliability Overhaul

  • -Completely redesigned picture book engine with richer stories, varied layouts, and professional text integration
  • -Upgraded art styles across the board: watercolor, cartoon, storybook, fantasy, and all comic styles now look stunning
  • -Books now generate much more reliably with fewer failures and automatic recovery
  • -Credit counter and notification bell always visible in the header
  • -Content that can't be generated is automatically softened and retried
  • -If something still fails, your credit is refunded automatically
  • -Prompt history: reuse your previous ideas when creating a new book
  • -Screenplays now write like real scripts with sharper dialogue, varied scene lengths, and no more robotic patterns
v2.4.02026-03-29

Major Comic & Screenplay Upgrade

  • -Richer comic stories with real dialogue and narration boxes
  • -Consistent character appearance across all panels
  • -Higher quality text generation across all book types
  • -More natural screenplay dialogue with deeper character voices
  • -Longer books now generate reliably without timeouts
v2.3.02026-03-29

New Blog & Navigation Improvements

  • -New weekly blog with writing tips and inspiration
  • -Improved site navigation on desktop
  • -Pricing page now shows all available plans
v2.2.02026-03-29

Reliability & Quality of Life

  • -Books that get stuck now automatically retry
  • -Gift credits to friends by email
  • -Smoother error handling throughout the site
  • -Step-by-step progress with time estimates during generation