What's New

Latest updates and improvements to DraftMyBook.

v2.8.02026-05-17Latest

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 are now $2.99 (down from $5.99)
  • -Visual books (comics, picture books) stay at $5.99, roast comics at $3.99
  • -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 and credit pack
  • -Starter, Author, and Pro subscriptions now work end to end from the pricing page
  • -Credit packs can now be purchased directly 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