An ebook is one of your highest-value content assets — it takes significant effort to produce, and it needs to be right before it goes out.
StoryChief gives your team a shared space to write, structure, and review long-form ebook content together, so the whole production process — from first draft to final sign-off — stays in one place.
Example: Your agency is producing a 20-page ebook on "The B2B Content Strategy Playbook" to use as a lead magnet. A senior writer drafts the chapters in StoryChief, the strategist reviews messaging for accuracy, and the client approves the final copy — all before the designer takes it into layout.
🔔 Notes:
You need an Editorial plan and at least a Writer role to be able to create ebooks.
Confirm your plan & permissions with your workspace Owner if you're unsure.
Create your ebook
Step 1. From your dashboard, click "+ Create" and select "Create Ebook" from the dropdown.
Step 2. Enter a title for your ebook — for example, "The B2B Content Strategy Playbook: A Step-by-Step Guide."
Step 3. Set the correct language at the top of the editor, between the title and the status indicator.
Step 4. Write your ebook content chapter by chapter in the body area. Use H1 headings for chapter titles and H2 headings for subsections to keep the structure clear for your designer later.
💡 Tip: Write one chapter at a time and mark it as ready with an inline comment — this helps reviewers work through long documents without getting overwhelmed.
Enhance your ebook with editor tools
Custom fields
Step 5. Open the Settings tab in the left sidebar and fill in any custom fields your workspace uses — such as target persona, funnel stage, or distribution channel.
Readability
Step 6. Use the Readability tool to identify overly complex sentences. Ebook readers expect depth, but clarity still wins — apply suggestions to improve flow without dumbing down the content.
Export
Step 7. When your ebook copy is approved, click Export to download it as a Docx or PDF — ready to hand off to your designer for layout.
💡 Tip: The Docx export preserves heading structure, which makes it easy for designers to import directly into InDesign or Canva.
Updates
The Updates tab allows users to follow updates on a piece of content, which will send out notifications for the piece.
Actual updates will also be shown, when someone adds content or when someone else replies, reviews etc.
Collaborate with AI chat, comments, and reviews
AI chat
Step 8. Open the AI chat panel in the right sidebar. Ask William to expand a section, sharpen an intro, or suggest a stronger conclusion. Review every suggestion before applying it — nothing changes without your action.
Comments
Step 9. Select any piece of text and click "Add comment". Type @ to mention a teammate. For long-form content, inline comments are especially valuable — they pin feedback to the exact sentence that needs attention.
Reviews
Step 10. Click "Ask for review" in the right sidebar. Enter a teammate's name or a client's email address, and add a message describing what they should focus on — for example, "Please review the visuals before we export the ebook."
Step 11. Track progress in the Reviews tab — each review shows as Pending, Approved, or Declined.
Set the ebook status
Step 12. Once your ebook copy is approved, update the status using the status selector at the top of the editor:
Draft — work in progress. Set a due date to track your copy deadline.
Scheduled — copy is finalised and with the designer. Update the date to your planned launch date.
Published — ebook is live and available for download. Set automatically when the scheduled date is reached, or mark it manually.
🎉 You're done, grab a coffee, you deserve it!
Check out the next steps below for more in-depth guides or follow-up actions.
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