BookZeta has six small tools that sit outside the main editor. They are quick, single-purpose generators for the bits of a book that are not the book: titles, blurbs, names and store keywords.

They need a free BookZeta account, and they do not cost Creation Points. There is a daily usage limit per account to keep them available for everyone.

The tools

• Book title generator: takes a genre and a short description and returns title options to react to.
• Book blurb generator: drafts the back-cover or store description from your premise.
• Book idea generator: turns a genre and a rough theme into fresh story premises.
• Character name generator: names that fit a setting and era rather than a random list.
• Pen name generator: author names for publishing under something other than your own.
• KDP keyword generator: candidate search phrases for an Amazon listing.

Getting better results

The tools are only as specific as what you give them. A few habits that make a real difference:

Give a situation, not a subject. "A mystery" produces generic output. "A locked-room mystery where the detective is the prime suspect and has three days" produces something you can use.

Name the audience and the tone. "Cozy, for adults who like low-stakes fantasy" steers harder than "fantasy."

Generate in volume, then choose. These tools are for producing a shortlist to react against, not a single right answer. The useful option is usually somewhere in the third batch, not the first.

Edit the winner yourself. Treat every result as a draft. The generated title that is nearly right becomes the real title after you change two words.

Use the language your reader uses. Especially for keywords. Readers search with trope and vibe language, not with genre labels.

Where each one fits

Early on, the idea and character name tools help you get moving. Once the book exists, the title, blurb and keyword tools are all part of building a store listing, and it is worth doing those three together so they describe the same book in the same language.

If you have finished a project on BookZeta, the Publishing Kit does that whole job in one pass from inside the editor: blurb, keywords, categories, social posts, launch email, author bio and a launch checklist, generated together from your actual title, genre and synopsis. The standalone tools are for when you have not written the book yet, or you are working on something you did not create here.

Things to check before you use the output

• Titles are not exclusive. Search a title before you commit to it. Duplicates are legal but they are a discoverability problem.
• Keywords must follow store rules. Do not paste generated keywords into your title or subtitle. See Amazon KDP rules.
• Names can collide with real people. Check a generated pen name or character name against a quick search, particularly for public figures.

For deeper guidance on any of these, see How to come up with a book title, How to write a book blurb and Amazon KDP keywords and categories.