Short on time, or just want to see a finished draft fast? BookZeta can generate a complete book, comic or kids' book in one go — outline, every chapter or page, cover, and images — instead of you building it piece by piece. This is often called Quick Mode, and the same power is available as an auto-generate option right on the create screen.
Turn on auto-generate
When you start a new project, fill in the basics (format, genre, audience, title and a short synopsis), then tick "Automatically Generate Full Story" (Writer formats) or "Automatically Generate Full Book" (Graphic formats). The form expands to reveal the generation settings.
You choose:
- How many chapters (Writer) or pages (Graphic) to generate.
- An art style (Graphic formats), used for every generated image.
- Generation options (see below).
A live estimated cost updates as you change these so you always know the price before you commit.
Generation options
- Separate Dialogue & Narration (Graphic) — places speech and captions as editable text layers on top of the art instead of drawing them into the image, so you can tweak the words later.
- Premium AI Models — higher-quality writing and art (costs more).
- 2K image quality — larger, sharper images (costs more).
- Print-Ready — adds a spine and optimizes the files for physical print.
What gets generated
Once you click Create Project, BookZeta builds the whole work in the background:
- a structured outline,
- all of the chapters (Writer) or all of the pages with artwork (Graphic),
- a cover, and optional interior images.
You're taken straight into the editor, which shows live progress as chapters or pages fill in — you don't have to wait on a blank screen.
Which formats support one-click
- Writer editor: books / novels and short stories.
- Graphic editor: children's books, comics, graphic novels and webtoons.
Prefer a say in the structure? Use Advanced Mode
If one-click feels too hands-off, Advanced Mode is the middle ground: it generates a synopsis and an outline you can edit, and then writes the chapters from your approved outline. See Choosing a creation mode for how the modes compare.
Cost
Auto-generation spends Creation Points — more for longer works and for the premium/2K/print-ready options. The estimate on the create screen is your guide; nothing is charged until you confirm.
It's only a starting point
A generated book is fully editable afterward — rewrite, restructure, regenerate images, or redesign the cover by hand. See Editing a generated book by hand.