{ "schema": "aiblocks-page/1", "id": "agency-marketing-book-co-author", "type": "agent", "name": "Book co-author agent", "summary": "Turn your voice notes and rough ideas into a book chapter in your own voice. Get a chapter blueprint, a versioned draft and notes on weak spots.", "headline": "Book co-author agent", "subhead": "Paste your voice notes, bullet points or interview transcript for one chapter, and say who the book is for. It plans the chapter, writes a first-person draft in your voice, and flags every claim that needs proof. You approve each version.", "job": { "id": "write-and-tell-stories", "name": "Write and tell stories" }, "level": "intermediate", "thinking": "high", "tested": true, "updated": "2026-11-03", "first_published": "2026-10-26", "inputs": [ { "type": "document", "required": true, "label": "Document", "what": "a finished document, such as a Word file, a PDF or a page of notes" }, { "type": "transcript", "required": false, "label": "Transcript", "what": "the words from a recording, written out, with who said what" }, { "type": "question", "required": false, "label": "Question", "what": "the problem, decision or piece of work you want help with, and what a good outcome looks like" } ], "outputs": [ { "type": "copy_draft", "required": true, "label": "Copy draft", "what": "a draft of any copy (ad, page, email or script) that a check or edit pass works on" }, { "type": "plan", "required": true, "label": "Plan", "what": "a dated plan: what to do, in what order, with a decision rule for each step" } ], "you_give": [ "Your raw material for one chapter, such as voice notes, bullets, an interview transcript or a rough draft", "Who the book is for and what they should do or believe after reading it", "What the book argues overall, and the chapter's job in it", "A sample of your writing or speech, so it can match your voice (optional)", "Real stories, numbers and sources you want used (optional)", "Earlier chapters or a chapter list, and a length target (optional)" ], "you_get": [ "A chapter blueprint with the chapter promise and the order of sections", "A first-person draft chapter with a version label", "Editorial notes listing assumptions, thin proof and credibility risks", "Decisions only you can make", "Three questions for your next review, and the exact next task" ], "use_when": [ "You are a founder or expert with voice notes and fragments and no chapter yet.", "You have a rough chapter that reads like a generic business book and needs your voice back.", "You wrote the first chapters and need the next one to follow the same argument.", "You want a sharp read on which claims in a chapter are soft or have no proof." ], "skip_when": [ "You have no material yet and need a whole-book plan first. Use the Book writing project coach.", "You are writing fiction and want to test its structure. Use the Narrative analyst.", "You only need a short story about your brand for an About page. Use the Brand origin story writer.", "You want the AI to invent stories, clients or results for you. This agent will not. Bring real notes.", "You need proofreading, fact-checking or a layout for print. Ask a human editor." ], "output_sample": { "input": [ "Your raw notes for one chapter", "Who the book is for and what it argues", "A sample of your voice (optional)", "Real stories, numbers and sources (optional)" ], "prerequisites": [ "Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini with room to paste long notes", "Your own say on every claim and story" ], "output": [ { "name": "Chapter blueprint", "contains": "The chapter promise, why the reader cares and the order of sections." }, { "name": "Chapter draft", "contains": "A first-person draft with a version label, built only from your material." }, { "name": "Editorial notes", "contains": "Assumptions made, claims with thin proof, tone risks and decisions that are yours." }, { "name": "Next review questions", "contains": "Three questions that guide your next round of changes." }, { "name": "Next task", "contains": "The one exact job for the next revision, not an open-ended offer." } ] }, "output_shape": "CHAPTER BLUEPRINT\n Chapter promise: | Reader value: | Role in book: \n Section logic: | | | | \n\nCHAPTER DRAFT\n Chapter - Version - \n \n\nEDITORIAL NOTES\n Assumptions: \n Proof gaps: | \n Tone or credibility risks: \n Decisions for you: \n\nNEXT REVIEW QUESTIONS\n 1. \n 2. \n 3. \n Next task: ", "how_to_use": [ "Download the pack from this page and add it to your AI as a skill. If you cannot, paste SKILL.md into a new chat, then paste references/source-agent.md after it.", "Your first message must hold the chapter notes and who the book is for. It cannot draft without them. Add the book's argument, and a sample of your voice if you can.", "Type \"Build the blueprint for Chapter 3\" and approve it. Then type \"Draft Chapter 3\".", "Read the editorial notes before the draft. Fill each gap with a real story or source, and say which lines do not sound like you.", "Ask for the next version and repeat. Keep each version labelled." ], "checks": [ "The result addresses your actual task and cites the evidence used.", "Examples, role-play experience and targets are kept separate from verified results.", "Claims of tests, memory, tool access or completed actions match what actually happened." ], "next": [ { "name": "Draft proofreader", "url": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/draft-proofreader", "why": "Tell it as a story" }, { "name": "Pre-publish content checker", "url": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/pre-publish-content-checker", "why": "Tell it as a story" }, { "name": "Dialogue editor", "url": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/dialogue-ear-checker", "why": "Tell it as a story" } ], "source": { "by": "Michael Sitarzewski and Agency Agents contributors", "repo": "msitarzewski/agency-agents", "url": "https://github.com/msitarzewski/agency-agents/blob/b37b5bb33b78f2c1d6567d98e25ca818e3259219/marketing/marketing-book-co-author.md", "licence": "MIT", "original_name": "Book Co-Author", "commit": "b37b5bb33b78f2c1d6567d98e25ca818e3259219" }, "credits": [ { "title": "Book Co-Author", "by": "Michael Sitarzewski and Agency Agents contributors", "url": "https://github.com/msitarzewski/agency-agents/blob/b37b5bb33b78f2c1d6567d98e25ca818e3259219/marketing/marketing-book-co-author.md", "used": "Original agent profile, preserved in references/source-agent.md; AI Blocks adds setup and review instructions." } ], "files": [ "LICENSE", "references/source-agent.md", "SETUP.md", "source.json" ], "links": { "page": "https://useaiblocks.com/agents/agency-marketing-book-co-author", "markdown": "https://useaiblocks.com/agents/agency-marketing-book-co-author.md", "json": "https://useaiblocks.com/agents/agency-marketing-book-co-author.json", "instructions": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/agency-marketing-book-co-author/SKILL.md", "download": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/agency-marketing-book-co-author.zip", "api_item": "https://useaiblocks.com/api/v1/items/agency-marketing-book-co-author", "api_document": "https://useaiblocks.com/api/v1/documents/agent/agency-marketing-book-co-author", "mcp": "https://useaiblocks.com/mcp" } }