Assembly guide
How to assemble existing writing without rewriting it.
You have already done the writing. Bring your essays, blog posts, newsletters, talks, sermons, or letters together as a book or anthology. You do not need a finished table of contents: ToC Works can propose the structure while keeping your prose text-locked.
Assembly is not an invitation to rewrite.
Choose Finished writing to assemble when you want to keep the words you already wrote. Text-locked assembly allows organization and cleanup of web formatting, not paraphrasing, summarizing, or synthesizing the prose. New introductions, transitions, and other written material require a separate request and agreement to editing.
If you want the sentences changed, choose manuscript refinement. If you want a new draft developed from an idea or table of contents, choose outline-to-book creation.
Step 1
Gather the pieces you want to include.
Start an assembly and give it a working title. Add documents, paste the writing, or put one complete blog-post link on each line in the links field. Keep each piece's title, author credit, and any original date with the text. Only include material and images you created or have permission to use.
For a page behind a login or an inaccessible link, provide an authorized document or paste the text instead. A link alone does not guarantee that the full article can be imported. Keep your original copies for comparison.
Step 2
Describe the collection, not every chapter.
Use the optional Assembly instructions field to say who the collection is for and what should hold it together. You can suggest chronological order, themes, or a preferred opening piece, and name anything to exclude. If you do not know the order yet, say so: ToC Works can propose one for your review.
An example to adapt
Collect these essays for readers new to my work. Suggest thematic groups, keep each essay intact, and keep multipart essays together in their original order. Flag duplicate versions for my review. Preserve my wording and images. Do not add an introduction or connecting prose.
Step 3
Keep multipart works and images in sequence.
Include every part of a series you want collected. Preserve labels such as “Part 1 of 2” and mention any deliberate omissions in your instructions. Check that the proposed collection starts with the correct part and has no missing installments.
Automatic assembly needs complete article text or Markdown, not a link alone. Markdown image markers stay in their supplied order, but this does not verify that linked images are accessible or licensed. Pasting plain text does not include image files. Mark that the manuscript has illustrations, note their placement, and upload images in the studio after the structure is confirmed. Keep captions and credits with each image.
Step 4
Review the collection before approving it.
Choose Review my collection to save your material, then follow the project's next step to send it for production review. Saving does not rewrite, bill, or publish the work. When a proposed structure or assembled candidate is available, check:
- Every intended piece is present in full, with the correct title and author credit.
- The wording matches the originals, including quotations and citations.
- Multipart pieces are complete and in order; duplicate editions are resolved deliberately.
- Images, captions, and credits appear beside the right passages.
- Grouping and front matter fit your intent, without unrequested introductions or new prose.
Flag missing text, an incorrect order, or an image problem before accepting the candidate. Ask for an assembly correction rather than a prose revision when you want the writing left unchanged.
Step 5
Choose what happens next.
Assessment, scope, and any production quote come before production approval. Once the collection is assembled, review the result before deciding on export or publication. A private submission is not permission to make your work public.
Your words, brought together
Start with the writing you already have.
Bring the pieces. Let ToC Works help with the organization while you stay in control of the prose.
Start an assembly