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Edit Work: 5 fields + Complete / Restore (no BookPhase)

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A book isn't locked in after creation — you can change the title, type, description, and goal. Slima doesn't use a 4-stage "BookPhase" model; only a binary in-progress / complete toggle (via the ⋯ menu). This article covers the Edit Work modal's five fields + the complete / restore mechanic.

Edit Work modal with 5 fields: Title / Genre (Fiction / Biography / Business / Technical / Self-Help / General — 6 chips) / Description / Target Words / Target Date

Open the Edit Work dialog

Shelf card → hover → top-right ⋯ menu → Edit.

The five editable fields

1 · Title

Most-edited field. Updates everywhere it appears:

  • Shelf card
  • Editor header
  • Export filename

2 · Genre

Six chips: Fiction / Biography / Business / Technical / Self-Help / General.

⚠️ Changing the genre does not reorganise existing folders — it only affects:

  • AI Coach default analysis lens
  • Export template selection

See: Six book types and folder templates

3 · Description

A sentence or two. The AI Coach reads it and uses it to anchor its overall understanding.

E.g. "A novella about memory and solitude."

It's also used as metadata when you export to EPUB / Word.

4 · Target Words (Goal Settings)

Optional. See Set writing goals.

Once set:

  • Shelf card shows a progress bar (e.g. "Manuscript 72 / 80.0K words · 0%")
  • Writing Stats "Overview" includes this book in totals
  • Writing Stats "Estimated Completion (ETA)" computes against your rolling 7-day average

5 · Target Date (Goal Settings)

Optional — your target completion date.

The Writing Stats page uses it to determine whether you're ahead / on track / behind.

Complete / restore (no 4-stage BookPhase)

Slima doesn't use a "Planning / Draft / Editing / Done" 4-stage tag. The real model is binary:

State How to toggle Effect
In progress Default Lives in "My Works" tab
Marked Complete Card ⋯ → "Mark as Complete" Card gets a ✓ check; still in "My Works"; can flip back via ⋯ → "Mark as In Progress"

"Complete" is a display marker. To actually move a book off the main shelf, use Archive or Trash — see Book lifecycle.

You won't lose anything

  • Title / description / genre — edits update the book metadata directly
  • Goal / complete marker — instant

For tracking chapter-content versions over time, see Version history (a separate versioning system, not tied to book metadata).

Fields that don't exist (despite older docs)

Earlier versions of this article mentioned the following — they're not in the current modal:

  • ❌ Cover image upload — no such field currently
  • ❌ BookPhase 4 stages (Planning / Draft / Editing / Done) — the concept doesn't exist; only In Progress / Complete binary
  • ❌ ⚙️ icon inside the editor to open this dialog — the entry point is the shelf ⋯ menu

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