Ebook editor, story planner and EPUB workflow

A lightweight writing workspace for planning, drafting and preparing ebooks.

InkVault helps writers start a book project, shape chapters, add tables, author notes and images, connect notes, characters and places, then carry the same local project into layout, PDF proofing and EPUB-oriented export.

From first idea to book structure

Plan and write without turning the project into a heavy system.

InkVault is useful before the manuscript is finished. Chapters, notes, characters and places can grow together with the text, staying connected to the book instead of being scattered across separate documents.

  • Chapter editor for long-form manuscript work.
  • Rich text editor buttons for tables, author notes and image layout insertion.
  • Notes, characters and places kept close to the writing workflow.
  • Many-to-many story links for recurring elements across chapters.
  • Book metadata for title, author, subtitle, language, ISBN fields, keywords and description.
  • EPUB-oriented table of contents, image optimization and validation workflow.

Best suited for

  • Writers beginning a novel, collection or nonfiction project.
  • Authors who want characters, places and notes linked to chapters.
  • Projects with recurring story elements and continuity details.
  • Workflows that need both ebook and print preparation later.

Writing and ebook workflow

From story planning to EPUB-oriented export.

Chapter editing

Write, revise and clean chapters in a focused manuscript editor with project-level structure.

Tables in the editor

Insert structured tabular content from a dedicated rich text editor control.

Author notes

Add author notes from the editor toolbar and keep them as intentional manuscript content.

Full-page images

Insert images as inline content, full-page visuals or full-bleed layouts when the book structure requires it.

Characters

Keep character notes and references inside the same book project and connect them to relevant chapters.

Places

Track locations and settings without separating them from chapter planning and revision work.

Interconnected notes

Use project notes and many-to-many links to follow ideas, continuity details and recurring story elements.

Ebook metadata

Manage book details used across previews, exports and publishing preparation.

Navigation

Generate linked navigation from chapters, front matter and back matter for HTML and EPUB workflows.

Validation checks

Use internal EPUB validation and optional EPUBCheck integration where available locally.

FAQ

Ebook editor questions

Can InkVault be used before the manuscript is finished?

Yes. InkVault can help from the early writing and planning stage with chapters, notes, characters, places and story elements connected inside the same project.

Can InkVault be used as an ebook editor?

Yes. InkVault is built around structured book projects with writing, planning, chapters, tables, author notes, metadata, table of contents behavior, image handling and EPUB-oriented export workflows.

Does InkVault export EPUB files?

InkVault is planned around EPUB-oriented export workflows and validation steps. Exact output quality depends on the manuscript structure, images, fonts and local tools available in the installation.

Can I connect characters, places, notes and chapters?

Yes. InkVault is designed around interconnected project material, including many-to-many relationships that can keep story elements close to the chapters they affect.

Can I prepare both ebook and print versions?

Yes. InkVault keeps ebook preparation and print layout connected to the same book project, so PDF and EPUB-oriented workflows can share chapters, metadata and images.

Next steps

Related workflows

Story planning software

Use notes, characters, places and chapter links before the manuscript is finished.

Story planning workflow

Book layout software

Carry the same project into paperback PDF proofing and print layout.

Book layout workflow

Prepare a manuscript for ebook export

Clean chapters, metadata, images and navigation before EPUB-oriented export.

Read ebook guide

Start writing and carry the same project into ebook production.

InkVault connects planning, characters, places, notes, chapters, layout, export and validation in one private project space.

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