Convert your plain text-based manuscript to a KDP-ready Word document instantly. No accounts, logins, complex settings, or software installations required. Great for writers who want to focus on writing and not on formatting.

All my 15+ novels totaling 1M+ words have been generated using this method.

Contents

• Quick Start
• Examples
• Features & Benefits
• Writing with Markdown
• Advanced Usage
• Pricing
• FAQ & Troubleshooting

Quick Start

1. Paste your simple text manuscript
2. Pick a template (optional, needed only for paperback)
3. Click Convert

That’s it! Your KDP-ready Word document will be ready to download in a couple of seconds, along with a quick overview of stats (words, chapters, pages).

Quick Example

title: My Novel
author: John Smith
notes: My first book
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# Chapter {{#n}}

Your first chapter text here...

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# Chapter {{#n}}

Your second chapter text here...

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# 

Your third 'heading less' chapter text here...

Or, here’s the simplest example that separates each chapter with a page break.

#

This is chapter 1

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# 

This is chapter 2

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# 

This is chapter 3

Paste either of these into QuillDrop and see the result for yourself!

Key Points

• Best for: Novels and text-heavy books
• Supports: Basic text formatting and images (publicly accessible)
• Output: KDP-compatible Word document

Real Examples

See how a real book looks; this is an extract from one of my novels:

All my novels have been generated using this workflow.

Features & Benefits

1. Instant Conversion: From Markdown to KDP-ready in seconds
2. Simple Process: No software installation, no accounts, logins, or complex settings
3. KDP Templates: Pre-configured for popular book sizes to work on Amazon (and I’ll add more over time)
4. Focus on Writing: Distraction-free writing; write even on your cell phones
5. Future-Proof: Plain text files that work anywhere
6. Statistics: Word counts, chapter counts, and more
7. Handy features: Simple but clever features to power your writing
8. Advanced processing: For tech-savvy writers, text opens a whole new world of possibilities making it really simple to process—like concatenating, splitting, running analysis, post-processing and more.

Writing with Markdown

Syntax

author: Your Name
title: Always good to add a title in the beginning
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# Chapter 1
## Subtitle

Normal paragraph text

**Bold text** and _italic text_

> Blockquote for epigraphs

- bullet point 1
- bullet point 2
- bullet point 3

### Chapter Separation

Separate chapters with four or more equal signs:

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# Chapter 2

The next chapter...

You can read more about Markdown syntax here.

The great thing about writing in Markdown is you can use practically any text editor. I use Free VS code, but you can use any editor you want (get one with Markdown preview preferably). It’s just plain text!

Advanced Usage

Special Tags

• {{#n}} - Auto-increment chapter numbers
• {{#r}} - Reset chapter number to 1
• {{date}} - Insert current date

The premium version docs tell you how to do a few more things, like tracking POVs, creating dynamic replacements, creating boxsets, styling your own way, and more!

Free vs Premium

Try the free version before you buy. No subscriptions!

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To use your license key, add ?key=YOUR_KEY to the URL: https://jaypenner.com/quilldrop?key=YOUR_KEY_HERE. That’s it. No logins, no accounts, no complex settings. Do not share your key.

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• Special tags: let you accomplish certain additional tasks, for example, handling povs (points-of-view), adding a pre-defined heading ornament, excluding chapters, accessing certain internal variables, and more. Great for power users.

• Power user guide: You’ll get access to a private doc link with tips and tricks to power your writing. For e.g, pov tags, global replacers, numbering techniques, making boxsets etc.

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FAQ & Troubleshooting

Common Issues

1. Strange Formatting: Check your syntax, and have you separated your chapters correctly?
2. Image Issues: Verify whether the URL is accessible and the sum total size of all images is within limits
3. Generation Fails: Ensure within word count limits
4. Template Problems: Free users can only use basic templates

Common Questions

Q: Can I store my manuscripts here?

A: No, QuillDrop is not a storage service. Always keep your own backups.

Q: What happens to my manuscript after conversion?

A: Manuscript text is deleted immediately after processing (a couple of seconds). Generated word docs are automatically deleted after 24 hours. We don’t store any content. Do not rely on QuillDrop to store your manuscripts.

Security & Privacy

Important security notes:

• No manuscript storage beyond processing time (seconds)
• Generated documents deleted after 24 hours
• Not a backup or storage service
• No registration, account creation, or personal data required; the only thing we know about you is your email, and that too only when you buy a license key.
• License keys are single-user

Always maintain your own backups of your manuscripts!

Final Notes

• Join the newsletter for feature updates
• Report issues via the feedback form
• Check troubleshooting for common problems

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