Heartopia Book Writing Guide: How to write and publish books

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Enjoy one of Heartopia’s most interesting features and learn how to unlock book writing and publish your first book.
Write your very first book and enjoy Dream Goal rewards, and let other players read your book.

In Heartopia, the focus isn’t just on building a nice house or mastering skills. The game is designed to help you relax, be creative, and form genuine connections with other players. A great example of how it does this is the Book Writing system, which lets you express yourself in unique ways.

Writing a book lets you share stories, preserve memories, create helpful guides, or even showcase photos of your beloved pets. What’s really special is how it combines your creativity with a system that helps you achieve your goals, earn rewards, and connect with others – your imagination directly impacts your progress and interactions.

This Heartopia Book Writing Guide will help you write and publish a book, whether it’s just for enjoyment or as a step towards becoming a skilled writer. To get started with Heartopia, be sure to check out our Beginners Guide, co-op guide, Hobbies Guide, tips for unlocking Home Plots, and the Heartopia Gold Guide. Don’t forget to find free in-game items with our list of Heartopia Redeem Codes!

How To Unlock Book Writing in Heartopia

In Heartopia, you need to progress to a certain point before you can begin writing books. First, you’ll need to reach Level 16 in the Developer’s Guild. After that, writing books will unlock as a Dream Goal. The game will then guide you through a quick set of quests to introduce you to the book writing process.

After that, you’ll talk to Annie, who will point you in the right direction. Then, you’ll complete some tasks with Mrs. Joan, and she’ll officially explain how to publish your own books.

After completing a few tasks, you’ll reach Ka Ching’s General Store, where you can buy your first Writing Desk. This desk is important because you’ll use it to write, revise, and publish your books.

Okay, so once I finally got the desk, all I had to do was put it in my house. Then, just clicking on it brought up the writing screen, and that’s it! Now I can write books whenever I want – it’s become a permanent hobby, which is awesome!

How To Write and Publish Books in Heartopia

Heartopia offers a surprisingly open and flexible writing experience. It’s designed to feel natural and help you be creative, rather than holding you back.

Creating a Manuscript

First, start a new book by opening the Creation menu on your in-game computer and clicking the plus icon. After that, you can begin the following steps:

Enter a title for your book.
Confirm the title to access the writing menu.

You can start organizing your book right away. It can be divided into chapters, with each chapter allowing up to 4,500 words. This provides plenty of space to write everything from brief guides to complete novels.

Formatting and Editing Tools

Heartopia offers a variety of formatting tools to help you refine your work. You can customize things like font size and style by clicking the settings icon.

First-line indentation
Paragraph spacing

The interface is designed to make working with text simple – you can easily copy, paste, and move things around. This makes editing your writing feel less like a chore. You can also add images from your photo album at the bottom of the screen. While not required, images can really enhance your book’s visual appeal.

Adding images is connected to setting a Dream Goal, which gives you even more benefit. If you want your book to really shine, think about taking photos specifically for it. However, a text-only book is still a great option and can be published without any problems.

Publishing Your Book

When you’re happy with your manuscript, go to the book tab and click the global icon to open the publishing options. Here, you’ll complete the final steps before publishing, like setting important details.

A tagline for your book
A short description limited to 100 characters
A publication date, which can be either real-world or in-game

To publish a book, you need a Book Publishing Permit. You’ll get ten permits for free after finishing the starting quest. If you need more, you can buy them for 10 Moonlight Crystals each. Don’t forget to design a cover for your book before you publish it!

List of Dream Writing Goals in Heartopia

Book Writing Dream Goals focuses a lot on the Heartopia community. While writing and publishing books is important, you’ll make faster progress if other players interact with your creations. Here’s how to get more engagement:

Give copies of your book to friends.
Place books around your home for easy access.
Use eye-catching covers and images.

Below is a table with the current Dream Goals tied to writing in Heartopia:

Dream Goal	Requirement	Dream Progress
Purchase a Writing Desk	Buy a Writing Desk from Ka Ching’s General Store to unlock book writing at home.	30
Read Any Book	Read any book, whether written by an NPC or another player.	30
Create One Book	Start and create a book manuscript using the writing interface.	30
Insert an Image into a Book	Add at least one image from your album to a book chapter.	30
Add Any Book to Your Collection	Purchase or obtain a book and add it to your personal collection.	30
Publish One Book	Publish a completed manuscript using a Book Publishing Permit.	30
Retrieve Published Books	Order copies of your published book from the Writing Desk.	30
1 D.G. Member Reads Your Book	At least one Developer’s Guild member has read your published book.	30
10 D.G. Members Read Your Book	Ten different D.G. members read your published book.	50
30 D.G. Members Read Your Book	Thirty D.G. members read your published book.	80
60 D.G. Members Read Your Book	Sixty D.G. members read your published book.	110
90 D.G. Members Read Your Book	Ninety D.G. members read your published book.	150
1 D.G. Member Likes Your Book	One D.G. member likes your published book.	30
10 D.G. Members Like Your Book	Ten D.G. members like your book.	50
30 D.G. Members Like Your Book	Thirty D.G. members like your book.	80
60 D.G. Members Like Your Book	Sixty D.G. members like your book.	110
90 D.G. Members Like Your Book	Ninety D.G. members like your book.	150
Publish One Book Publicly	Publish a book with public visibility enabled.	30
1 D.G. Member Purchases Your Book	One D.G. member purchases your published book.	30
10 D.G. Members Purchase Your Book	Ten D.G. members purchased your book.	50
30 D.G. Members Purchase Your Book	Thirty D.G. members purchased your book.	80
60 D.G. Members Purchase Your Book	Sixty D.G. members purchased your book.	110
90 D.G. Members Purchase Your Book	Ninety D.G. members purchased your book.	150

Where to buy Books in Heartopia

After your book is published, you can buy physical copies straight from the system for 6,000 gold each. You’ll also find your book available for sale at the town’s Bookstall, where other players can discover and buy it.

You can find books for sale at this stall, both written by other players for 8,000g and by the game’s characters. These books are considered hobby items, like tools – you can carry them, set them on tables, or use them to decorate your house.

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2026-01-27 13:14