Content Warning Generator
Content notes readers expect for your book
Content warnings have become standard in romance and many other genres, and readers actively look for them. Providing accurate ones sets expectations, protects sensitive readers, and heads off negative reviews from surprised buyers. Describe your book's content and get a clear list of warnings to include.
Do books need content warnings?
They are not legally required, but in romance and a growing number of genres they have become an expected courtesy, and many readers seek them out before buying. Providing them signals care for your readers, and it reduces the risk of a one-star review from someone who felt blindsided by content they would have avoided.
Where do content warnings go?
Common placements are the book's front matter, a note on your website, and sometimes the product description or a linked page for readers who want them without spoilers on the sales page. Many authors put a brief line pointing to a full list elsewhere, so those who want warnings can find them and others can skip them.
How do I write warnings without spoilers?
List the categories of content rather than the plot specifics, and keep them general enough not to reveal twists. The goal is to inform a sensitive reader about themes, not to summarise the story. When in doubt, err toward including a warning, since a missing one causes more harm than an extra one.
Frequently asked questions
Do books need content warnings?
Not legally, but in romance and many genres they are expected, and readers seek them out. They reduce blindsided one-star reviews.
Where do content warnings go?
In the front matter, on your website, and sometimes the description or a linked spoiler-free page.
How do I warn without spoilers?
List categories of content, not plot specifics, keeping them general enough not to reveal twists.
Is this free?
Yes, with a daily limit for guests.