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Write Your Book Outline Lightning Fast Using Boss Mode In Jarvis.ai
Published June 30, 2021 · 2,384 views on YouTube
Key takeaways
- Use short-code commands (Command+J to continue writing, Command+Enter to submit an instruction, Command+Shift+J to keep a command in place) to direct Boss Mode instead of typing full prompts by hand.
- Start with a direct instruction like 'this is the outline for a book about [topic]; the content is specifically the bullet points for each chapter and subsections of each chapter' to get Jarvis to generate a structured, chapter-by-chapter outline.
- Jarvis can keep a consistent train of thought across many chapters, referencing details from earlier chapters (like diet types) when writing later ones, but it can also go off the rails and needs to be restarted or redirected.
- Always fact-check anything Jarvis generates before publishing it, including invented details like a fabricated Amazon link for the book.
- A single half-hour session with Boss Mode can produce roughly one-fifth of a book's worth of content, enough for a lead magnet or ebook outline that can later be expanded into a full book.
How do you write a book outline fast using Jarvis.ai’s Boss Mode?
Give Boss Mode a direct instruction describing the outline you want, such as “this is the outline for a book about the ketogenic diet; this content is specifically going to be the bullet points for each chapter and subsections of each chapter,” then keep issuing the “continue” command. In this live demo, Darby and Zechariah generate a full 10-chapter book outline this way in under 30 minutes, with Jarvis maintaining consistent chapter topics and even cross-referencing earlier chapters as it writes later ones.
What are the steps to generate a book outline with Boss Mode?
The demo walks through a repeatable sequence for turning a topic into a structured outline using Jarvis’s Boss Mode short codes.
- Pick a topic and a rough starting instruction (here, the ketogenic diet).
- Use Command+Enter to submit a starter instruction to Jarvis, such as writing an introduction to the topic.
- Use Command+J to have Jarvis continue writing the next sentence, and Command+Shift+J to keep a prior command in place while continuing.
- Give a specific structuring instruction, e.g., “write me a book outline on the benefits of the ketogenic diet,” then keep issuing the continue command to let it progress chapter by chapter.
- When Jarvis starts repeating boilerplate (like an “end of article” tag) or drifting off-topic, delete the stray text and issue a fresh, more specific instruction to redirect it.
- Review each chapter summary as it generates, and use the outline as a starting skeleton to expand into full chapters later.
Does the outline stay consistent across chapters?
Yes, largely. As Jarvis worked through the chapters, it referenced facts and topics from earlier in the outline — for example, matching the “two types of ketogenic diets” mentioned in an earlier section when writing chapter three, and building later chapters (macros, healthy foods, recipes, side effects, food lists) in a logical order without those specifics being re-fed to it. The hosts note this consistency was noticeably better in this release than in earlier attempts with the tool.
What went wrong during the live demo, and how was it handled?
Jarvis periodically produced content that didn’t fit the outline format — appending a fabricated “end of article” tag, drifting into generic filler, or in one case producing a graphic/nonsensical “creative story” about the topic when asked for an uplifting one. When this happened, the hosts deleted the problematic text, trimmed back to a clean stopping point, and issued a more specific follow-up instruction to get it back on track. Jarvis also fabricated an Amazon sales link for the book, which the hosts flagged as something that must be fact-checked before ever being published.
Can Boss Mode also write supporting content beyond the outline, like chapter intros or sales copy?
Yes. Beyond the chapter-by-chapter outline, the demo shows Jarvis generating an introduction paragraph, a call-to-action sales pitch for the book using an AIDA (Attention, Interest, Desire, Action) framework, a creative personal story tied to the topic, a list of 20 healthy keto-friendly foods with subsections on why each matters, and even a spontaneous list of superfoods it generated on its own. Results varied in quality and required editorial judgment — Jarvis is described as “not always right,” with the human operator acting as editor throughout.
How much of a book can you realistically produce in one session?
The hosts estimate the roughly 30-minute session produced about one-fifth of a full book’s worth of content, or a solid draft outline and supporting material suitable for a lead magnet or ebook — something that could be expanded into a full book later and eventually listed on Amazon with SEO-driven sales.
Full video transcript
Darby and Zechariah kick off a short, live demo of Boss Mode, a feature announced the day before inside Jarvis (formerly Conversion AI). They’re showing, in real time and in the context of book writing, how the new feature performs. As an example, they pick the ketogenic diet and use Zechariah’s own experience — going from 300 pounds and unhappy to the best shape of his life using keto — as the seed idea.
Darby explains the Boss Mode short codes he’ll be using: Command+J to have Jarvis write the next sentence, Command+Enter to submit a full instruction (the “boss mode” command), and Command+Shift+J to keep a given instruction in place while continuing. Starting from scratch, Jarvis takes the instruction and begins writing a personal story, though an early output claims keto followers “don’t need apples,” which Darby flags as a good example of Jarvis not always being right and the human operator needing to act as editor.
Rather than just writing the story first, they pivot to building an outline, since that’s the more useful starting point for a full book. Darby, using a dictation tool called Voice In, feeds Jarvis an instruction to write an introduction to the ketogenic diet and where it started. Jarvis responds with an introduction that impresses both hosts. They keep the thought going with more continue commands, occasionally getting output that “doesn’t make any sense,” at which point they redirect with a new instruction.
They test a specific question — “what do your macros look like on a ketogenic diet” — and are impressed by Jarvis’s ability to keep a coherent train of thought better than in earlier sessions with the tool. Building on this, they issue the key structuring command: “write me a book outline on the benefits of the ketogenic diet,” followed by repeated continue commands. Jarvis begins generating a chapter-by-chapter outline, though it periodically appends stray boilerplate like an “end of article” tag, which the hosts delete before continuing.
The outline develops into what looks like FAQ-style content (covering roughly six or seven frequently asked questions about keto) before Darby gives a more specific instruction: “this is the outline for a book about the ketogenic diet; this content is specifically going to be the bullet points for each chapter and subsections of each chapter.” From this point, Jarvis begins producing a clean, ordered outline — bullet points for each chapter with subsections — and the hosts react with visible surprise at how well it holds together, including chapter three correctly referencing “the two types of ketogenic diets” mentioned earlier in the outline.
They continue letting it run through chapter six (healthy foods, with carb counts and 15 sourced references) and onward, with Jarvis producing what looks like real, usable draft content for a good portion of the material. By chapter ten, focused on food groups and lists, they start wrapping up the outline phase. Jarvis then unprompted pivots into pitching the book on Amazon, complete with a fabricated sales link — which Darby notes would need to be fact-checked and is clearly made up, not real.
Darby asks Jarvis to write a closing paragraph using an AIDA (Attention, Interest, Desire, Action) framework as a call to action for readers to buy the book on Amazon. The first attempt goes off the rails into confusing, low-quality text, prompting Darby to cut that section and restart with a fresh, more targeted call-to-action instruction, which produces a usable AIDA-style closer.
Reflecting on the session, the hosts note that in just around 15 minutes they’d already produced a solid book outline almost entirely through voice-dictated commands with minimal typing, mostly tiny tweaks and grammatical corrections rather than manual writing. Darby credits the earlier instruction — the one explicitly asking for bullet points per chapter and subsections — as the turning point that got Jarvis producing genuinely outline-formatted content.
They test a few more directed prompts: a creative story explaining the two types of ketogenic diets (redirected partway through when it produces disturbing, nonsensical content about blood), an uplifting and inspirational transformation story instead, and a request for subchapter topics on healthy foods to include and avoid on keto. Jarvis begins generating subtopics like “whole foods that are the foundation for your ketogenic diet, but aren’t the only thing to eat.”
Pushing further, they ask for an outline of 20 healthy keto-friendly foods with sections on why each is important. Jarvis produces the list along with explanations (e.g., broccoli, organ meats) and then, unprompted, continues into a list of commonly marketed superfoods — prompting a joke about now needing to write a book on superfoods too. As a final test, they ask for a creative story about hating broccoli as a kid but growing to love it through keto, which Jarvis begins generating before the hosts wrap the session, needing to hop on another call.
Closing out, they invite viewers to share thoughts and questions about Boss Mode in the comments, note that this outline effort represents roughly one-fifth of a full book’s worth of content produced in about 30 minutes, and frame the results as easily usable as a lead magnet or ebook outline for a website — something that could later be expanded into a full book and listed for sale on Amazon with SEO-driven traffic.