In Content Genius, articles with a **Not Begun** status are planned titles that exist in your project or topical map but have not yet had AI writing triggered. This is a normal part of the workflow — the article is simply a placeholder waiting for you to start generation. This guide explains how to trigger writing for one article or many at once.

## 📋 What "Not Begun" Means

**Not Begun** means the article title has been added to your project (for example, via a topical map import) but no content has been created for it yet. You do not need to contact support to resolve this — triggering generation is a user-initiated action you can do directly from your project view.

## ✍️ Generate a Single Article

1. Go to **Left sidebar → Content → Content Planner** and open your project or topical map.
2. Find the article showing **Not Begun** status and click on it to open it.
3. Click the **Write an article** button.
4. Select your generation mode:

   - **Auto-Generate** — fully automated; the AI handles research, outline, and writing end-to-end.
   - **Step-by-Step** — lets you review and approve the outline before writing begins.
5. The article moves to **In Progress** while the AI writes (approximately 2–3 minutes), then changes to **Needs Review** when complete.

## ⚡ Generate Multiple Articles at Once

1. From **Left sidebar → Content → Content Planner**, select the articles you want to generate using the checkboxes next to each **Not Begun** title, then click **+ Create articles**.
2. Click the bulk **Generate** action in the top action bar.
3. Articles will queue and be written one after another. Monitor each article's status as it moves through **In Progress** and into **Needs Review**.

## ⚠️ Things to Know Before You Generate

- A **Brand Vault** (domain) must be assigned to the project before generation can run correctly.
- Each article takes approximately 2–3 minutes to generate. Bulk selections queue sequentially — they do not all run at the same time.
- Once generation starts, it cannot be cancelled mid-run.
- After generation, articles stop at **Needs Review**. They are not automatically published to any CMS — you must review and publish manually.
- **Playbook and editorial rules:** Content Genius may not fully apply your configured playbook structure or editorial rules during generation. This is a known issue that is currently under active development.
- **Articles stuck in "Not Begun" after triggering generation:** In rare cases — particularly for titles imported via a spreadsheet file — an article may remain in **Not Begun** or fail to advance to **In Progress** after you click Generate. If refreshing the page does not update the status, contact support via the chat widget below.

## 💬 Need More Help?

If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type **human teammate** to be connected with a member of our team.