diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7fd77bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+.vscode
+.ipynb_checkpoints
+content
+.env
+__pycache__
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gpt_author_v2.ipynb b/gpt_author_v2.ipynb
index fc41160b..9ca90e76 100644
--- a/gpt_author_v2.ipynb
+++ b/gpt_author_v2.ipynb
@@ -453,6 +453,12 @@
         "\n",
         "    print(f'Output for prompt \"{prompt}\" has been written to {file_path}\\n')\n",
         "\n",
+        "import re\n",
+        "\n",
+        "def escape_double_quotes(input_string):\n",
+        "    # Update double quotes with escaped double quote mark to fix chapter_titles format error\n",
+        "    cleaned_string = re.sub(r'\"', \"\\\"\", input_string)\n",
+        "    return cleaned_string\n",
         "\n",
         "def write_fantasy_novel(prompt, num_chapters, writing_style, claude_true=False):\n",
         "    plots = generate_plots(prompt)\n",
@@ -469,7 +475,7 @@
         "\n",
         "    storyline = generate_storyline(improved_plot, num_chapters)\n",
         "    print('storyline generated')\n",
-        "    chapter_titles = ast.literal_eval(storyline)\n",
+        "    chapter_titles = ast.literal_eval(escape_double_quotes(str(storyline)))\n",
         "\n",
         "\n",
         "    novel = f\"Storyline:\\n{storyline}\\n\\n\"\n",
@@ -539,4 +545,4 @@
   },
   "nbformat": 4,
   "nbformat_minor": 0
-}
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+}