diff --git a/apps/blueprints/src/components/BookChildTree.tsx b/apps/blueprints/src/components/BookChildTree.tsx
index a0c9981..41a7611 100644
--- a/apps/blueprints/src/components/BookChildTree.tsx
+++ b/apps/blueprints/src/components/BookChildTree.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 import { css } from "@emotion/react";
-import Link from "next/link";
-import { ChildTreeBlueprintBookEnriched } from "@factorio-sites/web-utils";
+import Link, { LinkProps } from "next/link";
 import { FactorioIcon } from "./FactorioIcon";
 import { FactorioCode } from "./FactorioCode";
+import { BlueprintBookData, BlueprintStringData, ChildTree, Icon } from "@factorio-sites/types";
 
 const componentStyles = css`
+  overflow: hidden;
+  position: relative;
+
+  .child-tree-wrapper {
+    height: 480px;
+    overflow: auto;
+  }
+
   .blueprint,
   .book {
     display: flex;
@@ -12,6 +20,7 @@ const componentStyles = css`
     color: white;
     padding: 4px 0;
     &:hover {
+      cursor: pointer;
       background: #636363;
     }
   }
@@ -24,67 +33,164 @@ const componentStyles = css`
   }
 `;
 
-interface BookChildTreeProps {
-  blueprint_book: ChildTreeBlueprintBookEnriched;
-  base_url: string;
-  selected_id: string;
+interface BlueprintItem {
+  type: "blueprint";
+  id?: string;
+  name: string;
+  icons: Icon[];
 }
 
+export interface BlueprintBookItem {
+  type: "blueprint_book";
+  id?: string;
+  name: string;
+  icons: Icon[];
+  children: TreeItem[];
+}
+
+type TreeItem = BlueprintItem | BlueprintBookItem;
+
+interface BookChildTreeProps {
+  book_item: BlueprintBookItem;
+  base_url?: string;
+  selected_id: string | null;
+}
+
+const OptionalLink: React.FC<LinkProps & { include: boolean; className?: string }> = ({
+  include,
+  children,
+  className,
+  ...props
+}) => {
+  return include ? (
+    <Link {...props}>
+      <a className={className}>{children}</a>
+    </Link>
+  ) : (
+    <div className={className}>{children}</div>
+  );
+};
+
+const InnerBookChildTree: React.FC<BookChildTreeProps> = ({ book_item, base_url, selected_id }) => {
+  return (
+    <>
+      <OptionalLink
+        include={Boolean(base_url && book_item.id)}
+        href={`${base_url}?selected=${book_item.id}&type=book`}
+        replace
+        className={"book" + (selected_id === book_item.id ? " active" : "")}
+      >
+        <FactorioIcon type="item" icon="blueprint-book" size={20} />
+        {book_item.icons &&
+          book_item.icons.map((icon, index) => (
+            <FactorioIcon key={index} type={icon.signal.type} icon={icon.signal.name} size={20} />
+          ))}
+        <span className="label">
+          <FactorioCode code={book_item.name || ""} />
+        </span>
+      </OptionalLink>
+      <div css={{ marginLeft: `20px` }}>
+        {book_item.children.map((child, index) => {
+          return child.type === "blueprint" ? (
+            <OptionalLink
+              include={Boolean(base_url && child.id)}
+              key={child.id || index}
+              href={`${base_url}?selected=${child.id}`}
+              replace
+              className={"blueprint" + (selected_id === child.id ? " active" : "")}
+            >
+              {child.icons &&
+                child.icons.map((icon, index) => (
+                  <FactorioIcon
+                    key={index}
+                    type={icon.signal.type}
+                    icon={icon.signal.name}
+                    size={20}
+                  />
+                ))}
+              <span className="label">
+                <FactorioCode code={child.name || ""} />
+              </span>
+            </OptionalLink>
+          ) : child.type === "blueprint_book" ? (
+            <InnerBookChildTree
+              key={child.id || index}
+              book_item={child}
+              base_url={base_url}
+              selected_id={selected_id}
+            />
+          ) : null;
+        })}
+      </div>
+    </>
+  );
+};
+
 export const BookChildTree: React.FC<BookChildTreeProps> = ({
-  blueprint_book,
+  book_item,
   base_url,
   selected_id,
 }) => {
   return (
     <div css={componentStyles}>
-      <div>
-        <Link href={`${base_url}?selected=${blueprint_book.id}&type=book`} replace>
-          <a className={"book" + (selected_id === blueprint_book.id ? " active" : "")}>
-            <FactorioIcon type="item" icon="blueprint-book" size={20} />
-            {blueprint_book.icons &&
-              blueprint_book.icons.map((icon, index) => (
-                <FactorioIcon
-                  key={index}
-                  type={icon.signal.type}
-                  icon={icon.signal.name}
-                  size={20}
-                />
-              ))}
-            <span className="label">
-              <FactorioCode code={blueprint_book.name || ""} />
-            </span>
-          </a>
-        </Link>
-        <div css={{ marginLeft: `20px` }}>
-          {blueprint_book.children.map((child) => {
-            return child.type === "blueprint" ? (
-              <Link key={child.id} href={`${base_url}?selected=${child.id}`} replace>
-                <a className={"blueprint" + (selected_id === child.id ? " active" : "")}>
-                  {child.icons &&
-                    child.icons.map((icon, index) => (
-                      <FactorioIcon
-                        key={index}
-                        type={icon.signal.type}
-                        icon={icon.signal.name}
-                        size={20}
-                      />
-                    ))}
-                  <span className="label">
-                    <FactorioCode code={child.name || ""} />
-                  </span>
-                </a>
-              </Link>
-            ) : child.type === "blueprint_book" ? (
-              <BookChildTree
-                key={child.id}
-                blueprint_book={child}
-                base_url={base_url}
-                selected_id={selected_id}
-              />
-            ) : null;
-          })}
-        </div>
+      <div className="child-tree-wrapper ">
+        <InnerBookChildTree book_item={book_item} base_url={base_url} selected_id={selected_id} />
       </div>
     </div>
   );
 };
+
+const convertBlueprintDataToTree = (data: BlueprintStringData): TreeItem | null => {
+  if (data.blueprint_book) {
+    return convertBlueprintBookDataToTree(data.blueprint_book);
+  }
+  if (data.blueprint) {
+    return {
+      type: "blueprint",
+      name: data.blueprint.label || "",
+      icons: data.blueprint.icons,
+    };
+  }
+
+  // console.warn("convertBlueprintBookDataToTree called without a blueprint or blueprint book", data);
+  return null;
+};
+
+export const convertBlueprintBookDataToTree = (data: BlueprintBookData): BlueprintBookItem => {
+  return {
+    type: "blueprint_book",
+    name: data.label,
+    icons: data.icons || [],
+    children: data.blueprints
+      .map(convertBlueprintDataToTree)
+      .filter((x) => x !== null) as TreeItem[],
+  };
+};
+
+export const mergeChildTreeWithTreeItem = (
+  tree_item: TreeItem,
+  id: string,
+  child_tree?: ChildTree
+): TreeItem => {
+  if (tree_item.type === "blueprint") {
+    return { ...tree_item, id };
+  }
+
+  return {
+    ...tree_item,
+    id,
+    children: tree_item.children
+      .map((child, index) => {
+        const child_tree_item = child_tree?.[index];
+        if (child_tree_item?.type === "blueprint_book") {
+          return mergeChildTreeWithTreeItem(child, child_tree_item.id, child_tree_item.children);
+        } else if (child_tree_item?.type === "blueprint") {
+          return mergeChildTreeWithTreeItem(child, child_tree_item.id);
+        }
+
+        // console.warn("mergeChildTreeWithTreeItem called with invalid child_tree", child_tree_item);
+        return null;
+      })
+      .filter((x) => x !== null) as TreeItem[],
+  };
+};
diff --git a/apps/blueprints/src/components/blueprint/BlueprintBook.tsx b/apps/blueprints/src/components/blueprint/BlueprintBook.tsx
index 8f69057..0a26d77 100644
--- a/apps/blueprints/src/components/blueprint/BlueprintBook.tsx
+++ b/apps/blueprints/src/components/blueprint/BlueprintBook.tsx
@@ -9,14 +9,15 @@ import {
   BlueprintPage,
   BlueprintStringData,
 } from "@factorio-sites/types";
-import {
-  chakraResponsive,
-  mergeBlueprintDataAndChildTree,
-  parseBlueprintStringClient,
-} from "@factorio-sites/web-utils";
+import { chakraResponsive, parseBlueprintStringClient } from "@factorio-sites/web-utils";
 import { Panel } from "../../components/Panel";
 import { Markdown } from "../../components/Markdown";
-import { BookChildTree } from "../../components/BookChildTree";
+import {
+  BlueprintBookItem,
+  BookChildTree,
+  convertBlueprintBookDataToTree,
+  mergeChildTreeWithTreeItem,
+} from "../../components/BookChildTree";
 import { CopyButton } from "../../components/CopyButton";
 import { useUrl } from "../../hooks/url.hook";
 import { FavoriteButton } from "./FavoriteButton";
@@ -40,17 +41,6 @@ const StyledBlueptintPage = styled(Grid)`
     margin-right: 0.5rem;
     flex-grow: 1;
   }
-
-  .panel {
-    &.child-tree {
-      overflow: hidden;
-      position: relative;
-      .child-tree-wrapper {
-        height: 480px;
-        overflow: auto;
-      }
-    }
-  }
 `;
 
 const descriptionCss = css({
@@ -111,14 +101,15 @@ export const BlueprintBookSubPage: React.FC<BlueprintBookSubPageProps> = ({
   }, []);
 
   const bookChildTreeData = useMemo(() => {
-    if (!mainBookData) return null;
-    return mergeBlueprintDataAndChildTree(mainBookData, {
-      id: blueprint_book.id,
-      name: blueprint_book.label,
-      type: "blueprint_book",
-      children: blueprint_book.child_tree,
-    });
-  }, [blueprint_book.child_tree, blueprint_book.id, blueprint_book.label, mainBookData]);
+    if (mainBookData?.blueprint_book) {
+      return mergeChildTreeWithTreeItem(
+        convertBlueprintBookDataToTree(mainBookData.blueprint_book),
+        blueprint_book.id,
+        blueprint_book.child_tree
+      ) as BlueprintBookItem;
+    }
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [mainBookData]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     fetch(`/api/string/${selectedHash}`)
@@ -164,7 +155,7 @@ export const BlueprintBookSubPage: React.FC<BlueprintBookSubPageProps> = ({
         {bookChildTreeData && (
           <div className="child-tree-wrapper">
             <BookChildTree
-              blueprint_book={bookChildTreeData}
+              book_item={bookChildTreeData}
               base_url={`/blueprint/${blueprint_page.id}`}
               selected_id={selected.data.id}
             />
diff --git a/apps/blueprints/src/pages/api/blueprint/create.ts b/apps/blueprints/src/pages/api/blueprint/create.ts
index 56e044f..a6f4fc4 100644
--- a/apps/blueprints/src/pages/api/blueprint/create.ts
+++ b/apps/blueprints/src/pages/api/blueprint/create.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ const handler = apiHandler(async (req, res, { session }) => {
   const errors: Record<string, string> = {};
 
   if (!title) errors.title = "Required";
-  if (!description) errors.description = "Required";
   if (!string) errors.string = "Required";
   if (!parsed) errors.string = "Not recognised as a blueprint string";
 
diff --git a/apps/blueprints/src/pages/user/blueprint-create.tsx b/apps/blueprints/src/pages/user/blueprint-create.tsx
index 7481709..311a96e 100644
--- a/apps/blueprints/src/pages/user/blueprint-create.tsx
+++ b/apps/blueprints/src/pages/user/blueprint-create.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React from "react";
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { NextPage } from "next";
 import { useRouter } from "next/router";
 import {
@@ -10,63 +10,128 @@ import {
   Box,
   Text,
 } from "@chakra-ui/react";
-import { Formik, Field, FieldProps } from "formik";
+import { Formik, Field, FieldProps, useFormikContext } from "formik";
 import { css } from "@emotion/react";
-import { chakraResponsive } from "@factorio-sites/web-utils";
+import styled from "@emotion/styled";
+import { chakraResponsive, parseBlueprintStringClient } from "@factorio-sites/web-utils";
 import { TAGS } from "@factorio-sites/common-utils";
 import { Panel } from "../../components/Panel";
-import { validateCreateBlueprintForm } from "../../utils/validate";
+import {
+  joinValidations,
+  validateBlueprintString,
+  validateRequired,
+  validateTags,
+} from "../../utils/validate";
 import { ImageEditor } from "../../components/ImageEditor";
 import { Select } from "../../components/Select";
 import { Button } from "../../components/Button";
 import { MDEditor } from "../../components/MDEditor";
 import { pageHandler } from "../../utils/page-handler";
+import { BlueprintStringData } from "@factorio-sites/types";
+import { BookChildTree, convertBlueprintBookDataToTree } from "../../components/BookChildTree";
+import { Tooltip } from "../../components/Tooltip";
+import { Markdown } from "../../components/Markdown";
 
 const FieldStyle = css`
   margin-bottom: 1rem;
 `;
 
-export const UserBlueprintCreate: NextPage = () => {
-  const router = useRouter();
+const StyledMarkdown = styled(Markdown)`
+  max-height: 400px;
+  margin-bottom: 1rem;
+  border: 1px solid rgb(226, 232, 240);
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
+`;
+
+interface FormValues {
+  title: string;
+  description: string;
+  string: string;
+  tags: string[];
+}
+
+const FormContent: React.FC = () => {
+  const {
+    values,
+    handleSubmit,
+    setFieldValue,
+    isSubmitting,
+    status,
+  } = useFormikContext<FormValues>();
+
+  const [blueprintData, setBlueprintData] = useState<BlueprintStringData | null>(null);
+  const [step, setStep] = useState(0);
 
   const tagsOptions = TAGS.map((tag) => ({
     label: `${tag.category}: ${tag.label}`,
     value: tag.value,
   }));
 
+  const description =
+    blueprintData?.blueprint?.description || blueprintData?.blueprint_book?.description || "";
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (values.string) {
+      const data = parseBlueprintStringClient(values.string);
+      if (data) {
+        setBlueprintData(data);
+        setFieldValue("title", data.blueprint?.label || data.blueprint_book?.label || "");
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+    setBlueprintData(null);
+  }, [values.string, setFieldValue]);
+
+  const onClickNext = () => {
+    if (blueprintData) {
+      setStep(1);
+    }
+  };
+
   return (
-    <Formik
-      initialValues={{ title: "", description: "", string: "", tags: [] }}
-      validate={validateCreateBlueprintForm}
-      onSubmit={async (values, { setSubmitting, setErrors, setStatus }) => {
-        setStatus("");
-
-        const result = await fetch("/api/blueprint/create", {
-          method: "POST",
-          headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
-          body: JSON.stringify(values),
-        }).then((res) => res.json());
-
-        if (result.status) {
-          setSubmitting(false);
-          setStatus(result.status);
-        } else if (result.errors) {
-          setSubmitting(false);
-          setErrors(result.errors);
-        } else if (result.success) {
-          router.push(`/blueprint/${result.id}`);
-        }
-      }}
+    <SimpleGrid
+      columns={2}
+      gap={6}
+      templateColumns={chakraResponsive({ mobile: "1fr", desktop: "1fr 1fr" })}
     >
-      {({ isSubmitting, handleSubmit, status, values, errors, setFieldValue }) => (
-        <SimpleGrid
-          columns={2}
-          gap={6}
-          templateColumns={chakraResponsive({ mobile: "1fr", desktop: "1fr 1fr" })}
-        >
-          <Panel title="Create new blueprint">
-            <form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
-              <Field name="title">
+      <Panel title="Create new blueprint">
+        <form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
+          {step === 0 ? (
+            <>
+              <Field
+                name="string"
+                validate={joinValidations(validateRequired, validateBlueprintString)}
+              >
+                {({ field, meta }: FieldProps) => (
+                  <FormControl
+                    id="string"
+                    isRequired
+                    isInvalid={meta.touched && !!meta.error}
+                    css={FieldStyle}
+                  >
+                    <FormLabel>Blueprint string</FormLabel>
+                    <Input type="text" {...field} />
+                    <FormErrorMessage>{meta.error}</FormErrorMessage>
+                  </FormControl>
+                )}
+              </Field>
+              <Box css={{ display: "flex", alignItems: "center" }}>
+                <Button
+                  primary
+                  type="button"
+                  css={{ marginRight: "1rem" }}
+                  disabled={!blueprintData}
+                  onClick={onClickNext}
+                >
+                  Next
+                </Button>
+                {status && <Text css={{ marginLeft: "1rem", color: "red" }}>{status}</Text>}
+              </Box>
+            </>
+          ) : (
+            <>
+              <Field name="title" validate={validateRequired}>
                 {({ field, meta }: FieldProps) => (
                   <FormControl
                     id="title"
@@ -89,7 +154,10 @@ export const UserBlueprintCreate: NextPage = () => {
                     isInvalid={meta.touched && !!meta.error}
                     css={FieldStyle}
                   >
-                    <FormLabel>Description</FormLabel>
+                    <FormLabel>
+                      Description{" "}
+                      <Tooltip text="This description is shown next to the description already stored in the blueprint." />
+                    </FormLabel>
                     <MDEditor
                       value={field.value}
                       onChange={(value) => setFieldValue("description", value)}
@@ -99,13 +167,20 @@ export const UserBlueprintCreate: NextPage = () => {
                 )}
               </Field>
 
-              <Field name="tags">
+              {description && (
+                <>
+                  <div css={{ marginBottom: "0.5rem" }}>Blueprint description</div>
+                  <StyledMarkdown>{description}</StyledMarkdown>
+                </>
+              )}
+
+              <Field name="tags" validate={validateTags}>
                 {({ field, meta }: FieldProps) => (
                   <FormControl id="tags" isInvalid={meta.touched && !!meta.error} css={FieldStyle}>
                     <FormLabel>Tags</FormLabel>
                     <Select
                       options={tagsOptions}
-                      value={field.value}
+                      value={field.value || []}
                       onChange={(tags) => setFieldValue("tags", tags)}
                     />
                     <FormErrorMessage>{meta.error}</FormErrorMessage>
@@ -113,38 +188,62 @@ export const UserBlueprintCreate: NextPage = () => {
                 )}
               </Field>
 
-              <Field name="string">
-                {({ field, meta }: FieldProps) => (
-                  <FormControl
-                    id="string"
-                    isRequired
-                    isInvalid={meta.touched && !!meta.error}
-                    css={FieldStyle}
-                  >
-                    <FormLabel>Blueprint string</FormLabel>
-                    <Input type="text" {...field} />
-                    <FormErrorMessage>{meta.error}</FormErrorMessage>
-                  </FormControl>
-                )}
-              </Field>
-
               <Box css={{ display: "flex", alignItems: "center" }}>
+                <Button type="button" css={{ marginRight: "1rem" }} onClick={() => setStep(0)}>
+                  Previus
+                </Button>
                 <Button primary type="submit" disabled={isSubmitting}>
                   Submit
                 </Button>
                 {status && <Text css={{ marginLeft: "1rem", color: "red" }}>{status}</Text>}
               </Box>
-            </form>
-          </Panel>
-          <Panel title="Preview">
-            <Box>
-              {values.string && !errors.string && (
-                <ImageEditor string={values.string}></ImageEditor>
-              )}
-            </Box>
-          </Panel>
-        </SimpleGrid>
-      )}
+            </>
+          )}
+        </form>
+      </Panel>
+      <Panel title="Preview">
+        <Box>
+          {blueprintData?.blueprint_book ? (
+            <BookChildTree
+              book_item={convertBlueprintBookDataToTree(blueprintData.blueprint_book)}
+              selected_id={null}
+            />
+          ) : values.string ? (
+            <ImageEditor string={values.string} />
+          ) : null}
+        </Box>
+      </Panel>
+    </SimpleGrid>
+  );
+};
+
+export const UserBlueprintCreate: NextPage = () => {
+  const router = useRouter();
+
+  return (
+    <Formik
+      initialValues={{ title: "", description: "", string: "", tags: [] }}
+      onSubmit={async (values, { setSubmitting, setErrors, setStatus }) => {
+        setStatus("");
+
+        const result = await fetch("/api/blueprint/create", {
+          method: "POST",
+          headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
+          body: JSON.stringify(values),
+        }).then((res) => res.json());
+
+        if (result.status) {
+          setSubmitting(false);
+          setStatus(result.status);
+        } else if (result.errors) {
+          setSubmitting(false);
+          setErrors(result.errors);
+        } else if (result.success) {
+          router.push(`/blueprint/${result.id}`);
+        }
+      }}
+    >
+      <FormContent />
     </Formik>
   );
 };
diff --git a/apps/blueprints/src/pages/user/blueprints.tsx b/apps/blueprints/src/pages/user/blueprints.tsx
index 3587580..39c25bb 100644
--- a/apps/blueprints/src/pages/user/blueprints.tsx
+++ b/apps/blueprints/src/pages/user/blueprints.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ export const UserBlueprints: NextPage<UserBlueprintsProps> = ({ blueprints: blue
   if (!blueprints) return null;
 
   const deleteBlueprint = async (id: string) => {
+    if (!window.confirm("Are you sure you want to delete this blueprint?")) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     setDeleteId(id);
     try {
       await fetch(`/api/blueprint/delete/${id}`, { method: "DELETE" });
diff --git a/apps/blueprints/src/utils/validate.ts b/apps/blueprints/src/utils/validate.ts
index d0ba143..fbe7126 100644
--- a/apps/blueprints/src/utils/validate.ts
+++ b/apps/blueprints/src/utils/validate.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ export const validateRequired = (value: string) => {
   }
 };
 
+export const validateTags = (value: string[]) => {
+  if (!Array.isArray(value)) {
+    return "Invalid value";
+  }
+};
+
 const filterUndefined = (errors: Record<string, string | undefined>): Record<string, string> => {
   return Object.keys(errors)
     .filter((key) => errors[key] !== undefined)
@@ -75,41 +81,28 @@ export const validateUserForm = (auth: AuthContextProps) => (values: UserFormVal
   return filterUndefined(errors);
 };
 
-interface CreateBlueprintValues {
-  title: string;
-  description: string;
-  string: string;
-  tags: string[];
-}
-
-export const validateCreateBlueprintForm = (values: CreateBlueprintValues) => {
-  const errors = {} as Record<keyof CreateBlueprintValues, string | undefined>;
-  errors.title = validateRequired(values.title);
-  errors.string = validateRequired(values.string);
-
-  if (values.string) {
-    console.log(parseBlueprintStringClient(values.string));
+export const joinValidations = <T>(...validations: Array<(value: T) => string | undefined>) => (
+  value: T
+): string | undefined => {
+  for (let i = 0; i < validations.length; i++) {
+    const error = validations[i](value);
+    if (error) return error;
   }
-
-  // If string is set also validate it to be parsable
-  if (!errors.string && !parseBlueprintStringClient(values.string)) {
-    errors.string = "Not recognised as a blueprint string";
-  }
-
-  if (!Array.isArray(values.tags)) {
-    errors.tags = "Invalid tags value";
-  }
-
-  return filterUndefined(errors);
 };
 
 export const validateBlueprintString = (value: string) => {
   if (value) {
     const parsed = parseBlueprintStringClient(value);
-    console.log(parsed);
+    console.log({ parsed });
 
     if (!parsed) {
       return "Not recognised as a blueprint string";
     }
+
+    if (!parsed.blueprint && !parsed.blueprint_book) {
+      return "Must have a blueprint or blueprint book";
+    }
+  } else {
+    return "Not recognised as a blueprint string";
   }
 };
diff --git a/libs/types/src/lib/data-models.ts b/libs/types/src/lib/data-models.ts
index 2335178..dcc2b98 100644
--- a/libs/types/src/lib/data-models.ts
+++ b/libs/types/src/lib/data-models.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Signal } from "./blueprint-string";
+
 export interface ChildTreeBlueprint {
   type: "blueprint";
   id: string;