I want to create as my first spell the following recipe: Shape is 'Touch' + dig and its stored in the 'Book and Quill' item. I used my blue points so level it up from the occulus. My crafting altar is build up correctly as my main blocks are cobblestone and cap pieces are redstone blocks. Every tutorial I read and watched starts with either of the following statements:
1) Throw a blank rune in the crafting altar.
OR
2) Put the recipe book on the lectern.
No matter what I do, I cannot put the 'Book and Quill' with the recipe on the lectern.
When I first throw on a blank rune, the crafting altar starts swirling with symbols and the lectern has a transparent red book shape on top of it, but I still cannot place it. I can place my 'Arcane Compendium' in but it does nothing. I tried connecting the crafting altar with an obelisk, powered up with vintium dust, by using the crystal wrench. It said that its connected, but had no effect.
I searched a lot around the net, but I could not find an answer to my problem.
So why my lectern book slot is red and I cannot place my 'Book and Quill' containing the recipe on it to continue the spell crafting process?
EDIT: Replacing the crafting altar's cobblestone with witchwood did not help either.
Best Answer
I managed to find a solution to the problem.
After you pick up the book from the Inscription Table, you have to open it by placing it in your hand and right clicking. Then give it a name and click the 'sign' button. Then the book image looks like an enchanted book and can be placed on the lectern to craft the spell.