diff --git a/fimfarchive/commands/update.py b/fimfarchive/commands/update.py
index b66b1a9..aceb7d7 100644
--- a/fimfarchive/commands/update.py
+++ b/fimfarchive/commands/update.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import traceback
 from argparse import ArgumentParser, Namespace, FileType
 from typing import Any, Iterable, Iterator, Optional
 
-from jmespath import search
+from jmespath import compile as jmes
 
 from fimfarchive.fetchers import Fetcher, FimfarchiveFetcher, FimfictionFetcher
 from fimfarchive.flavors import UpdateStatus
@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@ class StoryFormatter(Iterable[str]):
         'action',
     )
 
+    paths = {
+        'author': jmes('author.name'),
+        'status': jmes('completion_status || status'),
+        'words': jmes('num_words || words'),
+        'likes': jmes('num_likes || likes'),
+        'dislikes': jmes('num_dislikes || dislikes'),
+    }
+
     def __init__(self, story: Story) -> None:
         """
         Constructor.
@@ -73,7 +81,12 @@ class StoryFormatter(Iterable[str]):
         Returns a value from story meta, or None.
         """
         meta = self.story.meta
-        return meta.get(key)
+        path = self.paths.get(key)
+
+        if path:
+            return path.search(meta)
+        else:
+            return meta.get(key)
 
     def __iter__(self) -> Iterator[str]:
         """
@@ -90,22 +103,13 @@ class StoryFormatter(Iterable[str]):
         """
         return '\n'.join(self)
 
-    @property
-    def author(self) -> Optional[str]:
-        """
-        Returns the name of the author, or None.
-        """
-        meta = self.story.meta
-        return search('author.name', meta)
-
     @property
     def approval(self) -> Optional[str]:
         """
         Returns the likes to dislikes ratio, or None.
         """
-        meta = self.story.meta
-        likes = meta.get('likes')
-        dislikes = meta.get('dislikes')
+        likes = self.likes
+        dislikes = self.dislikes
 
         try:
             ratio = likes / (likes + dislikes)
diff --git a/tests/commands/test_update.py b/tests/commands/test_update.py
index 931b8b0..93cb114 100644
--- a/tests/commands/test_update.py
+++ b/tests/commands/test_update.py
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ class TestStoryFormatter():
         story = story.merge(meta=meta, flavors=flavors)
         self.assert_formatted_equals(expected, story)
 
-    def test_complete_meta(self, story):
+    def test_old_meta(self, story):
         """
-        Tests story formatting with complete meta.
+        Tests story formatting with old-style meta.
         """
         flavors: Set[Flavor] = {
             UpdateStatus.CREATED,
@@ -102,6 +102,44 @@ class TestStoryFormatter():
         story = story.merge(meta=meta, flavors=flavors)
         self.assert_formatted_equals(expected, story)
 
+    def test_new_meta(self, story):
+        """
+        Tests story formatting with new-style meta.
+        """
+        flavors: Set[Flavor] = {
+            UpdateStatus.CREATED,
+        }
+
+        meta: Dict[str, Any] = {
+            'title': 'A',
+            'author': {
+                'name': 'B'
+            },
+            'status': 'visible',
+            'completion_status': 'C',
+            'num_words': 4,
+            'num_likes': 3,
+            'num_dislikes': 2,
+            'chapters': [
+                1
+            ],
+        }
+
+        expected = """
+            Title: A
+            Author: B
+            Status: C
+            Words: 4
+            Likes: 3
+            Dislikes: 2
+            Approval: 60%
+            Chapters: 1
+            Action: Created
+        """
+
+        story = story.merge(meta=meta, flavors=flavors)
+        self.assert_formatted_equals(expected, story)
+
     def test_edge_meta(self, story):
         """
         Tests story formatting with some edge cases.