| What it does | Real surnames from Census records for character writing and family stories
| A writing studio for indie authors to plan, write, format and publish books in one place
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| Pricing model | Free
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| Free plan: one book in progress at a time, 100 AI actions per month, all planning, writing, formatting and publishing tools included, no credit card required. Author plan: $18/month or $173/year for unlimited books and series, 2,000 AI actions per month, all features included.
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| Key features | - Browse 500 last name ideas by spelling length
- Browse 400 family names by initial letter
- Try names in fictional character scenes
- Save up to 100 surnames locally in browser
- View Census rank and frequency for each name
- No account or sign-up required
| - Multiple story structure frameworks: Three-Act, Seven-Point, Hero's Journey, and plain outline with structure conversion preview
- Customizable AI editing lenses for spelling, dialogue, character consistency, emotion, pacing, continuity and worldbuilding
- Eight edition types: ebook, paperback, hardcover, large print, sampler, serial, audiobook script and box set
- 26 trim sizes plus custom, 53 open-licence typefaces, six themes with widow and orphan control
- Guided publishing for ten storefronts with step-by-step checklists and export of metadata
- Launch promotion playbook with 16 promotion channels mapped and advertising copy generation
- Sales tracking, review monitoring and promotion performance analytics
- Series planning with arcs spanning multiple books and shared worlds
- Browser-based editor with autosave, snapshots, word counts and cross-device access
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| What makes it different | - Real surnames from 2010 U.S. Census data with clear source attribution and rank information
- Transparent about what the data does and does not represent
- Test surnames in context with fictional previews before saving
| - All book stages integrated in one place with no exporting or re-importing between apps
- AI that only suggests without rewriting, helping authors train their own writing style
- Books and work are never deleted; cancelling a subscription does not remove any content
- Free plan with all planning, writing, formatting and publishing tools included
- Professional typesetting automatically applied with widow/orphan control and spine width calculation
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| Community votes | 0 | 0 |
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| DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs) | 10 ▲ +2 (up) since last check | 23 ● no change since last check |
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| Trust Flow (Majestic) | 5 | 0 |
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| Citation Flow (Majestic) | 16 | 22 |
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| Referring domains (Majestic) | 15 | 8 |
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