| What it does | Story development studio for serious fiction writers
| A writing studio for indie authors to plan, write, format and publish books in one place
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| Based in | US
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| Pricing model | Freemium
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| Pricing | Free: 8,000 AI words/month, 1 project, 10 characters and chapters per project, 10 worldbuilding items. Starter: $12/mo (50,000 AI words/month, 3 projects, unlimited characters and chapters, 50 worldbuilding items per project). Pro: $24/mo (200,000 AI words/month, unlimited projects and worldbuilding
| 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 | - Character relationship mapping with 8 relationship types and strength ratings
- Detailed worldbuilding system with 60+ specialized fields across 6 element types
- Visual timeline view with 3 viewing modes and character filtering
- Scene Surgery AI editing tool for tone and continuity diagnostics
- Consistency scanner that flags contradictions across chapters and books
- Project cloning to start new series books without rebuilding the world
| - 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 | - Universe-based workspace designed for series, anthologies, and shared-universe builders rather than single-book projects
- Story Compass brief keeps all AI generation and editing grounded in your narrative's core rules and themes
- Voice Engine AI generation matches your personal writing style rather than generic AI output
- Scrivener import for Desktop version allows switching without retyping existing work
- Local AI option with Desktop version runs entirely offline via Ollama or LM Studio
| - 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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| Open source | Not given
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| Public API | Not given
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| Community votes | 0 | 0 |
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| DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs) | 8 ● no change since last check | 23 ● no change since last check |
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| Trust Flow (Majestic) | 2 | 0 |
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| Citation Flow (Majestic) | 21 | 22 |
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| Referring domains (Majestic) | 33 | 8 |
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StoriesDen