Project & Voice
First, the big picture — what your book is called, what kind of story it is, and where things stand as it opens. Plain, factual answers work best: simple true sentences beat beautiful ones here. Save the beautiful ones for the book.
Tropes & Red Lines
What kind of book is this — and what should never happen in it? Tropes tell us the flavor readers come for; red lines are the things we must never write. Blunt is good.
Characters
Everyone with a name belongs here — heroes, villains, and the innkeeper who only appears once. Describe each as they are when the story opens. Small details are welcome: a scar (say which side!), the car they always drive, the secret only they know. Whatever you write down, the book keeps.
Relationships
How your characters feel about each other — one direction at a time, because feelings rarely match. Add an entry for how A sees B, and another for how B sees A. "Kade trusts Mara completely; Mara finds him useful" is two different truths, and the book needs both.
Locations
Map the world across three levels: Region (kingdoms, continents, planets), Area (cities, districts, named zones within a Region), and Location (buildings, rooms, landmarks within an Area or Region).
World Rules
How your world works — magic, technology, law, custom. State each rule plainly, and tell us who knows it: common knowledge is free for everyone, but a secret stays locked to the characters you name. That's how your twists survive.
Backstory Events
What happened before page one that still matters — the betrayals, losses, and victories your characters carry in. In order, oldest first. Five to eight big ones is usually plenty.
Narrative Structure
The shape of the story — how many chapters, and the landmark moments you already know are coming. For the full chapter-by-chapter map, our chapter beats guide shows you exactly how to write it.
Preview & Export
You're done — take a look at what you've built, then download it.
The builder packages everything into a single file. Save it and email it to submissions@writemynovel.io along with your chapter beats, and we take it from there.
When sending this to In Shambles, if you want the engine to replicate your writing style, include the full text of the novel and check this box (.txt, .md, .docx, .pdf, .epub, .rtf):