Here is a complete workflow for taking your novel from idea to draft.

1. Phase 1: Conception & World-Building (The Lore Book)
2. • Step 1. Braindump: Start in the Lore Book > Braindump section. Add all your raw ideas, “what if” scenarios, character names, and snippets of dialogue. Don’t filter anything.
   • Step 2. Define Your Vision: Go to Genre & Writing Style. Be specific (e.g., “Grimdark Epic Fantasy” instead of “Fantasy”). This instructs the AI on the tone, voice, and style of your project.
   • Step 3. Craft Your Synopsis: Develop a working Synopsis. This is your story’s “north star” and helps the AI make relevant plot suggestions.
   • Step 4. Build Your World: Use Characters & Things as your story bible. Create detailed profiles for characters (backstory, motivations, voice), settings (cities, planets), magic systems, and key items. The AI will read and reference this to maintain consistency.
3. Phase 2: Structuring the Narrative (The Blueprint)
   • Step 5. Architect the Plot: Use the Outline tool to plan your high-level structure (e.g., Three-Act Structure, chapter-by-chapter).
   • Step 6. Plan Your Scenes: Use Scene Beats to break down each chapter into its smallest components: a line of dialogue, a character’s action, or a shift in tone.
4. Phase 3: The Drafting Process (Bringing it to Life)
   • Step 7. Write: Go to the Chapters section. With your outline and beats visible, you have a clear roadmap.
   • Step 8. Partner with the AI: When stuck, use the AI Assistant.
     • Conquer Writer’s Block: Ask, “Based on my outline, give me three ways this scene could end.”
     • Generate Dialogue: Prompt, “Write a tense dialogue between [Character A] and [Character B].”
     • Enrich Descriptions: Ask, “Write a vivid description of [Location], drawing from my Lore Book entry.”
   • Step 9. Maintain Flow: Use Autocomplete (Ctrl + Enter) to accept real-time suggestions as you type.
5. Phase 4: Revision & Polishing
   • Step 10. Use the Selection Tool: Highlight any text to access the editing menu. Use Paraphrase for awkward phrasing, AI Edit for grammar, and Voice Update to ensure a character’s dialogue matches their Lore Book profile.
     Step 11. Analyze Your Work: Go to the Report tab. Check the Summary Report for word count, readability, and pacing. Use the Overview and Improvements sidebar to find and fix inconsistencies or repetitive language.

This workflow is designed for academic rigor, from research to citation.

1. Phase 1: Research & Topic Definition (The Lore Book)
   • Step 1. Explore Your Topic: Use the Braindump in the Lore Book to explore research questions and keywords.
   • Step 2. Define Your Framework: Go to Topic & Writing Style. This is critical.
     • Clearly state your Thesis Statement / Research Question.
     • Set your required Writing Style/Citation Format (e.g., “APA 7th Edition,” “MLA 9th Edition”). The AI will use this for all citations.
   • Step 3. Build Your Knowledge Base: This is the most important step. Use Research Work as your digital annotated bibliography. For each source, create an entry, paste the abstract (or text), use the AI to summarize it, and add your own notes and key quotes.
2. Phase 2: Structuring Your Argument (The Blueprint)
   • Step 4. Create Your Outline: Use the Outline / Argument Structure tool. Create headings for Introduction, Literature Review, Methods, Analysis, Conclusion, etc.
   • Step 5. Plan Your “Argument Beats”: Under each outline section, add “beats” for each paragraph’s topic sentence, the evidence you’ll use, and your analysis.
3. Phase 3: The Drafting Process
   • Step 6. Write Your Sections: Go to the Chapters / Draft section. Keep your Outline and Research Work open in a side panel for easy reference.
   • Step 7. Leverage the AI: Use the AI Assistant for academic tasks.
     • “Explain the theory of [Complex Concept] in simple, academic terms.”
     • “What are the common counterarguments to my thesis?”
   • Step 8. Cite As You Go: After making a claim, highlight the sentence and use the Citation tool from the Selection Tool. Select the source from your Research Work, and the AI will automatically insert the correct in-text citation and add the full reference to your bibliography.
4. Phase 4: Revision & Review
   • Step 9. Refine Your Argument: Highlight paragraphs and use Improve Structure to ensure your claims flow logically. Use AI Edit for grammar and to maintain a formal tone.

Step 10. Get Your Report: Use the Report feature. The Summary Report will check your word count and readability. The Overview and Improvements sidebar will flag logical gaps, passive voice, or repetitive phrasing.

This process combines the research rigor of an academic paper with the long-form structure of a novel.

1. Step 1. Create Your Knowledge Base: The Lore Book is your single source of truth. Use the Research Work section extensively. This is where you will store all of your interviews, facts, data, source summaries, and notes. Tag every entry meticulously.
2. Step 2. Define Your Central Thesis: Use Topic & Writing Style to define the book’s central argument or theme and its intended audience (e.g., “Casual and engaging,” “Formal and academic”).
3. Step 3. Architect the Book: Use the Outline / Argument Structure tool to create a comprehensive, chapter-by-chapter outline for the entire book.
4. Step 4. Draft Your Chapters: Write in the Chapters / Draft section. As you write, keep your Research Work open so you can instantly access your facts.
5. Step 5. Synthesize and Refine: As you draft, you can highlight your own notes and use AI Commands to “Turn these bullet points into a coherent paragraph.”
6. Step 6. Edit for Readability: Use the Selection Tool. Paraphrase and Content Improver are excellent for making technical information more engaging for a general audience.
7. Step 7. Review the Final Work: Use the Report to get a high-level overview of readability, pacing, and word count distribution across your chapters.

Editing is done primarily through the powerful Selection Tool.

1. Step 1. Activate the Tool: Simply highlight any piece of text (a word, a sentence, a paragraph) to bring up the contextual editing menu.
2. Step 2. For Grammar & Spelling: Highlight the text and click AI Edit. This is your one-click proofreader.
3. Step 3. For Awkward Sentences: Highlight the clunky sentence and click Paraphrase. The AI will offer several alternatives that preserve the meaning.
4. Step 4. For Weak Paragraphs: Highlight a paragraph that feels weak or uninspired and click Content Improver. It will rewrite it to be more engaging and impactful.
5. Step 5. For a Total Overhaul: If a section isn’t working at all, highlight it and click AI Rewrite to get a completely new creative take on the same core idea.
6. Step 6. For Jumbled Logic: If a paragraph’s ideas are good but out of order, highlight it and click Improve Structure. The AI will reorder the sentences for a better logical flow.
7. Step 7. For Adding Detail: If a sentence is too brief (e.g., “The city was old”), highlight it and click Expand Content to get a rich, descriptive paragraph.
8. Step 8. For Character Voice (Fiction): If a character’s dialogue feels “off,” highlight it and click Voice Update. Select the character’s profile from your Lore Book, and the AI will rewrite the dialogue to match their defined personality and speaking style.

1. Step 1. Start with a Core Idea: Go to your Synopsis or Topic in the Lore Book and write down your main idea, logline, or thesis.
2. Step 2. Highlight and Command: Highlight your synopsis text.
3. Step 3. Use AI Commands: Click AI Commands from the Selection Tool and type a prompt like:
   • “Generate a 15-point ‘Save the Cat!’ beat sheet for this.”
   • “Create a detailed three-act structure outline based on this synopsis.”
   • “Suggest a 10-chapter outline for this topic.”
4. Step 4. Refine in the Outline Tool: Copy the AI’s generation and paste it into the Outline section of your Lore Book. You can now edit, rearrange (drag and drop), and add details to the AI-generated framework.

You have two primary tools for this:

• 1. Autocomplete (For real-time flow):
  • As you type, the AI will offer suggestions to complete your sentence.
  • Press Ctrl + Enter (as per the documentation) to accept the suggestion and keep your momentum.
• 2. Complete Text (For writer’s block):
  • When you finish a sentence and don’t know what comes next, place your cursor at the end of your text.
  • Click Complete Text from the Selection Tool menu.

The AI will analyze the preceding text and your Lore Book to generate the next logical sentence or paragraph.

The Lore Book is the brain of your project. The more you put into it, the smarter and more consistent your AI assistant becomes.

• For All Writers: Use It FIRST. Before you write in Chapters, fill out the Lore Book.
• Set Your Style: The most important section is Genre & Writing Style. This tells the AI if it should sound like Hemingway, an academic paper, or a witty blogger.
• For Fiction Writers:
  • Characters & Things is your bible. The AI reads this. If you write that Kaelen’s “flaw is self-doubt” and his “voice is sarcastic,” the AI will generate internal monologue and dialogue that reflects this.
  • Synopsis is your plot. The AI references this to ensure its suggestions move the story in the right direction.
• For Research/Non-Fiction Writers:
  • Research Work is your entire foundation. Add every source. Use the AI to summarize articles and add your own notes.
  • Tag Everything. Tag your sources (e.g., economic_impact, policy_analysis). This allows you to filter and find evidence instantly.
  • Topic & Writing Style is where you set your Thesis Statement and Citation Format, which automates your bibliography.

This feature saves hours of tedious work and is essential for academic writing.

1. Step 1. Set Your Style: Go to AI Settings (or Topic & Writing Style) and select your project’s required citation format (e.g., APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago).
2. Step 2. Add Your Sources: Add all your sources to the Research Work section of the Lore Book. Ensure the bibliographic data (author, year, title, etc.) is complete.
3. Step 3. Cite As You Write: In the Chapters / Draft editor, write a sentence that contains a fact, quote, or idea from a source.
4. Step 4. Generate the Citation: Highlight that sentence and click the Citation button from the Selection Tool menu.
5. Step 5. Select Your Source: A list of your Research Work entries will appear. Click the one you are referencing.
6. Step 6. Done. The AI will instantly insert a perfectly formatted in-text citation (e.g., (Smith, 2021)) and automatically add the full reference to your bibliography/works cited page at the end of your document.

The primary “chat” function is the AI Commands tool, which gives you direct, open-ended control.

1. Step 1: Highlight any text (a word, sentence, or paragraph) to provide context.
2. Step 2: Click AI Commands from the Selection Tool menu.
3. Step 3: A prompt box will appear. Type any instruction, just like in a chat.

Examples:

• Fiction Writing:
  • Highlight a character’s name: “Give me 10 alternative names for this character.”
  • Highlight a description: “Make this more menacing and add sensory details (smell, sound).”
  • Highlight dialogue: “Rewrite this line to have a threatening subtext.”
• Academic Writing:
  • Highlight a technical sentence: “Explain this concept like I’m a beginner.”
  • Highlight a claim: “Verify this claim and find a source.”
  • Highlight your thesis: “What is the strongest counterargument to this?”
• Marketing/Blogging:
  • Highlight a feature list: “Rewrite this to focus on the customer benefits.”
  • Highlight a paragraph: “Incorporate the keyword ‘sustainable living’ naturally.”
  • Highlight a blog post: “Generate 5 click-worthy titles for this.”

The Report feature gives you high-level, data-driven insights to guide your revisions.

1. Step 1: Get the Summary Report (The “What”)
   • How: Go to the Report tab and generate it.
   • Relevance: This gives you objective data.
     • Readability Score: Is your writing too complex for your audience (e.g., a YA novel with a “post-grad” reading level)?
     • Pacing Chart: This graph shows the rhythm of your story. You can see if your “soggy middle” is a long, flat line of description with no action or dialogue.
     • Character Mentions: This shows you who really stars in your book. Is a minor character accidentally getting more “screen time” than your protagonist?
2. Step 2: Use Overview and Improvements (The “How to Fix It”)
   • How: This is the interactive sidebar that populates with an AI-generated checklist of issues.
   • Relevance: It provides an actionable revision plan. It’s not just data; it’s a to-do list.
   • How to Improve:
     • The sidebar will list categories like Repetitive Word Finder, Passive Voice Usage, or Plot Consistency Check.
     • Click on a suggestion (e.g., “Flagged Inconsistency: In Chapter 5, protagonist says they can’t use fire magic, but in Chapter 18, they cast a fire spell.”).
     • The editor will jump you to the exact text.
     • Use the Selection Tool (AI Edit, Paraphrase) to fix the problem, then mark it as “complete” in the sidebar.

1. Step 1: Write a draft of your text.
2. Step 2: Highlight the text you want to correct (a single sentence, a paragraph, or a whole section).
3. Step 3: Click AI Edit from the Selection Tool menu.
4. Step 4: The AI will automatically scan and correct spelling errors, grammatical mistakes, punctuation issues, and awkward phrasing. It’s a one-click proofreading tool.

1. Step 1: Go to AI Settings for your project.
2. Step 2: Find the Language section.
3. Step 3: Select your Primary Project Language from the dropdown list. This tells the AI the main language for your writing and all its suggestions.
4. Step 4: You can also set a default Translation language and a Formality Level (e.g., formal/informal for languages like French or Japanese).

1. Step 1: Go to AI Settings for your project.
2. Step 2: Find the AI Models & Tokens section.
3. Step 3: You will see a list of available AI models (e.g., GPT-4o Latest, Claude 2.1, Gemini Pro).
4. Step 4: Choose the model that best fits your task. The documentation provides descriptions for each, such as GPT-4o for deep storytelling or Weaver Alpha for uncensored/NSFW content.

While there isn’t a single “humanize” button, you can achieve this effect by using a combination of tools to make your text sound more natural, engaging, and less robotic.

1. Step 1. Fix Awkward Flow: If a sentence is robotic, highlight it and use Paraphrase to see more natural-sounding alternatives.
2. Step 2. Make it Engaging: Highlight a dry or boring paragraph and use Content Improver. This tool is designed to make text more impactful and persuasive, which often “humanizes” it.
3. Step 3. Add Sensory Details (For Fiction): Highlight a simple description and use Expand Content or AI Commands (“Add more sensory details”) to make it richer and more immersive.

Step 4. Vary Sentence Structure: Use AI Rewrite on paragraphs that use the same sentence structure over and over.

1. Step 1: Highlight the text you want to translate.
2. Step 2: Click Language Translation from the Selection Tool menu.
3. Step 3: The AI will try to auto-detect the source language.
4. Step 4: Select your desired target language from the dropdown list, and the AI will provide the translation.

These suggestions primarily come from the Overview and Improvements sidebar, which is part of the Report feature.

1. Step 1. See the Suggestion: After generating a report (or as you write), look at the Overview and Improvements sidebar. It will show a list of potential issues (e.g., Repetitive Language, Passive Voice, Plot Inconsistency).
2. Step 2. Find the Issue: Click on any suggestion in the sidebar. The main editor will instantly jump to the exact location of that problem in your text.
3. Step 3. Fix the Issue: Read the suggestion. You can then fix it manually, or use the Selection Tool to help.

1. 1. Example Fix 1: If the suggestion is Repetitive Word: ‘suddenly’, highlight the sentence and use Paraphrase or AI Rewrite to find an alternative.
   2. Example Fix 2: If the suggestion is Passive Voice, highlight the sentence and use AI Edit or AI Commands (“Rewrite this in an active voice”).
   3. Step 4. Mark as Complete: Once you’ve fixed the problem, you can mark it as complete in the sidebar, effectively working through your revision checklist.