Draftwriter
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Novel planning and drafting

Plan the novel, then write the next scene.

Draftwriter keeps chapters, scenes, plot beats, characters, and notes beside the manuscript, so your story stays organized while you write.

Start with your first scene

Start free in the browser. Add Studio when you want cloud save and recovery.

Built for fiction scenes No AI-written prose Export any time
Scene draft

The locked harbor

Mara waited until the bell tower swallowed midnight. Beyond the quay, the harbor lanterns trembled like trapped stars.

The map in her coat was warm, which meant someone else was looking for it.

Keep the story thread

Your manuscript, plot notes, and character details should not live in five different places.

Draftwriter gives every scene a place in the larger book. Open a chapter, draft the scene, check the character note, and keep moving without rebuilding your whole system.

Plot

Outline the book without losing momentum.

Use a simple plot board for beats, threads, and scene order. Keep the shape visible while the draft grows.

Write

Draft in chapters and scenes.

A clean editor, scene notes, and word goals sit in one workspace, built for fiction instead of generic documents.

Revise

Find what matters when the draft gets long.

Search, scene summaries, and Markdown or text export keep revision practical from the first draft onward.

Story bible

Characters, places, and plot beats stay near the page.

Build lightweight notes for the details writers check constantly: what a character wants, where a scene takes place, and which promise the chapter needs to pay off.

Mara Vey Wants the map before the prince finds the harbor vault.
Glassmarket Night market under the old observatory. Silver lamps, false doors.
Midpoint turn The stolen star chart points to home, not treasure.
Today842 / 1,200 words
Book18,420 / 80,000 words
  1. Chapter 1: The locked harbor
  2. Chapter 2: A bargain in ash
  3. Chapter 3: The map that lies

Progress

Small goals that point back to the manuscript.

Set a daily target, track the book’s total words, and see which scenes are moving. The numbers support the draft instead of becoming a second job.

Pricing

Start free. Add Studio when the book needs a longer home.

The browser workspace is open now for planning, drafting, and export. Studio adds cloud save and recovery for writers who want a longer-running writing home.

Draftwriter Studio

$12/month

14-day free trial for cloud project save and recovery, story bible, plot board, progress tracking, and export.

Start with your first scene

The same short setup opens the workspace first, then offers Studio when cloud recovery matters.

Begin with one scene

Bring the book into one quiet workspace.

Answer a few simple questions and Draftwriter will open the editor with your first project ready.

Start with your first scene