A focused long-form writing studio.
Planning studio
Keep your big-picture planning close to the draft.
POV: Mara • Goal: Steal the ledger • 1,248 words
Current Draft
Keep revising here while comparing it against a saved version.
Previous Draft
Save this chapter more than once to compare versions.
Scene Companion
Scene pulse, characters, places, and structure cues.
Planning dock
Keep planning beside the draft without leaving the chapter.
Use this dock to keep the chapter outline visible while drafting.
Saved with the rest of the planning studio.
Scene cards for rearranging the manuscript flow.
A structural pass over the active manuscript.
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Focus mode
AI sandbox
Save provider profiles locally, keep API keys in the current browser session, and run live calls with your own key.
AI workflow
Control prompt style, chapter context, and recent provider runs.
Link assistant
Save the connection profile locally in this browser so the assistant stays available in Draftden.
Provider setup
Recommended endpoint, auth, and model guidance for this provider.
AI sandbox
Scene-aware output returned by the linked provider for the active chapter.
Provider
ChatGPTLive provider calls use your own API key.
Task
BrainstormChapter 04: Moonlit station
Action
Draft outputUse this pass as a starting point, not a final answer.
Story Bible
Profiles, world notes, and revision history connected to the active scene.
Build your story bible with editable profiles, world notes, places, and structure beats.
Add library item
Save story bible entries locally in this browser so they stay available in Draftden.
Planning studio
Capture loose ideas and keep the direction of the manuscript close at hand.
Capture loose ideas, fragments, themes, and wild possibilities for the manuscript.
Use fragments, images, tonal cues, questions, or possibilities that may grow into scenes.
Chapter 04: Moonlit station is selected in the manuscript binder.
Planning notes stay in this browser and are included when you export the project.
Planning studio
Keep brainstorms, synopsis notes, outlines, acts, and chapter beats in one editable screen.
Chapter Beats
Track the movement of the currently selected chapter one beat at a time.
This full planning workspace is saved locally and included in project exports.
Chapter editor
Add or update chapter metadata, then keep drafting without leaving Draftden.
Project search
Search across manuscript chapters, narrow the results, replace repeated text, and save the current search as a reusable collection.
Search the manuscript, then save the result as a smart collection if you want to revisit it later.
Project settings
Set manuscript defaults for export, define the fields you want to track, and keep chapter metadata consistent.
Define reusable fields like subplot, timeline day, continuity risk, or tension score.
Project settings are stored locally and included in project exports.
Export
Choose a format and preset. The summary shows exactly what goes into the file.
Choose chapters
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Story tools
Inspect chronology, plotlines, and pacing without leaving the manuscript.
Quick jump
Jump to chapters, support entries, collections, planning tabs, or story tools.
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Account & sync
Sign in to back up and sync chapters, drafts, planning, and the story bible. Theme, layout, and AI keys stay on this device.
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The manuscript on this device is not deleted. It stays here, local only, and you can keep writing.
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AI sandbox
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Links, pictures, and audio for this book.
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