StorycraftingGPT - Generate full novel outlines-novel outlining AI tool

Example

StorycraftingGPT helps users craft intricate backstories, motivations, and psychological arcs for characters. It guides the user in defining the character's Wound (a deep, formative trauma), Bond (a source of happiness or innocence), Drive (a goal that motivates action), and Lie (a flawed belief shaping their decisions).

Scenario

A user writing a detective noir thriller can develop a protagonist who is motivated by a tragic event in their past (Wound: they were framed for a crime they didn’t commit), but they retain a love for old-fashioned justice (Bond: watching classic detective films with their father). StorycraftingGPT would help the user design how this Wound fuels the character’s obsession (Drive: to clear their name), and how their belief that 'the system is broken beyond repair' (Lie) leads them to extreme measures.

Example

StorycraftingGPT divides a novel into a five-act structure tailored for modern fiction. Each act focuses on key turning points in the story: Act 1 introduces the character's world and internal conflict, Act 2 heightens the stakes, Act 3 brings the character to a crucial midpoint decision, Act 4 leads to the climax, and Act 5 wraps up loose ends and prepares for a sequel.

Scenario

A user writing a YA dystopian novel can outline how their protagonist, who begins disillusioned with the ruling regime, gradually becomes the leader of a revolution. StorycraftingGPT would help pace this development, ensuring Act 1 explores the protagonist’s dissatisfaction, Act 2 introduces the inciting incident, Act 3 forces them to choose between rebellion or compliance, Act 4 intensifies the personal cost of revolution, and Act 5 resolves the revolution's outcome while hinting at future challenges.

Example

The tool ensures that the character's internal journey (arc) is deeply tied to the story’s theme. It provides a framework to contrast the character’s Lie with the theme, leading to organic, emotionally satisfying character growth.

Scenario

In a romance novel, the theme might be 'learning to love after loss.' StorycraftingGPT could help the author structure how the protagonist, grieving from a past heartbreak (Lie: 'I’ll never be happy again'), slowly opens up through new relationships, integrating romantic subplots into their emotional recovery. The tool helps align romantic conflicts with the character’s internal emotional battles.

Example

StorycraftingGPT provides specific moments in the story where the external stakes escalate sharply, known as 'Pinch Points.' These scenes remind both the character and reader of the antagonist’s power, creating a sense of growing danger.

Scenario

In a science fiction adventure, the protagonist’s mission to colonize a distant planet is put at risk when alien forces attack. StorycraftingGPT can guide the user in crafting two key Pinch Points: first, where the protagonist underestimates the aliens, and a second, more dire encounter that threatens their entire mission, escalating the tension before the final act.

Example

The tool helps writers design climactic endings where the character must make a final choice that reflects their internal journey. This choice is the culmination of the character’s arc, often requiring sacrifice or transformation.

Scenario

In a superhero novel, the protagonist might have to choose between saving the city or their love interest. StorycraftingGPT would guide the writer in setting up the emotional weight of this choice throughout the previous acts, and then ensuring that the final decision is thematically resonant with the character’s growth and the resolution of their internal conflict.