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Quick Start

Generate your first scene in about 5 minutes.

1. Open Storywright

Go to storywright.pages.dev in your browser. The onboarding wizard starts automatically.

2. Choose how to connect

You have two options:

  • Start Writing — Free — no account needed. Storywright includes a built-in demo mode with a free word allowance so you can try everything immediately. Just click through.
  • I have my own API key — connect your own provider (Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, NanoGPT, or others). Paste your key, click Test Connection, and continue.

You can always switch from demo mode to your own key later in Settings.

3. Choose your content level

Pick what kind of content the AI is allowed to generate:

  • 🌈 Kids — lighthearted only
  • 📖 General — standard fiction (action, drama, romance)
  • 🔓 Unrestricted — no restrictions

You can change this anytime in Settings.

4. Pick a starter story (or create your own)

The wizard offers three starting points — including a demo story ("The Lighthouse Keeper's Secret") that's pre-generated so you can explore the workspace with real content. Or start fresh with your own premise.

5. Create your story

If you're starting fresh: give it a name and write a premise — this is the seed the AI uses for everything.

Example: "A detective investigates a murder in a small coastal town where everyone has something to hide."

Optionally add creative direction to steer the tone:

Example: "Noir atmosphere, sharp dialogue, twist ending"

6. Add characters

Click + Add Character in the left panel. Create a new character or pick one from your library. Give each character a role (protagonist, antagonist, supporting). The more detail you provide — personality, backstory, dialogue examples — the better the AI writes them.

7. Plan your story

Click Plan in the toolbar. The AI generates a scene-by-scene outline with titles, descriptions, and word counts. Review the plan — drag scenes to reorder, edit outlines, add or remove scenes.

Tip: Click Refine Plan to give feedback like "make the middle act more tense" and let the AI revise the structure.

8. Generate

Click Generate to write the first scene. Text streams in real-time. When it finishes, the app automatically extracts a summary, memories, and world state updates — so the next scene has full context.

9. Revise and continue

Read through the scene. To revise, type instructions in the revision box:

"Add more tension to the opening" or "Rewrite the dialogue — make it sharper"

Move to the next scene and generate again. Each scene builds on everything before it.

When you're done, use the export menu to save as Markdown or plain text.

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