Quickly build profiles for every type of essential character – from your hero and villain, to the full range supporting character archetypes.
Conjure compelling ideas and keep track of your world's unique qualities, from flora and fauna, to cultures, conflicts, and resources – both magical and physical.
Map your story's structural flow beat by beat with a selection of professional beat sheets, including genres such as Romance, Mystery, and Horror.
Every writer knows the feeling: you've got a brilliant idea, characters you love, scenes you can't wait to write, and a world that feels alive in your head. So you dive in, fingers flying across the keyboard...
But somewhere along the line, the whole thing falls apart in a mess of plot holes, contradictions, characters who wander off without purpose, and a middle section that sags because you're not quite sure what's supposed to happen next.
Most drafts collapse because the foundation wasn't there. With a guided planning system that helps you develop your premise, build your world, shape your characters, and map your entire plot, AutoCrit's Story Builder exists to make sure you never suffer that problem again.
Great stories need more than a great premise. What genre are you writing in, and which tropes will your readers expect to see? The Story Builder walks you through these essentials, so every decision you make from here on out has a solid anchor.
Then comes your world. Geography, flora and fauna, resources and scarcity, culture and conflict — the details that make your setting feel real and lived-in. Whether you're building a sprawling fantasy kingdom or a small-town crime scene, the Story Builder gives you a place to capture it all, piece by piece.
And you don't have to figure it out alone. If you're stuck on what resources your desert nation might fight over, or what cultural tensions could drive your plot forward, the AI can generate suggestions tailored to the world you've already started building.
It's like having a brainstorming partner who's read all your notes.
Characters make or break a novel. Your protagonist, your antagonist, and the supporting cast who push, pull, and complicate everything in between — they all need depth, motivation, and a reason to exist. The Story Builder helps you develop each one with intention, including specific relationship types like the ally, the distraction, the voice of reason, and the source of opposition that every protagonist needs.
Once your characters are in place, it's time to plot. Choose from a range of proven story structures, each with its own beat sheet designed to guide you from opening hook to satisfying resolution. Map your story scene by scene, beat by beat, so you always know what needs to happen next and why.
Everything you create inside your Story Builder project is available to reference while you're writing, side by side with your work-in-progress at the simple click of a button.
No more writing yourself into corners and dealing with months of revisions. With your outline locked in and by your side, you'll write faster, with more confidence and far fewer dead ends.
