Quick Start Guide

This guide walks you through writing your first AI-assisted scene. By the end, you'll understand the core workflow: write, generate, and review.

Step 1 — Create a Project

From the Project Hub, click New Project. Give it a title — something like “My First Story” is fine. Pick a genre (you can change this later). Click Create.

Step 2 — Add a Draft

Your project opens in the writer. You'll see an empty node tree on the left. Click the + button and select Draft. Name it something like “Chapter 1” or “Opening Scene.” Click to open it.

Click + to add a new Draft node to your project

Step 3 — Write Something

Type a paragraph or two in the editor. This gives the AI context to work with. It doesn't need to be polished — even a few sentences are enough. For example:

The rain hadn't stopped for three days. Maya pressed her forehead against the cold glass and watched rivulets race each other down the window. Somewhere in the fog, a church bell rang twice.

Step 4 — Generate with AI

Place your cursor at the end of your text. Then click the Continue button in the toolbar.

The AI reads your text, understands the scene, and starts generating a continuation. You'll see new text streaming in character by character, highlighted in a soft color to distinguish it from your writing.

AI text streams in with a character reveal animation

Step 5 — Reviewing AI Output

Generated prose is saved to your draft as it streams in — there's no separate accept step. While it's still generating, you can Stop from the generation indicator in the header; you're only billed for the text produced up to that point.

Want to see exactly what changed, or compare before and after? Open the Activity tab, which shows a word-level diff of every change.

Step 6 — Try Selection Tools

Now try transforming existing text. Select a paragraph (either yours or the AI's) and look at the selection toolbar that appears:

• Rewrite — rewrite the selected text with a fresh perspective.
• Expand — make the selected text longer and more detailed.
• Describe — add sensory details (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste).
• Polish — fix grammar and improve the prose quality.

Like Write and Continue, each tool returns its result as a card in the assistant chat, which you can read and insert into your draft.

What to Try Next

You've got the basics. Here are some features to explore:

• Choose a different AI model — each one writes differently. Try Claude for literary prose, or Grok for faster output.
• Create a character — give the AI a character to write with, and watch the prose become more consistent.
• Apply a writing style — change the AI's tone and voice to match your genre.
• Learn more about AI Write & Continue — advanced settings, context building, and tips for better results.
• Keyboard shortcuts — speed up your workflow with hotkeys.