AI Write & Continue

Generate new prose or continue from where you left off — now from the assistant chat.

Last updated June 2026

Info

The in-product trigger has moved. Write and Continue used to be buttons in the editor toolbar. They now live in the assistant chat (right panel of the writer) — you ask for prose in plain language instead of clicking a button. This page covers what they do and how to get good results; the exact in-chat walkthrough is being refined and will be expanded here as it settles.

Overview

Write and Continue are the two ways the AI adds prose to a draft:

Write generates new prose from a description you give it. Great for starting a scene, jumping to a specific moment, or giving the AI detailed direction.
Continue picks up from exactly where your text leaves off, matching the pacing and voice of what you've already written.

Both work against a Draft node — the chapter or scene you're currently writing.

Where to Find Them

Open the assistant chat in the right panel and tell it what you want — for example, “write the next scene where Marcus finds the letter in the attic” or “continue this chapter.” The AI builds full context from your project (see below), generates the prose, and returns it as a card in the chat with an Insert into draft action that appends it to your chapter.

Tip

Be specific. Instead of “write a scene,” try “write the scene where Marcus discovers the letter in the attic — rainy evening, tense atmosphere.” The more direction you give, the better the output.

How Context Works

Write and Continue send much more than your request to the AI. Genesis Writer builds a rich context package that includes:

Your existing text — the draft leading up to the generation point, so the AI matches your voice and continues coherently.
Project context — relevant nodes from your project hierarchy and linked context.
Character data — personality, backstory, and voice for any characters relevant to the scene. See Context Building & Story Bible.
Writing style — your active writing style shapes vocabulary, sentence rhythm, and tone.

This is why Genesis Writer produces better results than pasting your text into a generic chatbot — the context builder gives the AI deep understanding of your story.

After You Insert

Inserting generated prose appends it to the end of your chapter and saves it automatically. You can review and compare every change — AI or manual — in the Activity tab, which shows a word-level diff of exactly what changed.

Token Usage

Write and Continue use Genesis Tokens. The cost depends on the model you've selected and how much text is generated — higher-end models (like Claude 4.8 Opus) produce more nuanced prose but use more tokens per generation. Tokens are finalized against the generation's actual usage.

Tips for Better Results

Give the AI a running start. Write the first sentence or two yourself, then ask it to continue. It matches your voice better with something to build on.
Use Write to start, Continue to keep going. Write is best from scratch; once you have momentum, Continue keeps the flow.
Link characters to your draft. The AI writes better dialogue and character moments with access to profiles. See Creating Characters.
Choose the right model. Fast models are great for first drafts; premium models shine for nuanced prose. See Choosing a Model.
Set a writing style. With a style, you get consistent tone, vocabulary, and pacing. See What Are Writing Styles?

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