Plotkind’s open workshop
Free tools for writing a novel
An idea to explore, a scene to plan, a draft to revisit: choose from 10 free tools and try them without creating an account.
Narrative analysis
Explore the stakes, point of view and tension in an excerpt, with quoted passages and revision ideas.
Plot generator
Turn a novel idea into three directions: a protagonist, a desire, an obstacle and a decisive choice.
Character generator
Build a fictional character around a desire, a contradiction and a revealing choice.
Word counter and repetitions
Count your words and find recurring words directly in your browser.
In your browserBook title generator
Explore three titles that fit your novel’s genre, tone and central conflict, with an explanation for each direction.
Synopsis assistant
Condense your story’s facts into a structured synopsis without inventing events or an ending.
Dialogue analysis
Examine voices, subtext and exposition in dialogue, with quotations and revision questions.
Fictional setting generator
Create a place that shapes your story through sensory details, local rules and a possible conflict.
Scene planner
Prepare a scene around a goal, an obstacle and a final change before writing the prose.
Book blurb generator
Draft three presentations of your novel from its facts without revealing the ending.
What will you work on next?
Find a new direction for your plot, give a character more depth or prepare your novel’s presentation. Start with an example or your own text and keep the ideas that speak to you.