A single writing studio.
Your whole process.
The only app that puts every stage of your novel, and every book in your series, in one place so they can talk to each other.
Yeah, it's a bold claim. Watch us back it up.
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Creating a book from that initial idea, through revisions, and eventually getting it ready for print, typically takes at least 2 - 3 pieces of software, many authors, especially indie authors, end up using more than that. OpusWriter turns that into 5 interconnected workflows where the story can move from one stage to the next and back again, effortlessly. Here’s what each one does…
Where ideas become blueprints
This workflow should probably come with a warning: all ye plotters who enter here... Seriously though, you'll be fine. Probably. This is where you build your world, whether that means sketching out a few ideas, or wading into the deep end, a huge number of tools cover plot, characters, setting, and canon. And for the visual thinkers: timelines, mind maps, and sticky notes have you covered. Just remember, you gotta write the book eventually.
Where blueprints become stories
This is where you write. It's also where we gave the pantsers some extra love. We see you. You don't need a plan. You need a clean page and tools that have your back while you figure it out. Quick Notes let you capture a thought without breaking flow: highlight, double-tap spacebar, jot it down, keep writing. The note links itself to the right keyword. The Promise Tracker watches your setups and payoffs, and the Change Log reminds you what to retcon in the next draft. And plotters…all that work you did in Plan? Your outline is right here next to your prose.
Where stories become manuscripts
You finished your draft! That's huge! Seriously, go celebrate. When you come back with fresh eyes, these tools will be waiting like a hired goon ready to give you a reality check. Color-coded overlays on your prose flag the words worth a second look. Prose Analysis zooms out to examine tension, pacing, structure, readability. And if you want another perspective, turn on the optional AI, plug in a reader persona that mirrors your target audience and get beta reader feedback, a developmental editor, or some line editing, and proofreading help.
Where manuscripts become novels
You wrote it. You revised it. You rewrote it. You revised it again. It’s ready. Now it’s time to make it real. Prepare your manuscript for agents, publish on the web, or create professional eBooks and print-ready paperback and hardcover interiors. Choose from over 30 templates or start from scratch. This is the part where it stops being a project and starts being a book.
Where novels become sagas
Ever wonder how Asimov kept Foundation straight across fifty years? He definitely didn't use OpusWriter. Did you think we were gonna say OpusWriter? Nah, there are plenty of ways to track details across a series, but these tools are built in. Search every book at once, keep recurring characters and settings in a shared Vault that every book can draw from. And dive into the fully featured wiki.
The part that's hard to explain.
The workflows are easier, they're a bit like a bunch of apps you're familiar with bolted together for convenience. Except maybe Manage; as far as I'm aware, that one's pretty unique. But the workflows aren't the whole story. OpusWriter goes a lot further.
What I think is going to surprise people the most is how often the question: "I made this here, can I use it over there?" is answered with a couple clicks. Jot down rough ideas in a Brain Storm and import them straight into your outline. A node on your mind map can be more than a nice visual reference. It can spin out a real character sheet or chapter entry. A beat from a Beat Sheet drops into a chapter's outline; a character profile becomes a wiki entry. And while you write, that chapter's outline and your active story promises sit right next to your prose. Across a series, a character you built in one book can be promoted to a shared vault and pulled into the next without recreating a thing. The list goes on, but instead of me trying to explain it all, why not download the free trial and see?
About the creator
I've been writing fiction for about two decades in a variety of different genres under a couple different pen names.
I’m not a “natural.” Most of what I’ve written is trash. Just unreadable, unmitigated disasters. But I kept practicing and kept learning, reading every book on craft I could get my hands on, watching a crazy amount of YouTube videos, and taking a couple courses. And hey, my last novel even won a small award, so I guess hard work really can make up for lack of talent.
But the biggest thing I've learned is that writing is tough! And the longer a work gets the harder it is to stay true to your vision, and maintain continuity.
For years I searched for tools to help, trying out just about every piece of writing software out there. Some of my favorites were: Scrivener for drafting. Plottr for beat sheets. Aeon Timeline for umm…timelines. ProWritingAid for editing. Vellum for formatting. Plus I had a mess of spreadsheets keeping it all straight (sort of).
These are all great tools and (aside from a few nitpicks) I genuinely have nothing bad to say about them, but…
I kept thinking: “Why can’t this all be connected?”
I hoped for years that someone would build my dream writing app. One that handled the entire process end-to-end as an integrated ecosystem.
Nobody built it. So I did.
But I didn't stop there. I began thinking about all the different types of writers I know, how their processes are so vastly different. I started thinking about all those lessons I learned from books and videos and trial and error...and I kept going. It's always: just one more feature, one more little quality of life improvement. And that's the way it's going to be. I'm going to listen to the people using OpusWriter, and based on that feedback I'm going to keep adding to it and improving what's already there. I'm proud of what I've already built, but excited for what it's going to become. So please, feel free to drop me a line.
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*this video was made with alpha footage. May not perfectly match newest version.
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