Start your first story
Create a story from a few sentences about your idea and a working title, then write your first chapter.
A story in Storiando starts with two things: a few sentences about your idea and a working title. Everything else, from characters to chapters, can come later.
Create your story
- In the sidebar, under Stories, select New story.
- Under What is your story about?, describe your idea in a few sentences. It doesn't need to be polished: "A lighthouse keeper finds a letter addressed to her future self" is plenty. To have Ando tidy it up, select Improve. This uses AI credits, and you choose whether to keep what Ando suggests.
- Under Working title, type a title. Anything will do for now, and you can change it whenever you like. If you can't think of one, select Suggest and Ando proposes a title from your idea, using AI credits.
- Select Create story.
Storiando saves your story and opens its Outline tab.
Write your first chapter
Your new story is ready for its first chapter. On the Outline tab, you can:
- Select Write your first chapter to start writing straight away and plan as you go.
- Select Develop your idea with Ando to talk your idea through with Ando first.
- Plan your chapters before writing, under Prefer to plan your chapters first? On the Free plan, Suggest first chapter shows a lock: having Ando suggest chapters is part of the paid plans.
Don't have an idea yet?
At the bottom of the New story page, select Start a brainstorm with Ando. Start with a character, a scene or a half-formed idea, and develop it with Ando until it's ready to become a story.
If you can't create a story
If Storiando tells you your plan has no room for another story, see Plans to compare what each plan includes.
If your story couldn't be saved, everything you wrote stays on the page. Check your connection, then select Create story again.
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