What kind of data can I upload?
Any CSV file — survey results, spreadsheet exports, research datasets, sales data, statistics from published studies. Insight Studio supports up to 5,000 rows and 80 columns per dataset.
Data Visualization for Nonfiction Authors
Great nonfiction doesn't just cite data. It shows it.
Upload your research, surveys, or statistics. Storyloft's AI surfaces what matters most — then turns it into publication-ready charts and infographics you can drop directly into your book.
Next Gen AI
From raw data to published visual in five steps.
Upload your research, let AI do the analysis, and walk away with charts and infographics ready for your book.
Step 01
Upload data
Drag in your CSV files to begin the analysis workflow.
Step 02
Clean labels
Refine dataset headers and remove statistical outliers.
Step 03
AI Insights
Generate plain-language summaries and narrative goals.
Step 04
Visualize
Transform raw numbers into professional infographics.
Step 05
Publish
Save your results directly to your research gallery.
"Data buried in footnotes doesn't change minds. Visuals do."
You've done the research. You have the survey results, the market data, the case study numbers that make your argument airtight. But prose alone can only carry so much weight. Readers scan. They skip tables. They skim appendices.
A single well-crafted visual does what three paragraphs of statistics can't: it lands.
The problem has always been that creating professional charts and infographics requires tools built for designers, not authors.
Data Upload & Management
Your data, exactly as you need it.
Drag and drop a CSV — survey results, financial data, research findings, population statistics. Storyloft opens it as a clean, editable table so you can refine before anything gets generated. Fix column labels, correct values, clean up formatting. When it's ready, commit a final version.
Your datasets stay attached to your manuscript and are editable anytime — so if your research evolves, your visuals can too.
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Drag-and-drop CSV upload, up to 5,000 rows
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Editable data table — fix labels, values, and formatting cell by cell
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Commit a clean version before generating any visuals
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Return and update your data at any time
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Manage all datasets per book from a single library
✦ AI Insight Engine
The questions your data is waiting to answer.
Once your data is committed, Storyloft's AI reads the full dataset and generates a plain-language summary — then surfaces a set of visualization goals: the specific questions your data is best positioned to answer visually.
Choose the angle that best supports your chapter's argument, or regenerate for fresh perspectives. No staring at a spreadsheet wondering what to chart.
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AI-generated plain-language dataset summary
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Multiple visualization goals surfaced automatically
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Goals tailored to your specific data and research context
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Regenerate for fresh questions and new angles anytime
✦ Chart Studio
Professional charts. No design degree required.
Choose a visualization goal and Storyloft generates a clean, high-resolution chart — bar graphs, line charts, scatter plots, and more. If the first result doesn't quite land, retry with one click. Every chart is automatically saved to your manuscript's illustration gallery and available to download.
What used to require a designer and a separate tool now takes thirty seconds.
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AI-generated charts based on your selected goal
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Multiple chart types — bar, line, scatter, and more
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High-resolution output ready for print or digital
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Retry instantly if you want a different result
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Auto-saved to your manuscript — download as PNG anytime
✦ Infographic Studio
From raw chart to polished infographic.
Take your generated chart further. Storyloft's infographic engine transforms it into a styled visual. Choose from multiple layout styles suited to business books, self-help titles, research-driven narratives, and more. The data stays accurate. The presentation becomes something readers actually stop to look at.
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Multiple infographic style options per visualization goal
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AI-driven layout with full data accuracy preserved
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Styled for business, research, self-help, and academic nonfiction
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Save and download in high resolution for print and digital
✦ Book Illustration Gallery
From insight to page. In one workflow.
Every chart and infographic you generate is automatically saved as a manuscript image — no downloading, re-uploading, or switching tools. Find your visuals in the Illustrations gallery under Infographics, and insert them directly into any chapter, right where they belong alongside the text they support.
Your data visuals live inside your book from the moment they're created.
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Auto-saved to your manuscript's Illustrations gallery
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Insert into any chapter with one click
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Managed alongside all your other manuscript images
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Works like any other image in Storyloft
Built for nonfiction authors who lead with evidence.
purpose-built for the books where data isn't a footnote — it's the argument.
Business & leadership books
Turn market research, performance data, and case study numbers into visuals that make your frameworks impossible to dismiss.
Self-help & psychology titles
Bring behavioral research, survey findings, and habit-tracking data to life with visuals readers can see themselves in.
Health & wellness books
Present clinical research, study outcomes, and wellness statistics in a format your readers trust and remember.
Finance & economics
Make complex financial data, economic trends, and statistical evidence clear, visual, and undeniably compelling.
Research-driven narrative nonfiction
Surface the patterns and turning points in your data that give your narrative its spine and show them to your reader.
Academic-adjacent nonfiction
Bridge the gap between scholarly rigor and general-audience readability with visuals that carry the full weight of your evidence.
Check out the possibilities
View charts and infographs designed in Storyloft.
✦ FAQ
Common questions.
Everything nonfiction authors ask before uploading their first dataset.
Can I edit my data after uploading it?
Yes. Storyloft opens your data in a fully editable table where you can fix labels, update values, and clean formatting before generating anything. You can return and update your data at any time — and regenerate visuals with the revised dataset.
What chart types can Storyloft create?
Bar charts, line graphs, scatter plots, and more — the chart type is chosen automatically based on your data structure and the visualization goal you select. If the first result doesn't land, retry with one click.
How does the AI decide what to visualize?
After you commit your data, Storyloft's AI reads the full dataset and generates a plain-language summary, then surfaces several visualization goals — specific questions your data is best equipped to answer visually. You choose the one that moves the needle for your chapter.
How do I add charts and infographics to my book?
Every chart and infographic is automatically saved to your manuscript's Illustrations gallery the moment it's generated. Insert it into any chapter with one click — no downloading, re-uploading, or file management required.
Do infographics use image credits?
Yes. Generating an infographic uses 4 image credits per visual. Image credits are purchased separately and can be topped up at any time from within your Storyloft account.
Do I need design experience to use Data Visualization tools in Storyloft?
None at all. Storyloft handles every design decision — chart type, layout, style, and composition. You provide the data and choose the story. Storyloft handles the rest.
Stop burying your data in footnotes.
Your research is the foundation of your credibility. Insight Studio makes sure your readers actually see it — and feel it.