How to Write a Biography: AI Tools for Modern Biographers I believe writing a biography is one of the most rewarding and demanding forms of nonfiction. You are reconstructing a life, not just listing dates. You need to weave together interviews, archival research, public records, and narrative instinct into something that reads like a story […]
Do I Need an ISBN to Self-Publish?
Do I Need an ISBN to Self-Publish? TL;DR:You do not need to purchase your own ISBN to self-publish on Amazon KDP, which offers a free one. However, buying your own ISBN from Bowker gives you more control over your publishing brand and wider distribution options. Whether you need an ISBN depends on where and how […]
Best AI Tools for Memoir Writing (Keep Your Voice Intact)
Best AI Tools for Memoir Writing (Keep Your Voice Intact) I’ll be honest—I was skeptical about AI and memoir writing. Memoir is personal. It’s your life, your perspective, your voice. The idea of using AI felt… wrong at first. But after working with writers and building tools in this space, I realized something important: AI […]
Best AI Writing Tools for Fantasy Authors (2026 Guide)
AI Tools for Fantasy Writers (That Actually Help You Finish Your Book) I don’t write fantasy novels. But I’ve spent a lot of time around people who do—and more importantly, I’ve spent a lot of time building tools for them. And if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s this: Fantasy writers don’t struggle with ideas. […]
Writing Your Book in Google Docs? Here’s When It’s Time to Move On.
We’re not going to pretend Google Docs is a bad tool. It’s not. It’s free, it’s everywhere, it works on every device, and it saves your work automatically—which is more than can be said for some tools that charge you for the privilege. A lot of great books have been drafted in Google Docs. If […]
Storyloft vs Vellum (2025): Great Formatting Isn’t Enough Anymore
If you’ve been in the self-publishing world for any amount of time, you know the Vellum reputation. It makes beautiful books. Authors love it. The output looks like something a professional design house produced. And if you’re a Mac user with $249 to spend on a formatting tool, it’s very good at being exactly that. […]
Storyloft vs Atticus (2025): Which Is Better for Authors Who Want More Than Formatting?
If you’ve been shopping around for book writing or formatting software, you’ve probably landed on Atticus. It’s one of the most talked-about tools in the self-publishing world, and for good reason—it does formatting really well and doesn’t cost a fortune. But a new platform called Storyloft is entering the conversation, and it’s asking a different […]
Storyloft vs Scrivener (2025): Is It Time to Finally Move On?
Let’s be real: if you’ve been writing seriously for more than a few years, you’ve probably had a Scrivener phase. Maybe you’re still in it. Scrivener has been the serious author’s tool of choice since 2006—corkboard view, nested folders, compile settings, the whole cathedral of complexity. It’s powerful. It’s deep. And it has one of […]
Storyloft vs Novelcrafter (2024): Two AI Writing Platforms, One Clear Direction
Of all the comparisons in this series, this one is the most interesting—because Novelcrafter and Storyloft are genuinely after the same thing: a writing platform built for the AI era. They’re not old-school formatters or document editors that added a chatbot. They’re both trying to answer “what does an AI-native author platform look like?” They […]
Storyloft vs Sudowrite (2024): Which AI Writing Tool Actually Knows Your Book?
Sudowrite has had a good run as one of the go-to AI tools for fiction writers. It generates prose, helps you push past writer’s block, rewrites clunky scenes, and does all of this in a way that’s genuinely useful—if you know how to use it. But here’s a question worth sitting with: does your AI […]