A little less busywork.
A little more writing.
Name a character, find a title, time a sprint, build the EPUB. Free writing tools for novelists, fanfic writers, and web serial authors, with AI tools for the parts you’re stuck on.
AI writing tools
Free with an account: 10 generations a day. Edit and save every result.
Book title generator
Generate novel and book titles from your premise. Short titles, long light-novel titles and series-friendly names for xianxia, isekai, fantasy and more.
Generate titles →Character backstory generator
Generate a character backstory with an origin, goal, secret, relationships and conflict. Built for novels, xianxia, isekai and regression serials.
Generate backstories →AI story continuer
Paste your passage and story facts, and get three ways to continue it in your voice. Built for web serials, xianxia, isekai and LitRPG.
Continue the story →Chapter title generator
Paste a chapter or summary and get six chapter titles at the spoiler level you choose. Plain, dramatic, light-novel or literary styles.
Generate chapter titles →Dialogue generator
Write dialogue between your characters with distinct voices, correct forms of address and a goal for the scene. Built for xianxia, wuxia, isekai and LitRPG.
Generate dialogue →Story outline generator
Generate a chapter-by-chapter outline for a novel, webnovel arc or short story. Pick a pattern: cultivation, tournament, dungeon, revenge or romance.
Generate outlines →Plot twist generator
Generate plot twists and cliffhanger endings that follow from your story. Each one comes with clues to plant, effects on characters and a closing line.
Generate twists →Book description generator
Turn your premise into a book description with a hook, a 120 to 200 word sales blurb and tags. Formatted for Kindle, Royal Road, Webnovel and Wattpad.
Generate descriptions →Weapon name generator
Generate weapon names with effects, a cost, an owner and a history. Swords, sabers, spears, artifacts and treasures for xianxia, wuxia, fantasy and LitRPG.
Generate weapon names →Ability name generator
Generate ability names for cultivation techniques, martial arts, LitRPG skills, hunter skills and spells, with effect, limits, cost and upgrade stages.
Generate abilities →Magic system generator
Build a magic or power system from your world: cultivation realms, hunter ranks, LitRPG levels, elemental or contract magic, with costs, limits and stages.
Generate systems →Show don’t tell generator
Paste a passage that tells and get three rewrites that show. Every fact, point of view and tense stays. Review each one beside your original.
Rewrite the passage →Write
Writing sprint timer
Run a timed sprint with a word target, track your pace, and keep a log of every focused session.
Start a sprint →Novel deadline calculator
Find out how many words a day you need to finish by your deadline, or when your pace will get you there.
Plan your finish →Wuxia name generator
Character, courtesy, sect and technique names for wuxia and xianxia, with Chinese characters, pinyin and meanings.
Name your cast →Crutch word finder
Paste a chapter and find the words you lean on. Every match is counted and highlighted, free in your browser.
Check your draft →Serial schedule calculator
Set a weekly word target and see how long your chapter backlog will last.
Plan your posting pace →
Clean & format
EPUB to TXT converter
Convert EPUB to TXT or Markdown free in your browser. Preview the result and download it. Your book text is never uploaded.
Use free tool →DOCX to Markdown and HTML converter
Convert Word DOCX files to clean Markdown, HTML, or TXT. Keep supported headings and italics, preview the output, and download locally for free.
Use free tool →EPUB chapter extractor
Extract selected EPUB chapters as TXT files. Preview chapters in reading order and download a ZIP, free in your browser with no upload.
Use free tool →PDF to TXT converter
Extract text from a PDF locally for free. Preview the result, join wrapped lines when needed, and download TXT or Markdown free in your browser.
Use free tool →Manuscript chapter splitter
Split a TXT or Markdown manuscript into chapter files. Detect chapter headings, preview and select chapters, and download a ZIP free in your browser.
Use free tool →Chapter formatter
Clean spacing and preview a chapter before you move it into an ebook editor.
Format your chapter →
Package & publish
TXT and Markdown to EPUB converter
Create a free EPUB from TXT or Markdown. Add a title and author, check chapter headings, and download an ebook with a table of contents. No upload.
Use free tool →Book cover resizer and compressor
Resize a book cover and compress it to JPG or WebP, or export PNG. Set exact pixel dimensions, preview the result, and download free without uploading.
Use free tool →Translation cost calculator
Estimate the cost of machine-translating your own novel into another language, with context and retries included.
Price a translation →Novel site finder
Research the official editions in your genre. Compare published light novels with their web serials and find reference titles for your own writing.
Research your genre →The text tools run in your browser, so your manuscript is not uploaded. You can try any tool signed out. A free Google sign-in unlocks the results and downloads.
Free writing tools for novelists and web serial authors
These are the small jobs that sit around a book: timing a sprint, counting the days to a deadline, pulling chapters out of an EPUB, turning a Word file into Markdown. Each tool does one job in the browser, so there is nothing to install.
They are built for novelists, fanfic writers, and web serial authors who post a chapter at a time. If you update weekly, start with the serial schedule calculator and the chapter formatter.
Privacy, and what a free account does
The text and file tools run on your device. Your chapters and files are not uploaded to our servers. Paste your text or pick a file, and the work happens in your browser tab.
You can try every tool signed out. The results (the preview, the highlighted draft, the converted file) stay blurred until you sign in with Google. It is free and there is no card.
Which tool do I need?
- Writing against the clock: writing sprint timer
- Finishing a draft by a date: novel deadline calculator
- Planning weekly updates for a serial: serial schedule calculator
- Naming a wuxia or xianxia cast: wuxia name generator
- Spotting overused words: crutch word finder
- Word file to Markdown or HTML: DOCX converter
- Pulling text out of a PDF: PDF to TXT
- Pulling text out of an EPUB: EPUB to TXT, or chapter by chapter
- Cutting one long file into chapters: manuscript chapter splitter
- Tidying spacing before you publish: chapter formatter
- Making an ebook from plain text: TXT to EPUB converter
- Getting a cover to the right size: book cover resizer
- Budgeting a translation: translation cost calculator
- Researching your genre: novel site finder
Questions
Are these writing tools really free?
Yes. There is no trial and no card. You can open any tool and use it right away. A free Webnovels AI account, made with Google sign-in, is what shows you the results and lets you download them.
Do I need an account to use them?
You can use every tool without one. Paste text, pick a file, set your options and run it. Results stay blurred until you join. Joining is free and takes one Google click.
Is my manuscript uploaded anywhere?
The text and file tools run in your browser, so your chapters are not sent to a server. The AI writing tools send the text you type to our AI provider to write the result, and keep what you choose to save in your account. The sprint timer keeps its session log in your browser storage, so clearing site data clears the log.
How do the AI writing tools work?
Fill in the form, then create a free account to generate. Each account gets 10 generations a day across all AI tools. You can edit any result, save it to your account, and send it to the next tool, such as a backstory into the story continuer.
How do I turn a Word or Google Docs manuscript into an EPUB?
Export or save the document as DOCX, run it through the DOCX to Markdown converter, then paste the result into the TXT and Markdown to EPUB tool. Add a title and author, check the chapter headings, and download the EPUB.
Can I split a long manuscript into separate chapter files?
Yes. The manuscript chapter splitter reads TXT or Markdown, detects chapter headings, lets you preview and select chapters, and gives you a ZIP. If your book is already an EPUB, the EPUB chapter extractor does the same job and returns TXT files.
Which tool helps me plan a posting schedule for a web serial?
Use the serial schedule calculator to set a weekly word target and see how long your finished chapters will cover. The novel deadline calculator works from a finish date and tells you how many words a day you need.
Can the crutch word finder fix my draft for me?
No. It counts and highlights the words you lean on so you can see the habit. You decide which ones to keep, and you edit in your own writing app.
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