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Sudowrite

Fiction focused AI writing partner with a Story Bible, drafting, rewriting and brainstorming tools for novelists.

Best for Novelists drafting and revising long form fiction

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What it does

Fiction focused AI writing partner with a Story Bible, drafting, rewriting and brainstorming tools for novelists.

Read more: 5 features and how people use themShow less
  1. Sudowrite: Story Bible

    Story Bible

    Guides authors through the complete novel development process from initial concepts into outlines and fully drafted chapter prose. It produces thousands of words while following the author style.

    Use caseA novelist generates full chapters from a structured outline while preserving their personal narrative style.

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  2. Sudowrite: Write

    Write

    Evaluates characters, tone, and narrative arc to supply options for the next several hundred words of text. It acts as an advanced autocomplete to continue the prose.

    Use caseA fiction writer facing a creative stall requests several 300 word continuations to finish an ongoing scene.

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  3. Expand

    Fleshes out brief or hurried sections into complete scenes. It adjusts the narrative flow so story pacing remains natural.

    Use caseA writer broadens a rushed transition scene so the pacing does not break reader immersion.

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  4. Sudowrite: Canvas

    Canvas

    Provides a visual workspace that suggests alternate story developments, character details, and narrative turns. It serves as a central board to store and review references.

    Use caseA book planner collects research notes in one workspace while looking for alternative plot twists.

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  5. Sudowrite: Plugins

    Plugins

    Runs modular tools created to analyze prose, simulate reader feedback, or format documents into screenplays. It allows authors to create customized assistants without writing code.

    Use caseAn author converts a completed book into a screenplay using custom tools built by other writers.

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Written from Sudowrite's own website, checked . Each feature links to the page it comes from; images are Sudowrite's own.

Every plan

PlanMonthlyBilled yearlyPerWhat it includes
Free trialFreeNot listedper accountTrial credits (reportedly 10,000), all core features
Hobby & Student$19$10per account225,000 credits/mo, all features
Professional$29$22per account450,000 credits/mo, all features
Max$59$44per account2,000,000 credits/mo, credits roll over 12 months

From Sudowrite's own pricing page, checked . Prices are in US dollars per month; "billed yearly" is the monthly price when you pay for a year up front. A few figures (often the yearly price) are derived rather than printed on the page.

Before you pay

How to cancel
Subscribers can cancel at any time from their account subscription or membership page, or by emailing support.
What Sudowrite saysYou may cancel your subscription at any time from the account membership page or by emailing us at the address listed below. Source page
Cancel online yourself
Yes
What Sudowrite saysGo to your subscription page and hit cancel. No phone calls, no nonsense. Source page
Renews automatically
Yes
What Sudowrite saysYour subscription to Website and Services will renew automatically each month. Source page
Card needed for the trial
No
What Sudowrite says$10/month after free trial. Cancel any time. No credit card needed. Source page
Unused credits roll over
Partial
What Sudowrite saysIf you are subscribed to a plan featuring a credit rollover provision, you will be entitled to retain unused credits as long as you are an active subscriber. Source page
Trains on your data
No
What Sudowrite saysHowever, we do not use your writing to train Sudowrite or OpenAI's AI models. Source page
Data retention
Personal information is retained as long as necessary to comply with legal obligations, disputes, and agreements, and is deleted once the retention period expires.
What Sudowrite saysWe will retain and use your Personal Information for the period necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements unless a longer retention period is required Source page

Only what Sudowrite's own pages state, with the quote behind each answer. Anything they don't publish is left out rather than guessed.

Sudowrite video tutorials

Sudowrite's Story Bible: How to Write a Novel in 7 Clicks (with AI Help)Sudowrite · 6 min
How To Write A Book With Sudowrite Ai 2025 (Quick Guide)Stellar Media · 2 min

Independent creators on YouTube, not Sudowrite or us. The video loads from YouTube only when you press play.

The free trial

Trial only: Free trial, no credit card required. A Sudowrite blog sidebar mentions 10,000 free credits (unverified on the pricing page).

Questions people ask about Sudowrite

How much does Sudowrite cost?

Paid plans start at $19 a month (Hobby & Student). 4 plans are listed above, from Sudowrite's own pricing page.

Is Sudowrite free?

There is a free trial but no free plan: Free trial, no credit card required. A Sudowrite blog sidebar mentions 10,000 free credits (unverified on the pricing page)..

How do I cancel Sudowrite?

Subscribers can cancel at any time from their account subscription or membership page, or by emailing support. Source

Do unused Sudowrite credits roll over?

Partly: some unused credits carry over, with limits. Source

Does Sudowrite train its AI on my data?

No, the company says your data is not used for training. Source

Do I need a credit card to try Sudowrite?

No, you can start without a credit card. Source

Before I sign up, how do I cancel?

Go to your subscription page and hit cancel. Source

If I cancel, do I lose access to what I’ve written in Sudowrite?

You retain access to view and work on your projects, but you cannot use AI features without a paid plan. Source

Do you claim any rights or ownership over what I write in Sudowrite?

No, Sudowrite claims no rights over your inputs or generated content. Source

Does Sudowrite learn and improve from my writing?

No, Sudowrite does not use your writing to train its own or OpenAI's models. Source

Works with

AI models
Muse, Ballad, Claude, Anthropic, OpenAI, open source models
Languages
30+ languages

Where this came from

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