For novelists, memoirists & researchers

Smart Book
Planner

Never lose the plot.

Smart Book Planner tracks your plot, your cast, and your timeline — so the story holds together from page one to the end.

See how it worksPricing
01 Cast02 Structure03 Timeline04 Scenes05 World06 Draft07 Verify08 Voice09 Publish

9 features

Everything you need, in the right order.

Plan your cast, your structure, your world — then draft, verify, and publish with everything already in place.

No. 01

Character Planning

AI-tracked characters — consistent backgrounds, relationships, and arcs.

— Keep the cast consistent.

Character Planning
No. 02

Plot Structure

Your story mapped to the 7-Point Structure, gaps and all.

— See the spine below.

Plot Structure
No. 03

Timeline Management

Every event in order — conflicts caught before a reader finds them.

— Catches what you'd miss on page 240.

Timeline Management
No. 04

Scene Cards

Every scene on its own card — rearrange until the story is right.

— Move a scene, feel the story shift.

Scene Cards
No. 05

Location Tracking

Every place kept consistent — geography, culture, and the rules that hold.

— The world stays the world.

Location Tracking
No. 06

Write

A distraction-free editor with AI suggestions built in.

— No blank page. Ever.

Write
No. 07

Fact Checking

Every claim checked against real sources, with citations attached.

— Footnotes that hold up.

Fact Checking
No. 08

Audiobook Generation

One click turns a finished chapter into narration.

— One click, one narrator.

Audiobook Generation
No. 09

Multi-Format Export

PDF, EPUB, MOBI, Kindle — ready for the shelf.

— Ready for the shelf.

Multi-Format Export

Inside Plot Structure

Every story has seven beats.

The Plot Structure tool holds your story against the 7-Point framework — Hook to Resolution — and flags a missing beat before a reader does.

01HookOpen on tension
02Plot Turn 1First door closes
03Pinch 1Pressure builds
04MidpointEverything shifts
05Pinch 2Stakes peak
06Plot Turn 2Final door opens
07ResolutionThe last page

For researchers

Research papers, footnoted properly

A structured track for academic and technical writing, kept separate from the manuscript but built on the same bones.

No. R1

Custom Templates

Build the structure first — sections, headings, your own format.

— Start where your discipline starts.

Custom Templates
No. R2

Deep Research

AI gathers and organizes sources while you sleep.

— Sources gathered while you sleep.

Deep Research
No. R3

Citation Management

APA, MLA, Chicago — formatted automatically, updated instantly.

— APA today, MLA tomorrow, no rewrite.

Citation Management

Pricing

Start free — forever.

The full planning and writing workflow is free forever. Pro and AI features are coming soon.

Save R898 per year

Planner

Free

Everything you need to plan and write.

R0/forever
  • Unlimited books & chapters
  • Character, plot, timeline & scene planning
  • Location tracking & brainstorming
  • Distraction-free writing editor
  • PDF, EPUB & Kindle export
  • Research paper templates
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Pro

Smart Book Planner Pro

AI-powered planning, drafting, and publishing.

Includes 500 hosted AI credits/month, or unlimited usage with your own OpenRouter key.

R124/mo

R1490 billed annually

  • Everything in Free
  • 500 hosted AI credits/month (or bring your own OpenRouter key)
  • AI plot, character & brainstorm suggestions
  • AI draft generation & editor agent
  • Fact-checking with citations
  • Audiobook narration
  • Cover art generation
  • AI chat about your manuscript

Free planning and writing tools are free forever.

Chapter One

Every book starts on an empty page.

Bring the idea. Smart Book Planner holds the structure.