Notes, essays, and narrative craft guides.
An editorial space for writers exploring structure, pacing, revision, and the role of AI in long-form writing.
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Chapter Kanban: organizing a complex novel
Narraya's Kanban displays your book's chapters by state: idea, draft, written, final. A visual map useful for complex novels.
Book Dictionary: terms, proper names, neologisms
Narraya's book dictionary: no false positives on invented names, spelling consistency, context for the AI. One list per book, not global.
Grammar Focus Mode: targeted corrections without losing flow
Narraya's Grammar Focus analyses grammar and style on demand, with suggestions you can accept or ignore. No automatic corrections.
Writing Coach: goals, sessions, progress
Narraya's Writing Coach measures words, time and regularity without becoming tyrannical. Support for consistency, not a tutor that punishes.
Character Relationships: mapping the heart of the story
Narraya's character relationships: mapping static and dynamic bonds to keep a complex novel coherent. Useful in writing and revision.
Character Sheets: building coherent figures, A to Z
Narraya's character sheets: a structured skeleton to keep identity, voice and arc together. Without turning writing into paperwork.
Character Relationships: Mapping the Heart of the Story
A novel, when it works, isn't made of characters. It's made of the bonds between them. Take away Achilles and Patroclus remains. Take away Patroclus and Achilles remains. But take away the thread…
Character Sheets: Building Consistent Characters from A to Z
There's a moment, usually around chapter nine or ten, when you notice your protagonist has changed eye colour. Not because you wanted them to: because you couldn't remember. Or you realize that…
Narrative Memory: the AI that knows your novel
Narraya's narrative memory lets the AI know your book's characters, places and tones. Isolated per novel, respectful of privacy.
AI Chapter Analysis: what your scene is really telling
Narraya's AI Chapter Analysis reads your chapter in light of the whole book: tone, arcs, inconsistencies, rhythm. A structured reading, not a verdict.
The literary editor that doesn't distract you
How Narraya's editor is built for long writing sessions: contextual toolbar, focus mode, silent autosave, and full export fidelity.
Welcome to Narraya — Launch Manifesto
Why Narraya exists, how it differs from Word, Scrivener and ChatGPT, and how we think about AI for writers working on long novels.