Show HN: Authrot – a writing studio that maps your characters, places and plot

Joe launched Authrot, a writing studio that uses AI to parse each chapter and map characters, places and objects into a relationship graph, addressing slowdowns he hit in Google Docs and Word past roughly 25 chapters. Authrot offers a story planner, continuity and plot-hole flagging, a rewindable relationship web, AI chat for corrections or full chapter drafting, real-time collaboration with branching alternate endings, in-browser import, EPUB/PDF/Word export, scheduled serial publishing and per-character narration. The Show HN post drew 2 points and 0 comments, with Joe requesting feedback from LitRPG and fantasy writers.

Hi HN, I'm Joe. I built Authrot, because Google Docs and Word slowed to a crawl on my phone once my story passed about 25 chapters. I started with what I wanted, fast navigation between chapters, and scrolling that stays smooth however long the book gets. Then, I wanted the story itself mapped out into a graph of connections by characters, places, and objects, all referenced to a chapter passage with context. Using AI to read each chapter, my prompts pick out these elements, and tracks how they change from chapter to chapter. Here is a summary of features I built: - Planner for building the story foundation, arcs and chapters - Continuity, setups and payoffs, open threads, and plot holes flagged against the earlier fact they break - A relationship web you can rewind to any chapter - Chat with AI about your story to help correct issues of any kind, or even draft the whole chapter. - Real-time document writing with collaborators, plus branches for alternate endings - Import parsed in your browser, export to EPUB, PDF and Word - Serial publishing on a schedule, and narration with a voice for each character I would love feedback, especially from anyone who has written for LitRPG or fantasy. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49978646 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49978646 Points: 2 Comments: 0