Project Studio

Project Studio

Your creative headquarters for writing and organizing books. Manage pen names, series, characters, and manuscripts all in one place.

What is Project Studio?

The Project Studio is where you do your creative work. Think of it as your writing desk, filing cabinet, and research center all combined. Here you can:

  • Create and manage multiple pen names
  • Organize books into series
  • Build detailed character profiles
  • Write and edit your manuscripts
  • Track your progress with word counts and writing sessions
  • Export your finished work for publication

Tip

Everything you create in Project Studio is stored in your own Airtable and GitHub accounts. You own your data completely.

Features

Pen Names
Create and manage your author identities with brand voice guides
Series
Organize multi-book series with shared worldbuilding
Books & Titles
Manage individual book projects from outline to publication
Characters
Build detailed character profiles with GMC and backstories
Chapters & Scenes
Organize your manuscript into chapters and scenes
Writing & Editing
Use the writing interface with version history
Exporting
Export your manuscript to Word and other formats

How It All Connects

Project Studio is organized in a hierarchy that mirrors how authors think about their work:

  1. Pen Names are your author identities. Each pen name can have its own brand voice, genre focus, and style.
  2. Series group related books together. A series belongs to one pen name and can have its own worldbuilding notes.
  3. Books (Titles) are individual book projects. Each book can be standalone or part of a series.
  4. Characters can belong to one book or span an entire series. You can track their appearances and development across multiple titles.
  5. Chapters organize your manuscript. Each chapter can contain multiple scenes.
  6. Scenes are the smallest unit of your story. Each scene has its ownPOV character and word count.

Getting Started

If you are new to Project Studio, we recommend this order:

  1. Set up your pen name — Add your brand voice and writing style preferences
  2. Create your first book — Start a new project or import an existing manuscript
  3. Add your characters — Build profiles for your main characters
  4. Organize into chapters — Break down your manuscript
  5. Start writing — Use the writing interface

AI Assistance

Project Studio can optionally use AI to help with outlining, drafting, and editing. This requires your own API keys for Anthropic, OpenAI, or Google Gemini. AI features are completely optional.

Your Data, Your Control

Everything in Project Studio follows our BYOK philosophy:

  • Metadata (titles, characters, series info) is stored in your Airtable base
  • Manuscript content is stored in your GitHub repository as markdown files
  • Version history is preserved through Git commits
  • Nothing is stored on StorytellerOS servers

This means you can always access your work directly through Airtable or GitHub, even if you stop using StorytellerOS.