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Write Stories That
Move the World

A professional writing studio with AI built into every layer — from script editing and character psychology to story structure and production analysis. Highlight any line and get an instant AI rewrite. Beautiful in dark and light mode.

No credit card required

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AI Script Editor

Select. Rewrite.
Refined by AI.

Highlight any passage and AI rewrites it instantly in a side panel. Accept what works, archive what you might need later, and watch the refined text flow back into your script — highlighted so you always know what changed.

HeadWriter Studio - Script view showing Marfa screenplay with full toolbar, sidebar tabs, and story timeline
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HeadWriter Studio - AI Script Editor panel open with selected text and Quick Actions
HeadWriter Studio - AI Script Editor with cinematic rewrite prompt ready to send
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Your Script Select Text Open AI Editor Send to AI Result

Two Modes. One Studio.

Script or Novel.
Your format. Your rules.

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Script Mode
11 Story Templates
9 Character Dimensions
57+ Relationship Types
8 Novel Features
Story Lab

The command center for your story. Chat with AI, break your narrative into beats, build page-by-page scaffolds, write treatments, and apply everything directly to your script — all from a single, integrated workspace. Eleven industry-proven templates. One seamless flow from idea to final draft.

Where ideas take shape.

AI Chat

Brainstorm with AI. Get scene rewrites, dialogue polish, and story ideas in a conversational flow.

Beat Board

Break your story into structural beats using any of eleven templates from Save the Cat to The Writer's Journey.

Page Scaffold

Generate a page-by-page scene outline from your beat structure. AI populates each scene, then applies it to your script.

Treatments

Develop full narrative treatments that connect your beats to polished prose — ready for pitch decks and producers.

Story Archive

Save multiple chat sessions, brainstorms, and development threads. Nothing gets lost in the creative process.

One-Click Apply

Every AI suggestion can be applied directly to your script or novel. No copy-paste. No context switching.

Eleven industry-proven templates.

Save the Cat! Blake Snyder
Writer's Journey Chris Vogler
Story Circle Dan Harmon
1-3-5 Structure D.M. Anderson
6-Stage Plot Michael Hauge
The Z Andy Guerdat
5-Act Pyramid Freytag
8-Sequence Studio Method
Mini-Movie Chris Soth
Three-Act Classic
Quick Story For Shorts
Character Engine

The most advanced character development system ever built into a writing application. Psychology. Astrology. Relationships. AI analysis. All interconnected. Every detail feeds back into the AI for richer scenes, sharper dialogue, and deeper story.

Actors no longer ask "What's my motivation?"

9 Character Dimensions
20 Personality Types
57+ Relationship Types
40+ Life Transits
12 Astrological Signs
6 Social Archetypes

Auto-Populate from Script

Write "SARAH (32), a sharp-witted attorney with trust issues" and AI instantly builds her psychology and profile.

Psychology Profiles

Attachment styles. Personality types. Defense mechanisms. Trauma responses. The inner architecture that drives behavior.

Astrology & Birth Charts

Full natal charts with North Node destiny tracking. Saturn Returns, Uranus Oppositions, and life transits.

Arc Builder

Map transformation from wound to want to need. AI-powered milestone suggestions linked to your story beats.

Relationship Mapping

57+ relationship types across 6 categories. Romantic, family, professional, friendship, conflict, power dynamics.

Chemistry Checker

Compare any two characters. Instantly see astrological compatibility, psychological friction, and dramatic potential.

Voice & Dialogue DNA

Define speech patterns, vocabulary level, verbal tics, and emotional register. AI keeps every line authentic.

Scene Appearances

Automatically track where every character appears. See presence density, gaps, and vanishing characters.

Production Reports

Export character bibles for casting, directing, and acting. Everything to bring your characters to life on set.

Every detail feeds the AI. Every scene gets richer.

Import a script and watch it come alive. Characters, locations, and scene data are instantly detected and populated across every module.

Character Engine full overview

World Building

Every location.
Mapped and enriched.

Locations are auto-detected from your scene headings the moment you import a script. Generate AI-powered reports with history, culture, and atmosphere for any location.

Locations module showing 10 Marfa locations with INT/EXT badges, descriptions, scene usage timeline, and AI location reports
Production Suite

Everything between final draft and first day of shooting. Build industry-standard shot lists, sketch storyboards, analyze producibility, navigate your script like a spreadsheet, and preview scenes with AI — all from a single, integrated workspace.

From page to production-ready.

Shot List

Build industry-standard shot lists with camera sizes (WS, MS, CU, ECU), angles (eye level, low, high, Dutch), and movements (dolly, crane, Steadicam, drone). Organize by scene, add notes, and export for your DP and camera team.

Storyboard

Visualize your scenes as sketch-style storyboard frames. Each panel links to a shot in your shot list with scene labels, shot sizes, and space for director's notes — all in a hand-drawn pencil aesthetic.

Production Viability

See your script through a producer's eyes. Get a Contained Score (0–100), budget tier estimate, location census (INT/EXT breakdown), speaking cast count, night shoot percentage, and actionable producer insights.

AI Production Rating

Rate how feasible your script is for AI-driven filmmaking. Scores across five dimensions: cast complexity, action & physicality, environment generation, production scale, and continuity & period accuracy.

Script Navigator

A spreadsheet-style view of every scene and character. Sortable columns for scene number, heading, location, page length, and per-character arc notes. Includes an inclusivity analysis panel showing dialogue distribution.

AI Production Tools

Design AI character voices with Qwen3-TTS from natural language descriptions. Generate cinematic scene preview videos with LTX-2. Export detailed character profiles as JSON for LTX Studio — no external API keys needed.

Timeline

Your entire script.
One interactive bar.

Hover any point to preview scenes and beats. Click to jump straight there. Drag beats to reposition them. The full story at a glance.

Script Timeline showing Marfa screenplay with a magnifying glass detail view of the timeline bar, revealing scene heading EXT. MCRAE RANCH, preview text, Theme Stated beat label, and page block structure
Novel Mode

A complete novel studio.
Built to rival Scrivener.

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Plot Grid

Visual grid for tracking plotlines, character arcs, and story threads across chapters.

02

Chapter Outliner

Drag-and-drop chapter organization with synopsis cards and word count goals.

03

Prose Health

Real-time writing analytics: readability scores, sentence variety, and word frequency.

04

Research Board

Pin references, images, links, and notes alongside your manuscript.

05

Name Generator

AI-powered names with origin, meaning, and era filtering for characters and places.

06

DOCX & ePub Export

Professional manuscript formatting with title pages, chapter breaks, and publishing standards.

07

Word Count Goals

Daily and total targets with progress tracking and visual milestones.

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Focus Mode

Distraction-free writing with typewriter mode and minimal UI.

HeadWriter Studio Novel Mode showing Marfa novel manuscript with chapter binder sidebar, scene status badges, word counts, and rich prose editing in dark theme
VersionVault

Never lose a word.
Ever.

Automatic version snapshots. Side-by-side comparison. Restore any previous draft instantly.

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HeadWriter U

Learn the craft.
Write with confidence.

A complete screenwriting curriculum built right into your writing app. Master three-act structure, Save the Cat!, The Writer's Journey, dialogue craft, and production thinking — from first draft to final sale.

HeadWriter U — Screenwriting track

Ready to write your
next masterpiece?

Script or novel. First draft or final polish. HeadWriter Studio has every tool you need.

Coming April 2026