Happy New Year PH people!
So I'm trying to work out my fears of launching my first product. I'm not quite there yet, as I need to find Beta testers to put it through its paces.
The product is a necessity built out of frustration while trying to write a Short Story/novella. I needed an all-in-one platform designed specifically for fantasy authors, or anyone passionate about building rich, complex worlds, that didn't want to jump through so many hoops only to get started and have the application tell you that you needed to spend more money on tokens to get any further.
So, I'm turning to all of you here at PH to give some guidance or direction on how I might go about getting Beta testers. If you would like to learn a little more about it for a more informed answer to help me out, go to https://mythoscribe.aruffo3.net/.
Thank you all!

I've been working on a series of books for a Novella. I have tried all the tools out there, and they just lure you in and want more money and flood your email with "specials".
I've spent 20 years in tech and design, but when I finally tried to write my own fantasy story, I saw a profound flaw in the tools available. They weren't built for creativity; they were built for recurring revenue. I was tired of renting my writing tools, paying monthly fees to keep my ideas hostage on a server I didn't control, and dealing with the chaos of three separate apps just to manage a single character.
SO. I started building my own app. MythoScribe.
I didn't want it to be just an app; it's my rebellion against creative friction. I built it because I genuinely believe writers should own their work, their data, and their tools. I want the next person sitting down to write their magnum opus to feel empowered, not drained by the setup.
I'm hoping to learn the next step from inventors and entrepreneurs to take my baby to the next level.
Hopefully, there are some Writers, Authors, heck, even a Dungeon Master or two that can give some advice on any obstacles you faced.
Sincerely,

Ric

I almost quit writing a fantasy short story that I have been working on for 30 years. The story has been in my head, and I had LOTS of scrap peices of paper, so I went online. HUGE mistake!
Seriously. After 20 years of building complex systems for others, I was defeated by the sheer number of hoops I had to jump through just to organize my own fictional world.
I'd open my notes, lose my place in the draft, try to track a timeline, and end up overwhelmed. I realized: if someone with my technical background was this frustrated, imagine how hard it is for everyone else.
So I sat down and poured myself into creating a solution. MythoScribe was born out of that frustration. It was an 8-month project to build the single, central, and subscription-free digital workspace I needed to finally get my story finished. I built it for myself, and I'm sharing it in the hope it solves the same pain for someone out there like me.
How many people here have created apps and services out of sheer industry frustration?
How did you find people to at least look at your product?
Are there any Authors out there who can give some advice and direction?
Thanks,
Ric

Tired of cloud lock-in, monthly fees, and worrying about "sync failed" messages?

Meet MythoScribe: the powerful, serverless writing studio for fantasy and sci-fi authors, built by a 20-year tech and design veteran who was fed up with the existing options.

The breakthrough? It's all in a single file.

MythoScribe bundles its React editor, world-building Codex, and database into one highly portable index.html file.

I ve spent the last 20 years building and designing web applications and websites for some of the best tech and design firms in the world. I understand complexity, UI/UX, and data architecture.

But when I finally sat down to write my own fantasy short story, all that experience couldn't save me from the creative fatigue caused by the tools themselves.

The process was broken. I was forced to use 3-4 different applications just to track a character's lineage, outline a chapter, and then type the final draft. The sheer effort of coordination and moving data around almost made me quit writing entirely.

I realized: existing writing tools are designed for continuous revenue (subscriptions, upgrades) or platform lock-in. They are not built for ownership or simplicity.

I've been there, lost in a sea of scattered notes and endless drafts. 

If you're still using the basic notes app for your writing, trust me, you're missing out on so much potential.