Scribeist V2 - Write without switching tools
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Scribeist has evolved from a blog and research tool into a complete writing platform. We've added two new workspaces: Novel (with character tracking, timelines, and world-building for writers) and General (distraction-free notes). The original Blog workspace now includes enhanced SEO tools and readability metrics. All three workspaces feature project-specific organizational tools, research tools and optional AI writing assistance that is made to understand your selected workspace.
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Cool product, I also adore your website - nice illustrations!
What's your audience? I see that there is no workspace differentiation in the pricing, so it means you target people who write both novels and blogs?
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@davidkaufmannĀ Thanks David! Appreciate that on the illustrations.
Good question on audience. Think of the workspaces like templates (similar to how Scrivener has templates for novels vs screenplays). The idea is: whatever you need to write, you have the right tools for it. A novelist might also blog, or vice versa, so I didn't want to lock workspaces behind tiers. Pricing is based on usage (projects, AI calls) rather than workspace access.
Really like how Scribeist gives long-form writers dedicated workspaces for novels, blogs, and everyday notes so you can focus on the story instead of juggling a dozen tools.ā
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@zeiki_yuĀ Thanks Zeiki! Appreciate the feedback.
Seems cool. Any plans for use in medical industry, for example helping write outpatient clinic letters?
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@nazrin_assafĀ Thanks Nazrin! That's an interesting use case I hadn't considered. Right now Scribeist is focused on creative and content writing, but we're planning to add more specialized workspaces for different industries down the line. Medical documentation could definitely be one of them.
Hey @tannerbjorgan Congrats on your relaunch. I remember an old tool I had, maybe 10 years ago for writing my novels. I think they stopped supporting it...or I stopped writing, but I hadn't thought about it in years. You just brought be back into that brain space with so much joy that I'm about to crack out some blog posts with this.
The two main features you have, the folder like organization and the distraction free space are really well executed.
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@kelseyesilve That's awesome to hear! There's something special about finding a writing tool that just clicks. I hope those blog posts flow easily! And if you ever get back to novel writing, the Novel workspace is ready for you. Thanks for trying it out!
Congrats on the relaunch! Splitting writing into purpose-built workspaces instead of a one-size-fits-all editor makes a lot of sense. How do the AI behaviors differ across the Novel, Blog, and General workspaces, especially in terms of context awareness and guardrails so each one supports the right kind of creative flow without bleeding into the others?
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@vik_shĀ Thanks Viktor! The AI pulls context from each workspace's features. Depending on the workspace, there are different attachments you can add as context, and the AI takes on different roles with workspace-specific prompts in the background. Each workspace's AI context is also isolated and some are one off calls that don't require a long context window.
The Novel workspace actually has multiple AI systems at work, not just an LLM. The different tools feeding into the AI can create different creative flows, which is ultimately up to the user and their creativity.
In the future, it could be interesting to allow AI to understand info across workspaces, like for a book series. Still refining the guardrails, but that's the core idea.
Congratulations on the new launch! Iāve always wanted to write a book) Science fiction, actually ā I even have an idea. Maybe the development of tools like these will push me to finally do it someday!
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@mykyta_semenov_Ā Hi Mykyta, thanks for the comment! Hopefully this gives you the push to finally start. Good luck with it!
Congrats on the new launch! Iāve been testing Scribeist recently and have to say itās nice to see an AI tool that actually helps with structure and planning, not just output.Ā
Tutorials or beginner templates could be really helpful over time. Overall, a great product!
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@apira_giriharanĀ Thanks! I'm glad to hear it and thanks for the feedback.
The workspace separation is a smart design choice. Every all-in-one writing tool eventually becomes a mess because blog writing and novel writing have completely different mental models. Having dedicated tools for each but under one roof avoids the "I need 5 apps" problem.
The blog workspace with SEO + readability scores is what would get me - currently juggling between my writing app and separate SEO checkers. Does the AI adapt its suggestions based on which workspace you're in? Like more creative suggestions in Novel vs. more structured in Blog?
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@mykola_kondratiukĀ Hi Mykola, thanks for the feedback!
Yes, that's exactly it. Novel workspace gives creative suggestions and work on better prose, Blog focuses on structure and readability (based off the FleschāKincaid tests). You can also give it your writing style/voice to tailor it to how you write.
We're also working on genre-specific modes too (fiction vs non-fiction have different flows), so the suggestions will get even more tailored.
@tannerbjorganĀ the writing style voice feature is exactly what I was hoping for - that's the thing most AI writing tools miss. they give you the same generic output regardless of context. excited to see the genre-specific modes too, fiction definitely has a different rhythm than blog posts. will definitely give it a try for my next long-form project.
Not having a good experience so far, unfortunately. I clicked to start my free trial but I couldn't upload anything into import that was over 512 KB. I have one 80,000-word document in .txt format, and it's too large. I thought maybe it wasn't aware I should be on the free trial getting full access for 7 days, so I went ahead and hit upgrade, and it charged me $8, which would have been fine, but I still can't upload more than 512 KB. I'd like to explore the tool in full detail, but these glitches and limitations are already costing me, and I likely won't renew unless something changes.
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@aric_mitchell1Ā Hi Aric, i'm sorry about that, the 512KB limit was blocking exactly what Scribeist is built for.
I've just pushed a fix raising the limit to 5MB. Your 80K word document should upload fine now.
Really sorry you hit this right after upgrading. If you want, I'm happy to refund the $8 or extend your access - just let me know. But hopefully the fix gets you unblocked and you can actually evaluate the platform properly now. And thanks for the feedback! You caught this before it hit more users.