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ShyEditor

The AI writing studio for novelists·shyeditor.com

ShyEditor is an AI-assisted writing studio for novelists that helps take a book from idea to finished manuscript. It includes a Story Engine for outlining, a knowledge base that tracks characters, places, and events, an AI assistant for drafting, autocomplete, and grammar checking, and editorial feedback tools including full-book critiques. It also supports short fiction, academic writing with citations, and research work such as chatting with a PDF library.

What it's for

Outlining a novel from premise to chapter-by-chapter planDrafting chapters with AI sentence suggestionsTracking characters, places, and events in a knowledge baseImporting an existing draft (DOCX, TXT, Markdown) and auto-building a knowledge baseGetting a full editorial letter or single-chapter critiqueExporting a formatted manuscript (DOCX, PDF, Markdown, TXT)Sharing chapters with beta readers via a read-only linkWriting academic papers with citations and bibliographiesChatting with a PDF research library and searching sources by DOIWriting short fiction, novellas, and serials

Features 20

AI autocomplete and sentence suggestions in the writer's voice
AI chat that answers questions about the project (timeline, characters, plot holes)
AI image generation/illustration
Automatic source import from webpages or identifiers
Bibliographies and citations in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE styles
Corkboard view for chapter reordering
Deep research with cited sources and PDF library chat
Draft import from DOCX, TXT, or Markdown
Full-book editorial review and single-chapter critique
Intelligent grammar and style checker
Intelligent search across project, notes, knowledge base, and research
Knowledge base tracking characters, places, and events
Marketability report with comparable titles and query-letter synopsis
Multiple UI themes
Offline local writing storage with automatic sync
One-click export presets for novels, APA, MLA, and more
Read-only chapter sharing via link for beta readers
Story Engine for premise-to-outline generation
Version history with chapter snapshots
Word goals and writing streaks

At a glance

free tier

TypeWeb app

DeploymentCloud

PlatformsWeb

Fornovelists, fiction writers, students, academics, researchers

CompanyShy Systems

Integrations

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Pricing

Pro plan is shown at $10/month; the homepage indicates this reflects annual billing with '2 months free', but the standalone monthly (non-annual) price is not clearly stated separately from the annual-equivalent figure.

BasicFree

Unlimited projects, 100 AI credits to start, then 20 every month, Story Engine, knowledge base, and corkboard, Grammar and style checking, Writing goals and streaks, Export to TXT, 100 MB file storage

20 AI credits per month (100 to start), 100MB file storage, 20MB file upload size

Pro$10/mo

The pricing page lists this plan at $10/month with no annual qualifier, while the homepage states the $10 price is billed annually and advertises an annual discount of '2 months free' via a monthly/annual toggle; no separate standalone monthly price is shown.

500 AI credits per month, 5GB file storage, 20MB file upload size