The Novel Writing OS

Your story deserves
a proper home.

Stop wrestling with 40 Google Docs and a notes app full of half-formed ideas. Quill Loop is the writing environment serious novelists actually finish books in.

Quill — the Quill Loop mascot

Sound familiar?

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"Which doc was Chapter 7?"

Your novel is scattered across 40 Google Docs, 3 notebooks, and a voice memo from a parking lot.

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The Wiki Rabbit Hole

You stopped to check your character's eye colour and lost 45 minutes to the internet.

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Ideas that evaporate

Your best plot twists arrive in the drive-thru. Your phone's Notes app is a graveyard of orphaned ideas.

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Writing alone in the dark

No accountability, no streak to protect, no one to notice when you've gone quiet for two weeks.

Prove it.

Stop staring at the
blinking cursor.

We'll give you a prompt. You give us a few words. Let's see if you can hit the goal right now.

Untitled Masterpiece — Chapter 1
Today, 2:17 PM
What if Maren's father is the one who sealed the cavern? She finds his signet ring inside.
📬 Got it! Added to your Inbox for The Cavern on Haunted Hill. Go finish that drive-thru order.
Today, 9:02 PM
⏰ Hey — your 9 PM window starts now. Streak: 14 days. Don't blow it.
Loop Inbox
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Maren's father sealed the cavern — his signet ring is inside
Via SMS · 2:17 PM
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The third chamber needs a name. Maybe "The Hollow"?
Via SMS · Yesterday

The SMS Inbox

Your best ideas arrive
at bad times.

Text your plot twists, character revelations, and scene notes to your Quill Loop number. They land instantly in your story's inbox — organized and waiting when you sit down to write. No more losing a chapter-changing idea to a messy notes app.

  • Real-time delivery — works from any phone
  • Update your daily writing goal by text
  • Set reminder times and actually receive them
  • Streak alerts so you never break the chain

The Editor

Never leave
the keyboard.

Type @ to tag a character — hover for their full profile without switching tabs. Type # for locations. Your entire story bible lives inside the sentence you're writing.

  • Inline character & location tagging with hover profiles
  • Highlight text → create a Loop note instantly
  • Built-in Pomodoro focus timer
  • Full-screen focus mode — one click, UI fades away
  • Import your existing manuscript with auto chapter detection
  • Chapters panel: rename, reorder, navigate without leaving
Maren Protagonist Edric Father Ren Rival Sera Ally Lord V. Antagonist The Order Faction daughter of rivals with

Relationship web · interactive & mobile

The Story Bible

Your world,
fully mapped.

Every character gets a Facebook-style profile — photo, custom attributes, and a living web of relationships. Place characters inside locations. Track where everyone physically is as your plot moves them around.

  • Character profiles with photo, attributes & relationships
  • Visual relationship web — see your whole cast at a glance
  • Infinitely nestable locations (Earth → Country → City → that specific alley)
  • Place characters in settings, update as the story evolves
🌍 The Realm of Edenmoor
🗺️ The Borderlands 3 characters here
🏘️ Thornwick Maren's home
⛏️ The Cavern on Haunted Hill
🕳️ The Hollow Maren is here
Add nested location...

Gamification

Writing is a slog.
Let's make it a game.

Set daily word goals. Build a streak. Earn trophies. Share your milestones with your writing group via your personal penwith.me link — they sign up and automatically follow you.

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Focused Writer
Hit your daily word goal.
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Weekend Warrior
Wrote both days. Some people rest.
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Streak Keeper (7)
Seven days. Even one word counts.
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The Author
Manuscript complete. You did it.
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Cake Day
One full year on Quill Loop.
Streak Keeper (365)
A full year. Extraordinary.

Writers Actually Finishing Their Drafts

Real writers.
Real manuscripts.

★★★★★

"Quill Loop completely transformed my writing process. I can easily track my progress and stay motivated. I actually hit my NaNoWriMo goal."

April — Fantasy Writer
★★★★★

"The Kanban board for my messy brainwaves is a lifesaver. Thanks to Quill Loop, I've been able to meet my writing goals consistently. Highly recommended."

Josh — Author & Poet
★★★★★

"The best tool for writers who want to stay on track and actually finish. The distraction-free editor is a total game-changer."

James — Sci-Fi Author

Pricing

Simple. No tricks.

Start free. Upgrade when you want more.

Free
$0 / forever
One manuscript. Everything you need to start.
  • 1 manuscript
  • 10 characters + 10 locations (taggable)
  • Unlimited loops (notes)
  • Streaks, goals & trophies
  • Friend system & penwith.me link
  • Export to DOCX or TXT
  • Streak & word count charts
  • Email reminders
  • SMS inbox & reminders
  • Writing insights & projected finish date
  • PDF export
  • Relationship web & custom attributes
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🍁 Arriving This November

The 50k writing month is broken.
Let's fix it.

Red progress bars that shame you when life happens. Corporate drama. Trackers that don't care how you actually write. The Nanaimo Challenge is built by an indie writer, for writers. Dynamic goals. Team cabins. A global leaderboard — with a special badge if you beat the founder.

No spam. Just a heads-up when we go live and an early invite to prep your world in October.

Stop calling yourself
an "aspiring" author.

It's time to actually type The End. Sign up today, or join the mailing list for updates on new features.