AI Novel Outline Generator
Describe your idea in a few sentences. The AI returns a structured outline — title, logline, characters, narrative structure and chapter breakdowns — ready to serve as a working notebook.
3 outlines/day without an account · 10/day with a free account · unlimited with a subscription.
Why outline before you write?
A good outline is scaffolding, not a cage. It sets the pillars (who wants what, who opposes, which world, which stakes), traces a curve (rise, turning point, descent toward resolution) and lets the scenes breathe. That is exactly what this generator returns: a title, a logline, three sketched key characters, a narrative structure of your choice (three acts, hero's journey, Save the Cat, or free outline) and 8 to 25 chapters summarized in two or three sentences each.
How it works. You give a pitch in 1 to 5 sentences — a situation, a character, a conflict, stakes. You may add genre and target audience. You pick a narrative structure and a target length (novella, novel, saga). The AI returns the outline in 15 to 30 seconds. You copy it, you push back on it, you rework it. The draft is yours.
Three proven narrative architectures. The three-act plan (Setup → Confrontation → Resolution) remains the most solid matrix for commercial fiction. Campbell's hero's journey serves coming-of-age stories, fantasy, and science fiction. Blake Snyder's Save the Cat proposes 15 precise beats — ideal for cinematic structures and thrillers. The free outline drops the rigid template and lets the AI propose 3 to 5 major parts at the rhythm of the subject.
When to use it. When you have an idea but no bearing yet. When you're stuck mid-draft and you want to test another structure. When a secondary character starts asserting itself and you want to see how the plan holds around them.
60 features. Just enough.
Everything Extypis unlocks for you
Hold your story, from outline to final page.
Narrative tools you won't find elsewhere — turn a tangle of ideas into a structure that holds.
AI that suggests, never replaces
The AI permanently sees your whole project — outline, sheets, scenes already written. Every rewrite, every completion, every suggestion, every cover stays consistent with your entire work, and at no extra cost or setup. You approve every word.
Estimates if you only use this feature. Credits are shared across every AI tool.
Ship a book, not a file.
From manuscript to finished book: professional exports, academic citations, direct publishing.
Analyse and refine your prose
Style tools that go beyond the spell-checker: readability, poetic meter, repetitions, connectors, passive voice.
Daily writing comfort
Everything that makes long-form writing sustainable: shortcuts, templates, anchored notes, versions, goals.
Lifetime updates
Every future Extypis innovation included, no extra cost, no paywall.
Backing an indie project
Extypis is an independent, self-funded project — no ads, no venture capital.
Human support
Got a question? You talk directly to the creator, never a chatbot.
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