Zero-draft novel generation
Your 50–80,000-word zero draft. In minutes.
Describe your premise — Novel Genie plans the structure and drafts every chapter into a complete 50–80,000-word zero draft in under 20 minutes. It's raw clay, not a finished book. You rewrite it, reshape it, and make it yours. The craft stays with the author — we just delete the blank page.
See the clay
A few details go in. A chapter comes out.
Fill in as much or as little as you like — only the genre is required — and the pipeline drafts from there. Switch the genre to see the same machinery work.
Representative zero-draft excerpt. The point isn't perfect prose — it's that you start rewriting instead of staring at a blank page.
Why start from a zero draft?
Rewriting is easier than writing.
A zero draft turns the hardest part of a novel — getting the whole thing down — into the part you skip.
Time
Months of drafting, skipped
A first draft normally takes two to six months of daily writing. Get the full raw manuscript today and spend your time where your voice matters — revising.
Risk
Test a premise before committing
Find out if your idea actually holds 80,000 words before you spend a season of your life on it. Kill weak premises in an afternoon, not a year.
Structure
Structure included
Every zero draft ships with its full story-structure summary — acts, chapters, and character arcs — so you always know what to keep, cut, or rebuild.
Craft
Learn by rewriting
New to long fiction? Studying and reworking a complete draft is one of the fastest ways to learn pacing, structure, and scene flow — practice for the novel you'll one day write entirely from scratch.
How it works
Three steps. Premise to exportable manuscript.
Step one
Set your preferences
Choose your genre, name your protagonist, describe the setting, and add any personal notes. Everything but genre is optional.
Step two
AI drafts in minutes
The pipeline plans your story in three acts, expands it into a complete chapter-by-chapter outline, then writes every scene into a full zero draft — usually in under 20 minutes.
Step three
Rewrite & make it yours
Your zero draft lands in your library with its full story-structure summary. Read it, export it, and rewrite it into the book only you can write.
Two ways to generate
Pick the length that fits the job.
Zero-Draft Novel v1
50,000–80,000 words
A full-length zero draft built for volume. Structure and continuity first, so you have a whole book to rewrite instead of a premise to expand.
1 credit per draft
Novella v1
15,000–25,000 words
A tighter form with a slower, more deliberate pass — beautiful, immersive prose where the writing carries more of the weight than the word count.
1 credit per draft
Pricing
Simple, honest pricing.
No contracts. Cancel anytime. All plans include commercial use rights.
Beta is open now — full tiers launching soon
Beta Access
Pioneer founder pricing
$5 / month
- 1 draft per month — either engine, 50–80k or 15–25k words
- Complete story-structure summary included
- Commercial use rights
- Download your manuscript (DOCX / Markdown)
Subscribe with the same email as your Novel Genie account — credits activate automatically.
Full tiers — available after beta
Novel Basic
For casual writers
$5 / mo
- 1 draft per month
- Commercial use rights
- Download your manuscript
Novel Pro
For serious writers
$19 / mo
- 5 drafts per month
- Everything in Basic
- Priority queue
Novel Studio
For power users
$45 / mo
- 12 drafts per month
- Everything in Pro
- Highest priority queue
Need more? Top up anytime.
Top-up credits never expire but require an active subscription to use.
Credit S
$6
1 bonus draft
Credit M
$15
3 bonus drafts
Credit L
$35
8 bonus drafts
Frequently asked
Is this meant to replace authors?
No — and it can't. A zero draft is the step before a first draft: a complete, structured block of raw material you tear apart, rewrite, and make your own. Every creative decision that makes a book yours happens after Novel Genie hands you the clay.
Do I own the rights to my novel?
Yes. All plans include commercial use rights. You may publish, sell, or distribute. You are responsible for local AI-content disclosure laws.
Do credits roll over?
Subscription credits reset monthly and do not roll over. Top-up credits never expire but require an active subscription.
How long does generation take?
Typically 14–20 minutes. You can safely close the tab and return — your novel will be waiting in your library.