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Build worlds. Tell stories.

For novelists, GMs, screenwriters & beyond

Build rich worlds, draft your stories and connect everything with advanced linking and easy references.

Practice your writing muscle

Creative writing practice can be exciting

Jump into 30+ writing exercises—playful, reflective, and style-focused. Build the habit that transforms okay writers into great ones.

Forge your own generators

Custom idea tables for any project

Build random generators from your own lists, combine results, publish pages, and keep your best idea engines close.

Build choice adventures

Branching stories on a visual canvas

Map scenes, connect choices, track resources, and publish interactive fiction people can actually play.

3000+ idea generators

Names, places, plots and more

Beat writer's block in seconds. Over 3000 free name and idea generators for characters, worlds, items and writing prompts.

All your ideas in one place

Roll from any Story Shack generator, pin favorites, and build your shortlist.

Search every Story Shack generator in one focused workspace, roll quick batches, pin favorites, and stack your best ideas.

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Reunion with Em
Red Cabin
A Literary God (in Love)
Vine
A Creased Heart
Exposed
Kassidy’s Roof
The Baker’s Tale
The Maiden and the Legs
Nail Varnish
The Exhibit
Dogs and Apples
The Delivery Guy
The Notebook
The Picture House
Through the Eyelids
Love on the Savanna
Miss Missouri
EMO-Mail
Under Cover
A Secret Admirer
Pickled Love
A New Life
Need You Now
Candy Girl
Ménage á Trois
Prom Night
Rowena
Summer’s End
Summertime
Our Daughter Laments the Past
What Dreams Are Made Of
Fish or Cut Bait
1A
Fear of Honesty
Sand in my Shoes
To Love Again
In the Evening
Homecoming Queen
The Plague of Caterpillars
Different Worlds
Sparks
The Mannerisms of a Broken Fork
Eve
Whispers of Love
Reunion
Sweet Ps
A Flash of White
You Read About Local Politics and Hate the Sox
Alchemy
Message in a Rose

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