Observed arrival · 2026-09-22
The Engine, a Novel-Planning Engine
A local-first AI tool helps novelists develop a premise, cast, subplots, structure, and scene beats without generating their prose.
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- Novelists who want structured editorial help without prose generation
- Worth noticing
- The workflow exposes model identity and token cost, with local Qwen 2.5 7B shown running on a laptop.
Field notes
The workflow is deliberately incremental: a writer can compare four pitch angles, answer premise questions, and track which later material depends on an inked character. The cast view includes alliance, enmity, mentorship, and family relationships, while the thread view places plots on a three-act ruler. The page identifies Qwen2.5:7b running locally and also mentions OpenRouter as an option.
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