No JSON required

Story Bible Editor

Build your story bible with form fields instead of manual JSON. Import an existing file or start fresh, then download <title>_story_bible.json.

1. Start

Blank or upload JSON

2. Fill fields

Chapters, characters, arcs

3. Download

Ready-to-upload JSON file

Import existing story bible (optional)

Use this if you already have a `story_bible.json` and want to edit it.

Ready.

Core setup

Story title

Premise

Supporting cast policy

Open cast still protects names, gender, relationships, institutions, and chapter beats. Use closed only for bottle stories or tightly controlled casts.

Spine

Each chapter should be one short event summary. Example: "Mara arrives, discovers the hard deadline, and meets a hostile contractor."

Characters

Use one character card per key story role. Character #1 must be the protagonist. Fill behavior details (wounds, flaws, boundaries) to reduce character drift.

Theme

Central question

Competing values (comma separated)

Motifs (comma separated)

Emotional keywords (comma separated)

Relationships

Example core tension: "She rushes everything; he refuses shortcuts."

Emotional arc

Set what readers should feel in each chapter and what internal shift happens.

Tension arc

Track unresolved questions ("open loops") so the middle of the book stays active.