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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.

2500+ idea generators

Names, places, plots and more

Beat writer's block in seconds. Over 2500 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.

Skip list of stories

Puppy’s Multiple Homes
The Penguin Who Loved to Crunch Ice
Gabby Goose Gets Going
The Daughter of the Gold-Rich King
The Bus Stop
Tara and the Back Yard Bear
Sand
Voices
Little Knight
Katiebug- Two DImes
A Butterfly’s Gift
The Improper Princess
Stones
Big Tree
Wolfgang’s Handkerchief
Misfit
Postcard for Arizona
A Song for Sweetie
Dance of the Whale
A Tale of Two Cities
Captain Daddy
The Weather Girl
Mikey Frick Finds a Flower
Lost Mitten
Sasha the Shapeshifting Cat
From One Story to Another
Making Lemonade

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Spark: 30+ interactive writing exercises
Writer: Worldbuilding and writing
Pathways: Choice adventures
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