Write a book in which the reader chooses their own way
Scenes on a canvas, choices as the links between them. Stats, characters and endings — without code.Scenes on a canvas, choices as the links between them. Stats, characters, conditions and endings come together with the mouse, no code. The studio finds dead ends itself and shows how far readers get.
- The studio and publishing are free, in the browser
- Only you see your drafts until you publish
- Sell your books through your own Gumroad or Patreon
From the first scene to the reader
Four steps, and the book is with readers- 1
Write the scenes
Proper typography, acts and chapters.Text with proper quotes and dashes, a full-screen mode, edit history. Acts and chapters for a big book.
“Who’s there?” you whispered, but behind the door they fell silent. - 2
Link them with choices
Conditions, consequences, chance transitions.Conditions like “Courage ≥ 3”, outcomes like “Coins −5”, chance-based turns, text that depends on past decisions.
The lamp roomThe chestHas the key - 3
Check it
A playtest, dead-end checks, 500 random readers.A playtest with the author’s panel, checks for dead ends and unreachable scenes, 500 random readers.
Dead end: “An empty chest”Fire till morning 23% - 4
Publish and earn
By link at once, to the catalog after a review. Sales through your Gumroad or Patreon.By link — at once, even unfinished. To the catalog — finished, after a review. Sell through your own Gumroad or Patreon — the money goes straight to you.
By link — at onceIn the catalogGumroad · Patreon
The whole book before your eyesThe whole interactive book before your eyes
1 Canvas. Scenes as cards, acts and chapters; conditions and chance turns in plain sight.
2 Checks. Dead ends, broken links, unreachable scenes and places where a reader gets stuck.
3 Random readers. 500 playthroughs: the share of each ending and the scenes almost nobody reaches.
Your book — in your own store
Connect Gumroad or Patreon at your author’s desk. Readers’ money goes straight to you.A book can be free, paid or part of a subscription. Connect your Gumroad store or Patreon page at your author’s desk: buyers and patrons read the book here, and the money goes straight to you.
- Buy onceA product on Gumroad: bought once, read with every update.
- SubscriptionA Patreon tier or a Gumroad membership — while the reader is subscribed.
- Free openingEveryone reads the first chapters — the rest after buying.
Tools that grow with the book
Canvas and structureScenes as cards, acts and chapters, notes.
Living textValues in the text, “If… / Otherwise”, “3 coins”.
CharactersIntroductions, secret names, a scale of relations.
Stats and fateFive kinds of variables, transitions by chance.
ChecksDead ends, broken links, unreachable scenes.
Random readers500 playthroughs and each ending’s share.
Text historyEarlier versions of every scene — back in a click.
Design and mediaFonts, themes, drop caps, pictures, music and sound.
TranslationA second language beside the original.
Manuscript and backupThe whole book as one text, and a backup file.
The reader is ready — you decide what it’s like
A title page, themes and drop caps, a hero sheet, an endings gallery, music and sound.- A title page with the cover and saves
- Font, theme, drop cap and page turns
- The hero’s sheet, things, a journal and “Acquaintances”
- Going back: freely, to the chapter’s start, or never
- An endings gallery with hints
- Music and sound on the pages
AcademyNot sure where to start?14 lessons right in the studio. The Chronicler guides you step by step and reads aloud.All lessons →Not sure where to start?
14 lessons right in the studio. The Chronicler leads you step by step: highlights what to press and reads aloud.
“Greetings, apprentice. Today you will write your first story.”
Questions
Do I need to know programming?
No. Conditions and outcomes are put together from lists: “Courage”, “≥”, “3”. Variables go into the text as chips.
Where are my drafts kept?
In your browser, and with an account in the account too. You can download a backup of a project as a file and open it on another computer.
What language should I write in?
Any. The studio speaks Russian and English, and a book’s translation is made in the studio itself and opens to readers when it’s ready.
How do I get into the catalog?
Finish the book, add a cover, an age rating and at least one ending — and send it for review. It takes 1–2 days, and later updates reach readers at once. By link you can show a book any time, even unfinished.
How much does it cost?
The studio and publishing are free. You sell paid books through your own store on Gumroad or Patreon — readers’ money goes straight to you. For using the platform, Letopis sends you an invoice once a month: 10% of the purchases and subscriptions of readers who came from Letopis. What the month comes to is in the author’s desk, under “Money”.
Who owns the rights to the book?
The book stays yours. By publishing it you allow Letopis to show it to readers — by link or in the catalog. Publishing rules →
The first scene is already a book
Start from an empty canvas or a template for your genre.
Open the studio