- Is my work safe? Do you train AI on my stories?
- No. We never train models on your content. Quill (our AI editor) calls Anthropic's API, which doesn't train on inputs by policy. We retain prompts only as long as needed for cost tracking, error debugging, and abuse mitigation - never for model training. Our full position on AI - what it will and won't ever do here - is at Ethical AI.
- Does Quill write my story for me?
- No - Quill guides and steers, never writes. He's an editor, not a ghostwriter. He reads your beats, characters, and themes and gives you feedback - an assessment, what's working, and specific directions to pursue - plus professional-grade Greenlight coverage. He never writes or rewrites your prose, and never hands you a finished line to paste in. Every word in your story is yours.
- Who owns the stories I write here?
- You do. Always. We claim no rights to your content beyond the limited license needed to host it and run features you opt into (e.g. submitting to workshop puts your snapshot in front of reviewers). Delete your account and, after a 30-day window in which you can still restore it, your stories are permanently deleted.
- What does it cost?
- Free for everything except Quill and Greenlight - story writing, workshop, forums, messaging, and the Hall of Fame all cost nothing. Quill and Greenlight run on OMD Credits, which you can buy in packs or receive as a monthly stipend with a membership. See the pricing page for the current membership tiers and credit packs. Unused credits never expire.
- Why give-to-get in the Workshop?
- Because anything else creates a death spiral. If everyone submits and nobody reviews, the queue fills with submissions and empties of reviewers. Submitting is free, but the social norm - and the Reviewer tier system - rewards people who show up to read other writers' work.
- What if I'm new and have nothing to submit yet?
- New writers start in the training queue at /workshop/training. Review three curated short stories there (Edgar Allan Poe, Kate Chopin, and friends - they don't bite); an admin moderator approves the first two, then strong reviews can auto-approve. After three approved training reviews you can submit your own work to the Workshop. Edge cases - verified industry pros, special-access requests - can ask an admin to grant eligibility directly.
- Can I export my work?
- Yes, and there's no lock-in - take your work and walk any time. Screenplays export to PDF, Final Draft (.fdx), and Fountain. Novels export to DOCX, EPUB, and print-ready PDF (submission and book-interior). You can also export a story's outline and notes to Markdown, plain text, or PDF.
- What happens if I delete my account?
- Your account is deactivated right away: you are signed out everywhere, your profile and share links stop working, and collaborators lose access to your projects. For 30 days you can sign in and restore it, exactly as it was. After that, your stories, scripts, files, images and personal information are permanently deleted. Forum posts, reviews you wrote, Hall of Fame entries, prompt responses, Logline Arena and contest entries, and messages you sent stay up, shown as "Deleted writer", so other people's conversations aren't broken. Payment records are kept without your name or email. Export your projects first: every project has an Export menu.
- Is there a mobile app?
- Not yet - the site works well on mobile browsers and you can install it to your home screen as a PWA (progressive web app). Native apps are deferred until there's clear demand.
- What's the difference between Greenlight and the Marketplace?
- Greenlight is coverage at four depth tiers, priced in credits. Marketplace is industry pros writing coverage for cash, with prices set by the pro and a 15% platform fee. Greenlight is live now; the Marketplace is in open beta - you can browse and order from pros, and real payments switch on as we leave beta.
- How do you handle moderation?
- Every piece of public content has a Report button. Reports go to a moderator queue. Moderators can soft-delete content and ban users by account or by email. New accounts have a 24-hour cooldown before they can post in forums, and a 7-day cooldown before they can DM strangers.
- Why do I need to verify my email?
- Verified email is required to submit to the workshop, post in forums, DM other users, and (when launched) purchase credits. The Sybil defenses depend on it - without verification a single attacker can spin up endless burner accounts.
- How do I contact support?
- /contact has the details. It's a small team (one person right now) so response time varies but every message gets a reply.
