What it does

ShyEditor is a web app for writing long fiction. It takes a book from premise to chapter outline, keeps a knowledge base of characters, places and events, and offers a distraction-free editor that suggests the next sentence when you press Tab. Its AI chat knows the whole project, so you can ask it to check a timeline, follow a character across chapters or look for plot holes. A background advice panel flags contradictions, overused words and characters missing from the knowledge base. For revision you can request a critique of one chapter, or an editorial letter on the whole book with problems ranked by severity. Drafts can be imported from DOCX, TXT or Markdown. Writing is stored locally and syncs when you reconnect, chapters keep version snapshots, and a corkboard view lets you reorder them. Export presets cover novels, APA and MLA. The site says it also suits short fiction, academic writing and research, and that your writing is not used to train AI models.

Capabilities

Story Engine that drafts a synopsis and chapter plan from a premise
Knowledge base of characters, places and events, filled from imported drafts
Story-aware AI chat and Tab-to-continue sentence suggestions
Chapter critiques using AI credits, plus full-book feedback with a revision plan on Pro
Version snapshots, corkboard view, offline writing and 17 themes
Export to TXT on the free plan, DOCX, PDF and Markdown on Pro

When to use it

Planning and drafting a novel with an assistant that remembers characters and plot details
Getting structured feedback on a chapter or a full manuscript before sharing it
Importing an existing draft and keeping its characters and places organized
Writing papers or research notes with citations and a PDF library