> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://ai-novel-writing-assistant.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Biz Novel Studio · AI Novel Writing Workbench

> From a single spark of inspiration to a complete novel

**Biz Novel Studio** is an open-source AI novel writing workbench. You only need an idea to start; the workbench will help you connect direction, characters, world, and chapters: AI assists with world and character planning, chapter-by-chapter writing, checking, and saving, giving long-form creation a path you can keep walking down.

Long-form novels are continuously advanced by the Auto Director, while short stories follow an independent complete drafting workflow. It is designed for first-time novelists, and also provides finer tools for authors and developers who need to maintain long-term materials and study AI-assisted creation workflows.

**The desktop version is ideal for starting to write directly; the source version is suitable for development and self-hosting.** Models require your own API configuration, and Knowledge Base retrieval can be enabled as needed.

## What You Can Do Now

> [card] [Turn an Idea into a Book](https://ai-novel-writing-assistant.mintlify.site/en/features/novels.md)
>
> The Auto Director organizes genre, selling points, character goals, and candidate directions; you can also start from trending genres or completed book breakdowns.

> [card] [Write a Complete Short Story](https://ai-novel-writing-assistant.mintlify.site/en/features/short-story.md)
>
> Enter from idea and direction selection into 3,000 to 30,000 word short story production, with continuous reading, editing, and exporting.

> [card] [Keep Writing Subsequent Chapters](https://ai-novel-writing-assistant.mintlify.site/en/features/auto-director.md)
>
> V2 Director advances recent planning, chapter tasks, scenes, body text, checking, and saving within the authorized scope; V1 retains the original workflow.

> [card] [Maintain Worlds and Characters](https://ai-novel-writing-assistant.mintlify.site/en/features/world-library.md)
>
> Save the book's world, characters, relationships, and chapter states; view world maps and character relationship graphs to provide materials for subsequent creation.

> [card] [Break Down Books to Learn from Reference Works](https://ai-novel-writing-assistant.mintlify.site/en/features/book-analysis.md)
>
> Book breakdown analyzes structure, characters, and writing style, with traceable original text evidence; results can be used for the Knowledge Base, style assets, or reference book starting.

> [card] [Choose Models for Different Tasks](https://ai-novel-writing-assistant.mintlify.site/en/model-configuration.md)
>
> Configure providers, connection testing, and model routing on the page; select different models for planning, body text, review, and book breakdown.

## Latest Update · v0.8.1 (2026-11-13)

* Blank placeholder volumes during new book initialization are no longer treated as author-confirmed single-volume planning; 200-chapter targets can now suggest and generate multi-volume structures normally.
* Full history available at [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/ExplosiveCoderflome/AI-Novel-Writing-Assistant/releases)

## Start Here

* First time using: see [Quick Start](https://ai-novel-writing-assistant.mintlify.site/en/quickstart.md) and [Installation](https://ai-novel-writing-assistant.mintlify.site/en/installation.md)
* Configure models: see [Model Configuration](https://ai-novel-writing-assistant.mintlify.site/en/model-configuration.md)
* Understand the overall workflow: see [Creation Flow Overview](https://ai-novel-writing-assistant.mintlify.site/en/creation-flow.md); for issues: see [Troubleshooting](https://ai-novel-writing-assistant.mintlify.site/en/troubleshooting.md)
* Source code and feedback: [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/ExplosiveCoderflome/AI-Novel-Writing-Assistant) · [Issue Feedback](https://github.com/ExplosiveCoderflome/AI-Novel-Writing-Assistant/issues)

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