Import your Word manuscript, add character notes separately and reference them for a focused revision. Review suggestions paragraph by paragraph, keep the dialogue you wrote and export the draft you choose.
Use a short manuscript and a separate character sheet to rehearse a focused revision, from import to export.
Illustrative walkthrough with original fiction. These suggestions are written examples, not a recorded AI run or a screenshot of your project. The buttons below only change this demo.
Two separate files. Import only the manuscript as an article; add the notes separately to Materials. A manuscript ZIP does not sort character sheets into Materials.
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Import the scene
Choose manuscript.docx above. File selection starts upload; sign in in the same browser to finish importing. One file becomes one article, without automatic chapter splitting.
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Add and reference the notes
Add character-notes.md to Materials separately. In chat, open the @ picker, select that material by name and check that its reference is attached. Typing the filename alone does not attach it.
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Revise existing text
Open the imported article and send the request below. Ask for a fact correction and a lighter narration, while keeping dialogue and plot intact.
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Review, save, reopen, export
Review changes by paragraph or block. After finishing, check the saved state and reopen the article to confirm the result, then use Export. Each click does not create a version; rejecting everything does not necessarily save a new version.
A focused request to copy
Revise the existing manuscript The Station Clock. First read character-notes.md, which I added separately to Materials, and use that named material as the reference. Correct any factual contradiction with it and suggest a light tightening of the narration. Keep every line of dialogue exactly as written. Do not add events, characters, clues or an ending. Show changes as separate paragraph or block proposals for me to accept or reject.
Try accepting paragraph 1 and rejecting paragraph 2
Original paragraph · 01
Mara stopped beneath the station clock. She had been seven when she left this town; now the brass key her mother had given her pressed against her palm. The clock still showed ten past six.
Example suggestion · 01
Mara stopped beneath the station clock. She had been nine when she left this town; now the brass key her mother had given her pressed against her palm. The clock still showed ten past six.
Original paragraph · 02
Rain tapped the roof over the platform, a patient tapping that went on and on. Mara listened to the rain tapping while she stood beneath the roof, waiting a little longer before taking another step.
Example suggestion · 02
Rain tapped steadily on the platform roof. Mara listened and waited a moment before stepping forward.
02·Demo
From manuscript to next draft
A drawn Saltfog walkthrough: import the manuscript, add reference material separately and review a focused change. The downloadable case shows another original scene from request to example export.
MSaltfog — Musesapp.muses.my/editor
The folder you chose· 3.8 MB
Saltfog (manuscript)Book One Fog Harbor01 The Ferry.docx02 Fog Harbor.docx03 Old Debts.docx… 6 more chaptersBook Two The Lighthouse10 Lamp Oil.md… 14 more chapters
Imported at sign-in
Muses project · Saltfog
Book One Fog HarborChapter 1 The FerryChapter 2 Fog HarborChapter 3 Old Debts… 6 chaptersBook Two The LighthouseChapter 10 Lamp Oil… 14 chapters
MThree-Act Outline — Musesapp.muses.my/editor
SaltfogThree-Act OutlineSaved · just now
ArticlesMaterialsCharactersAzhiGrandfather, the old keeperStory OutlineThree-act outlineSpring 1924 timeline.docxWorldbuildingReferences
Three-act outlineMind Map
Saltfog
Act IBack to the harbor
Ch. 1 The Ferry: first return since she left at nineCh. 3 Old Debts: why her mother took her away
Act IIThe keeper’s ledger
Ch. 7 The Lamp Room: the blank last pageCh. 10 Lamp Oil: the town comes up the steps
Act IIIThe fog lifts
She stays to keep the light
MChapter 10 Lamp Oil — Musesapp.muses.my/editor
SaltfogChapter 10 Lamp OilSaved · just nowSave
ArticlesMaterialsBook One1 The Ferry12 Fog Harbor3 Old Debts2Book Two10 Lamp Oil1
Chapter 10 Lamp Oil
Old Chen set the oil can on the third step and came no further. “When you left,” he said, “your grandfather still lit the lamp himself.”
Azhi nodded. She had left Saltfog with her mother at seven, on a morning with fog like this.
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Azhi nodded. She had left Saltfog with her mother at nine, on a morning with fog like this.
The oil can stood on the step. Neither of them touched it.
904 words1 edit in review
Muses
In chapter ten Azhi says she left Saltfog at seven. Does that match the earlier chapters?
Search completed“left Saltfog” · 4 matches
Read complete[Article] Chapter 3 Old Debts
Chapters one and three both say nine; only this chapter says seven. I’ve changed this line to match and marked it in the text for you to decide.
Patch Edit1 operationPending review
Now check Old Chen’s age…
Clio
Drawn illustration using the fictional Saltfog manuscript from the home page demo. It explains the workflow; it is not a screenshot or transcript of a live AI test.
03·What it does
What it does for your book
The AI proposes, you decide. Keep the suggestions that strengthen your story and reject the ones that don't fit.
Stuck? Let it write the next stretch
Tell the AI where the scene needs to go and which tone to keep. Review a possible continuation, then shape it into your next passage.
Sharpen a scene, one change at a time
Tighter pacing, sharper dialogue, fewer repeated images. Each change is marked right in your text, and you accept or reject the changes paragraph by paragraph.
Characters, outline and lore stay in the project
Add character sheets and timelines separately to Materials; the outline can be a mind map. Use the @ button to select the notes you want the AI to consult for this revision.
Editing chapter ten, it can look back at chapter three
Ask the AI to check a name, a clue or a character's earlier decision against the chapters and notes in your project as you revise.
Return to a saved revision
Finishing a review with accepted changes saves a version when those changes are applied. It is not a version for every click, or for rejecting all suggestions without accepting any. Check that saving finishes before reopening the chapter.
Ready to send when you are
After checking the saved chapter, export docx, md, txt or pdf, or the project as a zip that keeps your volume folders. Check the exported file before sending it: complex Word layouts may change.
04·FAQ
FAQ
Which files can I upload?
This page accepts docx, txt or md, as files, a folder or a zip: up to 10 MB per file, 50 MB total and 200 files. One file becomes one article; headings inside a Word file do not automatically split it into chapters. After sign-in, Import project on the home page has different batch limits: 10 MB per file, 100 MB expanded total and 500 files; the zip itself is limited to 50 MB.
How do I use separate character notes?
Add character-notes.md separately to Materials after importing the manuscript. In the chat input, use the @ button and choose that material by name. Ask the AI to use it as the source for character facts. Putting notes in the manuscript zip imports them as another article; it does not automatically classify them as reference material.
Will the AI overwrite my chapter?
Changes to existing text are proposed for review by paragraph or block. You can accept one paragraph and reject a different one; the buttons do not accept individual words independently within the same paragraph. Rejecting a proposed change keeps that paragraph's original text. An empty article is different: generating content with a full replacement can write directly into the blank body without this review step.
When is a version saved, and what should I export?
A finished review with accepted changes creates a version when the reviewed draft is applied. It does not create a version for every click, or for rejecting everything without accepting any changes. Wait for saving to finish, reopen the chapter and check the result, then use Export. Version history lets you revisit saved revisions.
Where is my file between upload and sign-in?
Your upload is kept as an encrypted copy, and that copy is deleted when the import is done. Within 30 minutes, sign in in the same browser and finish importing. If it's been longer than that, choose your files again. An imported manuscript stays in your account's project.
Does a very long novel fit?
Organize the manuscript into chapter files and revise them in turn. Explicitly reference the chapters and notes needed for a consistency check. The AI can consult relevant material, but it does not guarantee an exhaustive check of the whole novel, perfect prose or an unchanged narrative voice. Review the facts and wording yourself.
Will my Word formatting survive import and export?
Use DOCX to bring in the text and export a revised draft. Complex Word page layouts, styles and other formatting may change; a lossless round trip is not guaranteed. Keep the original file and inspect the exported document in your word processor before sharing it.
Does it suit serialized fiction?
Yes. Projects are split into volume folders with numbered chapters, and the editor has a writing timer that counts today's net new words.
Is it free?
Signing up is free, and the free plan lets you import and edit your manuscript. It also includes a monthly AI allowance for revisions, and paid plans include more. The Pricing page has current details for each plan.
Who owns the manuscript?
You do. Export any time as docx, md, txt or pdf.
Bring your manuscript
Start with the chapter that needs another pass. Tighten a scene, sharpen a voice and move your book closer to the draft you want.