Bartleby
A story development partner for screenwriters, novelists, and poets. It doesn’t generate your work. It helps you figure it out.
Try the BetaYou have more unfinished writing than finished.
Not because the ideas are bad. Because they’re not figured out.
Most writers don’t need a ghostwriter. They need a partner who asks the right questions, challenges the weak spots, and helps them see what’s actually there.
That used to require an MFA workshop, a great mentor, or an expensive consultant. Bartleby makes it available to anyone.
From beta testers
“More of a tool instead of a replacement. A plug-in like Grammarly as opposed to generative art theft.”
“Totally the opposite of what ChatGPT does, which just kisses your ass.”
“Like an actual writing partner. Not a yes man.”
“I was getting exhausted having to justify my ideas and all the pushback, in a good way.”
“When do you think it will go live? I kinda want to keep using it.”
How it works
Three moves. Your story, your voice.
Tell Bartleby what you’re working on
A spark, a character, a plot, or upload an existing draft. Screenplays, novels, short stories, TV pilots, and poetry.
It asks hard questions and pushes back
Bartleby challenges vague ideas, tests your choices, and forces you to articulate what your story is really about.
You leave with a story that’s figured out
A Story Bible with your premise, characters, structure, and stakes. Strong enough to write from with confidence.
“I would prefer not to.”
Bartleby, when asked to write your story for you
Currently in beta.
Bartleby is free during the beta. We’re looking for writers who want to test it and give honest feedback.