Fiction, non-fiction, editing, feedback and audiobooks
Top 10 AI Tools for Authors and Writers
The AI tools authors and writers use to plan, draft, edit and publish. Each entry links to the maker's site.
An editorial selection, not a ranking from independent testing. Check your publisher's, agent's or competition's rules on AI before using these in work you submit, and read each tool's terms on how your writing is stored and used.
1
What it does
An AI writing tool for novelists that helps with drafting, rewriting, feedback, brainstorming and story planning.
Why it matters
Made for fiction, so it understands scenes, characters and plot better than a general assistant.
2
What it does
A writing platform for planning, drafting and organising a book, with optional AI help that draws on your own story notes.
Why it matters
Keeps characters, places and plot threads in one place, and lets you choose how much the AI does.
3
What it does
A general AI assistant that can read a long manuscript in one go and discuss structure, voice and consistency.
Why it matters
Well regarded for the quality of its prose and for detailed, thoughtful editorial feedback.
4
What it does
A general AI assistant for brainstorming, outlining, research and drafting.
Why it matters
The most widely used AI assistant, and a flexible all-round helper at every stage of a project.
5
What it does
Checks grammar, spelling and tone and suggests rewrites wherever you type. Grammarly is now part of Superhuman.
Why it matters
The simplest way to catch errors, working inside the apps and websites you already use.
6
What it does
A writing toolkit that helps authors plan, draft and edit, with detailed reports on style, pacing and repetition.
Why it matters
Goes deeper than a grammar checker and is aimed squarely at book-length writing.
7
What it does
Paraphrases and rewrites text, checks grammar and analyses tone.
Why it matters
Useful for reworking an awkward sentence or paragraph without starting again.
8
What it does
A clean, collaborative word processor with AI built in for drafting, editing and feedback.
Why it matters
Feels like a modern writing app first and an AI tool second, which many essayists and bloggers prefer.
9
What it does
An online editing platform that analyses a manuscript and compares it with published books in your genre.
Why it matters
Helps self-editing authors spot weak pacing, overused words and dialogue problems before paying an editor.
10
What it does
Narrates a manuscript in expressive AI voices and publishes the finished audiobook.
Why it matters
Makes an audiobook affordable for independent authors who could not pay for studio narration.