Story builder
All users of ARC can create their very own stories.
Pick a genre. Name your characters. Set the stakes. Then let the story unfold from the choices only you would make.
Why stories
Stories let you prototype worlds, characters, and branches directly in ARC. Follow your instincts, run scenarios, and evolve your narrative voice in a format readers can immediately engage with.
Genre + premise
Character design
Narrative controls
Branch-ready output
Story building process
The flow below mirrors the ARC creation screens: choose your genre, define the world, shape the narrative, and lock in your cast.
You start by selecting the primary genre of your story.
👉 This step defines the core storytelling lens.
If you tap into Popular ARCs, you can begin from a starter template instead of a blank slate.
👉 This acts like a starter template instead of building from scratch.
Next, you define the core idea of your story.
👉 This is your elevator pitch (3–10 sentences).
You choose when (and implicitly where) the story takes place.
👉 This anchors your story in a time period and context.
You build your main cast.
👉 This shapes the people driving the story.
You define how the story is told.
👉 This controls the voice and reading experience.
Once everything is filled out, tap Next and the app uses your inputs to generate or guide the story.
👉 You move from setup into live story generation.
Big picture
The ARC app walks you through storytelling in this order:
Genre → Concept → Premise → Setting → Characters → Narrative Style
It's essentially turning storytelling into a structured system: creative freedom, guided constraints, and fast ideation.
Download ARC and start creating. Pick a genre, build your cast, and see your story take shape in real time.
