We know what it's like to have a hundred stories burning inside you and not enough hours in the day to get them all out. We're thriller authors. We've lived the grind. So we built ThrillerForge — and it changed everything.
You bring the story, the characters, and the creative vision. ThrillerForge plans your chapters, builds your series bible, and drafts each chapter under your direction. You review, revise, and approve every word before it goes into your manuscript.* Your vision, your decisions, your name on the cover.
Go to thrillerforge.com. Click Create Account. Enter your email address, choose a password, and enter the invite code if you have one. Click Sign In.
Check your inbox for a verification email and click the link. ThrillerForge needs a verified email to set up your account.
Your first book comes with 10 free chapters. No payment required. ThrillerForge walks you through the guided flow — choose your subgenre and plot engine, write your premise, and start generating. You'll see your first chapters before you commit.
You provide the creative direction. ThrillerForge handles the labour. What used to take months of writing sessions squeezed between school runs and bedtime can happen in a single focused weekend.
When you first sign in, ThrillerForge opens in Guided View — a step-by-step card system that takes you from choosing your trope to downloading your finished manuscript. Each card is one step. You can't get lost.
You can also move through these steps one at a time for more control. At any point, you can go back to a previous step to make changes. The flow remembers where you are.
The first two cards in the guided flow ask you to pick one option from each category. Think of them as the DNA of your book — they determine the story structure, the pacing, and the type of tension that drives your narrative.
Your subgenre defines the world and the rules of your thriller — the arena where the conflict plays out.
The enemy is inside their head. Paranoia, manipulation, nothing is what it seems.
The home is the crime scene. Spouses, families, neighbours hiding deadly secrets.
Criminals, heists, organised crime. The underworld up close.
Detectives, forensics, evidence. The investigation IS the story.
Espionage, double agents, intelligence agencies. Trust no one.
Courtrooms, lawyers, evidence. Justice on trial.
Power, corruption, conspiracy. The government is the threat.
Relentless pursuit, explosions, fight scenes. Nonstop momentum.
Hospitals, plagues, experiments gone wrong. Science as weapon.
Wall Street, fraud, billions at stake. Follow the money.
Special forces, war zones, covert operations. Duty and sacrifice.
Your plot engine is the narrative mechanism that creates tension and keeps your reader turning pages. This is the structural backbone of your thriller.
Someone is dead. Everyone is a suspect. Find the killer before they strike again.
Trapped together. No way out. One of them is the threat.
A ticking clock. A deadline. Every second counts.
Hunter and hunted. Two minds locked in a game of pursuit.
The person telling the story is lying. Nothing is what it seems.
A case everyone forgot. New evidence surfaces. The past doesn't stay buried.
They didn't do it. The evidence says otherwise. Prove innocence before it's too late.
The deeper they dig, the bigger it gets. Powerful people will kill to keep this secret.
A team, a plan, a target. Everything calculated — until something goes wrong.
They're running. Someone is coming. Survive long enough to figure out why.
You've read hundreds of thriller novels. You know what you love. You know what's missing from the shelves. You know your characters, your premise, the story you've been carrying around in your head. That's the hard part — and you've already done it. ThrillerForge handles everything else.*
After choosing your subgenre and plot engine, ThrillerForge takes you to the Premise card. This is the most important step — your premise is the foundation that every chapter is built on. You have two paths:
The gold ✨ Generate Premise for Me ✨ button appears at the top of the premise screen and inside the story details section. Click it and ThrillerForge creates a complete premise based on your subgenre + trope choices. No other input needed. Named characters, central conflict, romantic and external stakes — all generated for you. A title is also suggested automatically.
Want to shape it further? Optionally fill in the Protagonist, Antagonist, Situation, and notes fields before clicking Generate — the engine incorporates your details into the premise.
Type your own premise directly into the premise box. Optionally fill in the character fields to add detail. Then click ✨ Optimize My Premise to have ThrillerForge check it against your chosen trope and setting conventions and suggest improvements. The more specific your premise, the better your manuscript.
Once you're happy with your premise and title, click I'm happy with my premise and title ✓. The chapter count and word count fields appear along with your two options to proceed.
The default is 35 chapters targeting 90,000 words. These are good defaults for a commercial thriller novel. You can adjust both — fewer chapters for a shorter book, more for a longer one. The word count is a target, not a guarantee.
This is the fully automated path and ThrillerForge's signature feature. Click it and the engine generates the premise (if you haven't), creates the book, plans every chapter, builds your series bible, and drafts the entire manuscript automatically. A sparkle effect confirms the magic has started. Come back when it's done.
Review the output carefully — AI-generated drafts benefit from a human editorial pass.* You can reject any chapter with notes and get a revised draft.
Creates your book, then generates a chapter-by-chapter plan for you to review and approve before any writing begins. Recommended if you want to review the structure before committing to a full draft.
If you chose "Create Book & Generate Plan," ThrillerForge builds a complete chapter-by-chapter plan using your premise. This typically takes 30–90 seconds.
Each chapter in the plan includes:
Title — a chapter title that hints at the content.
POV — which character's perspective this chapter is told from.
Summary — a one-sentence description of what happens.
Beats — the 4–5 key moments or events in the chapter.
Tone — the emotional register (e.g., "tense and yearning" or "playful banter").
Target words — the word count target for this chapter.
The plan review screen gives you full control over every chapter. You can:
✓ Edit any chapter — change the title, summary, POV, beats, or tone.
✓ Approve individual chapters by clicking the checkmark.
✓ Delete any chapter using the ✕ button — remove chapters that don't fit.
✓ Approve All if you're happy with everything.
✓ Regenerate with feedback — type what you want changed and click regenerate. ThrillerForge revises the plan while keeping chapters you've approved.
✓ Reject All & Regenerate — discard the entire plan and start fresh. Use this if the plan misses the mark entirely.
✓ Start Over — go back to your premise to adjust settings. Your premise is preserved.
The plan review screen includes editable Chapter Count and Word Count fields at the top. If the generated plan doesn't have the right number of chapters, adjust the count and click Reject All & Regenerate to get a new plan with your updated settings.
When you approve the plan, ThrillerForge automatically generates a series bible — a database of characters, locations, voice notes, and world rules from your book. This bible is injected into each chapter generation to help maintain consistency across your manuscript.* Results may vary — reviewing your chapters for continuity is recommended.
You can view and edit the bible at any time through the Guided View's bible card or through Dashboard View.
Once chapters are approved, click ⚡ Approve All & Generate →. ThrillerForge begins batch generation — drafting each chapter in sequence, one at a time.
Each chapter is written with full context: the series bible, the plot notes and beats from your plan, and summaries of the previous chapters. This means chapter 20 knows everything that happened in chapters 1–19.
After each chapter is written, ThrillerForge automatically generates a continuity summary. This summary feeds into the next chapter's context, keeping the story consistent.
You can navigate around the app while batch generation runs. The status bar at the bottom shows progress. Writing a full 35-chapter book typically takes 2–4 hours.
Each chapter has three draft slots. The first generation fills Draft 1. If you're not happy with a chapter, you can reject it with notes explaining what to fix, and ThrillerForge generates a revised version in Draft 2. You can compare drafts side by side and keep the one you prefer.
Each chapter targets approximately 3,000–3,500 words. In practice, chapters typically range from 2,000–4,000 words depending on the scene. If a chapter comes back under 3,000 words, ThrillerForge flags it with a warning so you can regenerate for a fuller draft.
When all chapters are drafted, the Export card appears. You have three download options:
Exports all drafted chapters as a single .docx file with chapter headings and page breaks. Ready for formatting in Atticus, Vellum, or direct upload to KDP.
Exports your complete series bible as a .docx file — all characters, locations, voice notes, and world rules. Essential if you're writing a series and need continuity for your next book.
Exports the chapter plan as a text file — titles, summaries, beats, and POV assignments for every chapter.
After exporting your manuscript, ThrillerForge offers to generate a bible update — this captures any new characters, relationship changes, and a book summary for series continuity. Accept it and your bible is ready for Book 2.
Effie is ThrillerForge's built-in AI assistant. She appears as a 🔍 icon in the bottom-right corner of the screen. Click her to open the chat panel.
Effie can help you with:
✓ Brainstorming — "Help me come up with a premise for an psychological thriller with an unreliable narrator"
✓ Explaining features — "What does the series bible do?"
✓ Next steps — "What should I do next?"
✓ Writing advice — "How should red herrings be paced in a whodunit?"
✓ Troubleshooting — "My chapter didn't generate, what happened?"
Effie also leaves contextual tips as you move through the guided flow. You can turn her on or off with the toggle on the welcome screen.
ThrillerForge uses a pay-per-book model. No monthly subscriptions. No recurring charges. You pay once per book, at one low price.
| What | Price | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Free trial | Free | Your first 10 chapters on your first book. No payment required. |
| Full book | One low price | Per book. One-time purchase unlocks all chapters and features for that book. |
Your first book starts with 10 free chapters — enough to see the full quality of the engine and decide if it's right for you. When you're ready to complete your book, a single purchase unlocks everything.
The more specific your premise, the better your manuscript. A vague premise produces vague chapters. A detailed premise with named characters, clear stakes, and specific conflicts produces a focused, compelling book.
Don't just approve everything blindly. Read each chapter's summary and beats. If something doesn't fit, edit it. The plan is your blueprint — the better the blueprint, the better the building.
After writing or generating your premise, click "Optimize My Premise." ThrillerForge checks it against your chosen trope and setting conventions and flags any issues — contradictions, vague elements, missing genre requirements. It's like having a developmental editor review your concept before you start.
ThrillerForge produces a complete first draft. Like any first draft, it benefits from a human editing pass. Read through it, adjust dialogue, fix names if needed, smooth transitions, and add your personal voice. The best published books are collaborations between the writer and the tools they use.
Use the 💾 Backup button to export a JSON file of your entire project. Do this regularly. You can also export your series bible separately.
ThrillerForge uses curated name pools drawn from real-world data to produce authentic, market-appropriate character names. Occasionally the AI may select names outside these pools. If you want specific character names, include them in your premise — the engine will generally use names you've specified, though occasional variations may occur.*
ThrillerForge is powered by AI technology. While the engine is designed to produce high-quality, consistent output, AI-generated content is inherently unpredictable. Results may vary between generations, and the engine may occasionally produce output that deviates from your instructions — including incorrect character names, inconsistent plot details, unexpected chapter lengths, or content that doesn't match your specified subgenre or plot engine.
All AI-generated content should be reviewed and edited by the user before publishing. ThrillerForge is a drafting tool, not a finished-manuscript generator. The user is responsible for the final quality of any published work.
Generation caps, pricing, features, and AI behaviour are subject to change. Empathy Tech Solutions LLC makes no guarantees regarding the specific output, quality, or consistency of AI-generated content.