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#237 min readUpdated 2026-03-24
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Spot and Remove the AI Tone: Make Your Text Read Human

Does your text sound like AI? Use AI Detection to mark AI-sounding passages, by chapter or in batches, then launch a corrective rewrite in one click.

Authors who self-check before submitting or updatingAuthors who already revise with the Agent
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#246 min readUpdated 2026-03-26
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Removing AI Tone From Your Text: Three Common Entry Points

Remove the AI tone three ways: from prose highlights, the right chat panel, or in batches from the chapter list. When to use each, and how rechecks work.

Authors who already do AI Detection and revisionAuthors who want to start the AI-tone removal flow quickly
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#258 min readUpdated 2026-06-22
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Show the AI Only What It Needs: Context Assembly Settings

How much does the AI read, and how many credits does it burn? Configure context assembly item by item: full or names-only settings, outlines on demand, live token estimate—so the same credits stretch tens of thousands of words further, with less drift.

Authors who care about credit costsAuthors of long serials who need to control context
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#268 min readUpdated 2026-06-22
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Hide Settings and Open Them by Volume: You Control What AI Sees

Don't want AI spoiling the culprit or the final twist? Hide settings, characters and suspense from AI, or open them volume by volume. In Volume 1 the AI sees only the surface identity; the truth behind it unlocks in Volume 3. Single-item and batch demos included, so every reveal lands on cue.

Authors with twists and foreshadowingLong-form authors worried that AI will spoil the plot
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#279 min readUpdated 2026-06-22
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Custom Agents: Give Each AI a Persona and Its Own Knowledge Base

Custom agents: four persona fields, 'gold-medal editor' prompt, agent/mode binding, one-click official templates to adapt—same prompt, new style.

Authors who want a fixed AI writing styleAuthors who need de-AI tone or a specific style
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Learn the basic workflow first, then go deeper as needed
#016 min readUpdated 2026-03-22

New to Maliang Writer? Start Here

What to click after signing up, how to create your first book and open the editor: about 10 minutes from the home page to your first paragraph, with screenshots.

Complete beginnersAuthors trying AI writing for the first time
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#036 min readUpdated 2026-03-22

Manage Your Bookshelf: Create New Books and Find Old Ones

Create novels on your shelf, filter by category and status, and jump back to where you last wrote. Multi-book authors also learn to archive paused books.

New authors with a fresh accountAuthors maintaining several books at once
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#048 min readUpdated 2026-03-21

Your First Chapter in 10 Minutes: The Fastest Path to Results

Want to see AI writing in action? Open a book from a one-line premise, let AI draft the chapter outline, then the prose. About 10 minutes, with screenshots.

Authors who want a draft fastOperations staff who need to demonstrate the platform
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#087 min readUpdated 2026-03-24

Building a Three-Level Outline: Master Plan, Volumes, Chapters

Build a long novel's skeleton in three layers: master outline for the ending, volume outlines for stage peaks, chapter blueprints for each chapter's conflict.

Authors of long serialized novelsAuthors who need to build structure before prose
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#097 min readUpdated 2026-03-24

Choosing a Collaboration Mode: One AI or Several Working Together

One AI suits polishing sentences; several suit outlining or full chapters. When to use each, with speed, credit costs and a task comparison table.

Authors who value efficiencyAuthors who often write worldbuilding and long plots
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#107 min readUpdated 2026-03-24

Organize Notes and Materials: Keep Ideas and Foreshadowing Together

Build folders for your materials, turn ideas into notes you can look up anytime, and track unfilled plot threads with a foreshadowing ledger and to-do list.

Authors who start building up material after entering the editorAuthors who need to manage volume materials and to-dos
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#127 min readUpdated 2026-03-24

Managing Characters, Worldbuilding and Suspense: The Left Sidebar

The left sidebar of the writing page manages characters, settings and suspense in one place: how to find it, create cards and look things up with floating cards.

Authors building a world and character filesAuthors who have started the main text and whose materials keep getting scattered
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#147 min readUpdated 2026-03-24

Keep Characters From Forgetting and Settings From Contradicting

Use the knowledge graph to catch forgotten settings and continuity errors and check consistency, so a 300,000-character novel stays on track.

Long-form authorsAuthors who update frequently in serial publication
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#156 min readUpdated 2026-03-24

Browsing the Public Library: Find Hits and Learn Their Tricks

Learn from hit-book breakdowns—knowledge graphs, pacing analysis, Q&A reports. Find benchmark books by genre and know which sections to read first.

Authors who want inspiration from other people's casesOperations staff who need to study what makes hits work
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#197 min readUpdated 2026-03-24

Write to a Hit Book's Rhythm: Using Imitation Writing

Learn a hit book's rhythm in the home page imitation area: pick a reference, set parameters so AI learns structure not content, then rework the result.

Web novel authorsAuthors who need to analyze the rhythm of hit books
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#208 min readUpdated 2026-03-21

Choosing AI Models and Managing Credits: Good Results, Lower Cost

Model prices and quality vary widely: a light model suits outlines, a top tier only pays off for prose. Pick models by task, save common combinations as preferences, and track every credit charge in the credits panel—so the same credits stretch tens of thousands of words further, without wasting money over a long serial.

Authors who care about costAuthors who collaborate with others or serialize long-term
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Getting started

Start from zero and learn, step by step, how to create your first book and write your first chapter.

Workspace and data

Find out where to talk to the AI and how to read your word count and progress.

#055 min readUpdated 2026-03-26

The Editor's Right-Hand AI Assistant: Your Main Chat Entry

The AI chat entry you will use most sits on the right of the editor. Learn where it is, how the panel is laid out, and how to browse history and resize the panel.

Authors just starting with the AI assistantAuthors unsure where the chat entry is
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#067 min readUpdated 2026-03-24

Using the AI Assistant While You Write: Chat, Modes and Approvals

Open new chats, switch between quick Q&A and multi-agent mode, approve AI content before it enters your prose, and manage history without losing context.

Authors who have already started writing proseAuthors who want AI collaboration in a fixed routine
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#075 min readUpdated 2026-03-22

See How Much You've Written: Word Count, Progress, Recent Updates

Which book is fastest, which is stuck, which to update first: read word counts, completion and recent updates, and set weekly priorities by data.

Authors maintaining several novels at onceAuthors who care about word count and pacing
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#258 min readUpdated 2026-06-22
New

Show the AI Only What It Needs: Context Assembly Settings

How much does the AI read, and how many credits does it burn? Configure context assembly item by item: full or names-only settings, outlines on demand, live token estimate—so the same credits stretch tens of thousands of words further, with less drift.

Authors who care about credit costsAuthors of long serials who need to control context
Read the tutorial
#279 min readUpdated 2026-06-22
New

Custom Agents: Give Each AI a Persona and Its Own Knowledge Base

Custom agents: four persona fields, 'gold-medal editor' prompt, agent/mode binding, one-click official templates to adapt—same prompt, new style.

Authors who want a fixed AI writing styleAuthors who need de-AI tone or a specific style
Read the tutorial

Planning and generation

Build the story skeleton first, then let the AI flesh it out.

Documents and notes

Keep your ideas, references and to-dos organized instead of losing them in the chat history.

Story bible and consistency

Keep characters and the world in order so the story never contradicts itself.

#127 min readUpdated 2026-03-24

Managing Characters, Worldbuilding and Suspense: The Left Sidebar

The left sidebar of the writing page manages characters, settings and suspense in one place: how to find it, create cards and look things up with floating cards.

Authors building a world and character filesAuthors who have started the main text and whose materials keep getting scattered
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#138 min readUpdated 2026-03-24

Character and Setting Cards: What to Write, What to Let AI Fill In

Which card fields you must fix yourself and which AI can expand, field by field: where the AI completion button is and how to proofread what it writes.

Authors who want to fill in cards correctly the first timeAuthors who need AI to drift less
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#147 min readUpdated 2026-03-24

Keep Characters From Forgetting and Settings From Contradicting

Use the knowledge graph to catch forgotten settings and continuity errors and check consistency, so a 300,000-character novel stays on track.

Long-form authorsAuthors who update frequently in serial publication
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#217 min readUpdated 2026-03-24

Cover and Character Art With AI: How to Get Images That Look Good

Draw covers, character portraits and setting illustrations with AI: where the entries are, how to write prompts that work and how to keep one consistent style.

Authors who want to visualize their workAuthors who need a consistent style across covers and character art
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#268 min readUpdated 2026-06-22
New

Hide Settings and Open Them by Volume: You Control What AI Sees

Don't want AI spoiling the culprit or the final twist? Hide settings, characters and suspense from AI, or open them volume by volume. In Volume 1 the AI sees only the surface identity; the truth behind it unlocks in Volume 3. Single-item and batch demos included, so every reveal lands on cue.

Authors with twists and foreshadowingLong-form authors worried that AI will spoil the plot
Read the tutorial

Knowledge base and breakdowns

See how other people's hits are written, and apply what you learn to your own book.

Advanced writing

After the first draft: how to give your prose more tension and make it sound less like AI.

#186 min readUpdated 2026-03-21

Write Prose or Organize Materials: Switch Between Two Views

Two mindsets: writing prose, organizing materials. Switch between immersive and document views, and know when to file new settings and foreshadowing.

Authors who value writing flowAuthors who need to maintain materials over the long term
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#197 min readUpdated 2026-03-24

Write to a Hit Book's Rhythm: Using Imitation Writing

Learn a hit book's rhythm in the home page imitation area: pick a reference, set parameters so AI learns structure not content, then rework the result.

Web novel authorsAuthors who need to analyze the rhythm of hit books
Read the tutorial
#227 min readUpdated 2026-03-24

Find Your Weakest Chapters: Pacing Analysis and Comparison

Pacing Analysis scores each chapter on density, emotion and suspense, benchmarks it against hits, and sends the weakest chapters to the Agent for revision.

Authors who have finished a first draft and want to check for problemsAuthors who want stronger chapter-end tension and chapter pacing
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#237 min readUpdated 2026-03-24
New

Spot and Remove the AI Tone: Make Your Text Read Human

Does your text sound like AI? Use AI Detection to mark AI-sounding passages, by chapter or in batches, then launch a corrective rewrite in one click.

Authors who self-check before submitting or updatingAuthors who already revise with the Agent
Read the tutorial
#246 min readUpdated 2026-03-26
New

Removing AI Tone From Your Text: Three Common Entry Points

Remove the AI tone three ways: from prose highlights, the right chat panel, or in batches from the chapter list. When to use each, and how rechecks work.

Authors who already do AI Detection and revisionAuthors who want to start the AI-tone removal flow quickly
Read the tutorial

Models and account

Pick the right model to save money, and understand credits so you don't waste them.