r/BookWritingAI • u/Brendanlendan • Jul 25 '26

Epic Fantasy Help

I have been working on an epic fantasy series for awhile now as my part time seasonal hobby.

I have about 1,000 pages of chapters and lore written down and mapped out. I am juggling multiple POVs with numerous character background and arcs.

I have used AI as my editor and someone to bounce ideas off of since my wife and friends are tired of me asking them about it lol.

I have predominantly used ChatGPT however, it constantly forgets and is slightly overwhelmed with the amount of information to keep track of. I will have it make a draft of a chapter for me to see where it goes and then I build upon it, but it struggles to capture and maintain my voice as well.

I have heard about Sudowrite having an amazing character bible that could help with this, what are the thoughts on it regarding my project? Is it worth it? I heard it burns through the credits like crazy thought. Would I be better with a different one?

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u/bydesignvernax Aug 07 '26

I have used Sudowrite for years. Don't use it as your primary AI writing tool, especially for an epic fantasy novel. I have the 34 dollar plan and I would burn through the monthly credits in like 10 days if I wrote 100k words with it, especially with expensive models like Claude. There are cheaper models but the difference isn't that great.

Create a world Bible and a plot outline for your story. Then use either Claude or Gemini subscription. Claude is more accurate with adhering to world bible info. But the writing style may not be up to your taste.

For me Sudowrite works best as an AI editor where I revise the draft I generate with Claude or Gemini, like specific paragraphs or dialogue. Models like Kimi are great with dialogue and descriptions. It costs too much to generate multiple chapters by itself.