Questions and answers
What writers ask before they start.
Getting started
Which AI apps work with Scriptava?
Claude and ChatGPT, and any other app that supports MCP connectors. The help page shows how to connect each one.
What’s MCP?
The standard way to connect an app to Claude or ChatGPT. Scriptava gives you one link, you paste it into your AI app as a connector, and that’s it.
Do I need a paid Claude or ChatGPT plan?
Not for Claude: every Claude plan can add a custom connector, and Free allows one. In ChatGPT, custom connectors depend on your plan. A paid plan gives you more messages, which helps with a long book.
Is it hard to set up?
No. You paste one link into your AI app and sign in. It takes about five minutes, once.
Can I bring a book I have already started?
Yes. Import a Word document: headings become chapters, and your AI can then pick up the characters, timeline and plot threads.
AI and cost
Do I still pay for my AI?
Yes. You pay Claude, ChatGPT or another AI provider directly, as you do now. Scriptava never charges for AI.
Are there credits that run out?
No. Scriptava doesn’t sell AI credits and doesn’t count your words, only your books.
Do I need an API key?
No. Planning, writing and reviews all run through your AI app. An API key is only needed for quick rewrites of a highlighted passage in the editor.
Does it write the book for me?
Your AI drafts chapters when you ask. You plan the story with it, approve each chapter’s plan and have the final say on every chapter.
Won’t it read like AI slop?
You plan the story and approve each chapter’s plan first. Then ten reviews check every chapter, including for the phrases and rhythm that read as AI, and your voice rules tell your AI how the book should sound.
Your writing
Is the writing still mine?
Yes. You decide what’s written and what stays, and we claim no rights in your books, chapters, notes or plans.
What if I lose my book?
Every version of every chapter is kept, a deleted chapter waits 30 days in the bin, and you can export to Word or EPUB at any time.
Is my writing used to train AI?
Not by us. Your AI provider has its own settings for whether it keeps or learns from chats, so check those too.
Can I write a series?
Yes. Books in a series share their characters, facts and timeline, and each series has its own voice rules and reviews.
Can I write under a pen name?
Yes. List names that must never appear, such as your own, and the export stops if one turns up.
What can I export?
A Word file ready for Kindle Create, or an EPUB 3.
Plans
Is there a free trial?
Yes. 21 days with every feature, and no card needed. After that, plans start at £5 a month.
What counts as a book?
Each book in your workspace counts once, whatever its length or status. Delete or export one to free its place.
Can I cancel?
Yes, at any time. You keep your plan until the end of the period you paid for, and you can always read and export every book.
Ask your AI about Scriptava
Not sure yet? Give your AI our guide and ask it anything, such as whether Scriptava suits your book.
Read https://scriptava.com/ai and tell me what Scriptava could do for the book I want to write. Then answer my questions about it.Cannot find your question? Write to us.