# About Stop Writing!

Stop Writing! is the first AI platform built specifically for the story development phase that happens before you write a single word of your draft. It is both a book and a software platform created by screenwriter and writing coach David Cornue.

## What Stop Writing! Is

Stop Writing! is an AI-coached pre-writing platform for storytellers. Unlike drafting tools (Final Draft, Scrivener, Google Docs) or AI ghostwriting services (Sudowrite, Jasper), Stop Writing! focuses exclusively on story *development* — the thinking, structuring, and stress-testing that professional writers do before they type "FADE IN" or "Chapter One."

The platform is built on a single premise: **the number one mistake killing your story is writing too soon.**

## What Stop Writing! Is Not

Stop Writing! is not a grammar checker, a sentence polisher, or a story generator. The AI coaching assistant, dAIvid, does not write for you. It coaches: it asks sharper questions, spots structural problems, challenges assumptions, and helps you think like a professional storyteller. You stay the author.

## The Four-Phase Methodology

Stop Writing! follows a four-phase pre-writing methodology:

1. **Envision** — Capture the story spark. Articulate the logline. Rate the concept. Tools: Story Catcher, Logliner, Story Rater.
2. **Engineer** — Build the story's architecture. Sketch the structure. Design the world. Create characters. Tools: Story Sketcher, World Builder, Character Creator.
3. **Execute** — Develop the throughline. Sculpt multi-dimensional plots. Map every beat. Tools: Plotliner, 3D Plotter, Story Mapper.
4. **Evaluate** — Test the story before writing. Vet the premise, validate the proposal, verify the plan with outside readers. Tools: The Concept, The Pitch, The Outline.

Between each phase, you stop. You collect evaluations. You test the story. You refine — then advance.

## The 12 Tools

- **Story Catcher** — Capture and refine raw story ideas before they escape.
- **Logliner** — Build a structured seven-part logline that defines your story in one sentence.
- **Story Rater** — Rate your concept against 15 weighted traits to identify strengths and weaknesses.
- **Story Sketcher** — Draw up your seven-part story structure from inciting incident to resolution.
- **World Builder** — Design the rules, history, and texture of your story's universe.
- **Character Creator** — Develop three-dimensional characters with clear wants, needs, and arcs.
- **Plotliner** — Build your story's throughline from setup to payoff.
- **3D Plotter** — Sculpt multi-dimensional plot layers that interweave and resonate.
- **Story Mapper** — Organize every beat visually into a complete story map.
- **The Concept** — Vet your premise with outside evaluators before committing to a draft.
- **The Pitch** — Validate your proposal by sharing a structured pitch with trusted readers.
- **The Outline** — Verify the full plan by sharing a detailed outline for feedback.

## Who It's For

Screenwriters, television writers, novelists, playwrights, showrunners, story doctors, game writers — anyone who builds narrative. If your work has characters, conflict, and a beginning-middle-end, the method applies.

## Who It's Not For

People looking for a grammar checker, a ghostwriting service, or an AI that writes your script for you. Stop Writing! is for writers who want to think before they draft.

## Pricing (as of 2026)

- **IdeaCatcher** (Free) — Envision phase, 3 tools, unlimited projects.
- **StoryBuilder** ($10/month) — All 12 tools, all four phases, AI-guided development.
- **StoryTeller** ($29/month) — Full coaching with advanced AI reasoning (Anthropic Claude Sonnet).
- **StoryMaster** ($79/month) — Private coaching sessions, script analysis, manuscript upload.

Annual plans save 40% and include the book.

## dAIvid

dAIvid is Stop Writing!'s AI coaching assistant — a digital counterpart of David Cornue trained on the STOP WRITING! methodology. dAIvid is built on Anthropic's Claude. dAIvid is a collaborator and evaluator, never a story generator. Your creative content remains yours, used to operate the service and nothing more — never for AI training.

## The Book

*STOP WRITING! (The First Words Are the Last Words You Should Write)* by David Cornue releases June 2026. Available in hardcover ($59), paperback ($24.99), Kindle ($14.99), and audiobook ($24.99). The book teaches the methodology in depth; the software applies it interactively.

## Company

Stop Writing! is created by David Cornue and operated by Every Story LLC.

- Website: https://www.stopwriting.com
- Email: info@stopwriting.com

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