Everything you might want to know before signing up, buying a package, or committing to a membership.
Storyverse Systems is a creative infrastructure platform for serious fiction writers. It combines four things that normally live in separate tools:
It's built by a working writer who needed more than spreadsheets could handle. Read the about page for the longer story.
They serve different purposes and can be used separately or together.
The app (Storyverse Author) is ongoing creative infrastructure — a tool you use to organize your own fiction career. You add your own pen names, storyverses, series, characters. The app tracks what you create.
The framework packages (Maple Creek, The Prometheus Protocol, The Shattered Throne) are complete worldbuilding bibles — self-contained fictional universes you can write in. Each package includes character bibles, plot architectures, scene prompts, worldbuilding details, and visual references ready to inspire novels and series.
You can use the app with zero packages. You can buy a package and never touch the app. Or you can import a framework package into the app to get started faster.
No. The app stands on its own. You can build an entirely original universe from scratch using Storyverse Author — the packages are optional creative starting points, not required infrastructure.
That said, many writers find the packages useful as templates or inspiration, even if they end up customizing everything into their own world.
We have five tiers, each tuned to a different kind of writer:
Full feature-by-feature breakdown is on the pricing page.
There's no traditional "free 14-day trial" — instead, we offer two ways to try the platform before committing:
Free tier. Create a free account and use the platform at the Free tier indefinitely. It's limited, but it gives you a real sense of how the app works.
First-month courtesy refund. If you sign up for any paid tier and decide within 7 days that it's not for you, email us for a full refund of your first month. Details in the Refund Policy.
Framework packages also have a 14-day money-back guarantee — buy one, read it, keep it or return it.
You can cancel at any time from your member dashboard. Cancellation takes effect at the end of your current billing cycle — you keep access through the end of the month you already paid for, then billing stops.
No partial-month refunds, but no surprise renewals either. See the Refund Policy for the full details.
Master Cartographer is our top tier, designed for professional writers running multiple pen names, managing complex publishing schedules, and working with advanced worldbuilding.
It includes everything in Architect plus: premium lore layer editing, multi-writer collaboration features (future), publishing and royalty dashboards, priority support, and early access to AI-powered writing tools.
Some Master Cartographer features are still in development and will ship throughout Winter 2026. Members get access as features launch, with no price increase.
Yes, completely. Every character, story, world, scene, note, and piece of content you create using Storyverse Author is yours. We never claim ownership of your fiction or your creative work.
We host and store your content to make the app work, but the intellectual property stays with you. If you delete your account, we delete your data within 90 days.
Full terms are in our Terms of Service, Section 7.
Yes. When you buy a framework package, you get a worldwide, non-exclusive license to use the materials to create and publish your own original fiction — on Amazon, Kindle Unlimited, audiobook platforms, traditional publishers, anywhere.
What you can do: write novels, short stories, and series using the structural frameworks, plot architectures, and worldbuilding concepts. Change names, settings, and details to make the work your own. Publish and sell the fiction commercially. Use the visual prompts to generate AI imagery for your covers.
What you can't do: resell or redistribute the package materials themselves, publish the package materials as your own work, or use characters and place names exactly as-provided without customization.
Full licensing terms are in our Terms of Service, Section 6. The Welcome Guide inside each package walks through customization.
Our tools don't generate prose for you — the app organizes, the packages inspire. Whether and how you use AI tools alongside our system is up to you.
Many writers use AI for character portraits, cover art, and brainstorming. Our packages include AI visual prompts specifically for that purpose.
Where you publish (Amazon, Kindle, Apple Books) may have their own AI disclosure requirements — those are rules for the publishing platform, not us. Our Acceptable Use Policy covers the basics of what's off-limits, including AI-generated imagery of real people in sexual or harassing contexts.
Yes, depending on what you bought:
Full details in the Refund Policy. To request a refund, email jdavis@storyversesystems.com with your order details.
If you cancel your membership, your account and data remain active at the Free tier (or you can request deletion). Any content that's only available at paid tiers becomes read-only until you resubscribe.
If you request full account deletion, we remove your personal information and user content within 90 days. Backups are purged within that window too. Some data is retained longer where required by law (payment records for 7 years, for example).
You can request an export of your data before canceling — email us and we'll send you a copy. Full retention policy is in our Privacy Policy, Section 8.
We're happy to help with anything not covered here. Send us a message and we'll get back to you within 1–2 business days.
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