Fantasy writing software built for the whole series

The series is the hard part

A single novel you can hold in your head. A series you cannot. By book three the cast has doubled, half of them have changed, and the rules of your magic have quietly grown three exceptions. General-purpose tools like Scrivener and Dabble are strong prose editors, but they leave the cross-book bookkeeping to you. Clifford treats that bookkeeping as the product.

Built for long, connected stories

• Characters across books

  Cast and history carry forward into each new book. What a character owned and knew in book one is still there in book five.

• Magic and world rules

  Custom sections hold magic systems, factions, and lore in chapter order, so the rules stay consistent as the world expands.

• Continuity checks

  Sweep a book for contradictions with the continuity tracker before readers find them.

• Novel planning

  A chapter timeline with story days and plot points doubles as novel planning software, keeping the sequence of events straight.

Writing progression or LitRPG fantasy?

If your fantasy runs on stats, levels, and system screens, Clifford has a dedicated home for it. See LitRPG writing software for the stat-tracking side of the app, or build your world reference with a story bible.

Fantasy writing software FAQ

How is this different from Scrivener or Dabble?

Those are excellent prose editors. Clifford focuses on the part they leave to you: tracking characters, items, and world rules across chapters and books, and checking a manuscript for continuity gaps.

Is it good for novel planning too?

Yes. The chapter timeline with story-day and plot-point annotations works as novel planning software, and it stays attached to the draft as you write instead of drifting out of date.

Does it cost anything to start?

Clifford is free to start. Pricing covers what the free plan includes and what Pro unlocks for series authors.