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Character Compendium: Let your characters grow. Keep their history straight.

Your characters can change their minds, form new loyalties, and surprise your readers. Keep their established history close as you write those changes. Character Compendium gives you a reference to consult while you decide what happens next.

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Your cast, close at hand

What did I name her brother?
How does she know him?
What did his voice sound like?

Less searching. More story.

Character Compendium turns your manuscript into a character bible you can review, save, and share.

Your manuscript stays private. Author Media never stores or views it, and the AI companies do not train on it.

Keep the story believable

Keep their past in view as you write what comes next.

A new decision means more when it grows out of the person your reader already knows. Use a character reference to check the history and relationships behind a scene, so changes in your cast can be deliberate.

Write the next book with the earlier one in reach
Check a returning character’s established relationships and history while you plan their next decision. Spend less time reconstructing the past and more time developing what changes.
Give your narrator more than “make him sound right”
Start the conversation with character context and suggested voice direction. Review the notes together, so your narrator has something concrete to work from.

A useful handoff for an audiobook narrator

On Character Compendium and Pronunciation Guider, used together

“Thank you very much for your wonderfully comprehensive pronunciation guide and character voice profiles!”

Jeremiah Friedli's audiobook narrator
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From manuscript to working reference

Start with the book you already wrote.

You bring

Upload one fiction manuscript (.txt, .doc, .docx, or .pdf). Add the book number, or enter 1 for a standalone. Book title and series name are optional.

Your manuscript stays private. Author Media never stores or views it, and the AI companies do not train on it.

You get

A character reference you can check while drafting or revising, with voice notes you can discuss with your narrator. Save a copy so it is ready when you need it.

You stay in charge of your story. Review important details against the manuscript before treating the reference as canon. AI can miss characters or misread a reveal.

Before you start

Will it rewrite my novel?

No. It creates a separate character reference. You decide which notes to keep and whether anything in your manuscript needs changing.

Can I use it for a series?

Yes. Work one book at a time and save each reference. Compendium Consolidator can combine those references when you are ready for a view of the whole series.

Is it ready to send to my narrator?

Review it first. Check character details and adjust the suggested voices to fit your intentions. The reference can include story reveals, so share it with collaborators who should know the full story.

Is my manuscript private?

Yes. Author Media does not store, track, or view anything you post to this tool. The tools reach each AI through its business API with privacy set to the maximum, so the AI companies do not train on your words.

How much does it cost?

Character Compendium is included with any Novel Marketing Patreon membership of $10 per month or more. That membership also unlocks more than 80 other author tools in the Patron Toolbox. AI tool use draws from your membership’s credit balance.

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