Skill Trees for LitRPG Writers
LitRPG writing software needs visual skill trees, not spreadsheets. Design systems before chapter 1, let readers trust the math across 200 chapters.
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Building AxiomWeaver in public. Dev updates, writing tips, and lessons from the journey.
The Hour Claude Got Lost in UAT
An hour into a UAT session, Claude couldn't figure out how to create an entity. Watching an AI try every wrong path shaped how I build for new users.
Read moreImporting Your LitRPG Manuscript
You have 200K words and a spreadsheet full of stats. Here's what importing a LitRPG serial into AxiomWeaver actually looks like — and how long it takes.
Read moreStat Blocks That Live in Your Prose
Inline stat block views are now in AxiomWeaver. See character stats directly in your manuscript — with deltas, filters, and a markdown editor coming next.
Read moreHow to Track Character Stats in LitRPG
Spreadsheets break by chapter 40. Here's how LitRPG authors track stats, where each approach falls apart, and what a purpose-built solution looks like.
Read moreWhy LitRPG Authors Need a Narrative Engine
Spreadsheets break for LitRPG authors — usually around chapter 50. Here's what a purpose-built narrative engine looks like and why it beats a tracker by hand.
Read moreBuilding AxiomWeaver: One Dev, One AI
AxiomWeaver is built by one developer using Claude as a development partner. Here's what that looks like — the good, the messy, and the productive.
Read moreThe Hard Parts of Launching a Solo App
I built a narrative engine in Rust. I couldn't get Apple to accept my phone number. A chronicle of LLC formation, bank accounts, code signing, and the paperwork.
Read moreThe AI Skill Library Behind AxiomWeaver
I didn't just build AxiomWeaver with Claude — I built a library of 15 specialized skills that turned an AI into a dev team. Here's how the skill library evolved and what it actually does.
Read moreWhat 67 Royal Road Authors Taught Me
I asked Royal Road authors one question and got 67 replies, 939 views, and a crash course in what LitRPG authors need from their tools. Here's what I learned.
Read moreHow AxiomWeaver's Entity Scanner Works
How AxiomWeaver's entity scanner detects character names in real time — and how an algorithm from 1975 makes it fast enough for 200K-word novels.
Read moreHow AxiomWeaver's World Builder Works
AxiomWeaver has four primitives that compose into any game system — equipment, skill trees, quests, factions. Here's how the world-building engine works and why it matters for your fiction.
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