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Study passages from Tolstoy, Woolf, Morrison, Hemingway, and more with AI-powered craft analysis. Write your own version, get feedback, and track your progress.
Extract — Woolf
Craft highlights — segments tagged by category, hover to read notes
"She had a perpetual sense, as she watched the taxi cabs, of being out, out, far out to sea and alone..."
Your exercise
AI-powered analysis highlights structure, voice, imagery, and pacing. Hover over segments to see craft notes. Understand what makes the passage work before you write.
Each passage comes with hand-authored constraints — prompts that push you to think differently. Write your own take. Optionally hear it read aloud with ElevenLabs.
AI feedback on your writing. Save completions to your profile. Track your activity with a heatmap. Build a daily practice.
Passages organized by craft: character intro, in medias res, place & atmosphere, dialogue, interiority, time & memory, rhythm & style, tension & dread. Filter by tags. Each one teaches something different.
Browse & pick a passage
Filter by category or tag. Each passage shows author, work, and context. Pick one that speaks to you.
Study the AI analysis
Claude annotates structure, voice, imagery, and pacing. Hover highlights to see craft notes. Understand before you write.
Write your version
Follow the constraint prompt. Optionally hear your text read aloud with ElevenLabs.
Get AI feedback
Submit your writing for analysis. See what works and what to improve.
Save & track progress
Sign up to save completions to your profile. View your activity heatmap. Build a daily practice.
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