Lore & LilacCited questions
Ask your manuscript. Get the passage, not a guess.
“When does Mara learn the orchard was sold?” The answer quotes the passages it relies on, each checked against your saved text before you see it. When the book doesn't say, the studio says so.
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When does Mara learn the orchard was sold?
6 excerpts would be sent · up to ~3k words of reading
The earliest supporting passage is in Chapter 3, when Elias admits the sale P1. She suspects it earlier, after the ledger scene P2.
P1 Ch. 3 · The oath Quote verified
“The orchard was never ours to keep,” Elias said, and Mara understood.
What colour is Tomas's coat?
I couldn't find a passage that says. Tomas appears in 2 scenes; neither describes his coat.
What you get
Cited questions, in detail
- See the excerpts that would be sent and the most the question can use from your allowance, in words of reading, before you ask
- Numbered citations that open the exact paragraph
- Every quote verified against your saved text; unsupported claims are flagged, not hidden
- An honest “I couldn't find a passage” when the book is silent
- A warning when a scene an answer quoted has changed since
- Private scenes are never included
How it works
In practice
Ask in plain words
Who knew about the debt before chapter twelve? What colour is Tomas's coat?
Check the estimate
You see the passages that would be sent and the most it can use from your allowance. Nothing is spent until you confirm, and a question that doesn't fit doesn't run.
Read with sources
Each claim carries a citation chip. Open it to read the passage in context.
Where we draw the line
What it never does
- Answer from general knowledge as if it were your book
- Show a quote that isn't in your saved text
- Write or suggest prose in an answer
- Train on your manuscript, or let the provider do so
These follow from our commitments. The studio never writes, suggests or rewrites your prose, anywhere.
Before you start
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Is this a chatbot?
No. It answers factual questions about your manuscript, with citations. It won't brainstorm, write scenes or give opinions on your prose.
What happens when my allowance runs out?
A question that doesn't fit what's left doesn't run, and nothing is spent; you see the date the allowance resets. You can wait, add a one-time reading pack or choose a plan. Writing, search, planning and export keep working. See pricing.
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