The first of its kind, Campfire is a hybrid book writing software and publishing platform whose modular writing and worldbuilding tools cater to the epic universe of worlds you’re creating. It’s free to get started.
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If you’re reading this, your mission is clear: build worlds, create civilizations, and boldly write the story you’ve always dreamed of telling. Ground control to fearless writer—all systems go!
The Manuscript Module doubles as a rift in the fabric of reality—a gateway to your story’s world. Teleport to a tailored writing space with features like Focus Mode, custom project themes, and the Notes sidebar to pull up notes without breaking focus.
Embrace your inner astro-botanist or zoologist and track the myriad flora and fauna discovered across your universe in the Species Module—from exotic plants to curious alien species to friendly robots.
Create articles on worldbuilding elements like xeno-foods, supernova fashions, and space-faring technologies with the Encyclopedia Module. Its uses are infinite with tools like article summaries, images, and stats tables.
With 100+ attributes to choose from in the Characters Module, you can build a constellation of characters. Then, arrange groups like a galactic council or ragtag starship crew with the Relationships or Systems Modules.
Locations
Classify different planets or dimensions and keep an index of their most important details with the Locations Module.
Cultures
Build extraterrestial communities with unique traditions and expressive customs in the Cultures Module.
Languages
Add symbols for sounds, dictate rules for speaking, and create a dictionary from scratch in the Languages Module.
Religions
Keep a detailed record of universal myths, alien gods, sacred texts, and cosmic beliefs in the Religions Module.
Map everything from the local waterhole on a planet at the edge of the frontier to star maps marking jump gates across the galaxy. The Maps Module ensures you leave no system unexplored with custom pins, zones, and measuring tools.
Use the Timeline Module’s adaptable canvas to plot your story’s timeline from the cosmic level down to each individual particle. Organize event cards with rows and dividers, make color-coded connections, and store important details in each.
Stick to the rules of relativity with the help of fictional calendars for tracking the eras, seasons, months, weeks, and even moons for every world in your story. Most importantly, never forget a character’s birthday or planetary holiday!
Campfire is made up of modules designed to help you plan, plot, and publish everything from your novel and character sheets to story outlines and interactive maps.
Campfire modules are built on panels that you can move, resize, and modify to fit various information or images for your story. Try two of them below!
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Save your scene ideas and plotlines from the blackhole of a haphazard board of stickies or strewn-about pile of notebooks. Use element tagging to instantly access your notes right when you need them, and never lose track of a detail again.
Unless you invite others to your Campfire project, your writing will always stay private.
While you zip around the stars at lightspeed, we’ll keep your story safe with automatic backups.
You’ll always have access to your saved elements as read-only if you ever change your plan.
After writing your sci-fi novel, you can opt to self-publish and monetize your book with bonus content right to Campfire’s reading platform. Looking to publish elsewhere? We’ve got you covered there, too.
Prep for Other Platforms
Get your manuscript ready for publication on other platforms with features like live previews, book formatting tools, and exporting to EPUB or print-ready PDF.
Publish Directly on Campfire
Set up your story in the Publishing Dashboard and share it with the world. You can also publish privately and generate a link to share with close friends or family.
Receive Higher Earnings
Earn 80% royalties from digital sales when you publish on Campfire. Fuel your creativity and turn your passion for writing fantasy into something truly rewarding.
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Organize bonus book content like short stories, character profiles, and world lore to sell along with your book.
Choose which chapters reveal extras like characters and maps. Readers unlock these as they progress through the story.
A Campfire project is a VIP pass beyond the fourth wall of your book. Post updates, receive feedback, and engage directly with readers.
It's just the best and most robust writing tool for how my galactic brain is mapped… Campfire will be my primary platform for self-publishing.
The way [Campfire] provides easily accessible spaces for notes, character information, and a plethora of other things makes the process of working out an idea much easier.
Campfire is an amazing place to sort through ideas and keep everything together; and [it] has everything you need to worldbuild, write, and publish any type of content.
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Download the desktop app for offline writing.
Use the mobile app to keep writing on the go.
Our pricing plans fit any budget—handy for when your sci-fi standalone accidentally turns into a universe-spanning trilogy. Create your account and choose a plan on your Billing & Subscriptions page.
Campfire is free to sign up for with no credit card required. Try it out with no strings attached.
Only pay for what you need. Prices range from $2.00/mo for the Manuscript to $12.00/mo for all features.
Hate subscriptions? You can buy a lifetime license to the tools you need. 20% off if you purchase all modules!
Just as every trip to the stars needs a spacecraft fit for the mission ahead, great science fiction starts with a great writing toolset. Your voyage, should you choose to embark on it, begins here on Campfire.
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