Build a source ledger before asking for story ideas.
A cited dossier of period facts, professions, places, language, and unresolved questions.
Human gate
Open primary sources and mark confidence before moving facts into the story bible.
ROLE DOSSIER / RESEARCH × STORY × REVISION
Screenwriter membership stack.
See plan cost, the Lean route, and the human gate for every stage.
PURCHASE SIZE / ROLE TEAM
1 operatorPer-member plans scale with the team; account, site, usage, and one-time plans stay fixed until checkout.
RESEARCH × STORY × REVISION
Screenwriter
Keep the writer’s voice and a persistent story context.Screenwriters research facts, maintain a story bible, draft in screenplay format, test branches, and archive the production draft.
Recommended stack$54.91/ month · 1 person
Lean route$25.75/ month · 1 person
Annual difference$349.92/ year
MEMBERSHIP ROUTE / 4
Recommended memberships
01
PerplexityCited factual research
Pro1 seat · Per member · $200 billed yearly; $20 month-to-month option$16.67/mo02
ClaudeStory bible + long-form critique
Pro1 seat · Per member · Billed monthly; regional pricing and tax can vary$20/mo03
Arc StudioDraft, outline, and revisions
Pro1 seat · Per member · $99 first year; some AI media features require credits$8.25/mo04
DropboxVersioned delivery archive
Plus1 seat · Per member · Billed yearly$9.99/moPLAN DELTA / PROFESSIONAL → LEAN
What changes in Lean.
| Tool | Professional | Decision | Lean | Monthly delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perplexity | Pro$16.67/mo | Change plan | Free$0/mo | Save $16.67 |
| Claude | Pro$20/mo | Keep plan | Pro$20/mo | No change |
| Arc Studio | Pro$8.25/mo | Change plan | Essentials$5.75/mo | Save $2.5 |
| Dropbox | Plus$9.99/mo | Change plan | Basic$0/mo | Save $9.99 |
FRONTIER WORKFLOW / HUMAN IN LOOP
The work, step by step.
Keep one persistent story bible for every AI conversation.
Character wants, contradictions, world rules, timeline, tone boundaries, and forbidden shortcuts.
Human gate
The writer approves each canon change; model suggestions wait for that approval.
Outline, draft, and format in the screenplay system of record.
Beat board, season or feature outline, formatted scenes, and named draft snapshots.
Human gate
Write dialogue and final scene choices in the canonical draft. Keep chat as scratch space.
Branch risky rewrites and turn notes into traceable revisions.
Private branch copies, note clusters, change tracking, and a deliberate merge decision.
Human gate
Compare branches by dramatic effect and voice. Ignore model preference.
Freeze the production draft and archive every deliverable.
PDF, Fountain or Final Draft export, revision label, read copy, and recoverable archive.
Human gate
Check page count, scene numbering, rights, and recipient permissions.
RESEARCH SIGNALS / OFFICIAL SOURCES
What is changing now.
01
AI works better as a project memory than a ghostwriter.
Claude Projects support uploaded knowledge, persistent instructions, and RAG-backed context for long-running story development.
support.anthropic.com02Research agents are useful only when evidence stays visible.
Perplexity Research performs multi-step search and produces shareable reports, but the writer still verifies the underlying sources.
perplexity.ai03Branch-and-merge is entering the writers’ room.
Arc Studio supports private branches, collaboration, draft snapshots, and revision views by writer or revision.
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