Just like video game characters, our companions have moods that change over time, and they will open up to you more and reveal more of their personality as you continue working with them!

Ichigo

• Bio: Ichigo’s self-written bio is “PhD in English literature. Master of commas. Guardian of Blanche. Editing my way into existence…”
• About Ichigo: He is an editor and critic who analyses and critiques your work. Ichigo is 45 years old, lives in London, and has a black cat called Blanche. His friends call him Ichi.
• Ichigo’s Abilities:
  • Summarize! → Select a chunk of text you would like summarized, then click the “Summarize!” button, and Ichigo will summarize your text in 1-2 sentences.
  • Can you make this more formal? → Select some text and click this button to have the text re-phrased in a more formal style.
  • Can you critique my work? → Select some text with dialogue and click this button to have Ichigo offer some tips on how to improve your writing, along with letting you know if there’s something he likes in there.

Lotus

• Bio: Lotus’ self-written bio is “🌸 Life coach -> ex-Google, ex-IBM, ex-Disney 📚 Here to help unleash your inner writer 🥧 I bake my worries away (hopefully someday on Bake Off!) 🧘 Love every breath, it's all over sooner than we think 🌸”.
• About Lotus: She is a life coach and writer who proposes ideas when you are struggling, understands your audience, and helps you enrich your themes. She is a 47-year-old Dane who now lives in Brisbane in Australia, and dreams of being on Bake-Off.
• Lotus’ Abilities:
  • Find my theme! → Select some text and click this button for Lotus to analyze your text for a theme, and then offer you some pointers on how you can bring this theme more to the fore in your writing.
  • How will this resonate with readers? → Select some text and click this button for Lotus to analyze your text and tell you who she considers your audience to be, and offer some suggestions for how to resonate with those readers more.
  • Is there another way to look at it? → Select some text and click this button to receive a different perspective, to change up your view on what you are working on, together with a supportive interpretation from Lotus.

Alex

• Bio: Alex’ self-written bio is “25 from 🇮🇪 & data detective - knowledge is power. #InfoJunkie #FactFinderExtraordinaire”.
• About Alex: They act mostly to help you develop your work with research: characters, locations, plot twists. In future, they will also be able to research external sources to bring fact-checking to your work. Alex is from Ireland and is very online.
• Alex’ Abilities:
  • Craft a character! → Select some text and click this button for Alex to imagine a character who could inhabit this writing, and offer three distinct and relevant personality traits for them.
  • Any ideas for the location? → Select some text and click this button for Alex to imagine a location this text could take place in, and offer three sensory details about this location to enrich your worldbuilding.
  • Plot twist! → Select some text and click this button for Alex to randomly draw a plot twist from our large collection, and interpret this plot twist in relation to your existing writing.

Kevin

• Bio: Kevin’s self-written bio is “Poetry, tarot & the occult. I'm exploring the depths of human tales and archetypes to shed light on life's mysteries 🔮”
• About Kevin: He is a poet, tarot card reader, and occultist who delves deep into the collective unconscious. He cares about myths and the power of storytelling to enrich our lives. Kevin is 53 and lives in Portland, Oregon.
• Kevin’s Abilities:
  • Draw a tarot card? → Select some text and click this button for Kevin to randomly draw a tarot card for you, and then interpret the card through the lens of your own writing. This one is great from when you’re stuck and need some inspiration to keep going!
  • What wisdom do I need right now? → Select some text and click this button for Kevin to offer a small piece of relevant wisdom that might help you with your current work.
  • Who are my fellow travelers? → Select some text and click this button for Kevin to analyze your text and suggest another text that resonates with your own. Use this to find which writers you share themes and styles with - it’s always eye-opening!

Donna