What's new.

August 17, 2026

The worked example — a finished little story across all four workspaces — is now open to anyone at /demo, no account required.

• NewA read-only demo at /demo. Flip between the story bible, the storyboard, the timeline, and the manuscript; open any character, note, beat, or scene to read its notes tabs. Nothing is editable until you sign in, and then you get your own copy of the same story to take apart.
• ImprovedThe landing page's second button now takes you to the example instead of repeating the sign-in link.

July 27, 2026

Nocturne joins the theme picker, and every palette got re-cut so text is easier to read and cards actually sit on the page like sheets instead of washes.

• NewNocturne — a blue-black theme with a warm brass accent. It fills the one gap in the set: Paper and Sepia are warm and light, Ink is warm and dark, Slate is cool and light, and now there's a cool dark to match.
• ImprovedCards, panels, and scene tiles now read as paper sheets — a real edge, a soft shadow, and a faint grain — instead of flat blocks of colour.
• ImprovedAll five palettes were re-cut against contrast targets. Small text like timestamps, placeholders, and hints is properly legible now in every theme; Sepia in particular was well under the accessibility floor and has been deepened.
• FixedShadows and dimmed backgrounds were built for the light theme, so they were invisible — or inverted, brightening the page instead of dimming it — on the dark themes. Both now follow whichever theme you're in.
• FixedAn installed home-screen app now opens with the status bar in your chosen theme colour rather than always cream.
• ImprovedThe theme picker previews each palette as a miniature page, so you can see how a theme reads before you commit to it. Animations now respect your system's reduce-motion setting.
• FixedSwitching between Bible, Board, Write, and Timeline no longer makes the whole page jump. The header now stays put while only the view beneath it changes, and the page keeps the same width whether or not the view scrolls.

July 27, 2026

A guided interview that turns a vague idea into a real story skeleton. Answer five questions at a time — by typing or by talking — and one button forges the whole thing into a new story.

• NewThe Storysmith: pick what you're making (novel, screenplay, comic, play, short story, animation, TV episode, game, picture book) and answer questions until the story has bones. Each round is shaped by what you've already said.
• NewBuilding forges a brand-new story: a cast with relationships, world notes, plot points, cards on the board, and a manuscript already broken into chapters — with the Outline panel and per-chapter page breaks working from the first second.
• NewAnswer by talking. Every question has a mic where your browser supports it; typing works everywhere.
• NewSessions are resumable — answers save on every Continue, so you can walk away mid-round and pick it up later.
• ImprovedNothing you type is discarded. Every answer is kept with the finished story, whether or not the outline found a place for it.

July 3, 2026

• NewThis changelog — everything that has shipped, in one place.
• NewThe app now shows its version number in the landing-page footer and on your Account page. It links here.

June 30, 2026

• NewPick a display name on the Account page. It shows up everywhere your email used to — collaboration invites, the collaborators list, and feed bylines.
• ImprovedThe built-in example story now shows off tabbed Bible notes, so you can see how tabs work before splitting your own.
• FixedThe real-time collaboration server no longer restarts itself during an intentional shutdown.

June 27, 2026

• NewA reference sidebar in the Bible and Storyboard workspaces keeps your characters, notes, and manuscript outline one click away while you work.
• ImprovedIn-app feedback (the floating Bug/Idea button) is now saved permanently on the server, so a report can never get lost in transit.

June 23, 2026

The biggest release since launch: a place to share your writing, plus a batch of craft tools for the revision phase.

• NewCommunity feed — share a scene or a freeform passage as a snippet, and read, like, and comment on what other writers post.
• NewCertified membership — share three snippets and take the originality pledge to earn a certified seal, and post to a certified-members-only audience.
• NewScene status — mark scenes draft / revised / final, tag them with POV and location, and filter the Board and Timeline by status.
• NewManuscript goal — set a total word target and an optional deadline; the writer shows progress and the daily pace needed to hit it.
• NewOutline tab — a clickable chapter/section outline in the writer sidebar, built from your headings. Click to jump.
• NewTrash — deleting a story now moves it to a Trash page where it can be restored for 30 days before it's gone for good.
• NewDark mode — four themes (Paper, Ink, Sepia, Slate) on the Account page. Your choice sticks, with no flash on reload.
• NewComments on Bible items — leave threaded comments on any character, world note, or plot point, not just the manuscript.
• ImprovedePub export now splits your manuscript into real chapters on each big heading, with a title page and table of contents. Print/PDF starts each chapter on a fresh page too.

June 10, 2026

• ImprovedThe landing page was rebuilt from scratch — animated previews of all four workspaces, feature highlights, and a look that finally matches the app.

June 3, 2026

• NewNotes on characters, world entries, plot points, and scenes can be split into named tabs — Personality, Backstory, whatever fits.
• NewA formatting toolbar on those notes: bold, italic, highlight, and bullet/numbered lists.
• NewHighlighting in the manuscript writer, synced live to collaborators and carried through to share links, print, and exports.
• ImprovedThe “Manage tags” button now sits next to the tags it manages instead of floating at the far edge of the screen.

June 2, 2026

• NewAttach a reference image to any character, location, plot point, or scene. Images show on cards, the public share page, and print.
• ImprovedA big mobile and accessibility pass: workspaces adapt to small screens, the writer's notes slide over instead of squeezing, kanban columns snap-scroll, and keyboards can drag cards.

May 25, 2026

• NewContinue with Google, as an alternative to email magic links. Same account either way — they link up by email address.
• FixedWhen a sign-in email fails to send, you now get a clear explanation instead of a generic server error page.

May 23, 2026

• ImprovedThe app has a real name: Inkwell is now Tales & Fables, live at talesnfables.com.
• ImprovedThe landing page grew to cover everything the studio actually does — all four workspaces, collaboration, exports, and daily prompts.

May 23, 2026

The whole studio, in one release. Everything below shipped on day one.

• NewFour workspaces per story: Bible (characters, world, plot), Storyboard (kanban scenes), Write (a distraction-free manuscript editor), and Timeline (scenes in story order).
• NewReal-time collaboration — invite co-writers by email and write together with live cursors.
• NewMargin comments on the manuscript, with replies and resolve/reopen.
• NewBranches — fork a story to try a different direction, compare the two, and promote the winner.
• NewExports: Markdown, print-to-PDF, Fountain, Final Draft, and ePub.
• NewTags with colors, a Cmd+K command palette, autosave version history, cover images and paper textures, story templates, and public read-only share links.
• NewWord goals with a writing-streak heatmap, focus mode, daily writing prompts, and an installable mobile app (PWA).