About Fictionary
The Fictionary Team
Fictionary was created by a team of writers, editors, and technologists to solve one of creative writing’s biggest challenges: How to edit a draft novel and transform it into a story readers love?
Our team is driven to help fiction writers and editors create bestsellers. This is who we are and the story behind Fictionary.
We are changing the way books get edited using technology combined with a community of writers & editors.
Your manuscript deserves a great editor. That's you!
I believe in the power of words and stories!
I have a passion for ideating, developing, and delivering world-class products.
The world needs your story!
Lucy Cooke
Head of Community & Training
Lucy is a Fictionary Certified StoryCoach Editor and the co-author of Secrets To Editing Success. Her passion is the Fictionary Community and Fictionary Live!, our online live editing classes.
The Idea for Fictionary
Creating Fictionary began when I finished the first draft of my first novel. By then I'd read over 70 how-to-write and how-to-self-edit books. I’d taken writing courses and workshops, and had 100s of writing and rewriting tips swirling about in my head.
I knew I had to begin the revision process and improve the quality of my draft before sharing my work, but I didn't know how to go about it. How was I supposed to remember the torrent of advice and apply it to each scene? A spreadsheet, that’s how!
I created a spreadsheet with a chapter-by-chapter, scene-by-scene structure. Then I listed the different writing advice I needed to consider for EVERY scene. I ended up with over 38 Story Elements. I used the reports from the spreadsheet to visualize my novel.
From Idea to Intelligent Software
The high quality of my fiction was validated when my first two novels were shortlisted for prestigious crime writing awards and I landed my publisher (Imajin Books).
My first editor said: “If every manuscript was this good, my job would be so easy!” Then my first novel, DESCENT hit #1 on Amazon’s hot new releases.
That’s when it hit us. We thought other writers could benefit from our structured approach to editing fiction. The next step was to turn the idea into software.
We developed the Fictionary app in Canada and thousands of writers have now used Fictionary!
Our Investment Partners
StandUp is excited to partner with Kristina and Mathew as they change the way books are written and edited,” says Lucas Perlman, Senior Associate at StandUp and Fictionary Board Member.
‘’Fictionary’s SaaS-based, AI-powered platform is bringing some important and overdue workflow innovation for the writing and editing community, ‘’ adds Michelle Scarborough, Managing Partner, Thrive Venture Fund at BDC Capital.
“Fictionary is a company well positioned to capitalize on the growing creator economy,” says The51 Co-founder and Chief Growth Officer, Shelley Kuipers.