Once you’ve described your story, Scrively will automatically generate characters based on the details you’ve provided.
Each character includes an image, description, and type, all of which can be edited and customized as needed.
💡 Tip: Your character's appearance (such as skin tone, hair color, clothing, height, and age) is already defined by their profile image. Use the Character Description to explain their personality, role, goals, or unique traits that help drive the story instead.
✅ Good: "A curious young inventor who loves solving puzzles and never gives up."
❌ Avoid: "A tall girl with brown hair, blue eyes, and a red shirt."
Want to edit the character's name? Hover over and click into the name field.
Enter the new name and press return/enter on your keyboard.
⚠️ If the story has already been generated Scrively will automatically update the character's name in the story.
Hover over the character to reveal the enlarge tool.
Click into the tool to view a larger, full-size preview of their appearance.
Need to reorder the characters? Click and drag to reorder.
Each character will be assigned a role.
Click on the role to make adjustments if needed.
Primary Characters: The main characters in your story who drive the plot and appear most frequently throughout the book.
Secondary Characters: Important supporting characters who appear regularly and help develop the story and main characters.
Supporting Characters: Minor characters who appear briefly to add context, depth, or help move the story forward.
The “On Cover” option determines whether a character will be included on the book cover design.
If you do not want the character to appear on the cover clicking on "On Cover" will then change to "Not on Cover."
Want to save the character to your character library for future use? Click on "Save to My Characters."
Need to add more characters? Click on "Add a Character."
You'll have the option to "Generate with AI" or "Add Manually." Our guide here shares more on adding characters manually.
⚠️ For manually added characters: Upload a profile image containing a single person or character only. Avoid images with multiple people, characters, or group scenes to ensure the best results.
Click on the "Edit character" icon to make changes to your characters.
The character edit modal will open.
Want to replace the characters image? Hover over the character and click on "Replace photo."
⚠️ Each character includes 2 free replacement or regeneration credits. If additional regenerations are needed, you can purchase a Magic brush regeneration pack. Paid accounts can view available packs and pricing, by selecting the "Magic Brush" button located at the top right of the app.
Want to make minor edits? Tell Scrively what you would like to change then, click on "Apply."
If needed you can undo/redo the last edit.
Click “Save” to apply and save your changes to the character.
If you don't want to use a character click on the trash icon to "Delete character." Head over to our guide here to learn more on creating your book cover.
