Made of imagination. Made by you.
It begins with a what if.
A passing thought. A character you cannot forget. A world only you can see. Here is how it becomes a story on Cysten.
Follow the creative journeyThe Dreaming City · An illustrative creation journey
01 The idea
A little spark. An entire world.
Start with a sentence, a scene or a conversation. Develop possibilities with Cysten until you find the story you want to tell.
One possible beginningA city where nobody can dream.✦
An example of a written story
The Dreaming City
That morning, she woke with a memory of somewhere she had never been.
The clocks were still. Outside, the city waited for a sound it had never heard. She closed her eyes, just for a moment, and the place returned: a garden, a blue door, someone calling her name.
02 The writing
Find the words. Keep your voice.
Write it yourself, work through an idea together, or ask for a first draft. Shape your characters, develop scenes and revise until every word feels like yours.
Your choices lead. Suggestions are yours to accept, change or leave behind.
03 The world
Make it impossible to mistake.
A cover. A colour. An atmosphere. Cysten helps your story find a visual identity, and you can bring your own artwork or make it entirely your own.
The sceneThe Dreaming City
✦The Dreaming City
04 Beyond the page
Let the story take another form.
Bring a scene into view with illustration. Give the words a voice with narration. Try cinematic adaptations when they serve the story. A written story is already a complete experience.
Available formats depend on the story and enabled creation capabilities. Some generation uses Cysten Credits.
The Dreaming City
05 The audience
From your imagination. Into someone else’s.
Preview your work, decide when it is ready and publish. Give readers a world to discover, follow and return to as your story grows.
You do not need a finished story. Just somewhere to begin.