AI Story Generator

To create a story for you, the Magic Write™ AI story generator uses a machine learning model to predict and generate the text you want based on any storytelling prompt you provide. Powered by OpenAI, it has been trained with public web pages on the internet up to mid-2021, and uses this data to make its prediction and generate the text. Because the text is generated based on the instructions you provide, the more specific your story prompt is, the better your AI-generated story will be. You can learn more about writing a good prompt here.

Generally, the length of a short story is from 5,000 to 10,000 words. Any more than that, and your story may already be considered a novella, which has a word count of 10,000 to 40,000 words. Some short stories may consist of 1,000 words or less. These are typically referred to as flash fiction.

All parts of the story—like characters, setting, plot, and themes—are important, but what’s most important will vary from writer to writer. Some consider conflict or tension to be central to the story. Others prioritize plot over character, while some consider character the most important aspect. It all depends on the kind you want your story to tell, what message or theme you want to focus on, and in some cases, the conventions of the genre you want to adhere to.

A good story possesses a well-thought-out conflict and resolution; diverse, memorable, and fully fleshed-out characters; a relatable voice; and a compelling and universal theme. The best and strongest stories will tie all these elements together to fit or expand the possibilities within an author’s chosen genre.

You may use the stories you create with Magic Write’s AI story generator for any legal purpose, including personal and commercial projects, as long as you follow our terms. Do note that generating text with Magic Write does not grant you exclusive rights to your story for commercial use, so other people can still use the same text.

Canva does not guarantee that the stories and other text the AI story maker generates are cleared for use, in particular if ever the AI-generated text reproduces a part of an already existing work. If you’re planning to publish a story or a book partly generated with our story generator or use AI-generated text in any commercial capacity, we highly recommend seeking local legal advice before proceeding.

No, you cannot. Magic Write is not available to students in Canva for Education accounts.

The Magic Write AI story generator has a 500-word output limit, which means your AI-generated text output might get cut off mid-sentence. You may perhaps use the AI story generator to generate certain parts of your novel, but you cannot expect it to write the entire manuscript for you.

Here are some ideas on how you can maximize Magic Write’s AI writing features to lighten the task of completing a manuscript:

• Use the name generator to come up with names for your characters.
• Ask the story idea generator to give you a list of story ideas featuring characters you’ve created.

Prompt the AI story generator to create an outline for your novel based on your one-sentence plot description.