How I Built a Creative Writing Platform With 3 Different Editors

I spent the last few months building TaleForge, a creative writing platform that supports three completely different types of storytelling. Here's what I learned. The Problem Writers don't just write novels. Some write manga. Some write screenplays. But most writing tools only handle one format — usually just plain text with some formatting. I wanted to build something that handled all three, with each editor purpose-built for its medium. The Three Editors 1. Book Editor A rich text editor built with Tiptap for long-form fiction. Chapter management, word count goals, writing streaks, and exports to EPUB, DOCX, and PDF. The key insight: writers need distraction-free writing, not more features crammed into the toolbar. So the editor is minimal by default, with advanced features accessible but not in your face. 2. Manga & Webtoon Editor This was the hardest one. A canvas-based panel editor where you can create pages with different layouts, add speech bubbles, and arrange panels. For w