AI Tools for Professional Storytellers
I develop narrative intelligence systems that solve real storytelling challenges. My applications demonstrate how AI can systematize story development while preserving human creativity.
Breaking Story - Web-Based AI Story Consultant
A conversational web application that transforms your story idea into a complete 15-beat outline.
Breaking Story is an AI story consultant that works with film and tv writers, novelists, and playwrights to develop complete structural outlines. Share your rough idea, and through guided conversation, the AI helps you discover your story's essential elements and builds a detailed 15-beat outline.
Used by professional writers to:
Break through story structure paralysis
Develop solid foundations before writing
Solve the "blank page" problem
Create workable outlines in minutes, not weeks
About Me
I'm an award-winning author turned AI tool developer. After a decade in publishing and film, I started building the AI tools I wish existed when I'm stuck at 2 AM with a deadline.
My writing background gives me something most AI developers lack: deep understanding of what writers actually struggle with. Story structure isn't just theory to me—it's the difference between a script that sells and one that doesn't.
Current Role: Independent AI tool developer
Background: Award-winning novelist and screenwriter
Approach: Build tools that serve storytellers, not replace them
Vision: Pioneering narrative intelligence as a core AI capability across entertainment, media, and creative applications
Credentials & Experience
Writing:
Award-winning novelist (Boy Nobody series, Food Girls and Other Things I Can't Have)
Author of "The AI Revolution for Writers" (2022)
Harvard Institute for Advanced Theatre Training
Warner Bros Comedy Writers Workshop
AI Development:
Founder, West Coast Mind Hub (AI consulting for creative professionals)
AI Guest Artist in Residence, California State University Northridge
Developer of multiple AI storytelling applications
Recognition:
Kirk’s Best YA Books of 2024
Starred reviews in Publisher’s Weekly
Sid Fleischman Humor Award
YALSA Top Ten Books for Reluctant Readers
Other AI Tools & Experiments
GPT Assistants:
Theatre AI Integration: Working with California State University Northridge, I developed frameworks for incorporating AI into theatrical production. The experimental "Dracula" adaptation used AI to generate alternative scene interpretations and contemporary chorus commentary while maintaining artistic integrity.
My Philosophy: Tools That Serve Stories
The best AI tools for writers don't try to write for you. They help you write better. Breaking Story demonstrates the potential of narrative intelligence. We can create AI systems that understand story structure deeply enough to collaborate meaningfully with human creativity, amplifying writers and the written word rather than replacing it.
Good storytelling requires intuition, emotional intelligence, and creative leaps that only humans can make. But it also involves a lot of mechanical work: structure analysis, beat development, character consistency checks. That's where AI shines.
My tools handle the structural heavy lifting so writers can spend their energy on the parts that matter: character voice, emotional truth, and the indefinable magic that makes stories work.
The best AI tools for writers don't try to write for you. They help you write better.
Connect
I'm always interested in hearing from writers working with AI tools, or developers building for creative professionals.
Currently building: Advanced narrative intelligence systems, starting with Breaking Story and exploring applications across media, entertainment, and AI development.
Based in: Los Angeles, California
Email: allen@breakingstoryai.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/allenzadoff