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The Welcome Workflow

How to go through the Welcome Workflow in Novelcrafter

2 min read Last updated Feb 4, 2025

When you log into Novelcrafter for the first time, you will be presented with the landing page and welcome workflow.

If, for whatever reason, you click off the workflow and want to go back to it, you can do so here.

Here we will walk through the workflow, and I will give some guidance on what each option means.

  1. The welcome page gives you some handy links for accessing further help; this documentation, our YouTube channel, and our discord channel. Select ‘okay, got it’ once you are ready to proceed.
    Initial workflow images for signing up to novelcrafter
  2. You are then asked if you want to use AI in your workflow.
    1. Selecting ‘yes’ will allow you to set up your AI connections, but you can do this at any time.
    2. Selecting ‘I just want to explore for now’ will skip the section for setting up AI connections.
    Initial workflow images for signing up to novelcrafter (AI)
  3. If you selected ‘yes’, go to page 3 (Connecting to AI for the first time) in our Quickstart Guide for more details.
    1. The first screen is some general information about how AI in Novelcrafter works. Read through this as it answers 90% of AI-related questions we get asked in support.
    2. The next page walks you through how to connect to OpenRouter. If you do not already have an account, you will need to make one. If you want to use another provider, select ‘I want to use a different provider’ and you are taken to the connections page. For more information on connecting to AI Vendors, click [PLACEHOLDER FOR AI CONNECTIONS].
    3. Once you’ve finished, select ‘ok, I’m all set’ to move onto the next step.
  4. For both workflows, you will now be asked if you have an existing novel.
    Initial workflow images for signing up to novelcrafter
    1. If you do, select ‘import’, and you are taken to the interface for importing your novel.
      Initial workflow images for signing up to novelcrafter
    2. If you select ‘I want to start fresh’, you will be taken straight to the interface for creating a new novel.
      Initial workflow images for signing up to novelcrafter

If you want to connect, go ahead to the next page (Connecting to AI for the first time). If not, then jump ahead to creating your first novel!