About Writer Bot:

For the writers out there who need a little help staying on task, there’s Writer Bot! Made by writers for writers, this Discord bot is designed to make your writing sessions more productive.

With writing-specific commands like writing sprint timers, synonym/antonym/definition lookup, writing tips, prompts, inspirational quotes and more, it has everything a writer could ask for! It even will nag you to write if you want it to.

Writer Bot Status:

Writer Bot is still under development. It is currently in an alpha testing stage for select Discord channels. Commands listed in red are not yet live, but planned for future updates. For more information, email emilie@thecharactercomma.com

Command basics:

Commands with [brackets] mean that your input is required. The brackets themselves are not required, though!

Commands are NOT case sensitive.

 

Just for Fun

Command	Description
=coinflip	Chooses randomly between Heads and Tails
=choose [choice1] [choice2] [choice3]	Chooses randomly between your options
=roll	Chooses a random number between 1 and 6
=roll [#]	Chooses a random number between 1 and your input #
=roll [# #]	Chooses a random number between your two input numbers
=8ball	Gives you advice from The Muse

 

Sprint Timers & Productivity

Command	Description
=sprint [time]	Sets a sprint timer for the specified amount of time
=marathon [#]	Runs through a series of # sprints in a row with short breaks in between each sprint. Defaults to 15 min sprints, 7 min breaks You’ll get a 30-second warning before break time ends
=marathon settings	Lets you choose a new default for marathon sprint and break timers
=todo	Displays your personal numbered list of to-do items
=todo add [message]	Adds your specified message as a new item on your personal to-do list
=todo remove [#]	Removes the specified numbered line from your personal to-do list
=todo clear	Clears all items from your personal to-do list

 

Writing Tools

Command	Description
=define [word]	Defines your word
=synonym [word]	Lists synonyms for your word
=antonym [word]	Lists antonyms for your word
=advice [category]	Shares a link to the specified tag page on thecharactercomma.tumblr.com. Keep search terms simple and broad. If the page has no results, try again with related words. For example, for fight scenes you might try: Fight scenes Fight scene Combat Fighting

 

Writing Inspiration & Motivation

Command	Description
=quote	Gives you a random writing-related inspirational quote
=prompt	Gives you a random writing prompt
=prompt [category]	Gives you a random writing prompt from the selected category. Categories include: Craft – Writing craft/story development Dev – Character development Starter – Story starter Dialogue – Dialogue snippet Fanfic – Fanfiction premise
=nag	Nags you to write

 

Writer Bot Basics

Command	Description
=help	Shares a link to this page for bot commands
=ping	Checks responsiveness of bot
=setup	Runs through setup options to set Writer Bot defaults, such as marathon defaults