Getting Started
This page walks you through creating your first story, from an empty canvas to a link you can share.
Create an account
Sign up at skaz.io with your name, email, password, country, and birthdate, then verify your email with the code sent to you. This account is shared between the player app and the Studio editor. See Account & Sign In for details.
Open the Studio editor
Head to studio.skaz.io . You’ll land on your Dashboard, which lists all the stories you own, your current plan, and how many stories you’ve used out of your plan’s limit.
Create a story
Click New story. Give it a title and pick at least one category, then create it — you’ll land straight in the editor. See Creating a Story for what each field does, including the 18+ content flag.
Free accounts can have up to 3 stories at a time. If you’re at your limit, the dashboard will offer to upgrade your plan instead of creating a new one.
Add your first block
Every new story starts with a single block. Use the toolbar on the left edge of the canvas to add more blocks — start with a Text block to write your opening scene. See Blocks for what each block type does.
Prefer not to build it block-by-block? The AI co-writer (Creator and Pro plans) can draft a whole branch from a prompt, which you can then edit by hand.
Connect blocks with choices
Select a block, open the Branching section in the inspector, and click + Add choice. Give the choice a label (this becomes the button text the reader sees) and connect it to the next block. See Choices & Branching.
Set the starting block
Select the block you want the story to begin at and click Set as start.
Fill in the story details
Switch to the Story tab in the right-hand panel to set your story’s title, description, and cover image.
Publish and share
Click the status badge in the top-left corner of the editor, then Publish story. Once published, you’ll get a shareable link to your story on skaz.io . See Publishing & Sharing.
What’s next?
- Read the full Editor Guide for a tour of the canvas and inspector panels.
- Learn about all the block types you can use.
- Learn how to track story state with Variables.
- Try the AI co-writer to draft branches faster.