PORDL Creative Writer
Draft fiction, develop characters, and build worlds using PORDL's creative routing mode — models selected for prose quality at a fraction of frontier-model cost.
What This Does
PORDL's creative routing mode selects models optimized for narrative writing rather than reasoning benchmarks, prioritizing:
- Prose quality — vivid, natural writing over benchmark scores
- Character consistency across long drafting sessions
- Context retention for multi-chapter manuscripts
- Natural dialogue with distinct character voices
Built for novelists, short-fiction writers, screenwriters, and game-narrative designers who draft at volume and don't want frontier-model prices on every iteration.
Getting Started
Sign up at https://api.pordl.dev (free tier: 100K credits/month, no card required), then set your key as an environment variable — never paste API keys into chat:
export PORDL_API_KEY="pd_live_your-key-here"
How to Use This Skill
Drafting
- "Write the opening chapter of a noir detective story set in 1940s Los Angeles"
- "Continue the scene where Elena discovers the hidden room"
- "Draft the confrontation between mother and daughter at the holiday dinner"
Character Development
- "Create a character profile for a retired astronaut turned private investigator"
- "Develop the backstory for my protagonist — a marine biologist with a secret"
Worldbuilding
- "Build the magic system for my fantasy world — it should be based on music"
- "Write a field guide entry for three creatures that inhabit the dark forest"
Making API Calls
curl -X POST https://api.pordl.dev/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $PORDL_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"model": "auto",
"routing_mode": "creative",
"messages": [
{"role": "system", "content": "You are a skilled fiction writer. Write vivid, immersive prose with strong character voices and sensory detail."},
{"role": "user", "content": "Write the opening scene..."}
],
"temperature": 0.9,
"max_tokens": 2000,
"stream": true
}'
Query https://api.pordl.dev/v1/models for available models; auto with routing_mode: "creative" picks the best prose model for each request.
Recommended Settings
- temperature: 0.85–1.0
- max_tokens: 1500–3000 (a full scene without cutoff)
- stream: true (see text as it's written)
Tips for Better Results
- Give context — a paragraph describing your world, characters, and tone produces immersive prose; a one-liner produces generic writing.
- Define recurring characters in the system prompt — name, personality, speaking style, key relationships.
- Set the scene — location, time of day, mood. Sensory context in produces sensory writing out.
- Don't over-instruct — "write a sad scene" beats a paragraph of stage directions. Let the model make creative choices.
- Iterate, don't restart — "make the dialogue sharper" beats regenerating from scratch.
Pricing
Flat monthly tiers with a hard cap — draft as much as your allowance covers with no surprise bills. Current tiers at https://api.pordl.dev/pricing.
Content Policy
All requests pass an automated content-safety check; prohibited content is refused. See https://api.pordl.dev/aup.
Links
- Sign up: https://api.pordl.dev
- API docs: https://api.pordl.dev/docs
- Source code: https://github.com/plagtech/pordl
