Core Workflows

Planning Your Novel

• Story Beats: Use any story beat system (Save the Cat, Hero's Journey, Story Grid, or Custom) to lay out the story momentum scaffolding.
• Act Structure: Create and distribute scenes by act (1-3) to see your three-act structure take shape as scene ideas come to you.
• Subplot Tracking: Each ring represents a different subplot—see how plot threads interweave.
• Beat Templates: Generate complete story beat sets like Save the Cat using Settings → Story beat system.

Command: Create template scene note Settings: Story beat system

Tracking Progress

• Status Colors: In Subplot Mode, scenes are color-coded by status (Todo = plaid, Working = pink, Overdue = red, Complete = publish stage color customizable in settings). In Narrative and Chronologue modes, scenes display their subplot color.
• Completion Estimates: Plugin calculates target completion date based on your recent writing pace.
• Publishing Stages: Track manuscript through Zero → Author → House → Press.
• Subplot Mode: Switch to subplot mode (navigation top right via page icon or keyboard 2) for simplified view emphasizing publication progress as well as individual subplots.

Modes: Narrative (key 1) or Subplot (key 2) Settings: Publishing stage colors

Zero Draft Mode

Prevents edits to completed zero-draft scenes. Click completed scene → modal for pending edits → save ideas for later revision. Keeps you progress to new scenes instead of endlessly revising.

Settings: → Radial Timeline → Zero draft mode