View Modes
Shows all scenes from all subplots on the outer ring with story beats and subplot color-coding. Structured around the 3-act model with scenes organized by act divisions (120° per act). Provides comprehensive view with every detail. This is your primary manuscript-order workspace showing Narrative time (reading order). Status/publishing overlays are hidden so subplot colors remain dominant.
Interactive Reordering: You can reorder scenes by dragging the scene number squares on the outer ring. See Core Workflows for details.
Tip: For scenes in more than one subplot, click on the scene to make that subplot dominant in the color styling of the narrative and chronologue modes outer ring. A folded corner effect at the beginning of the subplot ring visually indicates which subplot is currently dominant.
Isolates each subplot into its own unitary radial pass—no combined outer ring—so you can focus on one thread at a time. Scenes inherit the author workflow palette (Todo plaid, Working pink, Overdue red, Complete = publish-stage color) along with publish-stage indicators. Removes story beats for a cleaner view. Structured around the 3-act model with scenes distributed across three acts (120° per act). Simplified view emphasizing Author time (writing status) and Publishing time (revision stages) and completion readiness. Use the top-right navigation or keyboard 2 to cycle between subplots.
Displays scenes in chronological story order based on When field. Removes the 3-act structure entirely—scenes are positioned across the full 360° circle based solely on when they occur in your story's timeline. Color styling mirrors Narrative mode (subplot colors only) to keep time comparisons clean.
- Shift Mode (keyboard Shift, caps lock or click button): wireframe view revealing the chronological backbone.
- Discontinuities: Large time jumps marked with ∞ symbol.
- Smart duration labels: Time-period-appropriate formatting.
- Dynamic duration arc cap: Proportionally scales scene durations.
Visualizes narrative momentum using story beat scores. Timeline grays out; momentum values display across story beats.
