Five steps from a spark to a manuscript.

You can move between steps any time. The order is there for when you’re stuck.

1

Plan

Find the story before you write it: premise, people, world and voice, one question at a time.

  • Answer one question at a time; skip any you like
  • Characters, relationships, world and voice
  • A checklist of often-forgotten things, like narrative distance, voice and style
2

Outline

Shape it into chapters and scenes, with threads and a timeline you can see.

  • Story structures and templates that guide and never lock
  • Threads laid against the chapters
  • Subplots, a timeline, and a warning when a thread goes quiet
3

Write

Type the book on a quiet paper page, with your whole plan one tab away.

  • Your plan beside the page
  • Works on a phone screen, and built for no signal (still in testing)
  • Both versions shown when devices disagree
4

Review

Revise in nine focused passes, from the big picture down to commas.

  • Each tool says what it counted
  • Says when a pattern is fine to keep
  • Beta readers comment by link, which expires and can be turned off
5

Finish

Title, selling copy and front matter, then finish the manuscript.

  • Title and selling copy
  • Preview as an ebook or in print, export to Word, EPUB or PDF
  • Download everything, even if you stop using the app
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