“Storylines
The Storylines tool is probably the most valuable tool in this
suite of tools. Storylines helps you to keep organized your various
plots and chapters. Figure 2 shows you a simple story line I have
created for the purpose of this article. As you can see there are
three plot lines I have created (Main Plot, Secondary Plot, and
Tertiary Plot). Each of these plots is represented by a different
color. To each plot line you add cards. Each card can be thought of
as a chapter or a scene. With this type of organization it makes it
easy to recognize what plot line a chapter relates to. To add a new
card to a plot line you simple double click on the plot line where
you want the card to go. Once the card is where you want it (you
can drag and drop cards) click on the Summary tab in the upper
right pane and give the card a summary. The summary of the card
will appear in the overall story outline in the upper left pane.
This serves as your story outline. You can also view the master
story line which places all of the plot cards onto one story line.
To view this click on the “M” icon above the upper left
pane.”
Organize your writing with Writer’s Cafe
By
Jack Wallen
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