Plot Your Journey
From Plot Boards to Character Cards, Image Walls to Timelines, NovelForge offers tools for every
type of writer. Whether you're a Pantser, Plotter, or anything in between.
Plot Boards
The Plot Board is a time-tested tool for crafting books, TV shows, and movie
scripts. It’s so timeless, it dates back to when people lived in caves. (Have you
seen the Lascaux cave paintings? That’s practically the plot of an action movie
right there!)
With Plot Board Cards, you can jot down a few words about each scene and
rearrange them within your novel's virtual space.
Need more than one Plot Board? No problem. You can create as many as you like.
One for each act, character, or story thread.
Like many features in NovelForge, the Plot Board supports keywords on sticky
notes that link to chapters, characters, other documents, or even other Plot
Boards. Plot boldly and organize effortlessly
Characters and World Creator
Add motivation images, write characters synopsis and add keyword for traits and personality. The character cards are the perfect place to
outline your protagonists.
Timelines
Timelines are another versatile plotting tool, designed to adapt
perfectly to your unique way of thinking.
A timeline can be as simple as a sequence of events, like
chapters, beats, or scenes, or as detailed as a real-world
calendar with actual dates.
Zoom in to plan down to the hour for your intricate whodunit
mystery, or keep it high-level for broader story arcs.
With the ability to create multiple timelines, each with its own
time frame, you can not only organize your story but also your
life. Why not add deadlines for chapters or even your next
dentist appointment? Balance creativity and productivity with
ease!
Big Image Wall
What’s plotting without a proper corkboard, complete with unflattering snapshots of relatives, random people from the internet, notes, wiggly
connection strings, and your most preposterous ideas? The Image Wall is all that and more!
Smart Tags, Color Tags and Keywords
As your project grows, you'll quickly come to appreciate how documents in
NovelForge automatically link together. You might think you’ll always remember
which chapter your protagonist stole their first kiss, or their first spaceship, but
trust us, you probably won’t. That’s where keyword tags become your best
friends.
With Smart Tags, any text file can link to other documents, and everything stays
in sync. If a tag links to Chapter 22, it will still work even if Chapter 22 later
becomes Chapter 34.
Chapter tags can take you straight to character descriptions, related timelines,
word sheets, or other chapters.
But Smart Tags don’t stop there! They can also type text for you, open a custom
dictionary on a selected word (yes, you can create your own dictionaries!), or
even search the internet—if staying connected is your thing.
Every item on the timeline can link directly to a
document in your project. Simply double-click, and
you'll be taken right to it!
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Each document in NovelForge can also have a color tag, making it perfect for organizing multiple perspectives. For example, all documents
(chapters, notes, timelines, pictures) related to John’s POV could be red, Paul’s could be yellow, Ringo’s blue... and the fourth one? Let’s go
with green—if we care to include him.
Color tags aren’t just for looks; they make searching your manuscript much easier. Assign tags to chapters and find what you need in no
time!
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