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Adding a new subplot To add a subplot column, click ‘add subplot’ towards the top right. This will bring up a popup, where you can enter details of your subplot. Subplot name The name of your subplot. For example, ‘romance between Sally and Ben’ or ‘the mystery of the missing vase’. Description A brief description…

The Subplot Manager offers a range of ways for you to customise the interface to suit your needs. You can: Make the cards larger or smaller Display either the title or description of each plot event card, or both Invert the axis View full screen This article explains how to do all these things. Make…

One of the Novel Factory’s most useful features, is our selection of plot templates. The main place you will use the plot templates is in the Plot Manager, which is where you plan out your main plot beats. However, it’s also possible to use the same plot templates within the Subplot Manager, as a basis…

There are various ways you can edit your subplots in the Subplot Manager. You can edit them within the main grid, so that you can see all the other plot elements alongside, in situ. Or you can see them in isolation, and edit that subplot only. In this article we will look at the first…

One of the most unique features of the Novel Factory, is the ability to add Character Viewpoint Synopsis. Character Viewpoint Synopsis are where you follow through the story from the point of view of various sub characters, rather than only seeing it from the point of view characters which the readers will be following. There…

As well as letting you edit your subplot while viewing all the other subplots, we know that it’s sometimes useful to look at a subplot in isolation, so you can focus on its beats and flow and make sure it works as a whole. So as well as letting you edit your subplots in situ,…