There are two main ways to navigate the Novel Factory software: The main navigation The user menu The Main Navigation The main navigation is the vertical black bar along the left hand side of the software (this turns into a compact hamburger menu on mobile devices). This is what you use to move between the…
Read MoreCreating a Character To create a character in the Novel Factory, you need to go to the Characters section. To go there, click the sixth item down in the main navigation – the one that looks like a little person. Once you’re in the Characters section, click the green button towards the top right, that…
Read MoreThe Novel Factory is made up of sections, such as Premise and Synopses, Plot Manager and Subplot Manager. Each section can be accessed via the main navigation. Within each of these sections, the data is further organised into panels. For example, in the Premise and Synopsis section, you will find panels for Premise, Short Synopsis…
Read MoreMany of our users find the Plot Templates one of the most useful features of the Novel Factory, as they help ensure your story has a solid structure. Plot Templates can be found in the Plot Manager section. Selecting a Plot Template To go to the Plot Manager section, click the third item down the…
Read MoreThis article will explain the concepts of Scenes within the Novel Factory app, and their practical application. What are Scenes? In the Novel Factory the main ‘unit’ of writing we use is a scene. You can use your own rules to define a scene, but we usually consider it a contained piece of writing of…
Read MoreCustom fields allow you to create your own panels and choose the content that goes in them. We offer a range of panels with questions carefully designed to help you develop your characters, locations, and more. However, we know that many writers will have their own preferences for what data they wish to keep track…
Read MoreThis article will explain the concepts of Chapters within the Novel Factory app, and their practical application. What are Chapters? In the Novel Factory, the main ‘unit’ we break a novel down into is a Scene. Read more about Scenes here. Chapters are like a folders, into which you put your scenes in order to…
Read MoreIn the Novel Factory, you can customise your interface, by selecting which panels you would like to see, and hiding the rest. These are the sections where you can show / hide panels: Premise and Synopses Characters Locations Items Select which panels are visible or hidden To customise the interface, click the Show/Hide Panels button…
Read MoreThe related into sidebar or side panel can be found in the following sections: Plot Manager (when a scene is selected) Manuscript section (when a scene is selected) Character Details Locations Details Item Details The panel works the same in all these sections, except when a scene is selected there are a few extra scene…
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