Character viewpoint synopses

A character viewpoint synopsis is where you follow through your story from the point of view of the characters who are not the main character (or who aren’t any of the point-of-view characters, if you’re doing multiple POVs).

This can be incredibly useful for adding depth and realism to your story, creating deeper characters and relationships and offering opportunities for conflict you may not have considered. You can find out more about character viewpoint synopses here.

The Novel Factory aides you in creating these character viewpoint synopses.

To complete one, navigate to the Characters section using the main menu on the left, and then open up the character you wish to complete the synopsis for. You can do this by double clicking the card, choosing ‘Open’ from the context menu or clicking the name in the Character List on the left.

Find the panel called Character Viewpoint Synopsis and click the ‘edit’ button that appears when you hover over it.

A large pop-up will appear. On the left is a column containing all the index cards of your plot. On the right of each of the index cards is a space where you can enter text.

In each of these fields, you simply describe the events of the scene, from the point of view of the selected character.

When you’re done, click ‘Save Changes’ and you will return to the main character details view, where you can read the synopses you have written.

As with the other character panels, in order to keep the interface clean and uncluttered, once you have entered some data, the software only displays the parts you have completed. However, you can access all of the hidden fields by going back into edit mode.