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Start with a story template

Choose a proven structure and turn its beats into your own story.

Choose the structure that fits the story

A template opens a clean manuscript with a structured outline note in Prepare. The scaffold is planning material, not a set of manuscript chapters and not a rule the story must obey.

  1. 1Open Templates from the library.
  2. 2Compare structures such as Three-Act Architecture, Hero’s Journey, Snowflake Method, Mystery Clue Ladder, or Romance Emotional Spine.
  3. 3Select a template to open its outline note in Prepare.
  4. 4Answer, rewrite, reorder, or remove the prompts that help you clarify the story.
  5. 5Begin drafting in the manuscript and add chapters from Write when you need them.

Make the template disappear into the draft

Keep the outline as a living project note while it is useful. Rename or delete the note when the draft has developed its own shape.

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