Templates
Draft out of order from any beat
You can create a scene from any beat, even if you are starting late in the story.
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Manual Topic
Back to manual- You can create a scene from any beat, even if you are starting late in the story.
- Beat meaning and chapter order are treated as separate concerns.
- When you create a scene from a beat, you can place it in an existing chapter or create a new real chapter inline.
- This supports writing the ending, midpoint, or a late reveal first, then cleaning up chapter order later.
Related Manual Topics
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Use story templates
Templates shape the whole story and help you map beats without forcing linear drafting.
Understand template selection versus beat mapping
Choosing a template and mapping scenes to its beats are related, but they are not the same step.
Assign chapters to beats
Beat cards stay high-level by mapping chapters instead of asking you to tag every scene.
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