Templates
Choose a template as a guide, not a lock
Templates give you a structural lens on day one, but they are meant to support drafting rather than trap the project in one plan.
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Manual Topic
Back to manual- Templates give you a structural lens on day one, but they are meant to support drafting rather than trap the project in one plan.
- Choosing a template adds an organizing framework for beats and structure, but it does not force you to draft in beat order.
- Blank workspace is the right choice when you want to discover the story first and add structure later.
- Template choices can be revisited from inside the workspace, so the best early choice is the one that helps you start moving.
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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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