Templates
Use story templates
Templates shape the whole story and help you map beats without forcing linear drafting.
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Manual Topic
Back to manual- Templates shape the whole story and help you map beats without forcing linear drafting.
- Templates live in the Plot area because they are structure support, not separate story entities.
- Choosing a template does not create one chapter per beat. New template projects still start from a real Chapter 1 and Scene 1.
- Beat cards let you assign existing chapters to the structural beats they mainly serve.
- Template adoption is additive: chapters, scenes, and plot threads stay intact while you gradually map the draft into a structure.
Related Manual Topics
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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.
What happens if I choose a template before chapters exist?
Templates can be chosen before the manuscript exists, but beat mapping starts once real chapters exist.
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