In East Asian cultures, a red thread symbolises the connection between people or a connecting theme or narrative throughline. This writing application provides an end-to-end framework for planning, writing, editing and publishing your story with these connections in mind.
Characters
Keep track of your characters. Tag characters that appear in each chapter and filter chapters for editing a particular arc. Assign alternate names for automatic replacement before publishing or viewing by others.
Themes
Manage the primary themes of your book. Tag themes in each chapter and filter for better editing.
Story Events
Ensure the logic and flow of your story holds together by storyboarding your book to see the sequence. Tag chapters to see the order and highlight any gaps in your storyboard.
Writing
Clear the screen to focus, or open the panel to see the chapter meta – word count, characters, themes, story events, notes and readiness info.
Collaborators
Invite co-writers, editors and beta readers to join your writing journey. Each has permissions appropriate to their role.
Notes
All collaborators can leave notes tied to a chapter, marking what they like, what they didn’t understand etc. The writer can clear these as they’re addressed, right where they do their writing.
Readiness
Mark each chapter’s readiness on a variety of scales, and manually mark each ‘Ready’ when it reaches your target levels. See an overview of readiness for the whole book to quickly identify which chapters need attention.
Export
Export your book as an epub file for publishing or reading offline. Select which front- and back-matter to include. Change names for anonymity. Filter on characters or themes to edit a specific arc.