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Build Your Outline

Walk your story into structure — one stage at a time.

A good outline isn't a cage. It's a map.

We'll walk through six stages together — Instability, Pressure, Escalation, Fracture, Confrontation, Resolution.

At each stage you'll choose which elements belong, add context, and watch your story arc take shape.

Name Your Story

Every outline needs a title to find its way home.

You can change the title anytime.

Set Up Your Outline

Load your story elements, then optionally add your manuscript so the AI can pre-fill your outline stages.

Step 1 — Story Elements
or upload a file
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Add your Story Foundation
.rtf, .txt, or .docx
or paste text
Step 2 — Existing Manuscript (optional)

Have a complete or partial manuscript? Upload it and the AI will read both your elements and your manuscript to pre-fill all six outline stages for you.

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Drop your manuscript here
.rtf, .docx, or .txt

Want to go deeper?

You can come back and refine any stage anytime.

Your Six Stages

Build all six stages for a complete outline. Each stage can be refined as many times as you like.

Your Elements

Elements available to place in your outline stages.

Add an Element

Add any character, scene, world, conflict, or premise element to use in your outline.