Writing Tools

A workspace for mapping the moving parts of a novel in progress — characters, structure, midpoint, and more.

A generator for wound and false belief — the two things that exist before everything else in a character's life.

A workspace for the individual unit of story — purpose, conflict, POV, and what changes by the final line.

Put in a premise and interrogate it. Does it create irresolvable conflict? Does the want oppose the need? Find out before you write eighty pages.

Describe your story and map it against the full framework — want, need, fear, false belief, mirror, opposing force, pivot, theme. An interactive extension of the Analyzing Narrative series.

Write opening lines and examine what they promise, what they withhold, and whether they create the forward motion a first line needs.

Describe your story and work backward to the theme underneath. Useful for writers who are deep in a draft and need to understand what they're actually writing about.