The segment sidebar
Open Alasdair - Chapter II. Its context sidebar is where we'll keep scene details and revision reminders, within reach of the writing.
Open the scene's context
Use the top bar's sidebar toggle or Ctrl/CmdShiftS if the sidebar is closed.
The sidebar shows the details for Alasdair - Chapter II, the segment we've just written. Reminders and relationships added here belong to this segment.
Keep a reminder beside the scene
In Notes, choose Create Note and write:
Check Alasdair’s route from the empyreal court to the market streets.
The reminder stays with this segment, out of the prose. We'll use notes again when revising.
Segment - Concept - Connections
Let's connect this segment to Alasdair using the relationship controls we tried earlier:
- In the segment's Connections, choose Add relationship.
- Keep Alasdair - Chapter II as the source and select the Alasdair concept as the target.
- Choose or create POV as the relationship type. Has viewpoint character and Is viewpoint character in go under Concept A → Concept B and Concept B → Concept A, respectively. Or you could just leave it empty so it uses POV as source and target
- Check the direction, then choose Add Relationship.
Open Alasdair from the saved relationship to check the connection from his side. Return to the segment using its tab or Ctrl/Cmd[.
This records whose viewpoint the scene uses. A mention, which we'll try later, links a name in the prose to a profile.
Add only the details you need
| Section | Use it for |
|---|---|
| Attributes | Scene details, or story dates, or wtv fits. |
| Reference images | Images to consult while writing this scene. Think vibes. |
| Connections | Relationships and mentions involving the segment. |
| Notes | Questions, decisions, plans, and reminders. |
Collapse, reorder, or hide sections to suit the work. Hiding a section keeps its contents for later.
Go deeper when the task calls for it
Text Insights offers a closer look at the writing. Once you've assigned speakers to dialogue, Voices can show conversations; its analysis requires the project's Dialogue Intelligence service to be enabled.
Date attributes work here just as they do on concepts. The chronology guide covers calendars, relative dates, and shared events.