This software sounds like exactly what I need!! I don't love the learning curve of new software, but it seems like the benefits will be everything I'm craving for my plotting. Thank you so much for sharing a review!
I've watched this video like six times since it came out because I wasn't liking how I was using plottr. I now have 18 of the little plot rows, all for different things, and it's working WAY better. Thank you so much! Fun fact: Plottr gets SLOW when you get a lot of plots and cards going. Not a ton, but enough to notice in Large and Medium timeline view.
I’m so glad the video ended up helping you find a method of using Plottr that works for you!! And yeah, I have started noticing that slowness some in the medium view which is what I use mostly when I’m trying to scroll over. Like you said, not a ton though. Hopefully that gets adjusted in an update
Great video Liselle, full of really useful information and I love your presentation style with that big smile! I'm sure Plottr would take you on in the blink of an eye, you know the system really well. Thanks for posting 👍😊
I was playing around with this recently, and I found it super helpful (even with using something I've already drafted). I have a lot of consistency problems, so I liked how I was able to use it to keep track if a certain character was in a particular chapter. Especially when they need to have emotional impact later on (re: a death scene).
It is super helpful in that way! That’s definitely something I’m thinking it’ll help me with because consistency can for sure be a challenge if you’re juggling a lot of characters
Thank you for sharing this s video!! This answers the questions I had perfectly. As a natural pantser, I've had to work harder to really get the groove of plotting. Now I'm really enjoying it, but I have been looking for something just like this!
Sooo this may or may not have convinced me to start a Plottr trial last night! I've been trying to decide what tool to use for my outline and this seems perfect!
This video is super helpful to this wannabe novelist who is overwhelmed by Plottr. I really want to use Plottr because I need the organization, but I feel like until I use it to write a book, I won't understand how to use it to write my book. So! Anyway, thank you so much!!
Glad it was helpful for you!! And yeah, I think it’s more helpful once you dive into using Plottr you can kind of figure out how it best works for you. But I hoped this video could at least illustrate the possibilities to help folks figure out how they may want to use it
This was great! I'm not so much of a plotter but I do outline after my fast/first draft and use the outline to help revise. I think this will be super helpful!
This was super helpful! I’m editing my first draft and I keep finding it hard to keep track of what I’ve changed/how that impacts everything. Def going to try the free trial!
Thanks for sharing!!! Checking out the free trial now! Definetly a bit shocking that they don't have save the cat. You said it, and I STILL just spent like 10 minutes double-checking because that's crazy ahaha
@@LiselleSambury I actually emailed Plottr because like ?????? they said they don't have it because of copyright reasons (as we suspected) BUT then they attached a STC example for me to use. But It wasn't better than what i'd already made myself.
I actually love the notes section. I keep a project journal a la Sue Grafton and I want t use the notes section for that. I can use the tags on notes to mark thoughts about specific characters or places or things I want to come back to in edits.
Hi Liselle ! I love this kind of helping software for plotting. I wonder how different it is from Aon Timeline which I'm already using (it's for creating timelines but has also views with dots and systems with tags, events, parenting, filtering system etc.) Though this makes me extremely curious and want to play to it !
Hi Liselle. Thank you for your excellent review. I am 77, and I would like to write a series of memoir essays about my life with a common meandering theme. Unlike a traditional autobiography which is usually a complete life story. Is Plottr a good software for writing a series of randomly connected memoir tales? I will be including many images, past to present to flesh out the stories. Can photos be included? You did mention once in your video you liked seeing the image of a character. Finally, I am a bit concerned that the setup and learning curve may be (a not-so-good fit) for memoir writing using Plottr. If not, can you recommend an alternate software better suited to composing memoirs? Cheers.
Hi! Plottr I’m sure can be whatever you make it, so if you want to briefly plot out each essay or lay out all the essays you’re planning, that’s something you could do for it. And yes, so in the little scene cards you can include photos and links and all sorts of things. I don’t really know of a software that I would say is comparable to doing what Plottr does, and I’m sorry to say I don’t write or know much about memoir so I can’t say what software would be especially good for it. I would just recommend trying out the free trial version and seeing if you like it
Lies! I told you about Plottr MONTHS ago but you forgot. Lol. That’s okay. I’ll forgive you in exchange for you teaching me how to use the dang thing lol
![Save the Cat Deep Dive: Opening Image [CC]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/L0Gi_JEv42w/mqdefault.jpg)
FYI: I know that I fail to properly blur one section in the video but it was like the most loose and non-spoiler note so I just left it
This software sounds like exactly what I need!! I don't love the learning curve of new software, but it seems like the benefits will be everything I'm craving for my plotting. Thank you so much for sharing a review!
Hopefully you’re able to get over the learning curve quickly and get good use out of it!
Been waiting for this video! Lol. I was waiting for you to release this video before I made up my mind! This totally helps so much!
Glad it’s helped you out with deciding!
Yes to Plottr! I used up my free trial but am intending on getting a subscription. It’s great to finally hear someone else talking about it.
I’ve felt it’s pretty worth the subscription! Glad to have discovered it
Great video! I'm a new Author and I'm writing my first novel. This was super helpful. Thanks
Very happy it was helpful for you! Good luck with your novel!
I've watched this video like six times since it came out because I wasn't liking how I was using plottr. I now have 18 of the little plot rows, all for different things, and it's working WAY better. Thank you so much! Fun fact: Plottr gets SLOW when you get a lot of plots and cards going. Not a ton, but enough to notice in Large and Medium timeline view.
I’m so glad the video ended up helping you find a method of using Plottr that works for you!! And yeah, I have started noticing that slowness some in the medium view which is what I use mostly when I’m trying to scroll over. Like you said, not a ton though. Hopefully that gets adjusted in an update
Great video Liselle, full of really useful information and I love your presentation style with that big smile! I'm sure Plottr would take you on in the blink of an eye, you know the system really well. Thanks for posting 👍😊
Glad you enjoyed the video!!
Yay! I love Plottr! Happy to see others talking about it more :)
It’s so helpful!! Glad I dived deeper into it
@@LiselleSambury With Plottr and Novel Factory, it's becoming easier to keep my ideas organized.
I was playing around with this recently, and I found it super helpful (even with using something I've already drafted). I have a lot of consistency problems, so I liked how I was able to use it to keep track if a certain character was in a particular chapter. Especially when they need to have emotional impact later on (re: a death scene).
It is super helpful in that way! That’s definitely something I’m thinking it’ll help me with because consistency can for sure be a challenge if you’re juggling a lot of characters
Thank you for sharing this s video!! This answers the questions I had perfectly. As a natural pantser, I've had to work harder to really get the groove of plotting. Now I'm really enjoying it, but I have been looking for something just like this!
Yay so glad it helped you out! And I’m happy you’re enjoying the plotting process
Thank you so much for this. ❤️
I'm going to plan and invest in it before I tackle a brand new project.
I hope it ends up working out for you when you try it!
Thank you for this. Your discussion was complete and helpful.
Happy it helped you!!
Sooo this may or may not have convinced me to start a Plottr trial last night! I've been trying to decide what tool to use for my outline and this seems perfect!
Yay! I hope that it ends up working out for you! I think it’s such a cool tool
Ooo this is something I'm going to have to take a look at. Thanks for this indepth look, I'm probably going to have to watch a few times to absorb it!
Absolutely! It’s got a lot of moving pieces haha so could totally understand needing that time to absorb
This video is super helpful to this wannabe novelist who is overwhelmed by Plottr. I really want to use Plottr because I need the organization, but I feel like until I use it to write a book, I won't understand how to use it to write my book. So! Anyway, thank you so much!!
Glad it was helpful for you!! And yeah, I think it’s more helpful once you dive into using Plottr you can kind of figure out how it best works for you. But I hoped this video could at least illustrate the possibilities to help folks figure out how they may want to use it
I ordered Blood Like Magic can’t wait to read it
Thanks so much!! ☺️
@@LiselleSambury you are welcome
This was great! I'm not so much of a plotter but I do outline after my fast/first draft and use the outline to help revise. I think this will be super helpful!
I hope it helps you! I have used it to revise so I do think it has great application there
This was super helpful! I’m editing my first draft and I keep finding it hard to keep track of what I’ve changed/how that impacts everything. Def going to try the free trial!
Happy it helped!! And yes, that’s definitely a challenge I have when I edit too! Hope the trial works out for you!
I played around with plotter a while ago but this definitely inspired me to go back and actually fill it out.
Do it! Hopefully you find something in it that works for you
Thanks for sharing!!! Checking out the free trial now! Definetly a bit shocking that they don't have save the cat. You said it, and I STILL just spent like 10 minutes double-checking because that's crazy ahaha
I hope it works for you! And yeah haha it’s super strange cause they have so many beat sheets??
@@LiselleSambury I actually emailed Plottr because like ?????? they said they don't have it because of copyright reasons (as we suspected) BUT then they attached a STC example for me to use. But It wasn't better than what i'd already made myself.
@@AuthorElliotaha! Mystery solved!
As I understand it, they used "Save the Cat" to build on and program Plottr. The Beats are in there.
Giving this a try for sure!
Hope it works for you!!
Very helpful. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Glad to know about it now. I don't mind a long setup because I take whatever excuse I can find to avoid actually writing lmao
🤣 I respect that
This was helpful, thank you.
Happy it helped!!
I inquired about a STC template. I was told that there were legal issues that precluded including it in the program.
Yes! I learned that after I made the video
Hi! Thank you for exploring this! My question is is the actual writing stored in Plottr?
Nope. I do my actual writing in Scrivener. It has places where you can put text but limited formatting options. I wouldn’t recommend drafting in it
@@LiselleSambury Thank you so much! I love your channel 💗
I actually love the notes section. I keep a project journal a la Sue Grafton and I want t use the notes section for that. I can use the tags on notes to mark thoughts about specific characters or places or things I want to come back to in edits.
Ohh that’s a cool way to use it! I’ll have to keep that in mind
Hi Liselle ! I love this kind of helping software for plotting. I wonder how different it is from Aon Timeline which I'm already using (it's for creating timelines but has also views with dots and systems with tags, events, parenting, filtering system etc.)
Though this makes me extremely curious and want to play to it !
Sorry, I don’t know anything about Aon Timeline. I’ve never heard of it. But it seems like it’s pretty similar
Hi Liselle. Thank you for your excellent review. I am 77, and I would like to write a series of memoir essays about my life with a common meandering theme. Unlike a traditional autobiography which is usually a complete life story. Is Plottr a good software for writing a series of randomly connected memoir tales? I will be including many images, past to present to flesh out the stories. Can photos be included? You did mention once in your video you liked seeing the image of a character. Finally, I am a bit concerned that the setup and learning curve may be (a not-so-good fit) for memoir writing using Plottr. If not, can you recommend an alternate software better suited to composing memoirs? Cheers.
Hi! Plottr I’m sure can be whatever you make it, so if you want to briefly plot out each essay or lay out all the essays you’re planning, that’s something you could do for it.
And yes, so in the little scene cards you can include photos and links and all sorts of things.
I don’t really know of a software that I would say is comparable to doing what Plottr does, and I’m sorry to say I don’t write or know much about memoir so I can’t say what software would be especially good for it. I would just recommend trying out the free trial version and seeing if you like it
LISELLE the way im about to procrastinate drafting this book thats due in 2 months even more just to use this program???
🤣 I mean, if you’re gonna procrastinate at least this is related. Honestly, could be considered productivity
Hi, how do you feel about the program now after 11 months? I'm a pantser trying to plot. Thanks. Barbara
I love it! I continue to use it for my projects and I actually just increased my subscription so I could also use the mobile app
@@LiselleSambury Oh, that's good to hear! Thank you for sharing that. :)
Lies! I told you about Plottr MONTHS ago but you forgot. Lol. That’s okay. I’ll forgive you in exchange for you teaching me how to use the dang thing lol
Haha yessss but I forgot right away so I didn’t count it 🤣 but I appreciate you trying to tell me