Clever Tool to EASILY Outline Your Novel

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  • Опубликовано: 28 ноя 2024

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  • @qine6559
    @qine6559 4 года назад +16

    So cool! Not only does the tool look awesome, but what I LOVE is that you are willing to showcase on behalf on someone else something created by someone else. I love people that enjoy lifting others. It proves what I have suspected for a long time: you are a gem. Currently hidden, but hopefully blossoming with a number of subscribers that you deserve. I appreciate you.

    • @AuthorLevelUp
      @AuthorLevelUp  4 года назад

      Thank you so much for your kind comment. :)

  • @Jammer2727
    @Jammer2727 3 года назад +2

    Thank you. Want to write a fantasy novel and starting with my outline. Will try your strategies. Thank you.

  • @Vagran
    @Vagran 4 года назад +12

    As a hobby I write scenario's for a table top R.P.G group. This tool could be really useful for organizing campaigns as well. If you add tags for roleplayers some RPG fans might check this video out as well.

    • @AuthorLevelUp
      @AuthorLevelUp  4 года назад +2

      Funny you mention tabletop RPGs. The developer is big on them, and I bet that's a great avenue he could pursue. I appreciate your comment.

  • @CM_Marquez008
    @CM_Marquez008 4 года назад +5

    I would consider something like this that I can purchase and download and use offline. Great video! Thank you.

  • @laynek7644
    @laynek7644 3 года назад +2

    This looks exactly what I've been looking for! I prefer a web browser type app because I'm not always using the same computer, and I need some place I can outline / write / take notes all in the same place without feeling like it's a challenge. I like the simplicity of this and the price point is awesome. Thanks so much for reviewing 😊

  • @charlythompson9281
    @charlythompson9281 4 года назад +4

    OMG, what a fantastic tool for plotters!! I love how clean it looks, and the price is fabulous - I was afraid it was going to be a monthly subscription for around $20, but this being a per project download pricing model is BRILLIANT (Id be okay with it at 2x the price shown here) because then if it takes me a year to work out the outline, that’s just fine (I have several projects in the outline stage at any given time). I am definitely going to be checking this out.
    Thanks so much for sharing!

    • @AuthorLevelUp
      @AuthorLevelUp  4 года назад +1

      Thank you. Remember that your outline is stored in your browser history so if you delete that, you delete your novel. I’d hate for you to do all that work and then it disappear! Glad you like the app. :)

  • @johnnyragadoo2414
    @johnnyragadoo2414 4 года назад +1

    Story Lattice looks nice, and I appreciate anyone who supports writing. I think he would be more successful with more of a micro-pricing approach, or a subscription option for unlimited use for a year, or the right to update, edit, and download a story multiple times for one admission fee.
    I hate to say anything negative about hard work, and it looks like Story Lattice was built with care. The work flow looks well thought out.
    With respect, you can do a lot of planning in this style in OneNote. Or, my current favorite, Curio, which is kind of like OneNote on steroids.
    Story Lattice parallels something I've found very helpful. If I outline, Harvard-style, my story will turn out stilted. I'll end up with too many levels in the hierarchy. Too much of the storytelling will be in the outline.
    Instead, I've started using Curio as an outliner. Each page (Idea Space, as Curio calls them) is a point in the story. Instead of adding more levels to a hierarchical outline, I'll plop the notes I want in the page. Each Curio page is like a quickie storyboard carrying a snapshot of a point in the tale.
    Then when I write, I"m voyaging between milestones, not following a recipe. Story Lattice's scene-by-scene story layout would encourage the same thing.
    Nice video and a great walkthrough of a promising product.

  • @johnandrewmunroe
    @johnandrewmunroe 4 года назад +2

    Love this! Thank you Michael for featuring this excellent writer's tool.

  • @M.Musonda.writes
    @M.Musonda.writes 4 года назад +1

    Thank you! I need to re-outline a book and this was a really helpful walk-through.

  • @ReeseRyanWrites
    @ReeseRyanWrites 4 года назад +1

    I use Scrivener, but I am by no means proficient with it. I'm a pantser by nature, but I need the structure of at least a loose plot. This tool seems perfect and fun to use. I can't wait to check it out. Thank you for sharing! I do like the fact that it's browser based. I don't like the charge per download option. I'd love to see a second option that is a one-time purchase.

  • @cjpreach
    @cjpreach 3 года назад +1

    I found a story structure that looks like a Capital "W," and it shows the placement of major scenes in a story (not unlike the Story Circle). I think it could be integrated into this software and the story outline and structure could develop simultaneously with the characters.

  • @dpm3740
    @dpm3740 4 года назад +2

    Looks like a great idea, especially for beginning writers, This would be terrific for short fiction! Price is perfect. I will pass this along.

  • @patriciadanna7433
    @patriciadanna7433 4 года назад +9

    Another great tool for writers. For someone who's not very techy and can't seem to master Scrivener, this is doable. The price is right, as well. Thanks. I love when you present different writing apps/tools.

  • @elizabethl9886
    @elizabethl9886 2 года назад

    Hello and thank you for this video. I am wondering if I can save it and keep working on it without having to download?

  • @BazColne
    @BazColne 3 года назад +1

    I'm going to the website now to have a look. Thanks so much for your hard work. I'll get back and comment if I come up with anything intelligent to say.
    (later) Back again. I like the software but everything on the website lacked noises and the sense of things happening. Also the RTN did nothing during writing (an instinctive action). Character creation was limited to four; other info section couldn't be filled in at all. Too limited to take it for a real spin. But I'd be interested. Sent off an email from the software, asking about where to go from here. All too limited to properly conclude or judge. I like trying out writing software though, and I found the prompts on the programme not too different from the way I like to approach things.

  • @rilanakarima
    @rilanakarima 2 года назад +1

    Wauw i have watch 10000 video's and apps and this video blows my mind
    everything is on the app so helpfull

  • @alexandrastafford2299
    @alexandrastafford2299 4 года назад +1

    It looks like a great tool and I like the simple format. What I'm not sure would work for me is the part about not being able to keep it when deleting cookies. It someone wanted to do a serious outline that may take a while, but deletes cookies and browsing history they better remember to download it?

  • @DenKeeper
    @DenKeeper 4 года назад +1

    Really enjoy your content. Thanks!

  • @nevbo
    @nevbo 4 года назад +1

    This is a really interesting tool that I’m definitely going to use. I’m not sure how I feel about it being tied to a browser window and all, but I’ll give it a whirl anyhow. Thanks for showings this, you always have great information!

  • @brucelectro2761
    @brucelectro2761 4 года назад +2

    Thanks a lot! I really needed this.

  • @mgtogno
    @mgtogno 4 года назад +2

    Does that have a search option? Also can u add pictures or links? Would be great to be able to add places too as well with events. If it had these features would be a great tool for series bibble building as well. U could list ur characters, objects, major events, places and so on

    • @AuthorLevelUp
      @AuthorLevelUp  4 года назад

      All good suggestions. I’ll pass those along.

  • @Writing4Jesus247
    @Writing4Jesus247 3 года назад +1

    Great vid! And the title for your book killed me! Lol love it!

  • @evoldotv
    @evoldotv 2 года назад

    do you habe an alternative website is down

  • @patrickdorn8652
    @patrickdorn8652 4 года назад +1

    Thanks for this cool walk-through. I wonder if the "scenes" page is intended for "settings" or "locations," since "Events" pretty much covers scenes. Also, I didn't notice if it's possible to re-arrange events in the app.

    • @AuthorLevelUp
      @AuthorLevelUp  4 года назад

      You can't rearrange yet I don't believe. But all that's doable in the future.

    • @elizabethl9886
      @elizabethl9886 2 года назад

      Events seems more like the a title and maybe overview, but Scenes is not the same. Some writers write their entire novel by using scenes strung together. In this video Michael was just being quick to show you the options, but you are to flesh out your scenes. This can be complex and include the character’s inner feelings and can be the entire scene in full.

  • @RandomBiggz
    @RandomBiggz 4 года назад +4

    This is a good idea but I fear for the security of my data. I don't feel comfortable uploading my info on to a website. I would definitely buy and use this program if it was a stand-alone app that kept my data on my computer.

    • @AuthorLevelUp
      @AuthorLevelUp  4 года назад +1

      Good point!

    • @tramseyer
      @tramseyer 4 года назад

      @@AuthorLevelUp Maybe make this an option?
      Different writers have different situations. I can see where many writers are concerned about their story and data. Most of what I write is fanfic and hobby, so right now that doesn't mean that much to me. I can't sell what I write, for example.
      What concerns me is the loss of cookies etc. means loss of work. My phone died a couple of weeks ago. If I'm understanding correctly, any work I had on the site would be gone.
      One of the first things you're asked to do with computer problems is clear your cookies, etc. Authors might not be happy to find theh have lost their writing preparation as well.

    • @tramseyer
      @tramseyer 4 года назад +1

      Sorry for the lateness. RUclips just showed this to me.

  • @amy-suewisniewski6451
    @amy-suewisniewski6451 4 года назад +1

    Ooo, I really love this! I also wonder if people might be more willing to pay a monthly fee to export as much as they want as opposed to paying per project? Maybe having both as an option is a good idea.
    Me, personally, I would likely use this to help organize my thoughts if I was playing with a new idea. The prompts are so helpful compared to something life Scrivener where you're making it yourself. Because of this, I wouldn't want to pay 2.99 per project because it would discourage me from just plotting out something for fun. It also wouldn't encourage me to make changes, as I'd have to pay every time I wanted to change something for the same project to export it all over again. I'd prefer to pay for the month, and then I could use it as many times as I desired while working out the kinks of a story, or comparing ideas to see which I want to focus on, etc.

    • @amy-suewisniewski6451
      @amy-suewisniewski6451 4 года назад +1

      Other people like the per project though, reading the comments. I stand by what I said, I wonder if both would be beneficial? Or even like a pass? Pay ten dollars for four downloads to use whenever (basically gets you the fourth one free). I don't want the creator to loose out on income by giving stuff away. My thought line is more so encouraging more users by having pricing options that hit different target audiences.

    • @AuthorLevelUp
      @AuthorLevelUp  4 года назад

      You make good points. I know that Brandon is reading these comments so I am sure they will be well-taken.

  • @sol_mental
    @sol_mental 4 года назад +2

    Ok, making it all with Unity seems a little bit overcomplicated for me xDD But I guess all the buttons get really easy to do there. Anyway, nice thinking!
    The app looks great! I might give it a try, but this "clear cookie and cash" stuff kinda cut me off a little bit, because if, for example, I want to use a computer and a notebook to do the story, I'd have no access in one of them. At least that's how I understood it right?

    • @AuthorLevelUp
      @AuthorLevelUp  4 года назад +1

      Pretty much. But I'm sure that this issue could be resolved in the future.

  • @dookyshoes2684
    @dookyshoes2684 4 года назад +1

    Right up until the part where deleting browser history and cookies delete your work. it sounded like something I might use, but my virus protection cleans my computer periodically. Is there a way to protect it other than messing with my "firewall"?? Because I'm not willing to mess with it.

    • @AuthorLevelUp
      @AuthorLevelUp  4 года назад

      I wouldn't mess with your firewall either, personally. Every software has its tradeoffs.

  • @dragonchr15
    @dragonchr15 4 года назад +1

    Outline has a use but is not how our brain works, which is why people hate doing it.
    I think post it notes on a white board are the best. Just throw up ideas about things you want to happen then decide what structure you want.
    Start putting the post it notes in the appropriate structures.
    Only then, if you feel it is needed, should an outline make sense to organizes the final product.
    I am not a published author so gake this suggestion how you will, but i have written several papers in college this way with theblowest grade an A -

  • @kathyf3656
    @kathyf3656 4 года назад +1

    Sounds a little sparse at the moment. I didn't see any physical description for the characters. I also didn't see any place for Settings./Places (Worldbuilding is important no matter what Genre.) maybe those will be items added in the future.
    Another tool you can check out is Plottr. I just started using Plottr and really like all the ways it can be used (you can set up books by chapters, by scenes, fiction/non-fiction, etc.). Plottr also has a very responsive development team for adding changes and features, a good video tutorial series, and an active user FB page.

    • @AuthorLevelUp
      @AuthorLevelUp  4 года назад

      Thank you. I will be sure to check Plottr out.

  • @ayushtejwani1901
    @ayushtejwani1901 4 года назад

    ok, so here's a straight forward question, According to you Is it worth getting a creative writing or a literature degree in College? (even if it's a College like oxford or Cambridge) btw; thanks for existing so that I have someone whom I can ask this question to.

    • @AuthorLevelUp
      @AuthorLevelUp  4 года назад +1

      If you're going to go to college already and you can't imagine yourself majoring in anything else, sure, a creative degree is useful as it helps you get exposed to reading and writing. But academia is so sheltered and very unfriendly to self-publishing, which ironically, is the best path for writers right now. So if you go, be prepared to hear bad information that isn't at all representative of what we face in the real-world. That said, you don't need a creative arts degree to write. Not in the least.

  • @H1GHLANDER100
    @H1GHLANDER100 9 месяцев назад

    I think this app is fairly simple to use which makes it more appealing.

  • @burhanuddin959
    @burhanuddin959 4 года назад +2

    Although my question is unrelated to the video, how should I resist the urge to edit chapters as I write them? I'm aware I'll have to come back and edit them later as the storyline deviates from my outline, but I am not able to leave the draft of a chapter unedited and move on to the next!

    • @TomDonahue
      @TomDonahue 4 года назад +1

      I have a hack I use for productivity that may help here... I try never to finish my writing session at the end of a scene or a chapter. For me it's tough to start a session by staring at the blank page, so if I have even a single sentence to run off of, it helps. That may help combat your urge to go back and edit, if you're not looking back at a completed chapter, but the beginning of a new one.

    • @burhanuddin959
      @burhanuddin959 4 года назад +1

      @@TomDonahue Oh that's certainly something I could try. I have a bad habit of concluding my sessions at "perfect checkpoints" like the end of a scene or chapter. Perhaps that is why my mind pushes me to edit it to perfection instead of writing on.
      Thanks for the advice!

    • @TomDonahue
      @TomDonahue 4 года назад +1

      Burhanuddin good luck!

    • @AuthorLevelUp
      @AuthorLevelUp  4 года назад +2

      I like Tom's suggestion. Also, consider doing this...one time, write the best story you can, and if you get the urge to go back and edit a chapter---publish it anyway and mark the sections that you were worried about. See how many readers say anything about those sections in reviews. I'm not saying you shouldn't go back and edit (especially if you write sloppy drafts), but sometimes things that seem like a problem in the manuscript for you aren't a problem for your readers. Just a thought.

    • @burhanuddin959
      @burhanuddin959 4 года назад

      @@AuthorLevelUp You're right. Being a perfectionist can cause you to scrap a scene/project which would've been perfectly fine for the readers. I'll definitely take feedback from some readers. Thanks Michael.

  • @TheBuddyShowWorldwide
    @TheBuddyShowWorldwide 4 года назад +1

    Like you I'm a discovery writer and am reading Christopher Vogler's book. Other than On writing and Writing Into The Dark, which I've finished, do you know of any good sources for pantsers?

    • @calvinjim8829
      @calvinjim8829 4 года назад +1

      Try Take Off Your Pants by Libbie Hawker. That is the only other pantsing book I have been able to find.

    • @TheBuddyShowWorldwide
      @TheBuddyShowWorldwide 4 года назад +1

      Yeah, me too.

    • @AuthorLevelUp
      @AuthorLevelUp  4 года назад +1

      Check out my book, Be a Writing Machine. I offer some tips and strategies in that book that can help. www.authorlevelup.com/machine

    • @TheBuddyShowWorldwide
      @TheBuddyShowWorldwide 4 года назад

      Thanks

  • @holbrookjr
    @holbrookjr 4 года назад +1

    This does look very uncomplicated and user friendly, and much more organized than my usual random plot notes scribbled on scrap sheets of paper!😄
    But more importantly, That's a seriously rad idea for a book!! What if Eunice and her grandson must unite and throw down in the DJ battle as a duo? And, they have to work together to save their home because it's gone into foreclosure, after the retirement home flooded, because Eunice's daughter fell ill and couldn't work, and only the money from the DJ battle will be enough to save the house?
    😊😊

    • @AuthorLevelUp
      @AuthorLevelUp  4 года назад +1

      Good ideas, my friend. I'll write this story someday. :)

    • @holbrookjr
      @holbrookjr 4 года назад

      @@AuthorLevelUp Sweet! :D

  • @Gorboduc
    @Gorboduc 4 года назад +2

    The thumbnail had me excited that the glasses were coming back. :(

  • @patriciadanna7433
    @patriciadanna7433 4 года назад +4

    I also want to add it's not complicated and easy to move around...easy on the eyes.

    • @AuthorLevelUp
      @AuthorLevelUp  4 года назад

      I agree. I like it a lot. Very easy on the eyes for sure.

  • @ayushtejwani1901
    @ayushtejwani1901 4 года назад +1

    Bro u haven't replied to any of my comments on this video. Plz do they are important and I really wanna get ur opinion. Their are 4 in total including this one

    • @AuthorLevelUp
      @AuthorLevelUp  4 года назад

      I only check my comments about once per week. I will get to your questions as soon as I can. Thanks!

  • @jasontharris7575
    @jasontharris7575 4 года назад +1

    I think once you got a list of line items from the app you can use all of those lines again to create additional outlines. Not sure how helpful it is for extended use. I would love to see this as an app. I’d happily pay $10 once for access to this.

  • @ayushtejwani1901
    @ayushtejwani1901 4 года назад +1

    and also can u give me an estimated average income if I become a writer now, and maybe even share your average yearly income as a writer(only if you are comfortable with it)

    • @AuthorLevelUp
      @AuthorLevelUp  4 года назад +1

      I don't share my income, but everyone is totally different. It depends on your genre, your skill level, your ambition, your readers, timing, and luck. Don't fall for anyone who gives you ballpark numbers---it's just not possible.

  • @madraven07
    @madraven07 4 года назад +1

    I'm having trouble see the value in this software tool. It looks like a lot of data entry only to end up with a text file for import into something like Scrivener. Why not create the outline in Scrivener and save the time spent doing data entry in Story Lattice? Scrivener has templates, fields, keywords, synopsis components, all of which can be used to set up an infinitely complex outline. Sorry, but I don't see the value of this tool.

    • @espaught
      @espaught 4 года назад +1

      Looks interesting. I know for characters specifically it would be useful to have a photo that could also be uploaded. A section for Locations would be nice.

    • @AuthorLevelUp
      @AuthorLevelUp  4 года назад

      I appreciate the feedback.

  • @ayushtejwani1901
    @ayushtejwani1901 4 года назад +1

    Bro bro, one of the biggest leaps in the world of AI has been taken the recently developed software GPT 3 by Elon Musk's company Open AI can create poetry and stories by itself, what impact do you think it's gonna have on writers??

    • @AuthorLevelUp
      @AuthorLevelUp  4 года назад

      It remains to be seen, honestly. AI will continue to be more prominent in publishing---there are companies starting to pop up that are offering AI services similar to developmental editing. That trend will only continue. I don't think people will go for AI-created work right now. It's more likely that AI narration will be a bigger win with readers in the short-term. That has more immediate potential.

  • @CB-wi3vc
    @CB-wi3vc 4 года назад +1

    Eh. Probably not. But thanks.