We made planning stories in spreadsheets better.
Planning in spreadsheets isn't new, but StoryTrellis makes it a better experience by providing a much better editing flow, the ability to link cells, and wiki pages and section outlines that load directly from your sheet. Not to mention sections for drafting, research docs, and infinite canvases.
Features
A normal spreadsheet can't track the layers of meaning in your story, StoryTrellis can.
A 'Ctrl + Click' lets you connect a noodle between two cells, and write about whatever connects the two. Think of it as leaving a note for yourself about your own craft, and how to achieve the effect you want. Which elements Foreshadow, Parallel, or Embody others? And if those verbs don't match how you think, you can make as many custom Link types as you need to build complex stories and keep every plot and character thread alive.
Links are a quick way to cross the rigid structure of spreadsheets and capture all the small details that leave lasting impressions on your audience.
Try it out in the window below.
Don't spend time maintaining docs, keep everything in sync.
The content in your columns and rows, each cell, note, or Link, automatically load into Wiki pages (for each column) and Section Outlines (for each row). Derived from the spreadsheet means they are always in sync with your current story content, and anything you adjust in the Wiki or Outlines adjusts the spreadsheet. You can also add custom fields to content, for things that might not fit so cleanly into the spreadsheet.
A place in each project for Drafts, Research, and Canvases.
StoryTrellis provides space for Draft pages in a clean, stripped-down editor with a focus mode on top. Keep separate folders for chapter drafts, notes, to-do lists, or whatever else you need. Send out copies to beta readers and address their comments directly in the editor. Upload PDFs or take PDF snapshots of any website directly from StoryTrellis, and mark them up in a robust annotation environment. You can also create image boards, mood boards, or any other visual aids in as many infinite Canvases as you'd like.
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