Braided View

Weave all your characters' scenes into a single reading order.

Overview

The Braided View answers the question: “In what order will the reader experience these scenes?” It takes every scene from every POV character and arranges them in a single timeline — the reading order of your novel.

While the POV View shows one character at a time, the Braided View shows all characters simultaneously. This is where you interleave storylines, manage pacing, and insert chapter breaks.

Three sub-views

The Braided View has three ways to visualize your timeline, selectable from the sub-tabs at the top:

List View

A flat, scrollable list of all scenes in reading order. Each row shows:

• Character color dot and name
• Scene number (within that character's POV)
• Scene title
• Tags

Drag and drop scenes to reorder the reading sequence. When you move a scene, all timeline positions update automatically.

The List View also shows chapter markers — horizontal dividers with chapter numbers and names that you can insert between any two scenes.

Rails View

A column-based grid where each character gets their own vertical track (or “rail”). Scenes appear as cards in their character's column, positioned vertically in reading order.

The Rails View is designed to help you see pacing at a glance:

• Can you see a character who goes too long without a scene?
• Are two characters' major scenes happening too close together?
• Is there a natural chapter break where all storylines hit a pause?

Table View

A spreadsheet-style view of all scenes with configurable columns. The Table View is the most data-dense way to look at your novel.

Available columns include:

• Character, Scene #, Title
• Description, Synopsis
• Tags (any category)
• Status (Outline / Draft / Revised / Final)
• Word count, Reading time
• Any custom metadata fields

You can sort by any column, filter rows, and save views (named column configurations) for quick access.

Chapter markers

Chapter markers define where chapter breaks fall in your novel. They appear as labeled dividers in the List View and as horizontal lines across all columns in the Rails View.

• Insert a chapter — right-click between two scenes and select “Insert Chapter Marker.”
• Name a chapter — click the chapter label to edit its name (e.g., “Chapter 3: The Storm”).
• Reposition — drag chapter markers up or down, just like scenes.
• Delete — right-click the marker and choose “Remove.”

Chapter markers are used when you Compile & Export your manuscript — each marker becomes a chapter heading in the output.

“To Braid” sidebar

The To Braid sidebar (on the right) shows scenes that haven't been placed in the reading order yet. When you add a new scene in the POV View, it starts here.

Drag scenes from the To Braid sidebar into the timeline to place them. This keeps your braided view clean — only scenes you've deliberately placed appear in the reading order.

Filtering

Use the tag filters in the toolbar to narrow what the Braided View shows:

• Filter by character to see only specific POVs.
• Filter by tag to track a subplot across all characters.
• Filter by status to see only drafted or outlined scenes.

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