POV View

Plan each character's story arc independently.

Overview

The POV View shows one character's story at a time, organized into plot point sections. This is where you plan each character's arc — their scenes, in their narrative order, grouped by story beats.

Think of it as each character's personal notebook. The POV View is where you answer the question: “What happens in this character's story?”

Character selector

At the top of the POV View, a dropdown lets you switch between characters. The dropdown shows each character's name with their color dot. Click it to switch to another character's outline.

To add a new POV character, click the + button next to the character dropdown. This creates a new .md file in your project folder and adds the character to the timeline.

Plot point sections

Sections are the structural beats of your character's story. Depending on your template, these might be named “Hook”, “Setup”, “Midpoint” — or whatever you choose.

Each section has:

• Section title — the name of the story beat (e.g., “The Shire”). Click to edit.
• Scene count — shown in parentheses, e.g., “(3)”.
• Section description — optional prose below the header that describes what happens in this part of the story. Great for story beat summaries.

Managing sections

• Add a section — click “+ Add Section” at the bottom, or right-click to insert between existing sections.
• Rename — click the section title to edit it inline.
• Reorder — drag sections by their handle, or use the Sections sidebar on the right.
• Delete — right-click a section. Scenes inside move to the section above.

Scene cards

Inside each section, your scenes appear as cards. Each card can be expanded or collapsed.

Collapsed scene card

Shows the scene number, title, and any tags. Quick to scan, easy to drag and drop.

Expanded scene card

Click a scene card to expand it. The expanded card shows:

• Scene number — fixed position within this character's arc.
• Title — click to edit.
• Description — a short text describing what happens.
• Tags — colored pills for people, locations, arcs, things, and time. Click + to add tags with autocomplete.
• Synopsis — a longer narrative summary in a bordered box. Good for detailed beat planning.
• Word count — if you've written a draft in the Editor.
• Connect — link this scene to a related scene in another character's POV. See Scene Management.
• Properties — expand to see custom metadata fields. See Tags & Metadata.

Drag and drop

Grab any scene card by its grip handle (the six dots on the left) and drag it:

• Within a section — reorder scenes inside the same plot point. Scene numbers update automatically.
• Between sections — move a scene to a different plot point. The scene number updates to reflect its new position.

Sections sidebar

On the right side of the POV View, the Sections sidebar shows a compact list of all plot point sections with scene counts. Click any section to scroll directly to it.

Toggle between Notes and Sections sub-tabs above the sidebar. The Notes sub-tab shows character-specific notes.

Adding new scenes

Click + Add Scene at the bottom of any section to create a new scene. You can also:

• Right-click between scenes to insert one at a specific position.
• Duplicate an existing scene (right-click → Duplicate).
• Use ⌘N to add a scene to the current section.