Scene Management
Add, edit, move, connect, and manage the status of your scenes.
Adding scenes
You can add scenes in several ways:
- POV View — click + Add Scene at the bottom of any section, or right-click to insert between scenes.
- Braided View — new scenes appear in the “To Braid” sidebar until you drag them into the reading order.
- Keyboard — press ⌘N to add a scene in the current context.
Every new scene gets a title, a scene number (within its character's POV), and a default status of “Outline.”
Editing scene details
Click a scene card in the POV View to expand it and edit:
- Title — click the title text to edit inline.
- Description — a short summary that appears on the collapsed card.
- Synopsis — a longer narrative beat description.
- Tags — add or remove tags. See Tags & Metadata.
- Custom metadata — fill in any custom fields you've defined.
Duplicating scenes
Right-click a scene and select Duplicate to create a copy. The duplicate gets a new scene number and is placed immediately after the original. Useful for creating variations of a scene to decide which works better.
Moving scenes
Scenes can be moved in multiple ways:
- Drag and drop — grab the grip handle and drag within or between sections (POV View) or up/down in reading order (Braided View).
- Arrow keys — select a scene and use ⌘↑ / ⌘↓ to move it up or down.
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Scene connections
Connections let you link related scenes across different POV characters. For example, if Frodo's Scene 5 and Aragorn's Scene 3 describe the same event from different perspectives, you can connect them.
To create a connection:
- Expand a scene card in the POV View.
- Click + Connect.
- Search for or select the scene you want to link to. You can link to any scene in any character's POV.
Connected scenes show a link icon. In the Braided View's Rails mode, connections appear as lines between the linked scenes across columns.
Scene status
Every scene has a status that tracks your writing progress:
| Status | Meaning | Color |
|---|---|---|
| Outline | Planned but not yet written | Gray |
| Draft | First draft written | Blue |
| Revised | Has been revised at least once | Amber |
| Final | Done, ready for compile | Green |
Set the status from the scene card's properties panel or from the Properties panel in the Editor. You can filter views by status to focus on scenes that still need work.
Archiving and deleting scenes
- Archive (right-click → Archive) — removes the scene from all views but keeps it stored. You can restore archived scenes from the Archive panel.
- Delete (right-click → Delete) — permanently removes the scene. A confirmation dialog will ask you to confirm. Deleted scenes cannot be recovered (unless you use git or have a backup).
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