![]() ![]() If you want dates, spreadsheet software supports calculations and ordering on dates. an unspecified chronological order such as "first", "then", "even later"). You can also use days of the week without calendar dates, or any other time scheme you want (e.g. You can – but you don't have to – use dates. This solution has the following advantages: I suggest that you use a spreadsheet software, because it allows you to combine a flexible timeline with a flexible outliner. Even if you don't know German, the functionality will become apparent to you from the demonstration. The timeline has more functions which you can see in the videos linked above. Changes in one representation of your story automatically affect all the other representations. ( 2), in the chapter overview ( 3), and the timeline ( 4). Items in the mindmap automatically appear on a freeform corkboard, where you can add a synopsis etc. In Patchwork, you can begin brainstorming a story in a mindmap tool ( 1). You can use the default Gregorian calendar or create your own "fantasy" calendar ( 5). Periods without events are collapsed (here: the three brown lines) and show a count of days (here, in yellow: 1 month 29 days). You can store different preferences as "skins".) ![]() (By the way, you can change all the colors in Patchwork, including the background color (and font) of the windows. Weekends are represented in a different color (here skin color and pink). In Patchwork, there can be an unlimited number of storylines ( 2). Each chapter is represented in the timeline on the larger left-central window ( 1). An overview of (in this case) the chapters is on the right. Similar to Scrivener, a story in Patchwork is divided into parts, chapters, and/or scenes. I'll try and give a rough overview, using images from the blog. The Patchwork timeline feature is well explained in two videos and two blog posts ( one and two) by the creator of the software. * The same spell and style checker is available in Papyrus, another German language writing software. For German, it provides the best spell and style checker the planet has seen.* Patchwork has two major drawbacks, though: it looks ugly (like an old Windows program) and it is only in German (although I think you would be able to learn and use it even if you don't know the language). On top of that it has an integrated timeline functionality that is, in my opinion, superior to using Aeon Timeline with Scrivener, as well as a nice character development tool. It has the same functionality and document structure as Scrivener (invcluding "scrivenings", "corkboard" and outlining view – I'm using the Scrivener terms here). Patchwork is a specialized writing software created by Austrian programmer Martin Danesch. ![]()
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