PlottrReviews of plottr.com

This is the most useful plotting tool I have ever discovered. It allows you you drag and drop your story beats between different subplot strands and label everything exactly how you need to. For example, you can arrange the seven act structure and then write up and drop a bunch of colour coded narratives into each beat. These scenes can be easily shifted around and downloaded as a word document which you can then directly write underneath in order to give your entire novel structure. It’s easy to get used to and visually clean - I love it!

I've been using Plottr for over 2 years now. I got a discount on Lifetime Membership from participation in National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. It's been worth it! I don't pay a subscription fee month-to-month. I use it to plot out my books and keep track of all my characters. Plotting The interface lets you add books of a series, with covers if you have them. I love how easy it is to upload my pictures into the Gallery so I can use them for book covers or character portraits or setting landscape or room picture. Then, click on a book to see its timeline. You can use a template. Add a timeline for a subplot. Oops, need to add one between two chapters? Or juggle what order events need to come in? Just drag and drop! There's plenty of room to describe the scene. You can also tag them with whatever tagging system you use. Notes You can keep long notes and have custom categories for them Characters Love that I can upload one picture and have plenty of room for personality profiles. If the one I want to use isn't there, I can add a template and it even has a field for the website I got it from so I can read up when needed. Templates are available for characters, settings and timelines. Settings I can upload a picture of this place and describe it to the hilt for future reference, in case I use this one again. I can also transfer info to other files as well as export to .docx or Scrivener formats, as well as .rtf Categories and Tags I can set custom categories for all the sections so they will appear in groups according to category. Tags are a separate function and I use emotes as symbols in the font I use for the labels. Remember, though, emotes can change when your font has updates and Plottr doesn't control these. I love being able to set up categories for my tag groups as well. As you can see, this software is highly customizable and includes some standard plotting templates such as Snowflake Method, Save The Cat, PlotDot, and 3 Act. You can add new ones. The template interface is easy to use, so you don't need to know things like HTML or Python, or how to code. It's all in an easy user interface, so you just type in what questions you want to answer and how long you want the answer to be, and you can do multiple-choice, too! Plottr is great for plotting stories, but it can also be used to plan a marketing strategy or organize household tasks, though I haven't tried that yet. It has a free trial and subscription options. Their tech support, the few times I've needed that, gets quick answers! They don't spam my email. If I could give this software 6 stars, I would! I love it!

As someone who has a hard time organising my thoughts and ideas, which often diminishes any efforts I make to create a cohesive and linear plot development in my stories, this tool has been incredibly helpful! It helps me visualise and organise specific scenes in chapters, note which characters are present in which location, plus add custom tags and attributes I want to track - all of these really help me track the way my story is supposed to develop and not veer off into unrelated new side plots! And especially aids me remember everything I need about my outline in neat subcategories, which is great for someone like me who has poor memory issues as well! Highly recommend this to both plotters and pantsers, especially those that want to follow a loose outline that allows for creativity but keeps them on track too!

Plottr is an essential tool in my writing toolbox. I use it writing my novels and with my serialized fiction stories for Kindle Vella. The timeline allows me to view events within my story at a moment's notice. I use the Notes section to help me keep track of story questions I may have later, things to watch for when rewriting, etc. The characters and places sections are especially helpful for keeping a story bible. Pair it with AI imaging from sites like MidJourney, Dall-e 3, etc, and I can see my worlds brought to life. What I truly love is the personalization options available to users. I doubt any two people use Plottr the same. I have my own color-coding system to go along with my tags. This allows me to not only organize my stories as I want to see them but also to filter easily. I have used Plottr since 2020 and haven't regretted spending a single penny on it. It's one of the few monetary investments I've made in writing that I can say that about.

I love this software - you can track and check the intricacies of your plot and make sure everything is lining up. Super easy to use.

I enjoy using Plottr. It has helped a lot with outlining my stories. Using the software has helped me figure out some big picture things regarding my protagonists.

On top of Plotter having all the features I need and want for outlining my plot and keeping track of world building notes, the support team is always quick to answer any questions I've had about the application on various operating systems or about my account. The timeline function is incredibly useful, being able to visualize my plot points and rearrange them is fantastic! I've found it useful for planning any kind of story from short stories to custom RPG campaigns.

Plottr is not just a phenomenal tool for ensuring you hit every beat in your story, developing a well-structured, perfectly satisfying story. But it also ensures you never start with a blank page. Whether you're actually a plotter or if you're a pantser, you can use these outlines to kickstart your creative juices, using the beat descriptions as the start to your writing session. I love this tool and can no longer live(write) without it.