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Shape the narrative

Shape episodes, chapters and plot threads

Choose a story division, organize sections and connect scenes to plots as the narrative changes.

Platform
iPhone · iPad · MacCollaborative web app
Prerequisites
A project with at least one story element to organize.
AI and plan
Core feature. No AI or subscription is required.
Last checked
2026-08-08

Structure is a view of the story, not a promise that the story must stay unchanged. WriCo lets you move between large plot threads and the scenes that give them consequences.

Choose a useful division

When you create a project, choose episodes, chapters or parts according to the unit you want to review most often. You can use the same story data with a different emphasis: episodes for serial rhythm, chapters for a novel-like progression and parts for larger movements.

Build from plots to scenes

  1. Create the central plot and name the change it should produce.
  2. Add secondary plots only when they create pressure, contrast or a meaningful consequence.
  3. Create sections in narrative order, then add scenes where the plot changes.
  4. Assign a main plot and other relevant plots to each scene.
  5. Reorder sections or scenes as the story reveals a stronger sequence.

Use beats as decisions

A beat is more useful when it describes an action, revelation or decision rather than a topic. “The team learns the map is false” gives a later scene something to react to; “map” alone does not.

Keep a scene unassigned while you are exploring. Assign it once you know which thread owns its consequence. This keeps early discovery writing from forcing a false structure.

Plotter, discovery writer or hybrid

  • Plotter: define major beats, then fill the scene sequence.
  • Discovery writer: start with a scene, add elements as they appear and organize later.
  • Hybrid: protect a few turning points while leaving the path between them open.

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