What is the Novel workspace?
The Novel workspace is designed for long-form fiction writing, providing specialized tools for managing complex stories, characters, and world-building.
Unique features
Mythos - Character & World Tracking
Track characters, locations, organizations, lore, items, and events throughout your story.
Key capabilities:
- Track detailed entity information (names, relationships, traits)
- See where entities appear in your manuscript
- Color-code entities for quick visual reference
- Create parent/child relationships (e.g., Kingdom → Cities → Characters)
- Timeline tracking for character arcs and plot progression
- AI understands all entities and their connections
Planning Sheets
Pre-built story structure templates based on popular frameworks.
Available templates:
- Hero's Journey
- Save the Cat
- Three-Act Structure
- Seven-Point Story Structure
- Freytag's Pyramid
- And more...
Fill in beats, plot points, and story elements to guide your writing.
Color-Coded Entity Highlighting
See where characters, locations, and other entities appear in your manuscript.
How it works:
- Assign colors to entities in Mythos
- Entities appear highlighted throughout your manuscript
- Click highlights to view entity details
- Parent entities pass colors to children (e.g., all Avengers appear in blue)
Learn more about Entity Highlighting →
AI Optimized for Storytelling
The Novel workspace AI is tuned for creative fiction writing.
Features:
- Prose-focused suggestions for narrative flow and dialogue
- Entity awareness - use
@CharacterNameto reference tracked entities - AI knows character traits, relationships, and history
- Creative suggestions for plot and character development
Board tabs
The Novel workspace has five board tabs:
- Manuscript - Your main writing area (chapters, scenes, acts)
- Planning - Story structure, outlines, and Planning Sheets
- Research - Background research and reference materials
- Characters - All character entities from Mythos
- World Entities - Locations, organizations, lore, items, and events
All tabs, except Entity tabs, can contain sections or acts, documents, folders, and canvases.