Plot Lines

SINGLE PLOT WITH SUBPLOT

yWriter has a built-in feature for designating whether the scene is significant to the plot or subplot, described in the following section of the Quick Start Guide:

http://sites.google.com/site/ywritersj/q/the-scene-editor#TOC-Plot-or-Subplot

But what do you do if you have multiple plots or subplots? This article will describe some of the ways that yWriter users have used the existing features to help them track multiple plots.

PLANNING

Starting with yWriter version 5.1.4.1, you can print scene cards and that you can then spread out on a table or floor and rearrange visually.

Other writers use external software for the brainstorming/planning phase. Two such programs are:

FreeMind

StoryBook

INDICATING PLOT LINES

Here are the ways that some yWriter users have used built-in yWriter features to track their plots.

Characters, Items, or Locations -- Create one for each plot strand.

Tags -- A different tag for each plot strand. Starting with yWriter v5.1.0.2, you can use the reports for that allow you to print all the scenes, characters, items, or locations per tag.

Scene Titles -- Begin each scene title with an abbreviation for the plot. For example, if there is a subplot called "Lois Lane falls in love with Superman," you could begin each title with LL (for Lois Lane) or LOVE.