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A Novel Idea

A Novel Idea is a tool for plotting your story and recording bursts of inspiration. Created by Shawn Svacha

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A Novel Idea is a tool for plotting your story and recording bursts of inspiration. Use its simple interface to create your characters, locations, scenes, and novels and then link them together to create your story's plot. Use the Idea feature to quickly jot down your creative sparks and link them to your story elements. Arrange your scenes by dragging and dropping them into place. Add scene goals and objectives for each character.

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A Novel Idea (sometimes referred to as Novel Idea) was added by kscalvert in May 2014 and the latest update was made in Aug 2017. The list of alternatives was updated Dec 2018 There is a history of all activites on A Novel Idea in our Activity Log. It's possible to update the information on A Novel Idea or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

A Novel Idea is discontinued. Find alternatives in the list below or click here for more info

The app is no longer updated. Last version, 1.15.2, released in August 2014, can be still downloaded from the Appstore.

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