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CMwww.chaptermuse.com › Feature › Novel planning

Novel Planning and Outlining Software

Pick a framework — Action, Sequel, Dialogue or Reveal — then fill the beats that cause the next beat. Storyboard draws those shots as panels, in the order the scene plays.

• See the whole book without leaving the chapter.
• Use the shape that answers the question.

CMwww.chaptermuse.com › Help › Outliner

Outline a Novel Beside the Manuscript

Updated 4 September 2026 Open Outliner from its button in the main toolbar when you want to plan and write at the same time.

CMwww.chaptermuse.com › Help › Character arcs

Map Character Arcs Across a Novel

From a character's sheet, open the Arc Map and pick an arc type — Positive change, Corruption, Fall, and more. ChapterMuse lays down a suggested sequence of beats you can keep, rename, or replace, then you fill each beat with…

CMwww.chaptermuse.com › Help › Scene designer

Plan a Scene Beat by Beat

A standing band above the strip holds the scene's conditions and its cast — the characters and items in play Attach sensory, subtext, or set-dressing cards to a shot; they ride in the gutter beside it The shelf keeps your craft…

CMwww.chaptermuse.com › Help › Plot grid

Track Plots and Character Arcs in a Plot Grid

Updated 4 September 2026 The Plot Grid lays your book out as a spreadsheet: each chapter is a row, and each column isa thread you care about — a synopsis, a subplot, stakes, a point of view.

CMwww.chaptermuse.com › Help › Characters

Create Character Profiles for Your Novel

The library is a grid of character cards; click one to open its sheet on the right and fill it in. Everything saves as you go, and an untouched character quietly removes itself if you close it without adding anything.

CMwww.chaptermuse.com › Help › Chronos

Build a Novel Timeline with Chronos

4Drag an arc beat onto a chapter — or onto a specific scene — to anchor where that turn happens. 5Use Isolate to show only what a single character touches.

CMwww.chaptermuse.com › Help › Locations

Build and Track Story Locations

Because locations are shared across your books, a single entry gathers every scene that happens there, wherever it appears in the story.

CMwww.chaptermuse.com › Help › Ai images

Generate Character and Story-World Images

✦Quick start 1On a character, location, or item sheet, click the Generate (✨) button on the image area. 2Review the prompt — it's pre-filled from the profile; edit it if you like.

CMwww.chaptermuse.com › Help › Universes

Organise Book Series with Universes and Folios

4Click any card to open its sheet without leaving the Folio. 5Press N (or "+ New note") to jot a piece of Marginalia.