Storybook 3.0 review

Posted by Pavi
Oct 3, 2011 at 09:22 AM

Hi, since there was some trouble installing it, I would like to point the developer Martin here, if that’s okay. Others probably have the same problem and it would be a shame if that interfered with people trying it out.

How do you like the software?

I also realized that it can be used to keep complete chronological histories for characters, even for parts on in the book/film/etc. For example, in my story, a main character has not seen his father in 15 years, and we see how they drifted in flashbacks and see the father in the present time. However, we don’t see what happened to the father in those 15 years, which I like to plot out anyway to have complete motivations and character development. It also helps me plan things, ie. “You didn’t come to my retirement 7 years ago.” I am doing this now by having one part at the end, called “Unused”. Thus, all scenes that aren’t in the book go here, and they are very basic one sentence description of key events. I asked Martin if he can include a checkbox “Do not include” for this purpose.

It really adds to the potential of this program as a story creation and plotting tool as opposed to a writing environment.

Best, /Pavi