: Re: Is there a software for story writing with detailed character files and an interactive timeline? (other then aeon timeline and scrivener) I'm looking for a writing software that's user friendly

I suggest the Write Brother's line of software.

Writer's Dreamkit is the beginners version of Dramatica Pro, both of which are available for Macintosh (natively) and also Windows.

The primary feature of either version is their unique Story Engine, which is essentially a database consisting of a series of question chains which ask an in-depth series of questions designed to dig out of the author what they know about their story, but may not have actually written down or thought through completely.

These question-chains (about story, topics, as well as character motivations, methodologies, purposes, and evaluations, in addition to character development tools) are complemented by a series of specialized Reports which are designed to cross-index and cross-reference the various answers about the scenes, characters, and plot elements; all designed to reveal to the author aspects and relationships present or missing between the various elements of their story which may not have occurred to them.

There are many, myself included, which find these tools useful to brainstorming, story and character development tasks, as well as it being a handy central database of all the different chunks related to any given story.

It functions offline, though for those times when one is not offline, there is a useful and extensive online Theory book, which also has a lot of useful information.

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