Scene Metadata
Scenes (stacks) can now carry three new pieces of author-curated metadata:
Location — where the scene takes place, with autocomplete based on existing locations in the book
Characters in Scene — who is present vs. merely mentioned, sourced from the Entity Tracer
Narrator — integrated into the existing POV resolution chain (stack override → folder default)
All metadata is accessible via right-click menus everywhere stacks appear — binder, editor sidebar, and main desk. No navigation required, no modal detours.
Timeline: Story Map Mode
The Timeline Sorter now supports a new view: Story Map.
Instead of a single horizontal sequence, scenes are grouped into location lanes — horizontal bands across the canvas, each color-coded. Scenes occurring at the same time in the same location stack vertically instead of overlapping.
You can switch between:
Story Map and Chronological Spine
Chronological order and Manuscript order (for non-linear structures)
Additional controls:
Card size toggle (compact / expanded)
Zoom slider (0.25× – 2×)
Location Management
Locations are now stored at the book level. You can create and manage them directly from the timeline.
Empty locations remain visible to keep the map stable. Scenes without a location fall into an unlabeled lane.
Metadata Sync
To avoid performance issues on large manuscripts, timeline updates are no longer live.
Changes made outside the canvas trigger a subtle sync prompt instead of immediate reflow.
Desk Layout Reorganization
The workspace has been simplified:
Left Desk → Pinboard (free-form idea canvas)
Top Desk → Timeline Sorter only
Writer’s Journal → Full-screen overlay on the main desk
The Journal opens via a toolbar button as a full-screen layer. It shows your daily writing stats — words, keystrokes, finalized pages, active writing time, and words per minute — alongside a monthly calendar marking every day you wrote.
Tap anywhere outside the overlay to dismiss it and return immediately to your draft.
The Pinboard now supports multiple boards per book, with quick switching and renaming from the toolbar.
Context Menu: Place in Timeline
Scenes can now be placed directly into the timeline from any context menu (binder or sidebar):
Insert as first or last
Place before or after another scene
Remove from timeline
No need to open the timeline just to adjust structure.