Chapters & Scenes
Chapters
Chapters are the mid-level organizational unit between acts and scenes. Each chapter has:
- Title — shown in the sidebar and in exported table of contents
- Summary — a paragraph describing the chapter's role in the story arc (used as AI context)
- Order — drag to reorder within its act
Chapters appear as collapsible sections in the Outline view. Collapse chapters you're not working on to reduce visual noise.
Scenes
Scenes are the atomic writing unit in Proseweave. All prose lives inside scenes. Each scene has:
| Field | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Title | Short label shown in sidebar and Manuscript headers |
| Beat | What needs to happen in this scene (AI generation instruction) |
| Status | outline → draft → revision → final |
| Content | The actual prose, written in the TipTap rich text editor |
| Word Count | Calculated live from content |
| Version History | Snapshot history of all AI-rewritten versions |
Scene Header in Manuscript View
When you open the Manuscript view, each scene renders as a block with:
- Scene title and word count in the header
- Status badge (click to change)
- Consistency badge (orange dot if there are unresolved consistency issues)
- AI toolbar above the editor area
Navigating Between Scenes
In the Manuscript view, all scenes render in order on a single scrolling page. Use the scene navigator in the left sidebar to jump directly to a specific scene. You can also use ⌘F to find text across the full rendered manuscript.
Scene Limits
There is no hard limit on the number of scenes, acts, or chapters. Projects with 100+ scenes work well. The Manuscript view renders all scenes sequentially, so very large projects may take a moment to load.
Give each scene a meaningful title (not just "Scene 1"). Titles appear in the consistency report, version history, and Find & Replace results, making it much easier to navigate a large project.