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Quickstart

First launch

On first launch Writer Studio shows a welcome screen. Click Get started to open the project wizard.

If you already have a project, click I already have a project and pick its folder.

Create your first project

Step 1. Choose a structure

Template Description
Blank book Start from a blank page
Detective example A short detective story with sample content and characters
Three-act structure The classic structure: beginning, middle, end
Save the Cat Blake Snyder's 15-beat structure
Hero's Journey Campbell's 12-stage mythological structure
Five-act structure Freytag's dramatic pyramid
Story Circle Dan Harmon's 8-step circular structure
Seven-Point Story Dan Wells's tension-driven plot framework

You can change the structure later.

Step 2. Name the project

  • Project name — the folder name on disk
  • Book title — the first book in the project
  • Folder — where to save it; click "Change folder" to pick a different location

Click Create and start.

Interface overview

After creating a project you'll see your workspace:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Toolbar: проект / книга / навигация / панели       │
├───────┬─────────────────────────────────┬───────────┤
│  Act. │                                 │           │
│  Bar  │     Область редактора           │  Правая   │
│       │     (вкладки + сплит)           │  панель   │
│  Left │                                 │           │
│ panel │                                 │           │
├───────┴─────────────────────────────────┴───────────┤
│  Status bar: слова / позиция / сохранение           │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
  • Left panel — the book structure tree (acts, chapters, scenes)
  • Editor area — the main work zone
  • Right panel — characters, properties, AI tools

More: Application interface

Building the structure

  1. In the left panel, right-click the tree
  2. Select Create act, then Create chapter, then Create scene
  3. Or use the Command palette (Cmd+Shift+P) and type "Create scene"

Act > Chapter > Scene is the basic hierarchy. Scenes are the smallest unit and hold the actual text.

Writing text

  1. Click a scene in the structure tree — it opens in the editor
  2. Start typing (placeholder: "Start writing...")
  3. Text saves automatically

Essential keyboard shortcuts:

Action Mac Windows/Linux
Undo Cmd+Z Ctrl+Z
Redo Cmd+Shift+Z Ctrl+Shift+Z
Bold Cmd+B Ctrl+B
Italic Cmd+I Ctrl+I
Scene break Cmd+Enter Ctrl+Enter

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