Write and save a chapter
Open a chapter, write it in your own words, and know it's saved, including what to do if a save doesn't go through.
Each chapter of your story has its own page where you write it. Storiando saves your chapter on its own a moment after you stop typing, so you can close the page and come back to it whenever you like. Writing yourself uses no AI credits.
Open a chapter
- Open your story and select the Outline tab.
- In the chapter's row, select Start writing, or Continue writing if you've already written some of it. Selecting the chapter's title opens it too.
To pick up where you left off, select the button at the top of your story, such as Continue chapter 2. It opens the furthest chapter you've written in, or the next one to start once that chapter has reached its word count goal.
If your story has no chapters yet, select Write your first chapter on the Outline tab.
Write your chapter
Type in the box that says Start writing your chapter…. The bar above it lets you undo and redo, make text bold, italic or underlined, turn a line into a heading or quote, and start a numbered or bulleted list.
Above the box, the Chapter brief holds your plan for this chapter: its summary, key moments and the characters in it. Select it to unfold it while you write, Edit brief to change it, or Full outline to go back to the Outline tab. The brief is optional, and you can write without one.
How your chapter is saved
Storiando saves your chapter about two seconds after you stop typing. Above and below your chapter, Saving… shows while it saves, and Saved once it has. To save straight away, press Ctrl+S, or Cmd+S on a Mac.
When you leave the chapter, Storiando saves anything still waiting first. Your words appear the next time you open the chapter, and the Outline tab shows how many you've written.
Move to another chapter
- The next chapter: under your chapter, Up next names the next chapter in your outline. Select Start chapter 2 (or whichever chapter it is) to open it. After the last chapter, select Back to the outline.
- Any chapter: select the arrows beside the chapter's name at the top of the page. Search by number or title, and select the chapter you want. Each one shows how far you've got.
If your chapter doesn't save
If a save doesn't go through, Storiando says Couldn't save your chapter. It's still here. Check your connection and try again. Your words stay on the page.
- Keep the page open, and check your internet connection.
- Select Try saving again. Typing again also tries to save.
- Once you see Saved, your chapter is safe.
If you try to leave while the chapter can't be saved, Storiando asks Leave this chapter? Select Stay here to keep your changes on the page and try again. Leave without saving loses the changes that weren't saved. Your browser asks too if you close or reload the tab before your changes are saved.
If it still won't save, copy your text somewhere safe, such as a note on your computer, before you leave the page. Then select Help → Contact support in Storiando and tell the Storiando team what happened.
If you see Your plan changed and this story is now read-only, your latest changes weren't saved because your story can now only be read. Copy anything you want to keep before you leave, then see Plans to compare what each plan includes.
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