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Our mission is to provide a free open-source resource for writers of all levels who struggle with the complexity of plotted fiction.
StoryBuilder is an editor for fiction outlines from which writers can quickly create working drafts. It uses best-practice techniques and offers hundreds of suggestions for better stories. It's CAD for fiction writers.
The elements StoryBuilder works with are the elements of good fiction: realistic three dimensional characters who are engaged in meaningful and gripping problems, dramatic and suspenseful plots, and settings that appeal to the senses.
WinUI has announced plans to make its code available as open source.
Windows Community Toolkit is available under the MIT License.
elmah.io is a commercial cloud-based error logging and uptime monitor service. elmah.io graciously provides a free subscription to public repository open source projects. We are grateful for their support.
NRtfTree is available under the GNU GPL V3 License. StoryBuilder has changed this software locally to allow asynchronous IO.
Scrivener is a commercial writing application widely used by novelists, screenwriters, playwrights, and short fiction writers. StoryBuilder contains a feature that inserts StoryBuilder reports into a Scrivener project using their Scrivener 3 File Formatting Specification API.
Syncfusion WinUI Controls is a commercial toolkit of controls for WinUI 3 projects. StoryBuilder uses their ComboBox control extensively. Syncfusion graciously provides an Open Source Project License. We are grateful for their support.
StoryBuilder is a duck with its feet in two ponds: the user community of writers and the community of developers.
If you are (or want to be) a fiction writer, welcome! StoryBuilder is for you. An introduction to StoryBuilder for users is the User Documentation.
Our YouTube videos can help you learn more about StoryBuilder.
You're welcome to try the software for yourself (it's free.)
You can find complete documentation in the User Manual, which also serves as online help for the program.
If you're a developer, welcome! A good starting place is to learn what StoryBuilder is about, using the same User Documentation.
Strictly from the code side, take a look at Programmer Notes.
You can learn more about StoryBuilder from our YouTube videos.
We group StoryBuilder's plans into a series of GitHub Projects. As StoryBuilder approaches product completeness, ourcurrent project is to build the StoryBuilder community and reach out to more users.
See the open issues for a complete list of proposed features and known bugs.
If you would like to join the StoryBuilder community and help improve the software, here are some ways to Contribute.
StoryBuilder uses the GNU GPLv3 license. See the LICENSE.TXT file in this directory.
Our privacy policy is here.
We are grateful beyond words for those who have helped bring StoryBuilder back to life as free and open-source software. Some have contributed time, others have contributed ideas, and others have inspired the project. We are most grateful for all of them- especially those who toil in the arena: Acknowledgements.