If you’ve ever created a Pepe Silvia conspiracy board, or if you’ve ever painstakingly recorded your scenes on index cards and spread them out, only for your cat to obliterate them, you now have other options. Plottr was created by software developer and writer Cameron Sutter, who built it to help himself plot his own books. Since 2020, Plottr has grown with the help of feedback from enthusiastic users and contributions from expert plot-makers. 

In this episode, I spoke with Troy Lambert, education lead at Plottr. We talked about how Plottr’s features are helpful for writers who like to plot everything out in advance (also known as a “pantser” or “discovery writer”), ones who like to figure it out as they go, and even for editors and book marketers. We also explore what sorts of projects work best with Plottr and how the program integrates with other tools such as Scrivener and Microsoft Word.

Aaaaand if this episode kind of comes across as an ad, so be it. Call this a ringing endorsement. I’ve already been using Plottr for a few weeks to apply the principles I learned from reading Start Finishing, recommended in episode 59 by Jessie Kwak, and of course I’m plotting a romance novel (wink, wink).

What is Plottr?

Plottr is the popular visual book outlining and story bible software used by nearly 20,000 writers, plotters and pantsers alike. Plottr lets you easily arrange (and rearrange) your scenes, plots, and character arcs so you can quickly find your way to the end of your tale — no corkboard required.”

Try out Plottr here.

Transcript for Episode 74 — Troy Lambert, Education Lead at Plottr

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Heads up—this episode has a couple of f-words in it.

We hung out with Brian Palmer (aka B.C. Palmer) for the first time in Hybrid Pub Scout Episode 14, when he came on to talk with Emily and Marie Robinson about managing ghostwriters and writing fantasy and romance. This time, he talks about something he’d already referred to in his first appearance: freeing us all from the iron grip of Microsoft Office with his new book writing app—Scribi Writer’s Studio.

With his new software, Brian plans to create an all-in-one book writing, collaborating, and discovery program to help authors stay on target. We talk about how the app functions, all the things he’s envisioning for its future, and how every person working in the indie-publishing chain can get in on it together.

The more time you can spend on the page doing work, the higher the chance you will actually finish the book.

Also, we talk about the apps that are the biggest bullies (lookin’ at you Co-star), how willpower is basically made up, and how much Corinne hates improv comedy.

Guest Bio

Brian Palmer is the definition of the modern authorpreneur. With over sixty books written and published as a fantasy author, romance author, and ghostwriter, he also co-owns Harbinger Press with the incomparable Marie Robinson and is recently expanding his entrepreneurial compulsion with the first full-featured smart platform for writers, Scribi Writer’s Studio. Where he finds the time to cuddle with his husband Scott and his wonder dog Mac is a matter of some speculation, and calls into question the very nature of time and space as we know it.

Referenced in this episode:

• The Indiegogo page to support Scribi Writer’s Studio
• The Scribi Writer’s Studio official website

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