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title: Project Settings
category: Projects
tags: projects, settings, series, setup
contextKey: projectSettings.overview
micro: Define the working container for a novel, series or story world.
quickTitle: What are Project Settings?
quickSummary: Project Settings define the basic container your books, characters, scenes and continuity records belong to.
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# Overview

Project Settings define the working container for your story. In PlotDirector, a project can be a single novel, a planned series, a shared story world, or a large writing idea that will eventually split into several books.

The project is where the major pieces connect: books, chapters, scenes, characters, locations, assets, plot threads, relationship history and workspace queues. The settings page keeps the practical identity of that container simple and editable.

This is not meant to be a technical administration area. It is a place to name the work clearly, describe what belongs inside it, and choose useful starting options when beginning a new project.

# When Should I Use This?

Use Project Settings when you are creating a new writing container or adjusting how an existing one is described. This is useful when a standalone novel becomes a series, a working title changes, or the scope of the project becomes clearer.

You may also return here when you want the project description to reflect the current shape of the story rather than the early idea that started it.

# How To Use It

Give the project a name that you can recognise quickly in lists and navigation. It can be a working title. You do not need the final published title yet.

Use the description to explain the project in practical writing terms. Good descriptions mention the central premise, genre, series scope, or planning purpose. For example: "A gothic mystery series centred on the Blue House and the family secrets connected to it."

When creating a new project, choose a starting metric preset if one is offered. This gives scenes a useful set of sliders for tone and pacing. You can refine scene metrics later as the project develops.

# Example

Project name: "The Blue House"

Description: "A three-book gothic mystery series following Rebecca as she uncovers the hidden history of her mother's family and the house that shaped it."

This tells you the project is larger than one book and that family history, mystery and place are central concerns.

# Writer Tip

Keep the project description useful to your future self. A sentence that explains the story's working purpose is often more valuable than polished jacket copy.

# Common Mistakes

- Creating separate projects for books that share heavy continuity.
- Leaving the description as an early idea after the story has changed.
- Treating settings as something you must perfect before planning can begin.
- Choosing a project title so vague that several projects become hard to tell apart.

# Related Guides

- [Books](/Help/Article/books.overview)
- [Characters](/Help/Article/characters.overview)
- [Story Assets](/Help/Article/storyAssets.overview)
