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title, category, tags, contextKey, micro, quickTitle, quickSummary, screenshot
| title | category | tags | contextKey | micro | quickTitle | quickSummary | screenshot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Add Scene Metric | Scene Metrics | scene metrics, custom metrics, pacing, revision | sceneMetrics.addMetric | Create a custom slider for a repeated story quality. | Add scene metric | Add a scene metric when a story quality is important enough to track across many scenes. |
Overview
Add scene metric creates a new slider for this project. Use it for qualities that shape the book and deserve consistent attention.
When Should I Use This?
Use it when the existing metrics do not capture something central to the genre or draft, such as dread, trust, magic exposure, clue pressure or comic energy.
How To Use It
Name the metric clearly, describe what high and low values mean, choose a range, set a neutral default and keep the active metrics list manageable.
Understanding the Fields
| Field | Use it for |
|---|---|
| Min and Max | The scale writers will use on scenes. |
| Default | The starting value before a scene is deliberately adjusted. |
| Sort order | Where the metric appears relative to other sliders. |
| Active | Whether the metric is available for scene editing. |
Example
A gothic project might add "Uncanniness" where 1 means ordinary and 10 means openly supernatural.
Writer Tip
Write the description as if future-you will forget what the slider meant.
Common Mistakes
- Adding several metrics that measure the same thing.
- Creating genre metrics that only apply to one scene.
- Changing a metric's meaning halfway through revision.