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# PlotDirector -- Writer Workspace & Writing Schedule Planner
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## Overview
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The Writer Workspace and Writing Schedule Planner are designed to help
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authors move from planning stories to completing manuscripts.
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The overall philosophy is:
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> **Writer Workspace answers:** *"What needs my attention?"*
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> **Writing Schedule Planner answers:** *"When should I work on it?"*
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Together, these systems aim to reduce decision fatigue, provide
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realistic planning, adapt when life interrupts progress, and help
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authors consistently finish books.
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## Writer Workspace
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### Purpose
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The Writer Workspace provides a live overview of an author's current
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workload.
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It should help authors answer:
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> **"What should I work on right now?"**
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### Workflow Source of Truth
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Revision Status is the sole source of truth for scene workflow
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progression.
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Status Meaning
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Planned Scene idea exists but is not ready to draft
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Outlined Scene is ready for drafting
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Drafted First draft completed
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Needs Work Scene requires revision
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Revised Revision completed and ready for polish
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Polished Scene is complete
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Locked Scene is finalised and protected from further changes
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Cut Candidate Scene may be removed
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These statuses represent major workflow milestones rather than every
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individual writing activity.
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### Workspace Queues
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#### Write Next
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Displays scenes with Revision Status of **Outlined**.
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#### Continue Writing
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Displays scenes with Revision Status of **Drafted**.
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#### Revision Queue
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Displays scenes with Revision Status of **Needs Work**.
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#### Polishing Queue
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Displays scenes with Revision Status of **Revised**.
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#### Finished Work
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Contains **Polished** and **Locked** scenes.
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#### Excluded
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**Planned** and **Cut Candidate** scenes are excluded from active
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queues.
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### Productivity Fields
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Retained fields:
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- Blocked
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- Blocked Reason
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- Priority
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- Estimated Words
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- Actual Words
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- Drafted Date
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- Last Worked On
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Removed fields:
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- Draft Status
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- Ready for Draft
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- Ready for Revision
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- Ready for Polish
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### Priority Slider
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Value Label
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1--2 Very Low
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3--4 Low
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5--6 Medium
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7--8 High
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9--10 Critical
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Priority influences workspace ordering and schedule generation.
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## Writing Schedule Planner
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### Purpose
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The planner helps authors answer:
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> **"Can I realistically finish this book?"**
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and
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> **"What should I work on today?"**
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### Schedule Creation
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1. Select goal:
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- Finish First Draft
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- Finish Current Revisions
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- Finish Manuscript Ready for Beta Readers
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- Custom Goal
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2. Choose target deadline.
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3. Select writing days.
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4. Specify session capacity.
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5. Decide whether blocked scenes should be included.
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### Schedule Generation
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Revision Status Generated Work
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Outlined Draft Sessions
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Needs Work Revision Sessions
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Revised Polishing Sessions
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Excluded statuses:
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- Planned
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- Polished
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- Locked
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- Cut Candidate
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### Effort Estimation
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Primary estimation uses Estimated Words.
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Fallback defaults:
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Activity Estimate
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Drafting 90 minutes
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Revision 45 minutes
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Polishing 30 minutes
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### Schedule Items
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Each item contains:
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- Scheduled Date
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- Scene
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- Task Type
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- Estimated Minutes
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- Target Words
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- Status
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Statuses:
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- Planned
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- Done
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- Skipped
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- Moved
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### Daily Dashboard
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Displays:
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- Today's Writing
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- Upcoming Work
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- Progress Summary
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### Rebalancing
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Default behaviour:
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- Detect missed sessions
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- Ask before rebalancing
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Options:
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- Preview Rebalance
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- Keep Existing Plan
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- Extend Deadline
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User settings:
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- Ask Before Rebalancing
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- Automatically Rebalance
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- Never Rebalance
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### Encouragement Philosophy
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The planner should encourage rather than shame.
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Positive examples:
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- You're ahead of schedule.
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- Three scenes completed this week.
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- Only revisions remain.
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### Statistics
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Track:
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- Sessions Completed
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- Sessions Missed
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- Words Completed
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- Scenes Completed
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- Average Sessions Per Week
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- Average Completion Rate
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### Future Enhancements
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Out of scope:
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- Writing streaks
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- Calendar integration
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- Email reminders
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- Publishing schedules
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- Beta reader schedules
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- Editor schedules
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- Multi-author collaboration
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- Manuscript integrations
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## Summary
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The Writer Workspace focuses on identifying what requires attention.
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The Writing Schedule Planner focuses on determining when that work
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should happen.
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Together, these features transform PlotDirector from story planning
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software into a complete book completion system, helping authors finish
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their books.
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