Build the world of your novel

Character and location profiles, maps nested inside one another, and a globe where you can place an invented world. Everything linked to the texts where each thing appears.

What you can set up

• Locations with their look, their atmosphere and their role in the story.
• Nested maps: a continent that holds a kingdom that holds a city.
• A 3D globe to place everything on a sphere.
• Planets of your own, if your world isn’t this one.
• Characters with their profile, their relationships and the texts they appear in.

What makes it useful

It’s more than a folder of notes. Each profile knows which texts its character or location appears in, because it’s cross-checked against your documents. When you change something in a profile, you know which chapters it affects.

Where to start

The blog has a guide on where to start when you build a world.

Frequently asked questions

Is it useful for a realist novel?

Yes. Locations and characters work the same with an existing city; the difference is that you don’t need to invent the geography.

Do the maps draw themselves?

You upload them or start from a template, and then place markers linked to the profiles. The map is the support; what the tool adds is the link to your text.