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I’d love it if the scenes in outline mode could have a short, maybe a few lines or so, preview of the contents of that scene before the title/breakdown is edited. I sometimes like to write scenes first, then go back and edit the outline, and it can be confusing to see “Add Scene Title/Breakdown” with no other context. Or even having the first few words as the title automatically in the sidebar would be great too!

Incoming (for review)

Feature/Improvement

Show scene text if there is no scene breakdown or title.

Shani

A mobile companion app would work alongside the desktop version of your app and provide a limited feature set that let you access parts of existing projects from your mobile device.

Mobile companion app

Tarryn-Anne Anderson

Ability to search and 'replace all' in the text of a manuscript and in the outline (ie: replacing a character name)

Search and replace

As much as I have been enjoying this writing app, the one thing I don’t like is the export feature. I wish you were able to export into other formats, not just Google Docs. And when I do export to Google Docs, the formatting and spaces I’ve made are all gone. I can’t imagine finishing my 90,000-word story and having to go back and add indentations and line spaces, all because it didn’t export properly. If you could add more export options and make it so I don’t lose my formatting upon exporting, this would be a 10/10 program for me. Otherwise, I might have to leave.

Loss of formatting upon exporting

Zia Thompson

Export to PDF

Ability to add and manage a checklist of tasks associated with your project.

Tasks

The ability to save named versions and roll back to any previous version of your manuscript.

Advanced revision history

<ul><li>Ability to log in with an email/password so that you don’t have to log in with a Google account.</li><li>Prompted to log in another way if an adblocker is blocking Google login.</li></ul>

Ability to log in with an email and password

Ability to create paragraph spaces in text on scene cards.

Paragraphs on a scene cards

Would it be possible for ‘Manuscript’ in the browser tab to also include the title of the book? Sometimes I’m working on a couple of projects simultaneously and it would be helpful to quickly identify which is which. Thank you!

Title of Manuscript in browser tab

Holly Smith

The ability to export a .doc version of your manuscript.

Export manuscript for Microsoft Word

Full dark mode

An (even) more dynamic and fun tracker to keep motivation high.

Even more inspiring daily wordcount tracker

I keep seeing assurances that AI assistance can be completely turned off but I see no option to do so and I cant get a response from admin. Any pages relating to turning off AI is “page not found.” The app looks very promising but I don’t want to buy a subscription without these options being transparent.

Easily accessible tab to opt out of all AI use

Ames

I didn’t see this in the list so feel free to delete if it is already there - would love a Save the Cat template! Here is a good link resource with the structure: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="https://www.savannahgilbo.com/blog/plotting-save-the-cat">https://www.savannahgilbo.com/blog/plotting-save-the-cat</a> **Crazy additional want - a meter at the bottom which shows what percentage you are currently at (out of your goal word count) and what part of the Save the Cat beat you “should” be in — with the ability to turn on/off or drag the meter to extend or shorten a beat. Hope that makes sense!!

Template

Save the Cat structure template

Elizabeth Kline

Add a new template for books following the three act structure.

New template: 3 Act Structure

I can’t seem to find any verbiage on privacy/confidentiality. I want to be reassured that this program is for my work to be used by me only. Can I please receive confirmation that my work stays my work?

Privacy/Confidentiality

Aubrey Bussey

I LOVE using first draft pro to write but it's nearly impossible for me to use it because every minute (or less, sometimes it's every 30 seconds!), it says there are connectivity issues and it freezes. This happens whether I use it in online mode or offline mode. I have full internet signal strength and good internet, but it keeps happening. I've just upgraded to a basic plan too which I'm now regretting and thinking I will have to go elsewhere, which is such a shame!

Connectivity issues every minute

Natasha Oppermans

Add a new template for romance books based on Gwen Hayes’ Romancing the Beat.

New template: Romancing the Beat

The ability to see how many days you’ve been on a writing streak.

Goal streaks for wordcount goals

Add a "Save" button next to automatic syncing, so that you can manually sync your changes to the cloud if you’re worried about them saving.

"Save" button next to automatic syncing

A timeline to help with plotting.

Timeline

The ability to add scenes that are not yet allocated to a chapter to a folder where you can see them, but they are not counted towards your project total until you move them into the actual chapter outline.

Random scenes folder

Ability to change the status of a chapter from “unstarted” to “in progress” to “review” etc.

Chapter statuses

Ability to see the same manuscript in split screens (so that you can view two different sections at the same time).

Split screen view

Ability to write a novel with different parts (ie: part one, part two).The ability to take advantage of this feature for both fiction and non-fiction projects.

Novel with "parts"

Could it be possible to put a book cover on the dashboard, to get excited and to help spot the WIP at a quick glance? Thank you.

Book Cover

Julie M

A standard character profile template for fiction projects.

Character profile template

Export to EPUB

The ability for beta readers to leave comments/feedback on shared excerpts.

Beta reader comments

The option to turn on an optional epilogue.

Epilogue

Ability to set own paragraph styles

FDP Support

Loving the app so far! Could we get the ability to see what our page count would end up being? Just selecting a print size and getting an estimated page count would be good enough I think, without having to reformat the whole file just to see.

Page Count Options

Alexis Sears

A place to see and search all character profiles.

Character profiles section

The ability to collapse chapters on the outline so that they take less screen space.

Collapse chapters

When you highlight a section of text, show the total wordcount of the highlighted section.

Show wordcount for highlighted text

<ul><li>Offer a clear printing feature directly from First Draft Pro’s dashboard</li></ul>

Ability to Print Directly from First Draft Pro

Michael Robinson

Is there a way to duplicate a project so that we can start with the same structure with a new story? Or alternatively, to create our own templates?

Make our own templates or have a way to duplicate a project

Carolyn Stein

A widget that shows you your writing stats on your homepage.

Wordcount widget for MacOS and iOS

The ability to see the relationships between linked notes.

Notes Relationships

The ability to see only the scene you are working on unless you navigate to another scene.