Our mission is to provide a free resource for writers of all levels who struggle with the complexity of plotted fiction.
StoryBuilder is an editor for fiction outlines from which writers can quickly create working drafts. It uses best-practices techniques, and offers hundreds hundreds of suggestions for better stories. It's CAD for fiction writers.
The elements StoryBuilder works with are the elements of good fiction: realistic three dimensional characters who are engaged in meaningful and gripping problems, dramatic and suspenseful plots, and settings that appeal to the senses.
WinUI has announced plans to make their code available as open source.
Windows Community Toolkit is available under the MIT License.
Elmah.io is a commerical cloud-based error logging and uptime monitor service. Elmah.io graciously provides a free subscription to public repository open source projects. We are grateful for their support.
NRtfTree is available under the GNU GPL V3 License. StoryBuilder has modified this software locally to allow asynchronous IO.
Scrivener is a commercial writing application widely used by novelists, screenwriters, playwrights, and short fiction writers. StoryBuilder contains a feature which inserts StoryBuilder reports into a Scrivener project using their Scrivener 3 File Formatting Specification API.
[SyncFusion WinUI Controls] is a commercial toolkit of controls for WinUI 3 projects. StoryBuilder uses their ComboBox control extensively. Syncfusion graciously provides an Open Source Project License. We are grateful for their support.
StoryBuilder is an odd duck, with its feet in two ponds: the user community of writers and the community of developers.
If you are (or want to be) a fiction writer, welcome! StorBuilder was written for you. An introduction to StoryBuilder for users is the User Documentation.
You're invited welcome try the software for itself (it's free.) StoryBuilder is currently in beta test. If you're interested in becoming a beta tester, please email [email protected] and ask for a copy of the software.
Complete documentation can be found in the User Manual, which also serves as online help for the program.
If you're developer, welcome! A good starting place is to learn more about StoryBuilder, using the same resources for writer/users.
Once you've read through this document are familiar with the program, take a look at Programmer Notes.
The StoryBuilder repository is maintained with Visual Studio. Either VS2019 or VS2022 will work. The Community editions of these products are free and can be downloaded from here.
StoryBuilder is developed with the Windows App SDK. Set up your development as per this guide. We are currently running version 1.0.
You can test your installation by building and running a new app using the Blank App, Packaged (WinUI 3 in Desktop) template as described in the documentation.
In Visual Studio, clone the Storybuilder repository from the GitHub repository at https://github.com/terrycox/StoryBuilder-2.git
Build and run the solution.
We will provide a program demo video in the near future.
StoryBuilder's immediate plans are orgainized as a series of GitHub Projects.
We are currently working on the Clean Up StoryBuilder project.
See the open issues for a full list of proposed features (and known issues).
Our next goal, which we are also working on, is to attract
If you would like to join the StoryBuilder community and help improve the software, here are some ways to Contribute.
Except where otherwise noted, StoryBuilder is released under the GNU GPLv3 license. See the LICENSE file located in this directory.
We are greatful beyond words for those who have helped bring StoryBuilder back to life as free and open source software. Some have contributed time; others have contributed ideas, and still others have provided inspiration for the project. We are most grateful for all of them- especially those who toil in the arena: Acknowledgements.
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