Who can do this?
Owners and co-authors with access to the book see the evaluation. Guests have no access, not even with a share.
Revision X-ray and scene ECG
The revision X-ray shows which scenes have a goal and conflict recorded, and the scene ECG shows the pace.
What is it for?
When revising, it helps to look at the structure from the outside. The revision X-ray, the reverse outliner, groups the scenes of a book by POV character. The color of each scene shows whether a goal and a conflict are recorded in the scene metadata: “No conflict recorded”, “Only goal recorded” or “Goal + conflict recorded”.
Below that, the scene ECG shows the word count of each scene as a wave chart. If several scenes without a recorded conflict follow one another, it warns of a possible pacing lull. This way you quickly spot sections where little happens.
The evaluation shows only what you have entered in the scene metadata. Missing details are not necessarily a problem in the text. They are a reason to take another look at the scene.
How it works
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On the book page, open the entry “Revision” under “Tools & Analysis”.
What you see afterwards: The reverse outliner appears with the scenes grouped by POV.
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Look at the frame colors and read the legend.
What you see afterwards: The colors show whether goal and conflict are recorded.
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Below that, look at the “Scene EKG”.
What you see afterwards: The bars show the word count per scene.
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Fill in missing details in the scene metadata.
What you see afterwards: The next time you open it, the colors are up to date.
Your data
The evaluation reads the scene metadata and does not create any data of its own. It shows only whether goal, conflict and outcome are present, not their text.
Limits
The ECG derives the height in a simplified way from the details: a recorded conflict is shown high, only a goal medium, both empty flat. There is no numeric value for conflict. The warning appears from three scenes in a row without a conflict. Scenes without a POV are listed under “No POV character”.
Frequently asked questions
When does the scene ECG warn of a pacing lull?
When at least three scenes in a row have no recorded conflict. The message reads “Several consecutive scenes without a recorded conflict - possible pacing lull.”
Does a missing color mean the scene is bad?
No. The evaluation shows only whether details are entered in the scene metadata. The text can still contain a goal and conflict.
Does the reverse outliner see my conflict text?
No. It receives only the information whether goal, conflict and outcome are recorded.