Getting Started with Narrato

Welcome to Narrato—your intuitive, multi-agentic intelligent story developer designed to enhance and elevate your storytelling experience. Whether you're developing a screenplay, crafting a novel, or refining a compelling narrative, Narrato provides the tools to guide your creative journey.

Begin crafting your story effortlessly:

1. Click into the inviting prompt, "I want to write a story about..."
2. Enter your idea, premise, or narrative inspiration.
3. Use the "Context" button to further refine and guide your storytelling direction.

You can always tap the Plus sign and upload your most recent draft. Ask Narrato to help, and watch as you receive beyond-intelligent insight into your story. Identify what works, what's missing, and discover suggestions for making your story even better.

Understanding Context

Narrato supports your creativity by offering three distinct kinds of Context:

• Story Context: Where you can explore broader story concepts, character ideas, and initial brainstorming.
• Storyform Context: For structured narrative analysis and deeper thematic guidance based on Dramatica theory.
• Conversation Context: Allows focused dialogues and interactions with Narrato’s intelligent agents to help develop and deepen specific elements of your narrative.

A Conversation context is set when you upload a file directly to a conversation from within Narrato’s input panel. The files you add will then be used as context for the rest of that conversation.

Narrato lets you know what Context you are currently in with the Context Switcher at the bottom of its input panel. Tap Context, and a list of possible Sources will pop-up. Toggle on-and-off the source you want to focus on (one for Story, one for Storyform), and then get to work developing your story.

When you have a context set, you'll see it indicated in the Narrato panel:

• An open book icon indicates you're in a Story context.
• An atom icon indicates you're in a Storyform context.

If both icons are visible, you're in both Story and Storyform contexts.

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Due to current limitations with our third-party provider, you can only have a maximum of two contexts set simultaneously. For example, you can have a Story context set and then upload files to the Conversation to have both Story and Conversation contexts active. If you have both Story and Storyform contexts set and still wish to add additional files, be sure to add those files to either the Story or Storyform Documents—they'll then be used as context.

A Note about Memory

While memory across individual conversations is definitely part of our planned roadmap with Narrato, it isn't available immediately. Memory can be both beneficial and limiting. Too much memory can be reductive, continually referring back to the same points and limiting creativity.

The advantage of Narrato and the Dramatica approach is that the Storyform itself acts as a continuous context—a kind of "story memory." Even if one conversation can't directly reference another, the Storyform maintains consistency across your narrative. You can develop any aspect of your Storyform in isolation, and it will still naturally relate to every other part, thanks to the cohesive structure provided by the Storyform. Essentially, the Storyform keeps it all together.

Recent and Tasks Tabs

Narrato offers two primary navigation tabs to organize your workflow:

• Recent Tab: Quickly access your latest stories and ongoing narrative conversations. Each entry clearly shows the title and last updated date, providing a convenient way to pick up right where you left off.

• Tasks Tab (Coming Soon): Soon you'll be able to manage specific narrative goals and to-do long-range tasks (like writing out your complete Objective Story Throughline plot) directly within Narrato, enhancing your workflow and productivity.

Stories Overview

The "Stories" section of Narrato provides an organized snapshot of your narrative projects:

• Title: Identify your projects easily with clear, descriptive titles.
• Last Updated: See the most recent activity, ensuring you never lose track of your storytelling progress.

Creating a New Story

Kick-start your next narrative project by:

• Clicking the "Create story" button in the upper-right corner.
• Providing an initial prompt or title to instantly begin your storytelling journey.

Individual Story Management

When you select a specific story, Narrato opens an intuitive management interface for in-depth project handling:

Documents Section

Efficiently manage supporting materials crucial to your story’s development:

• Upload Documents: Click the "Upload Documents" button to seamlessly add relevant files directly into your story’s workspace.
• Manage Documents: Easily delete documents when they’re no longer needed, maintaining an organized workspace.
• Uploaded documents are available exclusively within the Story Context, helping guide your storytelling direction. (Storyform context document integration coming soon.)

Conversations Section

Stay engaged with your story through dynamic narrative conversations:

• Access ongoing Conversations or brainstorming sessions quickly and intuitively.
• Each entry is neatly titled with an associated date for effortless navigation.
• Clicking on any Conversation takes you directly to the interaction, letting you jump right back into development without missing a beat.

Need to fine-tune Narrato to your workflow? Visit the Preferences page in the Resources section.

Integrating Narrato with Subtxt

Narrato represents the next evolution of Subtxt Muse, crafted to be your personal storytelling companion. While we're busy developing the broader platform, you might enjoy using Narrato alongside Subtxt's Muse and Develop workspaces. Narrato takes everything you loved about Muse even further, offering richer interactions, more insightful prompts, and deeper narrative conversations.

To make the most out of this integration:

1. Open Narrato in a Separate Tab or Window: Launch Narrato alongside your Subtxt workspace. Keeping both applications accessible simultaneously allows you to effortlessly switch between exploring ideas and refining them.
2. Engage in Deep Conversations: Narrato excels as a dynamic, super-smart muse. Use it for brainstorming, refining plot points, exploring character motivations, or unraveling complex thematic elements. You'll quickly discover the depth and nuance Narrato brings to your narrative exploration.
3. Seamlessly Transition Ideas: Once you've had a fruitful conversation in Narrato, simply copy your refined ideas and paste them directly into Subtxt. This smooth workflow ensures that when you're ready to solidify your narrative decisions, they're immediately captured and integrated into your structured story development process.

As we continue merging these platforms, the synergy between Narrato and Subtxt will become even more seamless, enhancing your storytelling experience with every interaction.