About Scryla
Story planning that stays flexible.
Scryla is a story-planning tool built to help writers see the full shape of their story without locking them into a single way of thinking.
It brings together structure, flexibility, and clarity in one place, so you can plan confidently while leaving room to discover the story as it unfolds.
Use Scryla anywhere! It runs in your browser, or you can install it on desktop, phone, or tablet (no app store required) so you can pick up your work wherever you are. Who said authors have to be chained to their desks?
One place for your entire story
Planning a novel can mean juggling multiple tools: outlines in one app, notes in another, characters somewhere else, and timelines that only exist in your head.
Scryla brings everything together in one place.
Scryla is designed to reduce friction, not add more unnecessary processes.
- Organise chapters and scenes visually
- Track story beats using one of 30 frameworks (or create your own)
- Manage characters, notes, research, and loose ideas alongside the plot
- See how everything connects as the story evolves
Built beyond one book
Your series deserves its own plan.
Most writing tools treat a series as a folder containing several unrelated projects. Scryla treats it as a story in its own right: one with promises, progression, continuity, shared characters, and threads that may take several books to resolve.
The dedicated Series Workspace keeps that bigger picture visible without flattening the books themselves. Each novel retains its own chapters, scenes, characters, and world, while series-level decisions stay connected and consistent across the collection.
- See what every book contributes to the wider arc
- Track frameworks, threads, setups, payoffs, journeys, canon, and continuity across books
- Share canonical characters, worldbuilding, appearance, and marketing material where useful
Keep the individual books focused, and the whole series coherent.
See where every storyline moves, intersects, and pays off.
Stories within the story
Every plot deserves a clear path.
A story never moves in a single line. Main plots, secondary conflicts, personal journeys, and tricky subplots develop at different speeds before meeting at the moments that matter.
Scryla gives your storylines a dedicated home. Authors can define what drives each plot, connect its characters, map developments to chapters, and compare everything on the same visual timeline.
- Keep primary plots and subplots distinct without separating them from the manuscript
- Spot long gaps, crowded chapters, and missing progression before they become draft problems
- Follow project-level stories in detail and cross-book storylines across an entire series
Structured, never rigid
Scryla supports as much structure as you need without enforcing it.
You can use established story models, create your own framework, or let your story flow your own way. Rearrange chapters, rewrite scenes, or rethink the story's direction without breaking your plan.
The tool adapts to your workflow, not the other way around.
30 story framework models, including:
- The Hero's Journey
- Save the Cat
- Story Circle
- + many more
Select from popular beat sheets or create your own
Who Scryla is for
Built for writers who think in structure.
Scryla is built for writers who want to think clearly about their story before (and while) they write it. If plannig and structure helps you create better work, Scryla is designed to support how you already think.
The Planner
“I need to know where the story is going.”
You sketch chapters, outline scenes, or work from a beat sheet before drafting. Scryla gives you a clear, flexible structure to map your story without locking it in too early.
The Visual Thinker
“I need to see the story to understand it.”
Boards, cards, timelines, and overviews help you reason about narrative flow. Scryla makes relationships between chapters, scenes, and ideas visible at a glance.
The Long-Form Writer
“This story is bigger than a single document.”
You're working on a novel or series with moving parts, from characters to subplots to timelines. Scryla keeps everything connected as the story grows in complexity.
The Flexible Outliner
“I use structure, but I don't follow one method.”
You mix frameworks, adapt as you go, or invent your own approach entirely. Scryla supports structure as a tool not a rule, so your process can evolve with the story.
A focused tool that's built to last
Scryla has been developed with an emphasis on stability, usability, and long-term support. The goal is a tool that grows alongside your work.
It was created by Peter Gillespie-Merrigan, an author with a background in digital tech who, like many others, could never find a plotting tool that just worked. Scryla was the result of much hair-pulling (as you can tell!). Peter writes fiction under several pen names.
Our mission
Scryla’s mission is to empower writers to transform ideas into finished stories by providing clear, structured, and intuitive tools for narrative planning.