Find your direction.
Bring an idea, a rough outline, or a draft. Discover what drives your story and where it wants to go.
Story GuideThe Dramatica Narrative Platform
Finish the story
you want to tell.
Connect your characters, conflict, and theme.
From the first spark to a story that holds together.
Make room for the story
Big ideas.
Clear next steps.
You don’t need to have it all figured out.
Start with what you have. Find what comes next.
See how it connects.
Explore the relationships between plot, character, and theme. Build a structure that makes your ending feel earned.
Storyform Builder & SubtxtWork through the hard parts.
Talk through a character’s motivation or a scene that isn’t working, with guidance that keeps the whole story in view.
NarrovaDevelop together with Teams. Invite collaborators with clear roles and share Stories, Storyforms, conversations, instructions, and recent activity. Teams is included with every paid plan; each collaborator needs their own paid Dramatica plan.
Ideas & Context
Catch the thought.
Keep the thread.
Save what comes to mind. Choose the material you want to work with.
Carry that Context between workspaces.
Start with an Idea.
Capture a line of dialogue, a question, or a scene in your personal Ideas stream. No Project, Story, or Storyform required.
IdeasGive it a home.
Keep drafts, research, and character background with your Story. Bring useful Ideas into its Notes when you’re ready.
Story ContextChoose your Context.
Select the Story, Storyform, and Persona for the task. Save a named Working Context and return to it as you move between workspaces.
Working ContextA deeper understanding of story
Every choice.
Part of the whole.
A character changes. A conflict deepens. An ending clicks into place. See how each decision shapes the story you’re telling.
Grounded in Dramatica Theory, the platform helps you understand why your story works—so you can make it your own.
Explore the theory
Recognition & real-world stories
Stories that go places.
On the screen. On the page. In your headphones.
Built by creators working with Subtxt and Dramatica Theory.
Oscar recognition
2023
Eternal Spring
Canada’s entry for Best International Feature Film at the 2023 Oscars was developed with Subtxt and Dramatica Theory.
The Black List
No. 3
Neither Confirm, Nor Deny
David Collard developed the screenplay with Subtxt before it ranked #3 on the 2020 Black List.
Fiction
The Malevolent Seven
Sébastien de Castell used Subtxt and Dramatica Theory to deepen the narrative architecture of his fiction.
Audio drama
Sundown: A Time Capsule Mystery
Michael DiMartino used Subtxt and Dramatica Theory while developing the Audible mystery podcast.
In their own words
A little love from our writers.
“My favorite software of all time.”
“My #1 favorite thing about working with Subtxt is finding substories in my work that I didn’t know about when I was writing the story.”
“My vision was in the driver’s seat the whole time. This is incredible.”
“It suddenly becomes handy in terms of commercial application—from YouTube show concepts to pilot episodes and email soaps.”
“I am LOV.ING. this upgrade and Narrova. I’ve worked with it the entire afternoon and it’s bonkers amazing.”
More from the community
“I really can’t tell you enough how much it’s helping my writing to the next level.”
“I last fed my draft into Narrova, just looking to true up the Storyform. It was pretty magical. It didn’t nit-pick—it brought forward where the weak points are, and suggested scene-specific ways to strengthen them without seizing control of the story. Every time I take a break and come back to this, I’m amazed at how much it advances.”
“First, I am loving all this new stuff you’re doing. It’s kind of miraculous, if you think about it.”
“Dude, this thing is bananas. Well done.”
“Narrova as an agent seems to ensure flexibility in the creative process while making certain the product maintains integrity—all while generating what is arguably a truly original story. None of that AI clap-trap.”
For the story only you can tell
Let’s see where
your story takes you.
A first idea. An unfinished draft. A fresh perspective.
There’s a place to begin.