Stop staring at a blank page. Start building your story.
Lauritzen Story Arc is the ultimate creative companion for novelists, screenwriters, and storytellers. Whether you are crafting a sprawling fantasy epic or a tight, punchy screenplay, Story Arc provides the structural framework you need to keep your narrative on track.
Structure Your Success
Don’t reinvent the wheel. Use industry-proven templates like The Hero’s Journey, Save the Cat, or the Story Circle to build a solid foundation. Switch seamlessly between a traditional vertical outline and a modern, visual card-based column view to visualize your narrative flow.
Plan with Precision
Whether you’re writing a novel or a screenplay, see exactly where your story stands with our Story Health engine, which highlights underdeveloped threads, pacing gaps, and missing payoffs.
Master Your Threads
Keep your subplots, character arcs, and thematic elements organized. Assign nodes to custom color-coded threads and use our visual development map to see how your subplots weave through your narrative.
KEY FEATURES
- Flexible Outlining: Vertical outline mode and horizontal card-based planning.
- Story Health Monitoring: Detect flat threads, pacing issues, and quiet sections.
- Visual Development: Track threads and tags with beautiful, interactive visualizations.
- Seamless Sync: Your work follows you everywhere with iCloud/CloudKit support.
- Multiple Formats: Built for Prose, Screenplay, and Audio projects.
- Export Ready: Export to PDF (with Story Map), Markdown, or Plain Text.
DESIGNED FOR FOCUS Lauritzen Story Arc features a clean, minimal interface that stays out of your way. With native support for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, your entire workspace is always at your fingertips.
Ready to turn your idea into an arc? Download Lauritzen Story Arc today.