A New Direction for Scriptri: Writing, Worldbuilding & Desktop | #07

Scriptri 0.7 brings Lore Pages and Investigations together in Story Topics—a way to connect the information behind your world, your storylines, and the threads you need to keep track of. In Session 07, I walk through Story Topics, show how existing Lore Pages and Investigations migrate, and demonstrate headings, summaries, and the materials window. I also cover the new Quick Reference floating panel, toolbar improvements, and Spanish translation. Then I share the direction for Scriptri: stronger writing and authoring tools alongside its worldbuilding state engine, plus development work on Scriptri Studio, a native desktop app. I discuss plans to support Windows first and macOS later, why I’m not starting with a SaaS model, and the Timeline and Locations workspace overhauls planned for 0.8. To finish, I share off-camera progress on After the Choirs Fell Silent, including Henry’s apprehension about lunch with Lauren and her efforts to rebuild a comfortable friendship after the attack. CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro & episode overview 00:59 Story Topics & the history of Lore Pages 02:16 How Investigations live on in Story Topics 04:01 Connecting information under a Story Topic 04:36 The Deep Brackish: beyond characters & species 05:10 The materials window & connected information 06:54 Tracking what matters without recording everything 08:26 Migrating Lore Pages & Investigations 09:08 Migration demo: Scriptri 0.6 vs. 0.7 10:03 The old Investigations interface 10:23 Investigations inside Story Topics 11:32 Headings, summaries & merged features 12:31 The Quick Reference floating panel 13:35 Toolbar improvements 13:54 Spanish translation 15:32 Why Scriptri 0.7 took longer 15:57 Introducing Scriptri Studio & native desktop development 16:33 Windows first, macOS later 18:00 Why Scriptri isn’t starting as SaaS 18:53 Writing & authoring at the core of Scriptri 21:04 Looking ahead: Timeline & Locations in 0.8 21:38 Bringing writing & worldbuilding together 22:05 Off-camera story progress 23:00 Updates to Lauren’s character 23:34 Henry’s uncertainty about lunch 24:29 Lauren’s perspective & rebuilding their friendship 25:44 Wrap-up What would you use Story Topics to track in your own project? Let me know in the comments. #Scriptri #Worldbuilding #WritingSoftware